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BOTAFOGO X AMERICANO For the second year running Botafogo and Americano will meet for the semifinals of Guanabara Cup. But players like goalkeeper Max refuse even to think of repeating last year results when they lost at Maracanã against the modest team from Campos, (a small city about 250km from Rio). The final score was […]
Rafael Scheidt – Making up for lost time sambafoot.com How do feel at Botafogo right now? [photo=scheidt1.jpg id=171 align=right]Scheidt I really feel great. I arrived last year when the club was having difficulties in the Brazilian championship. The club took me as I was returning after 6 months off after an operation. Everyone was very […]
Garrincha, the joy of the people Manoel Francisco Dos Santos, better known to world as Mané Garrincha was born on October 28, 1933 in Pau Grande in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Garrincha, was born a simple disabled boy who grew into a great and famous player, but the fame and fortune would come […]
Sonny Anderson (35 years old) who played at Al Rayyan (Qatar) where he was the best scorer of the championship last season with 24 goals, has just signed for Al Gharafa coached by French Bruno Metsu. Al Gharafa are fifth in the Qatari League after fifteen rounds. Anderson’s card
Brasileiro 2005 champions Corinthians suffered a shocking first game defeat in their Sao Paulo state championship game, against Noroeste 0-1. A single goal from Luciano Santos in the 37th minute of the first half was enough to seperate the two teams. Corinthians who were fielding an almost full strength team including Tevez, Nery and Alberto […]
Sao Paulo striker Amoroso could be set for a move to Italian giants Ac Milan. After a succesful World Club Championship success in Japan. Amoroso has received several inquiries from European teams interested in services. Amoroso’s agent Nivaldo Baldo says that while no contract has been signed Amoroso has held talks with Milan about moving […]
The top scorer from the Brazilian championship 04/05 Romario has set his sights on a 1000 career goals before retirement. Several friendly games with official status are been arranged so that every goal Romario scores will count towards his goal tally, which currently stands as 949. Romario stated: “I am thankful to the officials of […]
Ronaldo has suffered a recurrence of his calf injury and had to be taken off during his Real Madrids 0-0 draw with Villarreal on Sunday. “I felt a pain in my right calf and it got tighter and tighter and I had to leave the pitch,” he told the press after the match. “I think […]
The chairman of Dinamo Zagreb, Zdravko Mamic has revealed to the Croatian press he intends to sign even more Brazilians to join Eduardo Da Silva, Mathias Chago and Oelilton Araujo dos Santos at the league leaders club. This comes in the week that Mamic announced the signing of Vasco da Gama’s attacker Anderson Costa. Anderson […]
Bayer Leverkusen’s international defender Roque Júnior (29 years old) left his team mates who are currently on a training course in Marbella in Spain. He went to Brazil to treat his Achilles’ heel. This injury had stopped him from taking part in the last two matches of the Bundesliga. Roque Junior’s card
Reports in Italy and Brazil are claiming Cafu could be set for a dramatic return to São Paulo, twelve years after leaving. A.C Milan´s interest in São Paulo defender Lugano has led to speculation that Cafu could be offered in exchange for the Uruguayan. Cafu, 35 years old – remains his country´s first-choice right back […]
Romario, who finished as top scorer in last year’s Brazilian championship with 22 goals has extended his stay at Vasco. “All we did was make it official,” Vasco’s football vice-president Jose Luiz Moreira told reporters. “Romario had a number of chances to play for teams in Sao Paulo when he was beginning his career, but […]
Zico spoke on Wednesday of his interest in coaching in Europe after he steps down as national team boss after the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, but said he would not consider taking over at former club Flamengo in his native Brazil. “In Brazil people are too concerned with the week-to-week results,” the 52-year-old […]
Brazilian forward Ewerthon Henrique de Souza (24 years old) who had left Borussia Dortmund (Germany) to Zaragoza last summer has been elected the best South American player playing in the Spanish Liga. He is ahead of young Argentinian Messi (Barcelona) and Brazilian Fredson, the Espanyol Barcelona midfielder. Ronaldinho nominated in 2004, arrives at the twelfth […]
Botafogo: the oldest carioca club In July 1st, 1894, the Clube de Regatas Botafogo, a rowing club, was founded. Named after the area of Rio where the members met. The colours of the club were black and the white, and its symbol the a lone Star. Botafogo Football Club would soon became one of the […]
Tuta: ‘I want to finish my career at Fluminense’ sambafoot.com You have played in Italy and some years later you had the chance to play in South Korea. What motivated you to come back to Brazil and to sign for Fluminense? [photo=tuta.jpg id=161 align=right]Tuta What motivated me was the homesickness for my country. My exit […]
Sao Paulo were today crowned World Club Champions after beating European champions Liverpool 1-0 in Tokyo. The games only goal came just before the half-hour following a well-worked move, Mineiro cooly slotting home after he had collected Amoroso’s pass. Sao Paulo keeper Rogerio Ceni had a busy start to the second half, athletically tipping away […]
Marcão: the perfect captain sambafoot.com You played for Fluminense since more than 6 years now. What retained you here? [photo=marcao.jpg id=158 align=right]Marcão Since the first day when I arrived here, I was very well received. Working in a club where you are well accommodated helped me play well with the team. sambafoot.com What do you […]
Abel Braga, his past and future sambafoot.com What memories do you have of your experience as a player at Paris Saint Germain and as coach at Marseilles? [photo=abel.jpg id=157 align=right]Abel Braga My time as player at PSG was fantastic. It was the first time I left Brazil to work, with a signed contract. At the […]
Carlos Tevez has been named this seasons best player in the Brazilian Championship. The Corinthians striker has been in excellent form of late. “I am very happy to have been given this award, it is a great honour,” said Tevez. “This has been a very special night for me and I am very thankful to […]
Romario has denied rumors that he will retire this year. The 39 year old goal machine has just won the Golden boot of the Brazilian championship. Finishing the season with a career record 22 goals. “Once again I have shown that I am a thoroughbred. No one of my age has managed such a feat […]
Ex-Barcelona star Rivaldo came back to haunt Real Madrid as he fired a late goal to give Olympiakos victory. Real went ahead from a set-piece with Ramos climbing above both Gabriel Schuerrer and Bulut to direct home a header from Raul Bravo’s far-post delivery. Olympiakos restored parity on 50 minutes with a fabulous strike. Three […]
Fluminense’s return to the top [photo=time.jpg id=152 align=right]Fluminense was founded on July 21, 1902 by a group of football fans including Cox Oscar. Cox was responsible for introducing football to Rio. He had played it in Switzerland, during his studies at College La Ville, in Lausanne. When he returned to Rio, aged 22, he gathered […]
In a confusing day for Brazilian football, Corinthians have finished top of the table. Defeat to Goias 3-2 wasn’t important as 2nd placed Internacional lost 1-0 to Coritiba. But it appears this years championship winner could be decided in the court room as the CBF has been prohibited by a court from declaring a league […]
