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David Luiz, 24, who had earlier in the day been included in Brazil’s preliminary squad for the Olympic Games this summer, gave what many have described as his finest performance in a Chelsea shirt as the Blues silenced Napoli’s much-heralded attacking unit. The former-Vítoria defender was composed in his defensive duties and dealt with Edinson […]
The move follows a souring in relations between Brazil and FIFA last week when the country’s Sports Minister announced that they would rebuff any contact from Secretary-General Jerome Valcke. Blatter said he was “very pleased” that Pele will join them “for this important meeting” to discuss preparations ahead of next year’s Confederations Cup and the […]
Adriano, 30, has played for Flamengo in two stages of his career, winning the Brasileirão title in 2009 at the rubro-negro. “There is not just interest from Flamengo,” Luiz Claudio told sports newspaper Lancenet. “Other clubs are making offers. “But it is clear that Adriano analyses an offer from Flamengo with more affection because of […]
Once again, Menezes has decided to leave out Kaká, but has surprisingly opted to stick by Ronaldinho, despite the 49-year-old coach publicly criticising the former World Player of the Year performance against Bosnia and Herzegovina in February. Four English-based players make the list, including Manchester United’s Rafael – alongside Chelsea’s David Luiz and Tottenham duo, […]
Iraq have been drawn alongside Australia, Japan, Jordon and Oman in Group B, but the former Brazil number 10 believes his side can beat all four teams, including the Samaurai Blue – who he once coached between 2002-2006. ”Our Group B has many strong teams,” Zico said ”But I am not afraid of them and […]
Christopher Atkins hosts the podcast once more as we look at an action packed week of Brazilian football. Joining Chris are TheElastico.com’s Rio Coimbra and freelance-writer James Young (@seeadarkness), who runs the ‘Tall Coconuts’ blog on Brazilian football. Part 1 – A look at the Libertadores, Paulista and Carioca championships over the past week, including […]
Inter got of to a flying start, with two goals in the opening eight minutes courtesy of livewire Dagoberto and a powerful header from Leandro Damião, but were held at 2-0 until half-time by the Bolivians. In the second-half though, Inter went for the throat and it was highly-valued striker Leandro Damião doing the damage, […]
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday night, the Al-Wasl coach said: “Pelé has said he’s the Beethoven of football. I’ve never heard any Beethoven music in a match, so as I’ve told you before, anytime he takes the wrong pill he comes up with a crazy statement. “If Pelé thinks he’s the Beethoven of […]
Adriano, who started his professional career at Flamengo, became a free agent on Monday, after his contract with Corinthians was terminated by mutual consent. The 33-year olds departure at the Timão was due to the fact that the Paulista club grew out of patience with the forward’s lack of commitment to get back to full […]
The 20-year-old has a contract with the Peixe that runs until July 2014, but the forward is now continually being linked with Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. Menezes recently stated that he believes Neymar would be able to fulfil his potential if he moved to Europe, but the 2011 FIFA Puskas Award winner insists […]
The list was of course topped by Santos prodigy Neymar, who looks set to be at the centre of a fierce transfer-battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona when the summer comes. Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie, with just one year to run on his contract is second on the list, whilst Santos’ Ganso, Shakhtar’s Willian […]
Anderson, 23, has had terrible luck with injuries in his spell at Old Trafford and this latest injury, picked up in training last week, is just the latest in a string of problems. Starting the season as first-choice, Anderson enjoyed a fine spell of form alongside Tom Cleverley in the United midfield, but both players […]
The Brasileiro champions parted company with Adriano on Monday after the forward failed to show enough commitment to get back to full fitness, following an Achillies injury he picked up last April. However, despite an unsuccesful eleven month spell with the Timão, the 30-year-old claims he’s attracted interest from clubs not just in Brazil, but […]
Lucas, 19, has been catching the eye for the last eighteen months and has made himself a fixture in Mano Menezes’ Brazil set-up. “[Inter director Marco] Branca made a €25 million (£21m) offer in January. However, president Juvencio Juvenal decided not to sell him,” Ribeiro told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “The boy has received a […]
Adriano Leite Ribeiro was once heralded as Brazil’s next great number nine. From Romário, to Ronaldo, then onto Adriano; this was supposed to be the progression of the Brazilian centre-forward position up to the present time. [Full Text]
The Argentina international, who was on loan at Portsmouth in 2006, picked up the injury during Inter’s 2-1 win over Santa Cruz in the Campeonato Gaúcho on Saturday. According to Internacional’s club doctor, Paulo Rabello, the 30-year-old will also miss the Colorado’s state championship encounter with Juventude this Saturday. Jesús Dátolo is expected to replace […]
The 20-year-old prodigy has long been linked with Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, but has repeatedly stated his commitment to his current club Santos. It was only on Sunday that the current coach of the Brazilian national team, Mano Menezes, suggested that Neymar would be able to fulfil his potential if he moved to […]
The 27-year-old picked up the injury during a training session ahead of Flu’s Copa Libertadores encounter with Boca Juniors last week, but was still able to play 73 minutes of the tie. However, coach Abel Braga was forced to leave out Thiago Neves in Sunday’s Fla-Flu derby, and it’s understood that he won’t be able […]
The hashtag #VoltaImperador is being used to highlight the cause that has been warmly received by Flamengo supporters, despite Adriano’s issues. The fans’ feelings towards Adriano are heightened by the thought of the ‘Empire of Love’ partnership with Vagner Love being reunited once more, following success in 2010. Should Ronaldinho, Vagner Love and Adriano be united […]
The troubled striker joined the Paulista club from Roma last March, and made just eight appearances, scoring twice. An Achilles problem had forced Adriano out of action for the vast majority of last season, but since recovering from the injury in October, the player has struggled to lose weight. Corinthians had prepared a specific fitness […]
“Today we celebrate,” Romario wrote on his official Facebook page. “We destroyed a cancer of Brazilian football. Finally, Ricardo Teixeira has resigned the presidency of the CBF. “I hope the new president, João Maria Marin, who stole a players medal at the Copa São Paulo de Juniores, must not make a habit of this […]
Teixeira, 64, has been the head of Brazilian football since 1989 and faced a host of corruption allegations over the 23 year period. A statement released on Tuesday afternoon read: “I leave the presidency of the CBF (national federation) permanently with the sense of mission accomplished. “It’s not easy to preside passion. Football in our […]
The 32-year-old, who was sent out on loan to Atlético Paranaenese last season, marked his comeback with a goal against the Rubro Negro’s historical rivals, Fluminense, in Sunday’s 2-0 win. ”It’s was great to be back. I’m glad it happened. I’ve worked very hard. It was really cool to have returned,” Kléberson told Lance. ”Even […]
