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The 26-year old playmaker, who arrived from Gaziantepspor in December, is set to line up along side Fred, Deco, Rafael Sobis, Rafael Moura and Thiago Neves this season, as Fluminense attempt to win their first Copa Libertadores title. Pundits in Brazil are tipping Flu as one of the favourites to win South America’s most prestigious […]
Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello sport today reported that PSG had agreed a €25 million deal with Real Madrid for Kaká and that the transfer could be finalised if the Brazilian international could agree personal terms with the French club. ”It’s not true that I made any agreement with another club,” Kaká said on his Twitter account. […]
The Italian newspaper claims the two clubs have agreed a €25 million deal and the transfer can be finalized if Kaká agrees personal terms with PSG. It was only on yesreday (Tuesday) that Paris Saint-Germain’s coach Carlo Ancelotti stated the Brazilian international could become available in June.
Corinthians were the first team in action and had little trouble dismissing the challenge of Primeira Camisa 5-1 to reach the next stage of the Copinha. Gomes opened the scoring for the Timaozinho, after the defence failed to deal with Denner’s theatening cross from the left flank, before Leonardo made it 2-0 with a left-footed […]
In 2011, the Gigante de Colina were crowned the Copa do Brasil champions, finished second in the Campeonato Brasileirão and reached the semi-final of the Copa Sudamericana. Along with defender Dedê, Diego Souza was arguably Vasco’s top-performers last season and the playmaker claims that hard work in pre-season is the ingredient to a successfully year. […]
The 22-year-old striker came to prominence at Serie A rivals Internacional before moving to Porto in 2010, where he has struggled for game-time, yet boasts a fine goalscoring record when selected. Walter will come in to compete with the likes of Wellington Paulista and Anselmo Ramon for the chance to partner Wallyson up-front for the […]
According to newspaper Extra, the coach called the President, Patricia Amorim, and other board members to indicate he wants the ‘craque’ removed from his squad, with his lack of discipline harming the team. So far, the request has fallen on deaf ears, with the board still negotiating with Ronaldinho’s brother Assis over how to retain […]
Speaking very realistically to Radio Gaúcho, Luigi was clear that he expects the side to return with another offer for the Argentine playmaker and with D’Allesandro now 31, that he may be tempted to take the pay-day on offer in the far-east. The deal would be reminiscent of the transfer of Darío Conca to […]
The Carioca club released a statement on their official website confirming the deal and said they will unveil the midfielder later this week. Fluminense have yet to disclose the length of Thiago Neves’ contract, but it’s understood the 26-year old has signed a four-year deal with the club. After the announcement was made, the player […]
Grêmio are realistic that it is unlikely Dnipro will release their asset on-loan and thus are preparing various proposals for the Ukrainian club, including the prospect of player-trading to lower the asking price of a full-deal. The Rio Grande do Sul side have been active in the transfer market this off-season, bringing in big name […]
The latest developments come that after five months of wages unpaid in full, Ronaldinho was only persuaded to take the field in Flamengo’s final pre-season game by a phone-call from his brother and agent, Assis. Manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo has taken exception to the lax attitude of his star-player, criticising him in his post-match press conference. […]
Obtaining a work-permit should be little trouble for a player who was voted Best Player of the Under-20 World Cup inside the past twelve months. Henrique gave his first interview to the UK media today, describing the chance to move to QPR as ‘a fantastic opportunity’ to make his way in the European game for […]
The Lique 1 outfit seemed to have agreed a deal with AC Milan for Pato last week, but negotiations eventually broke down when the 22-year old announced he wanted to stay at the San Siro. However Ancelotti has now revealed PSG’s pursuit to sign the striker is only put on hold for January. ”The Pato […]
The Camp Nou outfit have long been in pursuit of Neymar, but have now seemingly accepted the fact that they’re probably going to have to wait until his contract expires with Santos in July 2014 before beginning talks with the striker. ”After 2014, when his contract expires, we will see,” Rossell told com Radio. ”That […]
Here is the interview Jadson gave to the club’s website, before heading to the airport to fly to his new São Paulo home. – Firstly, I want to heartily thank all the Shakhtar fans because they have always been behind us. I would like to wish them to continue supporting the team. I would like […]
A Copa São Paulo de Futeobl Júnior segue na próxima Terça e Quarta com mais oito jogos que definirão os oito classificados para as Quartas de Final da competição. Ainda restam 16 times e a Federação Paulista de Futebol divulgou hoje as datas, local e horários dos jogos. Confira: Terça, 17/01 16h – Corinthians […]
The centre-back who performed so well in 2011, earning a nomination for the Sambafoot team of the year award, had been heavily linked during the season with a move to AC Milan by the Italian media, with his contract expiring. Botafogo have pulled out all the stops to keep the centre-back and have been rewarded […]
The Spanish giants looked favourites to capture Neymar’s signature this January but were left disappointed when the Brazilian international signed a new contract with Santos in November. However, Madrid’s pursuit to bring some young talent to the Bernabeu still remains one of their top priorities as El Confidencial reports the club are now targeting São Paulo’s […]
Ciro, 22, has fallen out of favour at Fluminense and is considered well behind the likes of Fred, Rafael Sobis and Rafael Moura in the pecking order and is now looking to relocate to the North-East once more, if Bahia can agree loan-terms with parent club Sport Recife. The talented young forward struggled to make […]
Internacional were the first-team in action on Sunday morning, as they convincingly beat Grêmio Barueri 3-0 to progress onwards in the Copinha. Goals from Ebert, Claudio Winck and Thiago were enough for the Gaúcho club to progress in fine-style against a team who had impressed in the group stages. Inter will take on Coritiba, who […]
The former Olmpique Lyonnais striker threatened to quit playing for Flu last August following a confrontation with handful of the clubs fans on a night out in Rio de Janeiro. However five months on, the 25-year old insists he couldn’t be more happier with life at Laranjeiras despite receiving offers from clubs in Europe. ”Europe […]
It was a game of two halves as the two most supported clubs in Brazil went head to head in a pre-season friendly in Paraná. Both sides started the game with their strongest eleven, but it was Corinthians who dominated proceedings throughout the first half. Former Spartak Moscow forward Alex scored the opener before his […]
The 1994 World Cup winner told Sportv that he believes his former club have a good enough squad to win all three competitions this season. ”Fluminense are the favourites for the Libertadores, the Carioca and the Brasileirão. They have a very strong team. Their coach Abel Braga is very intelligent and competent. The clubs sponsor […]
Pato appeared to of been on his way to the Parc des Princes last week as reports from the French media claimed AC Milan had accepted a €35 million bid from PSG for his services. However, the Italian clubs president has now come out claiming the French clubs bid for the Brazilian international was not […]
