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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CONMEBOL confirmed on Thursday that Colombia will no longer be one of co-hosts for the2021 Copa America. The country had already been picked alongside Argentina as co-hosts of the continental competition. The final was also scheduled to hold in Barranquilla’s Estadio Metropolitano. It was a last resort but CONMEBOL were forced to make a decision […]
Flamengo claimed derby bragging rights and a title to go with as they defeated Fluminense to win the Carioca Championship. A 3-1 victory over their rivals on Sunday night ensured that Flamengo won the 37th title in the club’s history. The usual name of Gabigol was the star of the day once again as he […]
The first leg of the Paulista Championship final between Palmeiras and São Paulo at the Allianz Parque ended in a goalless draw on Thursday. The game was a highlight of good performances from both team goalkeepers, as Weverton and Tiago Volpi both registered great saves to keep the ball from getting into the back of […]
Juventus have confirmed that Douglas Costa has completed a return to his former side Gremio. The pacy winger will spend the 2021/22 campaign on loan with his boyhood side. The Brazilian took most of his current season with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich after struggling to nail down a regular spot at Juventus. However, it didn’t […]
São Paulo lost 1-0 at home to Argentine side Racing, on Tuesday, and ended a 14-game unbeaten run, postponing their qualification to the second round of the Copa Libertadores. With the Paulistão finals against Palmeiras in mind, Hernán Crespo decided to play with the reserve team, which turned out to be a not so good […]
An early Willian Arao red card cost Flamengo a victory against LDU Quito on Wednesday at Maracanã. The Brazilian outfit ended up drawing the game 2-2, with Pedro opening the scoring in the first half and Gustavo Henrique leveling the score-line two minutes before the final whistle. Franklin Guerra grabbed the equalizer for the Ecuadorians […]
Juventus claimed a hard fought 2-1 victory over Atalanta on Wednesday night as they won the 14th Coppa Italia title in their history, a record-extending number. It was indeed nice to see fans return back to stadiums in Italian football. The game was played in front of about 4500 spectators, at Mapei Stadium owned by […]
Kylian Mbappe shined in the absence of Neymar, as the French forward scored one and assisted another to help Paris Saint-Germain win yet another French Cup win with a 2-0 victory over AS Monaco, on Wednesday at the Stade de France. Mbappe got over Axel Disasi in the 18-yard box and set Mauro Icardi up […]
Grêmio put on a show once again. Even with some of their reserve players, Tricolor seemed to take the game like an exhibition match and thrashed Venezuelan side Aragua by a 6-2 score-line at the UCV Olympic Stadium on Thursday night. The difference in quality between both sides was pretty clear. Léo Chú, Darlan, Ricardinho […]
A late goal separated Internacional from Olimpia, at the Manuel Ferreira Stadium, on Thursday, keeping their hopes of qualifying past the group stage into the round of 16 well alive. Substitute Yuri Alberto was brought on in the 58th minute and scored in the 83rd minutes, before he was given his second yellow card seven […]
According to latest reports, MLS side New York City FC are already closing in on a move for Brazilian teenage-sensation Talles Magno. The 18-year-old is expected to complete a move from Vasco da Gama. Reports from the Brazilian media suggest that the youngster has already completed a deal in principle, with a five year-deal agreed […]
Manchester United Fred was the surprise name as Tite named his latest 24-man Brazil squad for the upcoming qualifiers, with games against Ecuador and Paraguay. Fred makes a return to the squad after missing out since 2018. He last featured for Brazil in a 2-0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia back in 2018. However, the […]
Allison Becker scored a last-minute goal to complete Liverpool comeback and increase the Merseyside side’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League, with a 2-1 win against West Brom on Sunday. Mohamed Salah equalized Hal Robson-Kanu’s 15th minute opener in the first half, but goalkeeper Alisson grabbed a late header from a corner and close […]
Two second half goals from Diego Souza and Ricardinho helped Grêmio complete a 2-1 comeback against Internacional, after going down in the 27th minute through Thiago Galhardo’s strike. The game started open for both sides, with the host edging their opponent a little bit early on in the match, when Nonato took advantage of Geromel’s […]
São Paulo continued their impressive run in the Paulista Championship as they claimed a big 4-0 win over Mirassol on Sunday night. The win saw them move one step closer to winning the title as they advanced to the finals, where they will take on current holders Palmeiras who defeated Corinthians in the other semifinal […]
Atlético-MG beat América de Cali 3-1 away from home, as goals from Hulk, Guilherme Arana and Vargas helped a dominating Brazilian side secure a victory and mathematically secure a place in the Libertadores round of 16. Despite the score-line, the talking point of the game mostly came off the pitch. The game was stopped no […]
Felipe Jonatan’s first half goal was enough for Santos to beat Boca Juniors on Tuesday night as Pexie gained momentum in the Libertadores after a woeful start which saw them lose their first two games. The game started rather open, with both teams creating chances to score. However, Santos had the first attempt on goal, […]
Flamengo share the spoils with Union La Calera and lose their perfect run in the Libertadores so far
Flamengo came back from two goals behind to salvage a point against Union La Calera, on Tuesday night, in the Libertadores. The Chilean team struck first in the 8th minute from Martinez Arce’s effort and extended through an own goal from Willian Arão before the half hour mark. However, Gabigol from the penalty spot drew […]
Santos FC claimed a 2-1 victory over Grêmio in the Women’s Brazilian Championship. The game was valid for the sixth round, in Porto-Alegre on Monday. Yet another win saw the village’s mermaids continue their unbeaten start to the season, while also moving level on points with leaders Palmeiras. In a counterattack sequence, Gisseli crossed into […]
Grêmio trashed Aragua 8-0 on Thursday. It took tricolor 28 minutes to cement their claim in the game after scoring six times already with three different scorers and an own goal. Ferreira and Luiz Morais both bagged braces while Diego Souza, and Arquimides Hernandez (own goal) were all on target, before Maicon from the penalty […]
Fluminense settled for a 1-1 draw against Junior Barranquilla on Thursday, and remain nine games unbeaten. Ex-Palmeiras striker Borja struck first from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, before Kayky drew level nine minutes later. The game was leaning towards the Colombians side for the win, but Roger Machado would have been left pleased […]
After much speculation over his future, PSG superstar Neymar put pen to paper and signed a new deal with the club on Friday afternoon. Ever since he joined PSG, he has been linked with a return to former side Barcelona but all of that is now out of the way following his latest commitment to […]
Chelsea secured a 2-0 victory against Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, as the Blues reached their first Champions League finals in nine years. Timo Werner and Mason Mount were on target, continuing their blistering form, and finishing what they started after the 1-1 draw in Spain last week Tuesday. Real Madrid, who welcomed […]
