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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Corinthians claimed their second victory in the Paulista Championship after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over São Caetano on Sunday night. Bruno Méndez was the star of the day as he scored the only goal of the game that saw Timão take home all three points. With the win, Corinthians now have two wins and two […]
Tricolor claimed the victory in the first classic for Flamengo and Fluminense in the 2021 season. It was also the 431st encounter between both sides. Flamengo dominated most of the proceedings and stats but failed to make use of their chances. Igor Julião scored the only goal of the game seven minutes from time with […]
Grêmio completed the double over Ayacucho as they beat their Peruvian opponents once again in the return leg of the Libertadores. After a 6-1thrashing in the first leg at the Arena, Tricolor were more or less free to rest a number of their regulars with the job ‘done’ already. Once again, it was another victory […]
Grêmio have been making moves over the past few weeks in a bid to strengthen their squad ahead of the 2021 season. As per recent reports, the latest player on the radar of Tricolor is midfielder Rafael Carioca, from Mexican outfit Tigres. Grêmio also considered making a move for Colombian striker Duvan Vergara, who plays […]
In a result that was never in doubt, Grêmio thrashed Ayacucho from Peru on Wednesday night at the Arena in a game valid for the second phase of the Libertadores. The 6-1 result for Grêmio was an historic one for the club as it saw them equal their biggest win in the competition. The other […]
A Marquinhos-led PSG saw out their UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg against Barcelona as they avoided another ‘Remontada’. PSG survived a first-half onslaught from Barcelona, where Lionel Messi scored but missed a penalty, to draw 1-1 and progress 5-2 on aggregate. PSG faced 16 shots in the first half but grabbed their lifeline […]
Santos’ young guns did enough to secure a 2-1 victory over Deportivo Lara on Tuesday in Vila Belmiro. The game marked for Santos’ debut in the Libertadores da América 2021. Both goals were scored by two of the club’s most promising youngsters in Vinicius Balieiro and Kaiky. The result gives the Brazilian outfit an advantage […]
A 3-2 victory for Juventus against Porto was not enough to see them advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Not even Cristiano Ronaldo could bail his side out on the evening. Three Brazilians were on the pitch for the showdown as both sides battled it out for a spot among the last eight […]
The State of São Paulo have switched to a more restrictive phase in their competition to avoid the spread of Covid-19. These measures started since the 6th of March and they are taken as preventive steps to avoid any outbreak. The São Paulo government predicts a collapse in the health system by March 15 if […]
Despite all of the speculation surrounding their futures, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has claimed that Neymar and Kylian Mbappe will remain at the club ‘for a long time’. The Brazil international is yet to commit to a new deal and will see his current contract expire in 2022, alongside his French attacking teammate. For Neymar, […]
The elite competition of Brazilian football as a whole is popularly known as the Brasileirao. A total of 20 teams compete for the top prize and the team with the most points is crowned champions after the end of 38. Flamengo are the current holders of the Brazilian title. The top four sides in the […]
Palmeiras are in advanced discussions to sign Danilo Barbosa from Ligue 1 outfit Nice. The 25-year-old has been a long-term target of the club and has been on their radar since the start of 2020. It is likely possible the midfielder will agree a deal to join Palmeiras on loan until the end of the […]
For the fourth time in their history, Palmeiras have been crowned champions of the Copa do Brasil. A 2-0 victory over Grêmio on Sunday at Allianz Parque saw Verdão beat their opponents over two legs. For the latest outing, goals from Wesley and Gabriel Menino secured yet another victory for Palmeiras. They already won the […]
Vasco have seen their request to cancel the game against Internacional on February 14 cancelled. The game was valid for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship. The decision was taken by the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD), the Superior Court Sports Football in Brazil on Thursday. In that match, Internacional went on to […]
A brace from Gabriel Jesus and a goal from Riyad Mahrez ensured Manchester City continued to dominate the Premier League. The Citizens are now up to 21 consecutive wins across all competitions and also equal their own club record of 28 games unbeaten which they achieved from April to December 2017. City got the lead […]
Vinicius bagged a late equalizer for Real Madrid as they were frustrated by Real Sociedad at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium. Los Blancos dominated the first half and had several chances to open the scoring, including hitting the woodwork twice. The first half ended goalless with Real Madrid clearly the better side. However, things would […]
Sport have been restricted from registering new players both domestically and internationally. The verdict was passed by FIFA on Monday as the Brazilian outfit have failed to pay up the remaining debt of € 907,500.00 (R $ 6 million) to Sporting for their purchase of André in 2017. On Monday, FIFA announced the sanction to […]
After a woeful run in the Premier League of late, Liverpool finally took all three points in a match for the first time in their last five league outings. A 2-0 victory over Sheffield United was enough to push the Reds back in strong contention for Champions League places. Brazilian forward Firmino was named in […]
Palmeiras have one foot on the Copa do Brasil title after claiming a win over Grêmio in search of silverware. Current holders of the Libertadores title, it was not a straightforward win and Verdão had to dig deep to take the victory. Gustavo Gomez had the decisive moment of the game and scored the only […]
Fluminense have officially confirmed the arrival of ex-player Roger Machado as their new manager. The decision was made public on Saturday morning. The 45-year-old will be in charge of the club for the next two seasons. Machado will come in with his own coaching team, assisted by Roberto Ribas and James Freitas and Jussan Anjolin […]
Internacional suffered a bitter blow on Thursday as they narrowly missed out on the title. It’s all celebrations in the Flamengo camp and Inter would be left thinking it could have been them in that position. With Inter trailing Flamengo by two points prior to their final fixture against Corinthians, there was hope of a […]
With the Brazilian Championship all but concluded, it’s perhaps to take a closer look at what the final league standings means for sides going into next season. Of course, the obvious is Flamengo defending their title in dramatic fashion and the likes of Vasco, Botafogo, Goais and Coritiba all suffering relegation to the Serie B. […]
In a game of two emotions, Vasco took on Goais for their final game of the Brazilian Championship. Goais had already been relegated beyond doubt but there was slight hope for Vasco moving into the fixture. If they had won with enough goals and in the hope that Fortaleza lost (which happened), they might have […]
After weeks of speculation, the news has been made official. Jorge Sampaoli has confirmed his departure from Atlético-MG. His last game in charge of the club will be against Palmeiras in the home fixture on Thursday. The 60-year-old confirmed details of his exit from the club via a statement on Tuesday. “The end has come. […]
