Posts filed under 'Brazilian football'
Brazilian football calendar could follow European season
In an interview with O Globo, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Ricardo Teixeira, has spoken about a possible alteration to the Brazilian football season …
Continue Reading 13 comments August 5, 2009
Corinthians thumped in Porto Alegre
Mano Menezes’ return to the estádio Olímpico ended in a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Grêmio ..
Continue Reading Add comment July 12, 2009
Mirandinha criticizes Newcastle boss
Ex Newcastle man, Mirandinha, has attacked Alan Shearer for his lack of experience and fears the worst for the team he played for in the 80s …
Continue Reading 2 comments May 11, 2009
Brazil 3-0 Peru
Brazil went second in the South America qualifying group after labouring to a 3-0 win over lowly Peru in Porto Alegre …
Continue Reading 4 comments April 2, 2009
São Paulo crowned kings of Brazil for third straight year
Muricy Ramalho’s São Paulo made it a record three consecutive wins in the Brasileiro after beating a lacklustre Goiás 1-0 in the estádio Bezerrão in the Distrito Federal …
Continue Reading 6 comments December 8, 2008
Why it pays Brazilians to go Dutch
While silly-money transfers such as Robinho’s move to Manchester City quite naturally grab all the headlines, there are a myriad of deals involving Brazilians that hardly get a mention and many involve a trip to Holland …
Continue Reading 3 comments September 24, 2008
Brazil: the talent factory 2008
In the last five years alone, Kaká, Robinho, Pato, as well as numerous costly exports such as Jô, Anderson, Diego and Lucas, have all come out of Brazil. This season there is another bumper crop of young, talented players …
Continue Reading 33 comments August 14, 2008
