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Joining the two regulars is Gordon Fleetwood (@gorayfle) who, as well as contributing his expertise on the league as a whole, comes into his own in Part 2, when the panel discuss Santos ahead of the Club World Cup next month. Listener questioners are also answered once more and as ever can be submitted via […]
The news is a bit of relief for Los Merengues, with Cristiano Ronaldo having picked up a slight injury that kept him out of training on Tuesday. The hope will be that Kaká can quickly regain the sort of form that saw him impress at the beginning of the campaign and win a recall to […]
Jobson started the 2011 season in fine form on loan at Bahia before the disciplinary issues arose once more and the North-Eastern club decided to terminate the deal. Since then, Jobson’s suspension for drug-use was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and he will be allowed to resume his career halfway through the […]
The twenty six year old midfielder has recently been negotiating a deal with Fluminense, but Botafogo were hoping to beat their local rivals to his signature. However, Brazilian sports network, Globoesporte, have now confirmed that the Alvinegro club is no longer a transfer target, as their not prepared to end up in a bidding war with Fluminense. […]
The three-time FIFA world player of the year accepted the CBF president, Ricardo Teixeira’s, invitation on Monday night, and will now follow the foot steps of Michel Platini who led France’s World Cup organising Committee in 1998 and Beckenbauer who lead Germany’s in 2006. Ronaldo is expected to meet with Teixeira this coming Wednesday to […]
At eighteen, Rafinha Alcantara, is believed to be one of Barcelona’s up and coming stars. Youngest son of former Brazilian international, Mazinho, and brother to Spanish international, Thiago, the star of Barcelona’s B side insists that, unlike his brother Thiago, he has not yet decided on whether to play for Spain or Brazil. The attacking midfielder […]
The central defender was delighted to wear the armband for the first time and even managed to get on the score sheet in Milan’s 4-0 victory against Chievo. Speaking to the Italian press after the game, the Brazilian international said how proud he was to captain the Italian giants. “I am happy to have scored […]
Without Adriano, coach Muricy Ramalho, will have to rethink his tactics on the pitch and try to find a substitute for one of Santos’ fundamental players. Already planning ahead for the possible final against Champions League winners, Barcelona, the Brazilian coach admitted he planned to use Adriano to disrupt the play of Lionel Messi. “Adriano […]
Bruno, along with his Figueirense side, has been in great form this campaign, culminating in a nomination for the Brasileirão team of the season and this form has attracted the interest of the Rio giants. Fluminense have a strong relationship with the player’s agent Eduardo Uram and with Bruno’s loan in the North-East expiring next […]
Santos will travel to Japan on the 5th Decemeber and will then have nine days to prepare for their first game against the winners of the Quarter Final, which will be either Monterrey (MEX) Auckland (NZ) or the Japanese league champions – likely to be Gamba Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol or Nagoya Grampus. Santos F.C FIFA […]
Both Fabio, and Montillo recieved their third yellow card in Cruzeiro’s 2-2 draw against Ceara on Sunday and will now have to serve their one match suspension in the Mineiro classico. To stay in the top tier of Brazilian football, Cruzeiro might have to beat their arch rivals or hope Ceara and Atletico Paranaense slip […]
Heading in to the final day of the season, Vasco currently sit in second place, two points behind league leaders Corinthians. For the Carioca club to win the title, they’ll need to beat local rivals, Flamengo, and hope Palmeiras take all three points off their arch rivals, Corinthians. Ex-Corinthians goal keeper, Felipe, could have a […]
The player has been sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment by the Italian courts. The incident occurred when both Mancini and Ronaldinho were playing at AC Milan and as Sambafoot previously reported, the winger was accused of taking advantage of a drunken Brazilian woman at a party, taking her to his apartment where the […]
Hulk’s Brazil team-mate Kléber added the third for the Oporto side, whilst Brazilian Lima was on the scoresheet for Braga, who now lie in fifth place. The goals took Hulk into double figures for the season, now with 10 goals in 16 games in all competitions.
I was up out my seat yelling ‘goal!’ in the press box of the Engenhao stadium when Vasco da Gama scored their late, late winner against Fluminense. Not because I’m cheering in favour of one team or cheering against another. But because it means that the race for the title goes all the way to […]
Thiago Silva was a surprise scorer to grab the first goal for his side and the two Brazilian players were joined by a Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace on the scoresheet. Moving into second in the table constitutes a massive turnaround in fortunes from the opening few weeks when the Rossoneri failed to hit their stride.
Fluminense surrended their Brazilian League title after a 2-1 defeat against Vasco on Sunday evening. The 2010 league champions are now stuck third in the table with sixty two points and can no longer reach the leaders, Corinthians, who are now on seventy points. For Abel Braga, the solution now is to hope the league […]
Palmeiras made it their second win in a row after beating local rivals Sao Paulo 1-0, which ended the Tricolor’s chances in qualifying for next year’s Copa Libertadores. Luiz Felipe Scolari now believes that his side can frustrate their other local rivals, Corinthians, in last league match of the season. ”If we keep playing […]
Two minutes from the kick off, Diego Souza thought he’d put Vasco in the lead after he cooly slotted the ball past goalkeeper, Cavalieri, only for the linesman to rule it out for offside. In the early stages of the game, chances were being created but neither sides were able to trouble either goalkeeper. Vasco […]
The CBF president, Ricardo Teixeira, has recently been making changes in the way Brazilian football is governed and admited to Brazilian daily newspaper, O Globo, that he would hand over the WCOC presidency to Ronaldo. Speaking to the Brazilian press at the Brazilian F1 grand prix, the former three times world player of the year […]
The twenty nine year old midfielder missed out on a return to the Brazilian national team earlier on in the month after he’d picked up a minor muscle injury whilst training with the Spanish giants. Despite having returned to training earlier in the week, the Brazilian midfielder was unable to regain full fitness in […]
Until now, Grêmio had been the only club to make official contact with the Russian side, who are willing to grant the request of the striker to return to Brazil after his loyal service to the Moscow club. Vagner Love had a spell on loan with Flamengo in 2010, playing in the Rio de Janeiro […]
Any move would clearly be dependant on Cruzeiro avoiding relegation, but incoming President Gilvan de Pinho Tavares has admitted the club’s interest is real. “After talking with the club, we can talk to the athlete. He is a player who has stood out in the Brasileirão and is the kind of player suited to Cruzeiro,” […]
