Brazil

They won the league title last time of asking. And there appears to be no reason to suspect that table-toppers Palmeiras won’t win it again the season. Not if Brazil’s Serie A league standings are anything to go by, anyway. For Palmeiras boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, it would underline an illustrious career. He was cheered […]

Forward Fernando Uribe sealed the deal to join Santos from Flamengo and then paid tribute to the manner in which coach Jorge Sampaoli went about his business to lure him to the club. The Colombian goal-getter, who is aged 31, says he switched to Santos because of the worldwide esteem in which the club is […]

There are many iconic World Cup images; Bobby Moore and Pele embracing after the England and Brazil game in Mexico, 1970, Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal in 1986 and Marco Tardelli’s passionate celebration after his goal for Italy against West Germany in 1982. For many the image of headband-wearing, bearded, Brazilian midfielder, Sócrates, in […]

So it’s official. Ronaldinho, one of the most gifted players of his generation, or perhaps any generation, has retired from competitive football. Of course this is not a surprise as he’s not played in a competitive fixture for over two years. He is nearly thirty eight and so it is probably long past time for […]

Some dates just pass us by, disappearing into the ether before we realise their significance. April 27th, 2005 was one of those. Romario de Souza Faria – simply Romario to us – took to the pitch for the last time in the Brazilian national team colours. Almost exactly a month before the “Miracle of Istanbul”, […]

An artist, technical genius and one of Pelé’s closest friends. But also, a man with a growing alcohol problem that grew larger during the years. This is the story of Manuel Francisco dos Santos, or simply “Garrincha”. Garrincha was born in Pau Grande to Amaro and Maria Carolina. Garrincha was Amaro’s fifth child with Maria […]

The Clube de Regatas Flamengo is a club that originated from Rio de Janeiro and has the prestigious to never been relegated. However, is commonly see in Brazil, Mengão’s supporters outside from the Rio de Janeiro State. Especially in the North and Northeast, thus, they were usually named as the most popular club in Brazil. […]

One Brazilian team holds an unusual record: they failed to win a single match in almost four years. After 44 defeats and 11 draws, 76 supporters saw their team beat Santo Amaro 3-1 and break the spell. But history was already written and Ibis became known as the worst team in the world. To put […]

Gianluca Vialli used to say the right-back is the worst player in every team. The theory goes like this: if this player was more solid defensively, he would become a centre-back, while if better on the ball, he would become a winger. So, according to Vialli, the full-backs are these weird in-between players that have […]

This Wednesday, the 27th, all eyes in Brazil will be locked on the Mineirao Stadium for the final of the Brazilian Cup between Cruzeiro and Flamengo. After a 1-1 draw at Maracana, the two teams arrive in Belo Horizonte on equal terms. There are a lot of differences between South American and European football. The […]

Can you guess what country conceded the smallest number of goals per match played in the history of the World Cup? Probably the consistent Italy, right? Maybe the intelligent Germany or the stiff Uruguay? Think again, because the real answer is Brazil. Or at least it was until they conceded 10 goals to Germany and […]

This midweek we had the 15th round of Brazilian Championship! We can remember the round as one of manager’s dismissal, four at total! But first, let’s talk about our predictions. I hit 6 results of ten. Surprises of the draw of the leader Corinthians against Avai and the defeat of Atletico MG at home against […]

OVERVIEW OF THE LAST ROUND This weekend we had the 14th round of Brazilian Championship! And a miracle happened when Corinthians drew they’re match at home, now Gremio are 8 points behind, hunting the leaders. Of the 10 matches, I hit 5 in my predictions… Corinthians 2-2 Atletico PR – wrong prediction L Palmeiras 4-2 […]

This week we had the 13th round of Brazilian Championship, with a new record! This was the round where more always teams won in history! Of the 10 matches, away teams won 8, we had 1 draw and only Sport won at home! Maybe because of this we hit only 3 of the predictions, worst […]

This weekend we had the 12h round of the Brazilian Championship. Of the 10 matches, we hit only four in our predictions (sorry, but I’m coming back from the medical department). Corinthians are leading with nine points off the second position that is Flamengo. See below a summary of the main matches of the round: […]

This weekend we had the 8th round of the Brazilian Championship. Of the 10 matches, we hit 6 in our predictions (better than last round). See below a summary of the main matches of the round: Fluminense 2-2 Flamengo The Flamengo team pressed for the majority of the match, but Fluminense, with its counter-attacking speed, managed […]

After seven rounds of Brazilian Championship, the question is: Who can stop Gremio and Corinthians? Both teams are leading the championship, with Corinthians and there counter-attack style, one point ahead of Gremio, with there touch and control style. Of the 10 matches, we hit 5 in our predictions (so-so, ok…). Below a summary of the […]

This weekend we had the 6th round of the Brazilian Championship. Of the 10 matches, we hit 5 of our predictions (so-so, ok…) Below a summary of the main matches of the round: Palmeiras 3-1 Fluminense The match began at an intense pace with chances for both sides. Palmeiras went ahead with a goal which […]