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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Thomas Tuchel was appointed Chelsea manager on Tuesday afternoon after the Blues chose to part ways with Frank Lampard a day earlier. Given Lampard’s status as a Blues legend, owner Roman Abrahimovic admitted the sacking was a difficult decision for him but had to be done. Under Lampard, Chelsea had suffered five defeats in their […]
Tottenham Hotspur scored three late goals in the second half to see off Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Monday night. In a much changed XI named by Jose Mourinho, Brazilian duo Lucas Moura and Carlos Vinicius were deployed in attack on the evening. The duo were also recently […]
Veteran manager Felipe Scolari and Cruzeiro announced the termination of the 72-year-old’s contract by a mutual decision on Monday afternoon. The Brazilian manager joined the club on a contract till 2022 but has now taken an early exit from the club. Based on that, Cruzeiro wouldn’t have to pay Scolari the R$ 10 million left […]
Two first half goals guided visitors Bragantino to yet another victory on the road as they defeated Corinthians 2-0 on Monday night. Helio Junio scored early and Claudinho grabbed one before the break as Bragantino maintain their impressive form of late in the Brasilerao. Bragantino took the lead in the 3rd minute of the match, […]
A tragic accident occurred in the northern state of Tocantins on Sunday, taking the life of four players and the president of Brazilian fourth-tier club Palmas in a plane crash. The small aircraft was transporting the players with their president to a Brazilian cup game against Vila Nova on Sunday. Sadly, a fatal accident meant […]
After 18 months in charge at Chelsea, Frank Lampard has been given the sacking orders by the Blues. As per multiple reliable reports, Lampard is set to be replaced by former PSG and Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea are reportedly working to appoint Tuchel as new manager ahead of their next game against Wolves […]
Internacional stage late come-back win over Grêmio and extend their winning streak in the Brasilerao
Two late goals from Hernandez and Edenilson from the spot gifted Internacional a comeback 2-1 win over Grêmio. Tricolor had gone up one goal ahead in the 76th minute through Jean but they couldn’t hold on to their lead. Inter have now gone eight consecutive games without tasting defeat, winning all eight of them. That […]
Athletico beat Flamengo 2-1 at home on Sunday afternoon to get back to winning ways after going three games without a win. Abner opened up the scoring in the first half, while de Souza grabbed the winner late in the second period. Gustavo Henrique was on the score-sheet for Flamengo who continue their inconsistent run […]
With a brilliant outing in the second half, Goiás claimed a surprise comeback win as they beat Santos 4-3 in Vila Belmiro on Sunday night. Santos started the game as the much better side and it didn’t take long for them to open the scoring. Lucas Braga gave Pexie the lead in the 7th minute […]
The game should have held at Maracanã but had to take place at São Januário with the iconic Maracanã currently being used by Comebol for commitments and the upcoming Copa Libertadores final. Fluminense recorded a 2-0 win against Botafogo and as they seek to move further up in the Brazilian Championship. Lucca grabbed a goal […]
Ceará beat Palmeiras 2-1 at home on Sunday afternoon to win their second consecutive game on the bounce. Lima’s early strike and a first half penalty from Vinicius sealed the home side’s victory over Verdão, whose only goal came from Gabriel Veron in the 33rd minute. The game started with an early chance from Palmeiras […]
Goiás were served a large slice of humble pie on Thursday night as Ceará thrashed the home side 4-0. Two second half goals from Vinicius with a man of the match performance and a goal each for Lima and Fernando Sobral in the first half was enough to mount more pressure on the home side […]
Luan’s own goal and Pepe’s second half strike saw Flamengo record another win as the home side beat Palmeiras 2-0 on Thursday night. Rubro-Negro imposed their authority right from the start of the game although the game could have taken a different turn. Willian had a clear goal scoring chance just after three minutes and […]
Fortaleza recorded a crucial 2-0 victory over Santos on Thursday to move further away from the drop zone. Peixe fielded their reserve team with one eye on the finals of the Libertadores in mind. Jean Mota missed a penalty and failed to strike first in the first half for Santos. It proved to be costly […]
In a much-needed win after losing 4-0 to Palmeiras on Monday, Corinthians bounced back and beat Sport 3-0 at home on Thursday. Gustavo Mosquito, Mateus Vital and Jô were on target as Timão returned back to winning ways. Corinthians were in total control of the opening 45 minutes of the game, with the home side […]
Grêmio and Atlético-MG shared a point a piece on Wednesday as the match ended in a 1-1 stalemate. Atlético opened up the scoring in the first half through a penalty from Hyoran before substitute Everton equalised late on just after five minutes after coming off the bench. Tricolor started out the game slightly better than […]
Bragantino trashed Vasco 4-1 at home on Wednesday night with Claudinho being the talking point of the game after scoring two and assisting one. Ramires and Hurtado were also on the score sheet for the hosts while Gabriel Pec drew scored a consolation for the visitors. Massa Bruta completely dominated the game from start to […]
The game between Coritiba and Fluminense was an intriguing contest from start to finish. The match ended in a six-goal thriller which had both Paulista and Robson sent off in the last minute for each team. Coxa scored twice in the first half with Flu coming back twice to equalize twice in the second half. […]
Botafogo lost 3-1 at home to Atletico GO on Wednesday night. Fogão scored first in the second half through Babi Matheus with Atletico replying minutes later before adding another two to make it 3-1. Gomes D, Ze Roberto and substitute Vitor scored to hand the visitors a comeback victory. Both teams started the first half […]
Yuri Alberto scored a second half hattrick as Internacional trashed São Paulo 5-1 to overtake the hosts as league leaders on Wednesday night. Colorado scored two first half goals in the first 25 minutes through Cuesta and Caio before Alberto completed the trashing by scoring three goals in the second half of the game. Luciano […]
Another edition of the highly anticipated Samba Gold award is here again! The final shortlist of Brazilian players who have impressed over the past year in Europe has been released. Taking January to December 2020 into account, goals, asissts, titles won and player roles for their respective clubs would be among the major the factors […]
Palmeiras ran out 4-0 winners at home against Corinthians on Monday. Raphael Veiga and Luiz Adriano both scored a brace, one in each half to guide the team to a convincing victory. Palmeiras completely dominated the match right from the very first minute, even under the thunderstorm. Timão got the first chance through Jemerson after […]
Despite having two goals disallowed, Flamengo beat Goiás 3-0 away from home and got their first win after going three consecutive games without a victory. Arrascaeta, Gabigol, and Pedro were on target as Rubro-Negro edge closer to the top of the table with a game in hand. Flamengo were in total control of the game […]
Internacional got pass Fortaleza with ease as they beat the visitors 4-2 on Sunday to move within one point off first place in the Brasilerao. It was a goal fest as an own goal from Carlinhos plus a penalty goal from Wellington Paulista were the highlights of the match. The game started out in favour […]
