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After Sundays 1-1 draw against arch rivals, Vasco, Ronaldinho left the pitch with a smile on his face, talking about his plans for the future at the club. ”We got our place in Copa Libertadores and I am really happy about it. The objective was to make Flamengo play in important competitions again. It was […]
Sunday began with great sorrow for Corinthians after they woke to the news that Socrates had passed away in the early hours of the morning. However, the tears of the morning soon turned to happiness in the evening when Corinthians won their fifth Brazilian league title on the final day of the Serie A season. […]
Brazil went into Sunday night’s decisive encounter with Uruguay needing just a draw to clinch the title and ran out emphatic 4-0 winners to seal the tournament with a record of seven games played, six wins and a draw. Before the tournament, much of the talk had been regarding Santos starlet Gabriel Barbosa, but the […]
Marcos Assunção rolled back the years in midfield as Palmeiras challenged a clearly nervy Corinthians side, looking to secure the title on the day of the passing of former club legend Socrates. The match seemed to swing the way of Timão when Palmeiras star-man Jorge Valdivia was dismissed for a wild tackle in the first-half, […]
So far, the official websites of Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Metalist Kharkiv and Valencia have published appeals for votes on their official sites. On Twitter, the likes of Hulk and Willian have asked for fan support, whilst publications like Globo, Record and ZeroZero have all taken note. Vote for your favourite European-based Brazilian […]
The Italian newspaper claim the 2007 world player of the year would be signed along with the Argentine Carlos Tevez, who is almost certainly set to leave at Manchester City in the January transfer window. Both players are on former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi’s wish list, who is set to return as the President […]
Amongst the squad are five players with Brazilian nationality, in the form of Daniel Alves, Thiago Alcântara, Maxwell, Adriano and Jonathan dos Santos. Despite being the sons of two Brazilian footballers, both Thiago Alcântara and Jonathan dos Santos have chosen to represent countries where they have grown up, rather than of their ancestry. Thiago has […]
Preparing for their derby against Palmeiras on the final day of the season, the Corinthians squad woke to the news of the death of one of the clubs greatest idols. Corinthians defender, Paulo Andre was a friend of the Brazilian legend and spoke of the tragic news to Esporte Espetacular, claiming the Paulista club must honour […]
Keep up-to-date with the latest scores, listen to live debate, send in your questions or call in to the show, as we celebrate the final day of an enthralling league season. We need your support for this project, so get ready to listen and more importanty, participate as the season comes to a dramatic climax. […]
Ronaldo ”The day has started sad. Rest in peace Dr. Socrates.” Zico ”He was a great guy. As a player he was one of the best that ever played. I had the privilege of being his friend. Our chrildren are friends. He had unusual intelligence. You always expect something good from him.” Gustavo Kuerten (former […]
The fifty seven year old was rushed to hospital on Thursday night with a suspected case of food poisoning, but was then immediately placed in intensive care after it was discovered that he had suffered a septic shock. Despite the medical staffs best efforts to heal the infection, the former Corinthians midfielder was pronounced dead […]
On Sunday, the Carioca rivals take to the field for a game that will decide whether one qualifies for the Copa Libertadores or the other winning the 2011 Brazilian Serie A title. Flamengo sit fourth in the table with sixty points and need only a point to book their place in next year’s Copa Libertadores, […]
The news of Alex’ impending departure will no doubt arouse the interest of several top Brazilian clubs, with Corinthians in particular having been linked with a move for the defender since the summer. Alex never truly established himself as the long-term successor to Ricardo Carvalho at Stamford Bridge and despite inconsistent performances from David Luiz, […]
The official line is that the Swede is linked to a group looking to invest in Botafogo for the 2012 season, but the newspaper reports are flowing out of Brazil that the visit is actually connected The former-England boss was accompanied by the Rio de Janeiro club’s Executive-Director, Sergio Landau, having visited the facilities at […]
The fifty seven year old arrived at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on Friday evening, where it’s believed he’s been treated with a bad case of food poisoning. Socrates had a meal with his wife and a friend which resulted in all three of them feeling unwell. In August, the former Brazilian captain […]
Vasco meet their arch rivals Flamengo on Sunday, in a match they have to win to have a chance of winning the 2011 Serie A crown. The Rio de Janeiro club currently sit two points behind league leaders Corinthians and would need the Paulista club to lose against their arch rivals, Palmeiras, if their to […]
“These two boys will probably start the season with us,” said new São Paulo boss Leão. “And there is a third player, who has a commitment with the Under-17, who will also be involved.” Ademilson in particular has caused great waves in the youth ranks, top scoring in the São Paulo Under-17 State Championships and […]
The most successful manager in recent Brazilian history’s contract was due to expire in April, but has now been extended to the end of the season, with the view to then extending for 2013. “I’ll stay until the end of 2012, there is an agreement. It is until the end of next year, then maybe […]
What is life like in Russia? How is footbal there different from Brazil? At first people said I was crazy for coming to play in Russia. But now, many Brazilians would like to work here, mainly because of the infrastructure being built around the 2018 World Cup. Russian football is growing every year and I am very happy […]
The Brazilian international has been heavily linked with a move to Europe, with a whole host of some of Europe’s biggest clubs wanting to sign the twenty two year old. Damiao’s agent, Vinicius Prates, has now confirmed that Juventus still remain keen on signing the attacker, despite having recently made a €20 million offer to […]
Corinthians agreed a £40 million fee with Manchester City during the summer but could not force the deal through before the Brazilian transfer deadline. The Argentine has also recently been strongly linked with a move to Italian rivals Internazionale and AC Milan but the Corinthians president, Andres Sanchez, is confident he can persuade Tevez to […]
It was only in February of this year that Bruno Cortes was playing for Brazilian minnows, Nova Iguacu, before becoming a regular in the Botafogo first team as well as earning himself an international call up for Brazil against Argentina in September. The left wing back’s impressive displays has reportedly caught the eye of European […]
At nineteen, the midfielder is expected to be included in Mano Menezes squad as the rules for Football in the Olympic games state that teams must be made up of players predominantly under the age of twenty three, with three players allowed to be included over the age of twenty three. Neymar, Paulo Henrique Ganso […]
Speaking at a press conference in Dubai, Diego Maradona had acknowledged that the Brazilian youngster was a good player, but insisted he was not even in the same class as his compatriot, Lionel Messi. ”He took the wrong pill,” Maradona said. ”Instead of taking the sleeping pill he took the medicine in the morning. He got […]
