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Middlesbrough have completed the signing of midfielder Fabio Rochemback from Barcelona. Middlesbrough, famed as Juninho Paulista’s English club have signed a string of Brazilian players in recent years. The 23-year-old who has been on loan at Sporting Lisbon since 2003 and helped them win the 2004 Portuguese title and reach the Uefa Cup final last […]
Ronaldinho has signed a new contract to stay with Barcelona till 2010. The new contract will see Ronaldinho’s buy-out clause increased to £85m.
Ronaldo seems to await with great impatience for Sundays against Chile. The attacker spoke of his excellent preparation in pre-season carried out by Wanderley Luxemburgo and his coaches: “I have worked on my striking, without forgetting my physique. I look good, Even to myself” The Real Madrid striker also confirmed that the goals registered at […]
The return of Alex Dias to the French league seems to be confirmed. Negotiations are under way in Rio de Janeiro with Vasco de Gama over the purchase of Saint-Etienne and Parisian star. A meeting took place Wednesday evening between the interested parties and the president of the club Carioca Eurico Miranda. Its agent João […]
Mario Zagallo is back. Not on the football fields as was the case in 50-60’s, but on the Seleção’s bench along side Carlos Alberto Parreira. The old “wolf”, 74 years old, under went surgery at the end of May and had not worked since. But on Tuesday Mario Jorge Zagallo was once again incharge of […]
Robinho will definitly start Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Chile, Carlos Parreira has told the media. “I’m not going to indulge in any mystery because I want to avoid people going over the top over Robinho,” he told reporters on Tuesday. Parreira revealed that Robinho will play behind the front pair of Ronaldo and Adriano […]
French champions Lyon have signed of Cruzeiro’s striker Fred. The 21-year-old – Frederico Chaves Guedes – has agreed a five-year contract the two clubs made a deal worth €15 million. Fred scored 40 goals in 43 matches for his previous club, Cruzeiro. Fred’s Technical Card
The players called for Seleção duty against Chile will meet this Tuesday at 11am at the international airport Tom Jobim of Rio de Janeiro. The auriverde will then travel to the CBF training camp at Granja de Comary at Teresopolis, where Parreira’s men will train at 16:30. The squad will remain in Granja de Comary […]
Seleção’s coach Carlos Alberto Parreira convened this Thursday 22 players for the match of next 4 September against Chile, on behalf of the eliminating heats of the next World cup. The called athletes will also dispute a friendly match on September 6 against FC Sevilla for the centenary of the Spanish club. The technical commission […]
Real Madrid jump to the head of the queue of Europe’s biggest clubs by agreeing an ‘option’ to sign Sao Paulo defender Cicinho. Man Utd thought they were leading the race for the Brazilian right back. However, Real are now firmly in pole position after brokering a deal with Sao Paulo. It has been reported […]
The Real Madrid fans were in heaven after Robinho came off the bench to inspire Real Madrid to a 2-1 win at Cadiz on Sunday. Madrid were struggling against the newly-promoted side until the Robinho came on the field. The Brazilian shined, helping set up Raul’s winner with only six minutes remaining. “I am happy […]
Two goals in his first match for Olympic Lyonnais, eights goals in seven matches. The beginning of Nilmar’s European career were impressed all. But sadly Nilmar fell out of favour with the French Champions and felt it necessary to return to his home country. High flying Corinthians hope that Nilmar will help them lift the […]
Forward Mario Jardel is on his way to France to negotiate, a contract with the AS Nancy. Inactive since February 2005, the former FC Porto stiker has been training for a few weeks with CT of São Paulo to preserve his fitness. In the event of agreement, the Brazilian striker with the 10 selections will […]
Atlético Paranaense’s forward Denis Marques is finally back. Having stayed away from football for more than four months following a suspension by FIFA having broken his contract with a Qatari club. The player could Re-appear on the football pitch by the time of the next round of the championship this weekend. Antonio Lopes is looking […]
UEFA rewarded this Thursday morning the awards for the best European players of the season. Among the athletes crowned, one finds two Brazilian: Kaka (Milan) and Ronaldinho (Barcelona). English star Steven Gerrard gained the trophy for Most Valuable Player of the season 2004-2005 following the triumph of Liverpool in the Champions League. Milan’s Kaka, an […]
Seleção Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is convinced that Brazil will encounter difficulties against Chile in their WC qualifier on the 4th of September in Brasilia. The pressure will be all the more significant since in the event of victory, the Seleção will ensure their place for the finals in German next year. “I can say […]
Flamengo look for new attacking options after the failures of Dimba, Jean and the current difficulties of Obina. Club President Marcio Braga is now looking at ex-São Paulo FC stiker, Dodô. Ricardo Lucas “Dodô”, Brazilian international with five selections in 1997, played last season with Oita Trinita in Japan. The player left for Asia in […]
Forward Iarley has prolonged his contract with Internacional, Porto Alegre until July 2006. Injured for several weeks, the former Boca Juniors player had an operatation on his left shoulder last week and will probably not feature until the end of the year. The contract includes a clause which will allow the Gaucho club, in the […]
After more than two weeks of training in Laranjeiras, the Yugoslav international Petkovic was successfully registered by the CBF this Monday and could looks lined up to be included in Wednesdays game against São Paulo at the Morumbi. The former Real Madrid player and more recently Qatari club of Al-Itthad will help play as an […]
The Nilmar French adventure is over. Bought last year by the French champions Lyon, the player did not make a big enough impact in the squad to break into the first team. The Brazilian international goes back to Brazil on a one year loan to join top of the league Corinthians. He will form a […]
The future Real Madrid forward left the Vila Belmiro stadium for the last time, to standing applause. Giving the fans a great performance which concluded with two goals against Figueirense, this Sunday with Santos. During the interviews after the game, the player declared that he wished to play again with FC Santos in the future: […]
Djalminha and football, they may not bedefinitively finished. Persistent rumours in Rio announce talks of contacts between the president of Vasco Eurico Miranda and the former Deportivo Corogne who stopped his career in October 2004 after 3 month’s at América in Mexico City. The old brazilian international who played 14 times with the Seleção would […]
ex Coritiba, right back Rafinha was officially presented this Monday as Schalke 04’s new reinforcement. Rafinha, 19 years, played the last U20 World Cup in Netherlands and scored the goal which eliminated Germany in the quarter final. The player had a medical examination before carrying the shirt of the team coached by Andreas Möller. Schalke […]
The Spanish clubs Malaga and Celta Vigo are interested in the defensive midfielder of FC Santos, Ricardo Bovio. The player has a contract with the Pauliste club until next 31 December and the value required to release it is 5 million dollars. According to his agent Frederico Moraes nothing has been signed but admits that […]
