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“Too bad of the coach, not recognizing the efforts of a Brazilian club to retain a talent and improve our league,” lamented Santos’ Vice-President Odilio Rodrigues, in an interview with Lancenet! “Neymar has a lot to improve and is getting better. Santos is investing in order to escape the common-place, to break a paradigm of Brazilian football, which is the need to export players. So, it is sad that he would say this.” Odilio believes that the […]
Former-Manchester United midfielder Kléberson scored for Flamengo after a year of uncertainty as the Rubro-Negro beat fierce rivals Fluminense 2-0. Kleberson, 32, had been sent to train with the reserves by former-manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo as soon as he arrived at the club, then spending last-season on loan at Atlético-PR. However, due to injury, space opened […]
Third-in-line to the British monarchy, Prince Harry has been in the Americas working for various charities for the past week, also having been pictured with Usain Bolt in Jamaica. Neymar and Lucas presented the Prince with signed shirts of their club sides Santos and São Paulo, with Neymar taking to Twitter to inform the world […]
FIFA has postponed secretary general Jerome Valcke’s 2014 World Cup inspection trip in the wake of the recent dispute between world football’s governing body and the Brazilian government. FIFA stated on Friday that president Sepp Blatter had personally written to the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, in order to schedule a date for an agreed […]
After spending 43 days out recovering from a thigh injury, Luis Fabiano scored the winner as São Paulo beat Portuguesa 2-1 in the Campeonato Paulista at the Morumbi on Sunday. The game didn’t see it’s first goal until the 47th minute, when Ricardo Jesus’ headed in Ananias’ cross, to give Lusa the lead. But just moments […]
The 20-year-old sensation has long been linked with moves to Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, but has repeatedly stated his commitment to his current club Santos. Speaking on Saturday, Menezes praised the forward for remaining in Brazil, but believes playing in the country for much longer may go on to prove costly. “With regards […]
Meanwhile, Botafogo were the first of the big four Rio clubs in action, taking on a Bangu side who have yet to win a single game in the Campeonato Carioca this season. Despite the Fogão being the over-whelming favourites, they were held to a 1-1 draw. Substitute Cidinho gave the Serie A outfit the lead […]
Melo, 28, joined Galatasaray at the beginning of the season after being told he had no future at Juve from the club’s coach Antonio Conte. However, the midfielder now claims that he is enjoying his new attacking role in Turkey, where he has scored 9 times in 27 appearances this season. He told Milliyet: “When […]
Melo gave the Lions the lead in the 48th minute, scoring from close range with the faintest of touches, before Selçuk Inan netted a superb free-kick just before the hour mark. Melo, 28, has now racked up 9 goals in 27 appearances for Galatasaray this season, despite playing as a holding midfielder.
Midfielder Thiago Neves has been struggling to recover from a thigh injury which he had picked up during a training session ahead of Flu’s Copa Libertadores encounter with Boca Juniors last week, thus being the reason for his absence. As for Fred, Deco and Wellington Nem not being included in the squad, Braga stated that […]
Messi’s sensational five-goal performance against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last Wednesday, has once again re-opened the debate on whether the Argentine is one of the best player’s to have ever graced the game. Ronaldo had recently stated that the 24-year-old still needed to win football’s ultimate prize to claim legendary status, and Romario […]
The news follows on from when Corinthians coach,Tite, revealed on Friday that he would not include Adriano in his squad to face Guarani and Cruz Azul, due to the forward’s lack of effort in training. This had left Timão fans wondering whether the 30-year-old would remain at the Pacaembu beyond his current deal with the […]
Campeonato Carioca minnows Bangu held a much-changed Botafogo side to a hard-fought draw in the Estádio de Moça Bonita on Saturday afternoon. In a tight first-half, it was actually Bangu who had the better of the opportunities as Botafogo struggled for fluidity in the absence of creative trio of Andrezinho, Elkeson and Maicosuel. At the […]
“I think we are well served for defenders,” said the 1994 World Cup winner, talking to Globo’s Sport TV. “Thiago Silva is great and deserves to be a starter. David Luiz is also good and only needs a little more experience. “That only comes with more games and there is still two years until the […]
Rafa Alcântara, the younger brother of Barça first-team player Thiago and son of World Cup winner Mazinho, had been thought to be following his brother into the Spain set-up, but Brazil have sprung a suprise. Spain could of course force the youngster to make a decision by including the youngster in their Under-19 squad for […]
“I dream of making history by winning a competition that is important to our country,” said Lucas to Globo Esporte. “We have never won it. I hope it will secure my place in the Seleção.” Lucas insists though that he is not yet confirmed of his place and must keep working hard for São Paulo […]
“I think Messi is first, then Neymar and then Cristiano [Ronaldo] is in third place,” the 62-year-old told TV Bandeirantes. Leão, who coached Brazil for eight months between 2000 and 2001, also claims that Neymar must leave Santos for a move to a European club – if he’s to be one day recognised as the […]
In January, Messi became the second player in the history of the Ballon d’Or to have won the trophy three consecutive times and since then, the Argentine has continued to amaze the footballing world with his performances for both Barcelona and Argentina. “Messi is fantastic, but will only be a legend just like ‘the Phenomenon’ […]
On Monday, Flamengo’s medical department discovered that the 33-year-old midfielder had an irregular heartbeat during a routine health test and it was feared that the player’s career could have been over. However on Friday evening, club doctor Serafim Borges revealed the positive news at a press conference. “Renato’s career will continue. He will undergo surgery […]
Corinthians will take on Guarani in the Campeonato Paulista today and then travel to Mexico next week to play Cruz Azul in the Copa Libertadores. Tite had already left Adriano out his squad when the Campeonato Brasileiro champions took on Nacional in the Libertadores on Wednesday, because he wanted the 29-year-old to improve his fitness. […]
The Brazilian international scored a sensational hat-trick in the Peixe’s 3-1 win over Internacional in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday, just hour’s after Messi netted five times for Barcelona, in the Catalan side’s 7-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. ”This so called rivalry between Messi and me does not exist. He is […]
The 23-year-old, who is also a target for Juventus, was watched by Liverpool’s South American scout Diego Caniggia on Tuesday, as Vasco beat Alianza Lima 3-2 in the Copa Libertadores. Caniggia would have reported back to Anfield with the news that the centre-back scored a well placed header from Fágner’s corner, helping the Cruz de […]
It had been widely reported that the 23-year-old Shakhtar attacker would join Chelsea in the summer, after an attempt in January was uncompleted. However, it seems that with the departure of Villas-Boas that Paris Saint-Germain have seized the initiative and Globo Esporte reports a deal as under consideration. The player would require a fee of […]
PSG had tried to sign Pato from Milan in January, but negotiations eventually broke down when the 22-year-old announced that he wanted to stay at the San Siro. However Ancelotti admits the Brazilian international is still a transfer target for the Lique 1 outfit. ”For now, the Pato option has collapsed,” Ancelotti told La Stampa. […]
