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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Kylian Mbappe and his Brazilian teammate Neymar dazzled in the game against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter finals first leg on Wednesday. Mbappe scored twice with Neymar making two assists in the space of 25 minutes as Paris Saint Germain won 3-2 at the Allianz Arena. Another Brazilian in Marquinhos also impressed on […]
The red card in PSG’s 1 nil loss to Lille certainly foreshadowed the highly anticipated return of Brazilian superstar Neymar back into the squad. The defeat would see the defending champions suffer their eighth league loss this season against a Lille side fully fired up to claim the title this term. Both sides saw red […]
In a fairly entertaining game, Vasco and Madureira shared the spoils in a four-goal thriller. The game was valid for the sixth round of the Guanabara Cup. Vasco started the game as the better side and looked like they were going to stroll to an easy victory on the night. However, it was not to […]
In what was perhaps a fair result, Boavista and Flamengo played out to a 1-1 stalemate on Saturday night. The game was among the late fixtures in the sixth round of the Guanabara cup. Against all odds, Boavista took the lead in the 23rd minute after a good team effort ended with Victor Jean breaking […]
Cruzeiro and Tombense played out to a goalless stalemate at Mineirão on Thursday afternoon. The game was valid for the sixth round of the Mineiro Championship. It was a game lacking creativity and no real chance at goal for a good part of 90 minutes. However, Cruzeiro do have goalkeeper Fábio to thank after he […]
Atletico Madrid faltered in La Liga again as Sevilla put a major blow to their La Liga aspirations. A header from Marcos Acuna in the 70th minute proved to be the difference in what was an entertaining game. The Argentine was left unmarked after he poked home a cross from Jesus Navas that went past […]
It was a lively game in Ronaldão as Atlético-MG traveled to take on Caldense. Both sides had different ambitions going into the game. Caldense needed a win to remain in the top four of the Mineiro Championship while Atlético-MG were aiming to maintain their 100 percent record and leadership status in the competition. It seemed […]
São Bento and Palmeiras played out to a 1-1- draw in Volta Redonda on Wednesday night. The game marked for a late game of the third round of the Paulista Championship. Diego Tavares broke the deadlock in the 24th minute while Gustavo Gómez drew level from the spot five minutes before the break. Verdão did […]
Fluminense and Vasco had to settle for a point apiece following their 1-1 draw on Tuesday in Volta Redonda. German Cano opened the scoring for Vasco in the 37th minute of the first half before another veteran forward Fred leveled matters for Flu just at the very start of the second half. Flu was more […]
City Hall have confirmed that they will not honor the Copa do Brasil games which are scheduled to be played in Volta Redonda. This piece of news came not long after the CBF confirmed that the game between Corinthians and Retrô for the Copa do Brasil on Friday will take place in Volta Redonda. In […]
Both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League quarter finals fixture have been drawn, with some interesting ties lying in wait already. The draws were made on Friday. Real Madrid will face Liverpool, in what would be a repeat of the 2018 finals, as well as Bayern Munich clashing with PSG, who last saw each […]
Flamengo claimed an emphatic 4-1 victory at Maracanã on Friday, in a game valid for the fourth round of the Guanabara Cup. It was a game where Fla fully dominated proceedings. Surprisingly, it was a quiet first half but the floodgates opened up in the second period. All five goals in the match were scored […]
Ferroviária opened the scoring just after six minutes after Sochor capitalized on an error from goalkeeper Tapia to give the Brazilian side the lead. The Colombians soon grew into the game and got a deserved equalizer in the 39th minute after Catalina Usme converted from the spot. However, the lead did not last long minutes […]
Flamengo brushed aside their latest opponents once again as they raced to a 2-0 win over Botafogo on Wednesday night. The game started with Fla dominating proceedings as expected. However, Rubro-Negro soon saw their game-plan falter with Pedro going down injured just after 10 minutes of action. Rodrigo Muniz replaced the attacker and made his […]
In a game of few chances and little creativity, São José and Grêmio played out to a 1-1 draw on Monday night in the third round of the Gaucho Championship. It was a rather dull first half and the game came to life in the second period. Luiz Eduardo broke the deadlock for the hosts […]
Vasco and Botafogo could only play out to a 1-1 draw in São Januário on Sunday night. Both sides had to settle for a point apiece in the fourth round of the Carioca Championship. Botafogo mostly dominated play and eventually got the lead in a fortunate manner, following an own goal from Zeca in the […]
Internacional were widely expected to win and did just that. Colorado took all three points against Novo Hamburgo on Sunday night, courtesy of a 1-0 victory. The game was valid for the fifth round of Gaucho Championship. The victory saw Inter move to the top of the competition, although level on points (10) with Caxias […]
Inter raced off to winning ways in the Gaucho Championship with a 4-2 win over Ypiranga. Despite what the score-line may say, it was not a straightforward win and Colorado had to dig deep to take all three points. One of the major talking points included the fact that Miguel Ángel Ramírez was still not […]
Despite opting to rest majority of their starters, Palmeiras were still the dominant side as they raced to a 2-0 victory over Ferroviária at Allianz Parque on Sunday. It was the second consecutive win for Verdão in the competition. The goals were scored by two of the club’s youngsters. Danilo grabbed the first goal in […]
Arsenal lost 1-0 to ten-man Olympiacos on Thursday night in the Europa League. It was a disappointing display for the Gunners but they were still able to progress to the Europa League quarterfinals on a 3-2 aggregate score. After a comfortable 3-1 victory in Athens, Arsenal looked comfortable coming into the second leg at the […]
Brazilian duo David Neres and Antony starred for Ajax as the Dutch giants strolled past Young Boys and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Despite their 3-0 loss in the first leg, the Swiss outfit saw a slow start to the game and it was a familiar scenario of Ajax dominating proceedings. The […]
In a game that was wonderful, Bragantino claimed a 3-2 victory over Mirassol on Thursday at the Kleber Andrade stadium. The game was valid for the first phase of the Copa do Brasil. Artur broke the deadlock and gave Bragantino the lead after 14 minutes. Massa Bruta were looking the largely dominant side but it […]
The family homes of Paris St-Germain players Angel di Maria and Marquinhos were burgled during the game against Nantes on Sunday. Di Maria was substituted in the 62nd minute of the French Champions’ defeat to Nantes as PSG’s sporting director, Leonardo, was spotted by TV cameras making contact with Mauricio Pochettino just moments before the […]
After a meeting held on Monday, the government of Minas Gerais was quick to announce that football games would not be allowed for teams coming in from other states into the capital. This measure, ‘Onda Roxa’ is scheduled to begin on Wednesday and is a measure taken by the state as they try to contain […]
