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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The 2020 Brazilian Championship has finally come to an end! While it’s all celebrations in the Flamengo camp, it’s back to the drawing board for a number of sides. Vasco, Goais, Coritiba and Botafogo all suffered relegation and would battle it out in Serie B. As one would expect, all of the aforementioned sites would […]
Brazilian forward Carlos Vinicius continues his impressive form for Tottenham in the Europa League. The 25-year-old has struggled for minutes in the Premier League and has mostly featured in cup competitions under Jose Mourinho. On loan from Benfica, Vinicius has done justice to the chances afforded to him in the FA Cup and Europa League. […]
Despite losing 2-1 to São Paulo on Thursday night, results went their way and Flamengo are the Brazilian Championship winners of 2020! Their latest league triumph is the eighth in their history and sees them defend their league crown from 2019. Also on the pitch, São Paulo had something to celebrate as well. The win […]
Gabriel Jesus was on the score-sheet as Manchester City continued their recent dominance in Europe. The Manchester outfit are just about the most in-form side in Europe as it stands. Pep Guardiola’s men extended their winning streak to 19 games with a 2-0 win over German side Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League. Bernardo Silva […]
On Thursday, Grêmio announced details of a big transfer business. Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa, commonly known as Pepê, will officially join Portuguese giants Porto. The 23-year-old will join Porto on a five-year deal and will leave Grêmio in June. It means the Brazilian will still take part in the Brazil Cup finals against Palmeiras. Both […]
After what seemed like an eternity, Botafogo finally claimed a win at Nilton Santos. Fogão might have been relegated but finally claimed a win after 10 games. In fact, Botafogo had lost nine out of their last ten Serie A fixtures, taking only a point from that run in a 1-1 draw against Palmeiras at […]
After thrashing Argentina 4-1 last time out, a game against United States was perhaps going to be the toughest test for the Brazil women’s team. Sadly, they could not take it to the current world champions when both sides met on Sunday night. Both goals for United States came at decisive periods. The opener came […]
In what was a dramatic round of results, Flamengo are just 90 minutes away from winning the Brazilian Championship for the eighth time in their history. After a grueling 90 minutes with lots of drama and talking points, Fla overtook Internacional and assumed the top of the table spot with one game to go. We […]
Three Brazilians were on the pitch as Everton and Liverpool locked horns in the Merseyside derby on Saturday. Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino were in the starting lineup for Liverpool while Richarlison led the Toffees upfront in the absence of Calvert-Lewin. It is important to note that all three players are in the running to […]
It has been the common theme of late and São Paulo once again dropped points in the Brazilian Championship. After a 2-1 win over Grêmio last week, Tricolor looked on course for their second successive win but lost it all in the last minute. A stalemate means both São Paulo and Palmeiras now have just […]
Lyon got their Ligue 1 title bid back on track with a 3-2 away victory over Brest. Three goals in the first half alone for Lyon seemed like the game was done and dusted for the visitors. However, it was far from it. The first goal came via Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta just after nine […]
The Brazil women’s team got their continental campaign off to a bright start. In their debut for the SheBelieves tournament, they got off to a good start with a 4-1 victory over rivals Argentina. Goals from Marta, Debinha, Adriana and Geyse settled the fixture without fuss. Despite the score-line, it was far from a convincing […]
It was another game that didn’t follow the script once again. Sevilla came into this game on an impressive form, winning their last nine games in all competitions, with a good number of clean sheets as well. On the other hand, Dortmund had a patchy run of results of late and the Spanish side were […]
Juventus came into the round of 16 game against Porto as favorites. With Cristiano Ronaldo well in the hunt for another Champions League title, he was expected to fire his side to victory. However, the game followed a different script. Porto scored a goal in each half to move into the ascendency for the tie. […]
In a re-scheduled game for the 33rd round of the Championship, Santos took all three points against Corinthians on Wednesday. The victory was more or less an important win as it keeps Pexie in a good position to secure a spot in the 2021 Libertadores qualifiers. It was even better that the win came against […]
Despite getting relegated to the Serie B last week, Coritiba can hold their heads up high and say that they got the better of the current Libertadores champion in Palmeiras. It was a game where Palmeiras perhaps underestimated their opponents and opted to go for reserves. In fact, goalkeeper Vinicius made his first appearance of […]
After recording three consecutive defeats in the Premier League, Liverpool returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig on Tuesday. The Reds came into this fixture off the back if 3-1 defeat to Leicester City last weekend. Given Leipzig’s impressive form of late, the Merseyside outfit were in danger of losing four […]
It was a famous night at the Nou Camp as PSG produced one of the most shocking results in the Champions League. For many obvious reasons, this was perhaps the most anticipated tie of the round. Firstly, there was the possibility of a Neymar-Messi re-union. However, the Brazilian superstar was absent as he suffered an […]
Fluminense claimed a very significant win over Ceará on Monday. The win saw Tricolor put an end to a run of 16-years without a win in Castelão. The last time Fluminense won at the venue goes all the way back to the Copa do Brasil semifinal in 2005. Coincidentally, Marcão, now Fluminense manager, was the […]
The Brazilian Championship has heated up over the past few weeks and there was more of that in São Januário on Sunday. After suffering a shock loss to Sport last time out, Inter had no room for further slip ups as they took on a Vasco side struggling to avoid relegation. However, this game turned […]
Flamengo continued their unbeaten run in the Brazilian Championship and also kept their title hopes well alive with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Corinthians. With the result, Fla remain fiercely in pursuit of Internacional who are only one point ahead on the standings Willian Arão opened the scoring for Flamengo just after ten minutes […]
A run of three games without a win means Atletico-MG are gradually slipping out of the title conversations. The latest disappointment for Jorge Sampaoli’s men was a 1-1 stalemate to Bahia. It was a result with quite an impact at both ends of the table. For Bahia, a point at this stage is crucial to […]
In one of the most significant games of the round, Santos dealt Coritiba a major blow. Yet another defeat for the away side saw them relegated to the Serie B. Marinho and Marcos Leonardo scored the winning goals that keep Santos dreaming about a spot in the next edition of the Libertadores. On the path […]
Manchester City continued their dominance in the Premier League with a 3-0 thrashing of Tottenham, extending their winning streak to a record 16 games. It was perhaps written in the stars that Ederson was to get in on the goal contributions at the Etihad. The Brazilian is well known for his ball-playing prowess and on […]
