Archive for December, 2009

Arsenal sign Wellington Silva

The Gunners have picked up Fluminense’s 16-year-old midfielder, Wellington Silva ..

Continue Reading December 31, 2009 at 11:07 2 comments

Cocaine nights

Botafogo striker, Jobson, admits drug use and now faces a lengthy ban from the game …

Continue Reading December 28, 2009 at 21:15 5 comments

Good news for West Ham, Adriano is staying at Flamengo

After being linked with a move to West Ham or a possible switch to Italy or Germany, and showing all the signs that he was on his way out …

Continue Reading December 14, 2009 at 18:47 6 comments

Still in Brazil, Sandro Ranieri leaves agent and Inter to deal with Tottenham Hotspur

Internacional midfielder, Sandro Ranieri, today denied he’d been in England for a medical at Tottenham …

Continue Reading December 11, 2009 at 17:47 3 comments

Paris Saint Germain eye Rodrigo Souto

French club PSG are believed to have offered around €4.5 million for Santos’ defensive midfielder, Rodrigo Souto …

Continue Reading December 10, 2009 at 17:20 1 comment

Adriano linked with move to West Ham

English tabloid, The Sun, has reported that West Ham could be interested in picking up Brazil front man, Adriano …

Continue Reading December 8, 2009 at 19:59 1 comment

Flamengo triumphant after 17 year wait

Brazil’s biggest club, Flamengo, picked up their first Campeonato Brasileiro since 1992 after they saw off Grêmio 2-1 in Rio on Sunday …

Continue Reading December 7, 2009 at 16:36 2 comments

Brazil get tough draw in 2010 World Cup group

Dunga and co could be in for a tough time in the group stage of the World Cup in South Africa next year …

Continue Reading December 4, 2009 at 21:46 9 comments

Internacional say Tottenham Hotspur target Ranieri is staying put

Inter have said that Sandro Ranieri is not about to join Spurs.

Continue Reading December 2, 2009 at 19:49 Leave a comment


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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 to 198 countries. Pitacodogringo means something like 'the gringo's opinion'. I also write for FourFourTwo + 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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