Archive for February, 2008

Campeonato Paulista: round 12 preview

This weekend our cameras are at the estádio Frederico Dalmazo for Sertãozinho against Santos …

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Head count reaches 50% in Paulista

With only eleven rounds of the Campeonato Paulista gone, ten of the league’s twenty clubs have already changed coach …

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Campeonato Paulista: round 11 preview

On Saturday, our coverage of round eleven of the Campeonato Paulista takes us to the estádio Ulrico Mursa for São Caetano against Barueri …

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Coelho back in hutch

Dyego Rocha Coelho has rejoined Atlético Mineiro from Corinthians …

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Is Hernanes Brazil’s best midfielder since Kaká?

Sunday’s game vs Marília may have ended in defeat for São Paulo but for Hernanes the match may prove to be a turning point in his career…

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Santos in deep trouble

Santos hit a new low on Sunday after going down 2×1 at bottom club Rio Preto…

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Good hair day for Romário

Former Brazil striker Romário has escaped a 120-day playing ban…

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Five reasons to hate the Copa do Brasil

Don’t expect to find many level playing fields in the Copa do Brasil. The competition, that gets underway on Wednesday, is riddled with shameful rules …

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Brasileiro in Britain?

The English Premier League (EPL) has announced plans to play ten matches abroad in 2011…

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São Paulo’s Sweeney Todd: How Muricy Ramalho is killing the game

To my knowledge, Muricy Ramalho does not wield a straight razor. He doesn’t need one. Just watching his team is enough to make you want to slit your own throat…

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A São Paulo based Marmite eating, brown sauce guzzling, Jonny foreigner and his take on Brazilian football

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My name is Jon Cotterill. I am a football commentator for TV Globo in São Paulo, Brazil. Currently we're broadcasting two live Campeonato Brasileiro or Campeonato Paulista games per week plus our magazine show, Footbrazil. Pitacodogringo means something like 'the gringo's opinion'. + Eu trabalho como narrador na TV Globo em São Paulo, Brasil. Atualmente, nos transmitimos dois jogos ao vivo do Campeonato Brasileiro ou Campeonato Paulista por semana e nosso programa de futebol semanal, Footbrazil.

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