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 info was first brought to the public by Marcelo Jorand who revealed the details behind the imminent transfer. The player is on loan from Tombense but it appears a new adventure awaits the young and exciting forward already Evanilson also attracted interest from a host of other European sides. The likes of Manchester City and Crystal Palace were also linked the Brazilian forward. […]
Eduardo Sasha was scorer of the only goal of the game valid for the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship. Jorge Sampaoli’s team dropped in performance in the second half but managed to hold on to their win regardless. Atlético-MG had wide dominance of the match in the first half and had almost 70% possession of the ball. Exchanging passes and reaching the attack […]
The goals came in the first half. Edson opened the scoring via a header, and Isaque leveled the scoring towards the end of the first half. Asides the goals, the game lacked urgency and consistency from both sides and were totally well deserving of a draw. The fixture continues yet another poor result for both sides. Atlético and Grêmio have not won six games in the Brasileirão, which […]
The left-back, 31, has signed a two-year contract at Molineux, with Wolves paying the French side a £1.78million fee. Marçal was at Lyon for three years, helping them reach the Champions League semi-finals last season. “Having played over 280 games in top leagues, as well as Champions League football, Marçal will add a huge amount of experience to our young team,” said Wolves executive chairman Jeff […]
The team from Rio de Janeiro took the lead with Wellington Silva, in the first half, but the team from São Paulo improved after the break. A number of substitutions by Fernando Diniz in the second half inspired a comeback win with goals from Brenner, Luciano and Vitor Bueno. Fluminense started the better side and looked more threatening in attack. Within the first 20 minutes, they had already […]
Flamengo started the better side with more intensity and urgency. All of that paid off soon enough as they got the opening goal just after six minutes of the game. Everton Ribeiro created found good space for himself and broke the deadlock early on. Fla continued pushing for another goal but a lapse in defence cost them minutes later. Their lead didn’t […]
Corinthians started the game with urgency and pushed hard in the Botafogo half looking to score early. Their early push for a goal paid off soon enough after they were awarded a penalty just after 10 minutes. Fagner took the spot kick and sent it calmly past goalkeeper Fernandez to give Timão the lead. Gradually, Botafogo started to grow into the game and also saw more of the […]
The victory over Ceará was the first three points for Peixe in their last three games. It was an opposite reflection for Vozão as their three-game winning streak came to an end. The highlight of the game was the number of red cards dished out on the evening. Four players (two from each club) plus Ceará coach Guto Ferreira were all shown their marching orders. Santos saw less of the ball on […]
The 29-year-old brings his five-year stay at Sao Paulo to an end and the move sees him reunite with his former boss Carlo Ancelotti at Goodison Park. He joins the Toffees on a three-year deal. The 29-year-old expressed his joy after the move via Everton’s official website, while crediting Carlo Ancelotti for convincing him to undertake a new challenge in the Premier League. “It is a […]
1,500 football fans were allowed to watch this match in the stadium and it marked the first time in the Chinese Super League since action resumed on the 25th of July after a long break. The match looked like a one-side game in the first half as Evergrande firmly controlled the game. However, they could hardly create a real goal-scoring chance due to resolute defending from R&F. Dragan […]
There was plenty to talk about once again. In what has been a common occurrence of late, VAR was called into action once again and involved in yet another controversial decision. Despite the score, it was São Paulo that started dominating the game widely. The team saw two of their chances hit the crossbar, wasted great opportunities and even scored a goal via Luciano. However, the VAR annulled […]
Asides a shock loss, Gremio also saw their unbeaten record come to an end in the Brazilian Championship. In the first half, Sport started out the game with greater intensity taking the advantage on the scoreboard early on via a well taken goal from Patric. Grêmio played in an offensive manner seeking out a draw, but it didn’t go as planned allowing the Tricolor to take more advantage, especially […]
The issue of gender equality is one that has been around for a while now all over the world. The question of whether the female and male football teams should get equal pay is one that continues to linger on. Some other countries have already pushed the motion and Brazil became the latest to join […]
Botafogo and Coritiba had a busy and tough game, with little or no chances created as both sides could only settle to share the spoils. Although the game had little to show in terms of chances created, goalkeepers Wilson and Gatito had a lot to show and made sure the game ended in a stalemate with their stellar performances. Salomon Kalou had his debut with […]
Goiás and Corinthians made quite a lot of changes to their game and both tried to dictate play with more possession of the ball. The home team started better, finding spaces in the middle and creating good goal scoring chances. Corinthians took the lead from a shot deflected off Fábio Sanchez into his goal. After the lead, Goiás tried to have a reaction of their own but their […]
Three days after having two goals annulled against Flamengo, Santos saw the VAR not on their side once again as it ruled in favor of Vasco for their two goals: one by Fellipe Bastos, at the end of the first half, another by Germán Cano, from the penalty spot, in the second. Just 20 minutes into the first half, Santos opened the scoring. Soltedo’s cross on the left was pin-point […]
Both teams were up for the task of scoring goals but braces from Pedro, Arrascaeta and a goal from Everton Ribeiro was just enough to seal the victory for Domènec Torrent’s men. The first half left room for plenty to talk about with five goals scored in the space of 45 minutes. Flamengo started brightly and got a good start via a goal from Pedro. In […]
Inter chose to rest some key players on the evening and it was evident in their play on the pitch. In general, both sides lacked creativity and urgency. It was a game of few chances and the lack of a clear winner was perhaps a fair result to both sides. The first half of the fixture was […]
The last 10 days could have gotten worse for Neymar and they have. The Brazilian lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich. The heartbreak was worse as he could have hit the back of the net in the first half. In the end, the Brazilian forward was on the losing side and spotted a dejected look after the game. He […]
The midfielder’s contract was valid until December 2020 and has now been extended for another season. It will keep him at the club until he’s 40 years old. Flu explained that the upset in the football calendar due to the global pandemic made the extension for the forward a real priority. Nene expressed his joy continue with the club after signing the […]
The contract is for 20 years and will span a total amount of R $ 300 million across the duration of the deal. As per the Corinthians official website, the stadium is renamed Neo Química Arena and will also be used for shows and musical shows. However, football will remain the priority as always. The deal in total means Corinthians will receive around R $ 20 million annually. The […]
After weeks of speculation, the Gunners finally landed their defensive target in Brazilian centre-half. Arsenal had to ward off strong interest from the likes of Napoli and Everton to prize the defender away from Lille. It was even reported that Gabriel received even better financial offers from other clubs but was convinced to join Arsenal after speaking to Mikel Arteta. The 22-year-old was announced via […]
Multiple sources report that the player terminated his contract by mutual consent with Botafogo, where he was since January this year. The contract signed with Flu is valid until December 2022. Danilo arrives at Fluminense and will battle for a first-team spot with Egídio and Orinho, who do not have the full backing of the Tricolor supporters. The full-back arrived at Alvinegro after the request of the then coach Alberto Valentim whom he previously worked with at Vasco but failed […]
After a good outing in the Paulista Championship, Massa Bruta was unable to repeat the performance at the Brasileirão. Bragantino have suffered a woeful start to the season so far and already find themselves in the relegation scrap just after six games played. The players of the club were already notified way earlier before the announcement was made known to the public. Bragantino’s performance […]
