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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It has been a bad couple weeks for Liverpool of late; it’s been even worse for a certain Alisson Becker. The goalkeeper came under intense criticism after making two errors that cost his side a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City last time out. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had backed Alisson to bounce back against Leicester […]
The latest news making the rounds is that Diego Costa is close to joining Palmeiras. The former Chelsea striker is currently a free agent after deciding to terminate his contract with Atletico six months earlier. He is now being linked with a move to his native Brazil. Such a move will see the 32-year-old play […]
With Jorge Sampaoli’s time in the Brazilian Championship coming to an end, a certain Brazilian in Renato Gaúcho is set to replace him as Atletico-MG manager. Sampaoli’s current contract with Galo is still valid until the end of the year (2021) but it’s more than expected to come to an end imminently. We already reported […]
It’s safe to say Palmeiras more than disappointed everyone at the Club World Cup. Much was expected from Abel Ferreira’s side but they didn’t follow the script at all. To start with, they lost to Mexican outfit Tigres by a 1-0 score-line. A third-place clash against African champions Al-Ahly represented a good chance for silverware […]
Tigres can hold their heads up high despite their defeat to Bayern Munich. Perhaps no one expected them to win against the European champions and the Mexican side even put out a better display than expected. Tigres had already beaten Palmeiras to advance to the finals but a dominant Bayern side proved to be too […]
PSG will be sweating on the fitness of Neymar after the forward suffered his most recent setback following a thigh injury. Injury to the 29-year-old was the only gloom as PSG claimed a 1-0 victory over Caen in the Coupe de France on Wednesday night. Neymar was among the most the most threatening players on […]
Juventus and Inter Milan played out to a goalless draw in the second leg of the Coppa Italia at the Alianz stadium on Tuesday night. However, a 2-1 victory in the first leg was enough to see the Bianconeri advance to their 20th final of the competition. The reigning Italian champions are the most successful […]
An interesting game is on the cards as Palmeiras take on Al-Ahly at the Education City stadium on Thursday. The Brazilian outfit missed out on a prestigious spot in the finals after a narrow 1-0 loss to Mexican outfit Tigres. Al-Ahly perhaps had a tougher mountain to climb and it’s no surprise they lost 2-0 […]
The trio of Vinicius Junior, Marcelo and Casemiro were all on the pitch as Real Madrid closed the gap on capital rivals Atletico Madrid. Los Blancos have been plagued with injury struggles of late and they currently have as much as 13 players on the treatment table. In the absence of key players like Sergio […]
It’s almost as if the top teams in the Brazilian Championship have intentionally decided to keep the best of the drama for the last. In what was a rather unique round, one of the pick of the results saw Internacional lose to Sport Recife at Beira Rio on Wednesday. Inter were widely expected to open […]
In a result not many would have expected, Atlético-MG and Fluminense shared the spoils in a goalless draw. With International having lost their game and Flamengo playing out to a draw, Atletico-MG had the chance to move to within three points off the top of the table. The same could be said for Fluminense who […]
All things are looking set for Hernán Crespo to become the next São Paulo manager. The Fernando Diniz era came to an end last Monday and the search for an able replacement continues. Hernán Crespo announced his exit from Defensa y Justicia on Sunday and it appears his next job is already sorted. The Argentine […]
São Paulo announced the sale of one of their biggest stars on Friday as youngster Brenner completed a move to MLS side Cincinnati. The 21-year-old did not train with the rest of his teammates on Thursday and will also not partake in Tricolor’s next game against Ceará on Wednesday. Brenner joins Cincinnati on a five-year […]
Everything pointed to the fact that it was going to be a tight affair between Palmeiras and Tigres on Sunday. Surprisingly, or not, it played out just as expected. Just as we predicted in the build-up to this game, André-Pierre Gignac was the man to watch out for and it is rather poetic he was […]
Two-time Brasilerao winners Botafogo have been relegated from the Brazilian top-flight following their 1-0 defeat to Sport Recife on Friday night. A 24th minute penalty from Iago Maidana was the final nail in the coffin for Fogão as it all but confirmed their drop from the Brazilian Championship. The talking point of the relegation is […]
Flamengo were dealt a blow in their title aspirations after a resolute Bragantino side fought to secure a point at the Bragança Paulista. Current leaders Internacional would have been delighted with this result and will now hope to capitalize on this. If Flamengo had won this game, they would have moved top of the league […]
It was a day to forget for Alisson Becker as the Brazilian goalkeeper had a torrid time in goal against Manchester City. Prior to that, Liverpool had lost their two games in the league and they were hoping to avoid a third successive defeat. Ilkay Gundogan missed a penalty in the first half but made […]
Two of the top coaches in Brazilian football are attracting interest from Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille. This comes in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas’ dismissal. It was inevitable a decision would be made on the Portuguese but his latest action perhaps sealed the deal. Villas-Boas already found himself under pressure after a woeful […]
After defeating Santos in dramatic fashion last weekend, the reward for Palmeiras is a Copa Libertadores title and also a ticket to the Club World Cup set to take place in Qatar. At the moment, Verdão have already travelled to Asia, with final preparations already underway for a big continental tournament. Liverpool are the current […]
For the first time in their history, Palmeiras will partake in the prestigious Club World Cup tournament. They come into this tournament as a seeded side and will begin their outing in the semi-finals. In their bid for a final spot, it won’t come easy. They would have to overcome Mexican outfit Tigres UANL. Tigres […]
The race for the Brazilian Championship is set to go down the wire. After an impressive run of nine consecutive victories, Internacional finally dropped points and also failed to score in a game for the first time since mid-December, 2020. Athletico-PR welcomed a Colorado side who were in perhaps the form of their lives. Contrary […]
This particular fixture has so much history behind it and this time it there was so much more at stake. With Flamengo well in the running for the title race, there was a whole lot to play for. Over the years, this fixture always counts as one of the most anticipated ones yet and we’ll […]
The title race continues to get even more interesting as the Brazilian Championship draws to a close. We witnessed an upset in Goiânia as Goiás stunned third place Atlético-MG and claimed a 1-0 victory on Wednesday. The match was important to both sides for well opposite reasons. A win for Atlético-MG would have seen them […]
