Kolade Daniel
Football Lover. All-round junkie of the beautiful game. Could be found watching football most of the time, if not he's writing about them. A certain bias for Arsenal and Santos FC.
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Brazil drew 1-1 with Ecuador in Goiania on Sunday, their first game without a win in 11 games. However, they still finished first in Group B and advanced for the Copa America quarterfinals. Brazil’s first setback since falling 1-0 to Argentina in a friendly in November 2019, was the 1-1 draw in an empty stadium […]
Corinthians defeated Sport 2-1 in the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship on Thursday night at Neo Qumica Arena, putting up a strong performance. Timao won courtesy of an own goal by Iago Maidana just before halftime and a Jô goal in the second half. For the visitors, Tréllez scored the only goal. The hosts had entire control over […]
Internacional won 2-1 against Chapecoense in the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship on Thursday night at Arena Condá, setting two records in the process. The victory ended the streak, with Caio Vidal and Yuri Alberto scoring for the visitors, and Derlan scoring for Santa Catarina. Inter showed vigor from the first minute after the […]
Ceará defeated Atlético-MG 2-1 in the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship on Thursday night at Arena Castelo. Vozo outplayed the visitors in the first half and scored early with Lima. Galo regained control of the game after the break and, thanks to Gabriel’s goal, pulled the score level at the hour mark. Lacerda, on […]
Brazil won a thrilling Copa America match against Colombia 2-1 on Wednesday. The game went all the way to the last minute of the game for a winner to be decided. In the tenth minute, Colombia took the lead when Juan Cuadrado crossed from the right and found Luis Diaz alone in the Brazilian penalty area. The striker scored the tournament’s finest […]
Flamengo defeated Fortaleza 2-1 in the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship on Wednesday at Maracanã. After a loss to Bragantino in the previous round, Rogerio Ceni’s team dominated the opponent in the first half, scoring two goals, with Bruno Henrique netting a brace. However, the main talking point of the game was Gerson, who […]
Brazil are part of the three countries to have advanced to the quarter-final round of the Copa America 2021, which is ongoing at the moment. The other two heavyweight sides include Argentina and Chile. Argentina and Chile advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals on Monday. In their most recent match, Argentina defeated Paraguay 1-0, while […]
Italy have thrown themselves to the front of the queue of Euro 2020 favourites due to their scintillating performances with seven goals scored and none conceded. Their 100% record from the group stage is correct with their current run of a record 30 games unbeaten. The Azzurri will take on Austria in the Round of […]
The Olympic men’s soccer team will be aiming to replicate their feat from 2016 and retain their crown in the upcoming games scheduled to take place in Tokyo. 18 players already selected for the upcoming games The majority play in Brazil like the two goalkeepers, Brenno (Grêmio) and Santos (Athletico-PR, 31-year-old joker). Nino (Fluminense), Guilherme […]
On Monday night, at Mineiro, Atlético-MG and Chapecoense shared the spoils in the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship, playing out to a 1-1 draw. Tchê Tchê gave Galo the lead in the 24th minute of the first half, but Ravanelli equalized for the visitors from the penalty spot ten minutes before the final whistle. […]
Manchester City have reportedly launched an official £100 million offer for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, with Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, and Aymeric Laporte also being considered as makeshifts to make the deal happen. According to reports, City could include Gabriel Jesus in the deal as a makeweight in a bid to persuade Tottenham to […]
The fifth round of the Brazilian Championship match between Fortaleza and Fluminense ended in a 1-1 tie. Caio Paulista gave the Cariocas the lead, but Robson equalized after an assist from Pikachu. Both Fortaleza and Fluminense had a frantic first half at Castelo, with few clear goal scoring opportunities. The hosts had more possession and […]
Santos beat Sao Paulo 2-0 in the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship on Sunday night at Vila Belmiro, thanks to two first-half goals. After a well-constructed play by Camacho and Jean Mota, Marinho scored in the 27th minute, and Gabriel Pirani made it 2-0, minutes before halftime after Liziero’s ball handling error. Santos more […]
Sport Recife defeated Grêmio 1-0 in Ilha do Retiro on Thursday night, with the only goal scored by an unlikely hero, Sander, the Lions’ left-back, in the 34th minute. Thiago Santos put the visitors ahead in the 18th minute, but his goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to offside. This was the first […]
On Friday morning, Pia Sundhage, the coach of the Brazilian women’s soccer team, released the list of players who have been called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It includes 18 players and four replacements who could replace athletes who have been injured. Cristiane, 36, was left off the list for the first time […]
In what was another dominating score-line, Brazil recorded a win in their second match of the group stage. The result means Tite and company remain undefeated in the Copa América 2021. They might have claimed a 4-0 win over Peru but that did not stop the local media from coming at them. In actual fact, […]
A late second-half goal by Chrigor capped an epic match between Bragantino and Flamengo on Saturday night at Maracanã, as the visitors won 3-2. Rubro-Negro’s 16-game unbeaten streak came to an end as Aderlan, Eric Ramires, and Chrigor handed them their first loss of the season, putting their team in first place in the Brazilian […]
Flamengo and CBF, who recently had tough moments with Gabigol, are rumoured to be continuing their feud this week. According to the pre-list for the Tokyo Games, the club has no intention of releasing Rodrigo Caio, Gabigol, or Pedro over a dispute that is not a FIFA date. Flamengo are holding off on making a […]
On Wednesday night in Beira-Rio, Atlético-MG defeated Inter 1-0 in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship, thanks to a well-executed counterattack. One minute into the game, Jair stole the ball in midfield, passed it to Hulk in space, who then set up Nathan for the game’s first goal. Galo have now won five consecutive […]
Palmeiras moved higher up the log in the Brazilian Championship by defeating Juventude 3-0 at the Alfredo Jaconi stadium in Caxias do Sul on Wednesday. The gauchos are yet to win a game in the competition after four games. Deyverson defined Verdao’s triumph in his debut game by demonstrating on the field that he can […]
In our second preview, we’ll be taking a look at teams from the Southeast and the South of Brazil. The South and Southeast meta-regions houses the top dogs of the competition, especially seeing as they have 13 teams in the Serie A 2021. Chapecoense is representing the state of Santa Catarina, which is similar to […]
Sao Paulo thrashed Julho Esporte 9-1 in the return leg of the Brazil Cup to advance to the second round. Julho Esporte suffered perhaps their most humiliating loss in the tournament after defeating Sao Paulo 3-2 at home in the first leg and scoring first in the return match. A hat trick from Pablo , […]
On Monday, the Ministry of Health announced the confirmation of 41 Covid-19 cases linked to the Copa America. According to the folder, 2,927 tests were conducted till Sunday (June 13), with 31 cases confirmed between players and delegation members, as well as 10 service providers employed for the event. Genetic sequencing tests are also being […]
The Copa America will be held in Brazil, which has put in place a thorough health strategy. During a news conference held at the Ministry of Health on Monday, the incumbent, Marcelo Queiroga, presented specifics regarding the care that will be provided throughout the competitive dispute. Testing will be assigned every 48 hours, and athletes […]
