Stop everything you are doing right now and watch this video in full. Okay, we’re slightly late to this one, but I absolutely had to post this because it is quite possibly one of the greatest – and most unorthodox – displays of support for a team I have ever seen. It is early December, [...]
Brazil’s national team manager Mano Menezes has been sacked, following a defeat to Argentina in the second leg of the Superclásico de las Américas tournament, which Brazil still managed to win on penalties. There were many reasons for his sacking, but his appointment had been somewhat polemical since the start, as first choice Muricy Ramalho [...]
Many clubs across the globe have commemorated a special occasion with a one off kit and Rio de Janeiro giants Fluminense have followed in this trend by bringing to the table a traditional and stylish kit to commemorate their 110 year anniversary. Here is a video previewing the kit that will run alongside their home [...]
by Gordon Fleetwood Each year a multitude of footballers from across South America take the worn path to Europe to seek fame and fortune. Some fail to settle and head back to the comforts of home after only a few months. Others stay and ply their trade far from the limelight for a number of [...]
Week 19 of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro. The Belo Horizonte derby. Maybe not as internationally renowned as a Fla-Flu or a Corinthians v Sao Paulo, but in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais this is the big one. A Raposa (the fox) against O Galo – the rooster. Atlético Mineiro are in [...]
One of the most intriguing elements of Olympics football tournaments is surely the variety of players on show. Due to scheduling, clashes often occur with other, higher priority international events such as the European Championships, meaning a fair proportion of top class talents are always likely to miss out. Meanwhile the blend of youth and [...]
Brazil take the Olympic Games very seriously, arguably more seriously than even the Copa América and the Confederations Cup. But unlike at World Cup level, theirs is a history of failure at Olympic level. The Seleção’s history in the competition goes back to the 1920s, when Brazil played in the South American Championship, whose winner [...]
After a 1-1 draw in the first leg at La Bombonera, Boca Juniors travel to Brazil to face Corinthians in the second leg of the 2012 Copa Libertadores final tonight. A packed Estádio do Pacaembu awaits both teams as Corinthians attempt to secure a victory that would see them win South American football’s biggest prize [...]
In an era of rolling news and ever-shortening attention spans, a footballer’s career in the modern game can be built up and knocked down faster than perhaps ever before. Not too long ago Philippe Coutinho was being heralded as the next big thing to come out of Brazil. Just Football’s Brazilian football correspondent Paulo Freitas takes [...]
As most of you will already know by now, the Brazilian striker Neymar is kind of a big deal. Why? You can find three reasons for that here, here and here (check the skill around 00.40 seconds as well as the goal later on). When you grow to the level of, as they say in Brazil, [...]
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