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Real Madrid have fired Wanderley Luxemburgo after less than a seaon at the Bernabéu. An emergency board meeting was held on Sunday to discuss Luxemburgo’s position following a disappointing run of results. Although Real beat Getafe on Saturday evening, the 3-0 defeat to Barcelona last month left Luxemburgo’s job on the line. With Real trailing […]
Last round of the J-League with Gamba Osaka’s success which win for the first time of its history the Japanese championship with 60 points. Gamba Osaka ended with its eighteenth victory, the last one away against Kawasaki Frontale in the Torodoki Stadium (4-2). Araújo who scored a brace (12 and 89′) finished the championship with […]
Sunday sees the climax of the Brasileirao, with difficult games for 1st and 2nd placed Corinthians and Interncaional Corinthians need just a draw to be crowned champions but face the difficult prospect of surprise package, 3rd placed Goias, away. If they fail to win then Internacional could be champions, assuming that they can beat Coritiba, […]
The attacking assets of Obina sambafoot.com You were discovered by Vitória Bahia and left them for Saudi Arabia. What motivated you make this move? [photo=entobina.JPG id=149 align=right]Obina I was having a good time at Vitória and then a good offer came in to play in abroad, in Saudi Arabia. So I decided to leave, hoping […]
Júnior Baiano: The Flamengo wall of China sambafoot.com At 35 years old, you’ve become captain of Flamengo this season. How do you feel physically and do you feel your playing well? [photo=entjunior.JPG id=146 align=right]Júnior Baiano Physically I feel very good. I think that after 30 we are more conscience of the things that we have […]
As the Brazilian championship comes to an end and the European transfer window opens, already the vultures of European teams circle. This week Corinthians were forced to deny speculation they were negotiating a swap deal with Chelsea. The players reportedly involved in the discussions was Corinthians superstar Carlos Tevez. However, the Brazilian side have reiterated […]
Roberto Carlos has revealed that far from happy at Real Madrid and dreams of returning to Brazil. Contracted at the Bernabeu until 2008, his departure from ‘the Galatico’s’ may come sooner rather than later. “After a while you have to rest your head,” he told Spanish newspaper Marca. “I cannot be so tense and worried. […]
Ronaldinho won the Golden Ball award on Monday night, crowning him European Player of the Year 2005. Ronaldinho, who won the Spanish league with Barcelona and the Confederations Cup with Brazil, is the third Brazilian to win the award. Rivaldo won it in 1999 and Ronaldo claimed the award in 1997 and 2002. “This is […]
Flamengo, the most popular club in Brazil [photo=quadro1.JPG id=141 align=right]Brazil largest football club – with an estimated 40 million supporters – Clube de Regatas do Flamengo was founded on the 15th of November, 1895 as a rowing club by rowers José Agostinho Pereira da Cunha, Mário Spindola, Nestor de Barros, Augusto Lopes, José Félix da […]
The largest stadium of the world The history of Maracanã is, initially, the history of the World cup of 1950. Indeed, the competition, started again by Jules Rimet in 1946 after a total stop of the activities of FIFA during the second World war, was organized that year in Brazil, the only applicant country to […]
For the thirteenth round of the Spanish League, Real Madrid will play away against Real Sociedad without Ronaldo. The Brazilian forward attacker who was back at the time of the “Clasico” against FC Barcelona (3-0) and who didn’t play last Wednesday in the Champions League against Lyon (1-1) has always problems with his left ankle.
Wednesday, Adriano found the smile scoring an hat-trick at the time of Inter’s victory 4-0 against Artmedia Bratislava (Slovakia) in an empty San Siro (last match suspended). The club from Milan obtained their ticket for the eighth of finale of the Champions League last sixteen. The forward Brazilian was the best player of the match […]
The FIFA Ranking has just been revealed and Brazil always caracole at the first place with 841 points preceding the Czech Republic (796) and the Netherlands (791). Scolari’s Portugal preserve its tenth place (754) and Zico’s Japan which also qualified for the next World Cup 2006, win one place and appear at the fifteenth place […]
Three days after the victory 3-0 in the “Clasico” against Real Madrid, FC Barcelona ensured to finish at the first place of the group C in the Champions League. Barça won 3-1 against Werder Bremen (Germany). This victory is synonymous with qualification for the Champions League last-sixteen. Once again, Ronaldinho greatly contributed to this success […]
The Formidable character of World Champion Júnior sambafoot.com How do you feel your return to Brazil and integration at São Paulo has gone? [photo=entjunior.JPG id=139 align=right]Júnior Everything has gone very well. To have had so much time in Europe was a very good experience for me. But coming back toward Brazil I is great and […]
For their last home game, the Corinthians have rented the Morumbi stadium, much greater than their usual Pacaembu, in order to have a title party with the most fans possible. São Paulo FC will receive a part of the ticket sales. There was about 60.000 tickets for sale and they have been sold out in […]
Telê Santana: father of the Brazilian football revival [photo=teletete.JPG id=137 align=right]His career as a player was not great, although his rather small and thin body was compensated by a good technical ability and game intelligence. He only became famous as a coach, the one who certainly was at the origin of the new take off […]
The spectacular right foot of goalkeeper Rogério sambafoot.com What was it that motivated you to become a goal keeper? [photo=entceni.JPG id=133 align=right]Rogério Ceni I always liked soccer. When I was young I worked at the Bank of Brazil and we played informally, frequently. My boss was the goal keeper, one day he was unavailable so […]
The Corinthians had scored first by the usual Carlitos Tevez in the first half, and the Pacaembu was already celebrating the title. In the second half though, Inter’s Rafael Sobis shut the Fiel quiet after his equalizer. The game (and the championship?) changed fate when at the 73th minute Tinga was stopped irregularly in the […]
It’s a very rare situation that can be witnessed in the Brasilian Serie B’s last stage: a 4 teams groups with the 2 best qualified for Serie A which is still completely open after 5 games. No team is yet qualified, and no team is yet eliminated. Everything will unfold next saturday in Recife, where […]
Paulo Autuori aims for world club championship victory sambafoot.com When you arrived at São Paulo in the last week of April, what was the physical and psychological state of the team? [photo=autuori.JPG id=130 align=right]Paulo Autuori Psychologically it was in the best possible state, the club had just won the São Paulo Championship, which always brings […]
Despite fielding a below strength team Brazil held on to a 1-1 with Bolivia in their World Cup qualifier in La Paz. Brazil, already qualified for the 2006 tournament in Germany, Parreira decided to travel without Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Cafu and Kaka. Leaving just Adriano and Robinho as the main attacking force. In order […]
sambafoot.com will begin publishing a series of articles about the great São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro’s clubs. From Corinthians to Vasco passing by Santos, you will know absolutely all about these legendary clubs. We are also running a competition with shirts, DVD or gadgets offered as prizes by the clubs. Next week will be […]
Its easy to forget that until recently the Brazilian league was played in an entirely different format. Similar to a 2nd Division European style playoff; the teams at the top of the table would all play off in a knock out compeition with the two remaining teams going to a grand final. Many fans mourned […]
