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 victory was the first for the Red Black at Vila Belmiro since 2011. Santos started the game with a high urgency and even scored twice early on. However, the VAR canceled both goals. First, an interference of play by Raniel and then an interference by Jobson in which the referee understood that the midfielder […]
Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar was left in tears after the full-time whistle at Estadio da Luz as it marked the team’s defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. The 28-year-old was visibly in tears and even had to be consoled by a few teammates and even Bayern Munich players after the game. The Brazilian […]
Five successive European titles is a feat that has only been achieved once – by Real Madrid in the 1950s, when Alfredo Di Stefano was the star in Spain. That is, until now. Olympique Lyon lifted the UEFA Women’s Champions League for record seventh time in history, beating Wolfsburg 3-1 at the Anoeta Stadium in […]
It is their third consecutive triumph in the competition and it marks a feat that has not been repeated since 1987. Gremio won the 39th Campeonato Gaúcho title in their history and have cut the deficit to Inter. Tricolor are only just six titles away from Colorado in the pecking order for most title triumphs. […]
They edged out Tombense once again in Mineirão and the victory guaranteed the 45th state cup in their history. In the first leg, the Alvinegra team won the game via a 2-1 score line, with Keno grabbing the decisive goal in the latter stages of the game. This Sunday, also in extra time (but the […]
It was no surprise that a host of Bayern Munich players dominated the Champions League team of the season. An exciting campaign came to an end on the 23rd of August as the Bavarians secured a 1-0 win over PSG in the final hosted in Lisbon. Neymar and company came close to lifting the title […]
Lyon come off a good run in Europe where they made the semi-final of the Champions League but lost via a 3-0 score line to eventual winners Bayern Munich. Despite trailing from a goal down to Aurelien Scheildler’s opening goal in 14 minutes, Lyon dominated play just almost immediately afterwards. Depay equalized from the penalty […]
Thiago Silva dropped into a free-agent pool after his deal with Paris Saint-Germain ran out following a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. Arguably one of the best defenders of his generation, the 35-year-old Brazilian enjoyed a trophy-laden eight-year stint at the Parc des Princes. Since joining from AC Milan in […]
It was a move that materialized quickly and the player himself even admitted to it during his presentation to the club. His transfer was barely picked up by any media right up until the announcement by Botafogo. Presented on Thursday, the 23-year-old now plans to up his game under the guidance of Renato Portaluppi. Gremio’s […]
The 23-year-old arrives in France with much promise on his name and will bring a lot of quality to Niko Kovac’s team. Caio is a product of the Santos Academy and boasts the ability to play on any position in the left flank. His pace and versatility will also come in handy to the Monaco […]
In the first half, Corinthians looked better in their display on the pitch and put in a notably improvement in attack Regardless, they failed to put much pressure on their opponents. Trying to dominate more of the ball, Tiago Nunes’ team did better on the left and Léo Natel was a constant threat. In fact, […]
In a game that marked the return of fans, Vasco de Ramon Menezes got another very important win. A 2-1 victory over Goiás in regular time on Wednesday leveled the aggregate to 2-2. The game ultimately had to be decided via penalties with goalkeeper Fernando Miguel putting a standout performance on the evening. Henrique scored […]
The 39-year-old had a night to remember and was simply unplayable on the evening. The midfielder was the most influential player on the pitch for Fluminense as they fully dominated play against their opponents. Two of his goals at came via deflections while the last one came from the penalty spot which he buried calmly. […]
At the beginning of August, FIFA announced their support plan in which it will disburse about US $ 1.5 billion (about R $ 8.4 billion) to all factions of world football. This was to help associations financially after the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that cut across all sectors. Each association will receive US $ […]
The negotiation was initiated by the club’s football director of Leão, Wanderson Lacerda. The deal was officially announced by the club through social networks on Monday night. The Brazilian manager sent a message to the club’s fans shortly after his announcement. “Speak, Lion’s fans. This is Jair Ventura speaking. I am extremely honored by the […]
Sport tried all their best in the second half to get an equalizer but failed to get anything from the game at the end of the day. For São Paulo, a number of substitutions made by manager Fernando Diniz in his starting lineup did not show any noticeable improvement in his side’s performance. Regardless of […]
Verdao took another good step in a strong revival after some recent woeful perfomances of late. Patrick scored the winning goal in the second half, in a beautiful first shot after Willian’s pass. Luiz Adriano, with a penalty, opened the scoring, while Ramires leveled for Peixe at the time. Palmeiras dominated most of the game, […]
Cariocas had the chance to claim back the top spot after Inter momentarily overtook them on Saturday. However, they failed to convince and now find themselves in second place. Internacional are the current leaders on the log standings. On the other hand Gremio also did not contribute to ease the criticism they have received so […]
The goals of the match were scored by Pedro Raul, from the volley deep in extra time in the second half. Just when Botafogo thought they had secured the win, Gabigol, from the penalty spot secured a point for Flamengo in the last kicks of the game. The video referee played a decisive role in […]
How often is it that your youth team graduates come back to haunt you? Fernando Morientes famously did it to Real Madrid. The Spaniard now has company in Kingsley Coman. Paris Saint-Germain academy graduate was the star of the night, scoring the only goal of the game for Bayern Munich. At the other end of […]
In opposite fortunes, it was yet another loss for Athletico as they suffered their third consecutive loss in the competition. There was lots of drama in the first half as Fluminense even saw two of their goals cancelled in the first half. Fluminense scored three different times in the first half. The first came in […]
It was more or less a game between the top two teams contending to be top of the Brasileirão table. Playing at home, Eduardo Coudet’s Colorado opened the scoring on Jorge Sampaoli’s Cock in the seven minutes of the first half through Thiago Galhardo. After going a goal down, Atlético-MG started to attack and spent […]
The termination of the forward’s contract with the club was published in the CBF’s Daily Information Bulletin (IDB) this Friday. However, the player took the decision two days before the news was released to the public. On Thursday, coach Fernando Diniz and soccer executive Raí pointed out that Pato’s decision to end his contract with São Paulo came from the player himself. Over the past few weeks, Internacional have […]
The new manager arrives in Goiânia this Saturday to watch the game against Atlético-GO in Serrinha. However, the team will be led by interim Glauber Ramos, who is the club’s under-20 assistant. Goiás was thinking of having a new coach with something of a more modern profile. Rather than a coach with a CV of […]
