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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In what was an unexpected result, Atlético-GO and Internacional finished the game goalless at the Antônio Accioly Stadium on Saturday night. Inter missed a golden chance to win the game with Thiago Galhardo missing a penalty in the second half. The result is not a good won for either side but Inter has it worse […]
Santos and Sport played out to an interesting six-goal thriller in Vila Belmiro on Saturday night. Santos bagged two early goals in the first half with one coming from the penalty spot. Sport weren’t going down without a fight and replied back with two goals to level matters going into the break. Both sides started […]
After almost a year without an official run-out, the Brazil women’s team returned to the pitch on Friday and thrashed Ecuador 6-0 in a friendly match that took place at the Neo Química Arena in São Paulo. It was a game where Brazil dominated virtually all the time. The first half was pretty quiet on […]
On Friday evening, Palmeiras announced their decision to terminate the contract of Ramires after series of uncertainty and the recent controversy surrounding the player. According to the statement by the club, the decision took place via ‘mutual agreement’ and the player still even had two and a half years left on his contract. As per […]
After four games without a win in all competitions, Corinthians beat Coritiba 1-0 on Wednesday night at Couto Pereira in a game valid for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. The win ensured that they moved away from the bottom tier positions of the Brazilian Championship. In a reserved game most of the time, Timão […]
Atlético-MG deservedly claimed three points against Botafogo with a 2-1 victory at home. The game was valid for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship. Savarino scored for the hosts in the first half while Eduardo Sasha and Marcelo Benevenuto got a goal each in the second half to round the game off. The game […]
Athletico were at a disadvantage but still opened the scoring against the run of play in the 57th minute through Bissoli and also held on to their lead for more than an hour in the game. Reinaldo got his second yellow card and was sent off in the 66th minute and that would eventually allow […]
Defensa y Justicia and Vasco could only settle for a draw after a back and forth game on Friday night. The goals in the game came from Braian Romero and Germán Cano respectively. Defensa were the better team on the pitch and saw more possession of the ball while also registering more shot on target […]
Grêmio put one foot on the Libertadores quarter-finals with a 2-0 win against Guaraní in the first leg of the round of 16 ties. The goals for Grêmio came via Jean Pyerre and Pepê. Both goals were scored from a long-range effort. Tricolor claimed an away victory and that means they can even afford to […]
Carlos Vinicius was impressive at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Thursday night as Spurs romped to a 4-0 victory over their Bulgarian opponents Ludogorets. The goals saw the Brazilian forward open his account since his loan move from Benfica. The game was in danger of being cancelled due to a number of Ludogorets players testing […]
Even without a number of their key players, Palmeiras were fully superior and won Delfín by 3-1 late on Wednesday in Manta, Ecuador, for the first leg of the round of16 of the Copa Libertadores. Verdão guaranteed a big result away from home and have one foot on a spot in the quarterfinals of the […]
Real Madrid restored their hopes of qualifying for the round of 16 with a crucial 2-0 victory over Inter Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium on Wednesday night. There was relief for Eden Hazard who finally scored his first Champions League goal in a Real Madrid jersey. Elsewhere, Brazilian forward Rodrygo came from the bench […]
Ceará and São Paulo could only manage a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night at Castelão in Fortaleza. The game was a late one for the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship. Tricolor went ahead 11 minutes in the game with a goal from Diego Costa but Vozão leveled the scoring in the early stages of […]
In what is a massive loss to Argentina and the global football world at large, Diego Maradona has sadly passed away after battling with health issues of late. The Argentine legend who only turned 60 last month was recently admitted in hospital where he had a surgery for a blood clot in his brain. All […]
Flamengo played out to a 1-1 stalemate against Racing in the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16 on Tuesday in Argentina. Gabigol, back on the team after injury, secured the crucial goal for Fla which spared their blushes from a defeat. Flamengo also saw Thuler sent off towards the end of the game […]
Santos did just enough to claim a victory over Quito and put one foot ahead in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. With goals from Soteldo and Marinho, Peixe beat the Ecuadorian team 2-1 on Tuesday night at the Casa Blanca Stadium. Julio was the scorer for the Ecuadorian side. Without coach Cuca, assistant Cuquinha […]
Neymar was back on the score sheet for PSG as they claimed a 1-0 win over Leipzig on home turf in the Champions League. The goal was a very important one as it restored Les Parisien’s hopes of qualifying for the round of 16. A defeat could have been critical and could have left PSG […]
Bahia beat Unión Santa Fe 1-0 at Fonte Nova Arena on Tuesday night in the Copa Sudamericana. Tricolor Bahiaço under performed in the game but were able to grind out the victory with the only goal scored by striker Gilberto from the penalty spot in the second half. The first half between Bahia and Unión […]
In a game that was crucial for the relegation battle, Atlético-GO recorded a 1-0 victory over Sport at Estádio Ilha do Retiro on Monday night in a game that ended the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. Janderson, after a deadly counterattack, scored the only goal of the game and secured and important three points for […]
Ten man Atlético-MG were able to get a draw away from home against Ceará on Sunday afternoon in a game valid for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. Galo started the game with a swing and opened the scoring just after 29 minutes. It was well deserved as they dominated play up until that […]
São Paulo and Vasco shared a point apiece in a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon at Morumbi. The game was valid for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. Tricolor missed out on the opportunity to go level on points with league leaders Atlético-MG who are level on points with Flamengo. Cruz-Maltino, on the other […]
Corinthians and Grêmio drew 0-0 on Sunday night, at Neo Química Arena for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. It was a game marred with lots of controversies than by the quality of football. The São Paulo team, however, had more reason to celebrate the result. Timão had Marlon and Otero sent off in controversial […]
The result was a tale of two sides. It was relief for Fortaleza on one side and on the other hand, it left Botafogo in a very delicate situation on the log standings. In a highly disputed game at the Nilton Santos stadium, Fortaleza managed to impose themselves and claim a much needed win over […]
Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino was on target alongside Diogo Jota as Liverpool strolled to a 3-0 win over Leicester City to move top of the Premier League table. Johnny Evans gifted Liverpool an own goal to open the scoring and a header from both Firmino and Jota was enough to give Klopp a victory over […]
