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 player is inclined to accept a proposal that he received from Greek giants Olympiacos and will meet with the Flamengo board on Thursday. Flamengo, however, is hoping to change Rafinha’s mind as the club have already been searching for a complimentary right-back and only have inexperienced 22-year-old João Lucas in reserve. The club’s hierarchy […]
The result means Inter are now the current leaders of the Brazilian Championship. The cold score, however, does not show exactly what the game was. It was practically an attack against Colorado’s defense. They lost several chances to score a number of goals but they were eventually rewarded for their resilience and managed to secure […]
Sport came with a plan to surprise in São Januário, but Vasco were unfazed and started up the rhythm of their game soon later. In the first four minutes, Cano got a shot deflected off Adryelson and went close. Soon afterwards, Yago Pikachu almost deflected a shot to the goal of Pernambuco, but goalkeeper Mailson […]
After having their first game against Goiás postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic, São Paulo finally debuted in the Brazilian Championship. The Tricolor paulista hosted Fortaleza at Morumbi on Thursday with the only goal coming from Daniel Alves in a 1-0 victory. The first half wasn’t as exciting for São Paulo and Fortaleza. Both teams […]
Willian’s future has been a subject of wild speculations over the past few months, particularly in light of his contractual uncertainty at Chelsea. Since the Blues refused to meet the winger’s request for a three-year contract, it’s become clear the 32-year-old’s faith lies away from Stamford Bridge. Arsenal were quick to react to Willian’s prays […]
It was all to play for in the first half as Atletico started the game pressing and pushing. However, it was Corinthians that would get the breakthrough first. A good play from Tiago Nunes men saw Corinthians open the scoring as Jo score a headed goal in the 12th minute. 18 minutes later, Araos got […]
Rubro-Negro were considered favorites to retain the title before the start of the tournament. But their recent outings and lackluster performances so far are making that looking impossible as it stands. In addition to the defeat, Fla still had Diego Alves sent off after his reckless foul in the 37th minute on Matheus Vargas. Domènec […]
Both goals came in the first 45 minutes of the game. Luiz Adriano registered the first goal of the game scoring for Verdão, while Evanílson made sure the team shared out the points with an equalizer. With this result, Fluminense gets their first point in two games having lost their previous game. While Alviverde, debutant […]
Neymar was tipped to shine against Atalanta in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final but for much of the game, he had a shocker. However, the Brazilian played his part in a dramatic late comeback and it was an unlikely hero, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who sealed a 2-1 win and a place in the semi-final for PSG. […]
Guarani and Cruzeiro played what was an eventful game at Brinco de Ouro. While Guarani dominated the game from the onset, looking to attack early, the team from Minas Gerais showed a lot of reaction power to try to score soon after conceding goals, both in the first and in the second half. In the […]
Venuto has had most of his career away from his home Brazil. In January 2014, he moved abroad and joined RB Leipzig’s under-19 side. In July, however, he joined FC Red Bull Salzburg and was assigned to the reserve team, FC Liefering. Venuto then made his debut on 18 July, starting in an away defeat […]
At 28 years of age, the striker arrives at the Minas Gerais team after starring for Bahia in 2019 and 2020, having made a total of 54 matches for Tricolor and finding the back of the net nine times. Arthur Caíke, who in 2014 wore the Flamengo shirt, also had a good time in his […]
O Red Bull Bragantino estreou neste domingo (9) ao empatar com o Santos por 1 a 1, fora de casa, na Vila Belmiro, em partida válida pela primeira rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. In the first match under coach Cuca, Santos were close to securing a victory but Red Bull Bragantino sought a draw in the […]
It was a tight encounter as both teams lined up to start their campaign with a victory. The game was well played from the beginning, with both teams looking for the goal. The decisive moment and winning goal came at the end of the first half. A brilliant sequence of play between Alisson and Isaque […]
Atlético-MG got the better of their debut in the Brazilian Championship against Flamengo, in Maracanã. This Sunday, Galo won 1-0, with a goal by Filipe Luís, in the 23rd minute of the first half. Jorge Sampaoli devised an efficient strategy to overcome Domènec Torrent. The miners’ high scoring made it difficult for Flamengo. Who wasted […]
After 12 years, Verdão reigns in the state of São Paulo and ends a particular title drought that has bothered them for a while. Even better that it was against their bitter rivals made the win all the more graceful. But it didn’t come easy as well: after Luiz Adriano opened the scoring, Gustavo Gómez […]
In a match on Saturday night, the Hurricane won 2-0 against the Tricolor at the Arena Castelão, with goals coming from Vitinho and Léo Cittadini. Both of those goals came in the first half. It was the perfect way for Dorival Júnior and company to start their campaign. The empty stadium seemed to be against […]
Guerrero scored the winning goal in the second half, after getting an assist from Thiago Galhardo. In a duel of two teams that came from trauma by defeats to their rivals in the state, it was a case of who would be more motivated on the evening. Coritiba and Inter had a slow first half, […]
Maurizio Sarri took charge of Juventus ahead of the 2019/20 season, signing a three-year contract. Juve did not exactly have the brightest of starts to the season under their new manager and remained inconsistent throughout. But Sarri did manage to guide them to Serie A success. But the ninth straight Scudetto win was not enough […]
Pep Guardiola’s City held the advantage having recorded a 2-1 victory at the Bernabeu in the first-leg back in February. It meant Real needed to score twice without reply to advance in 90 minutes. Any of those plans were put to bed when Sterling opened the scoring early in the ninth minute. Varane was caught […]
The deal was finalized and made official on March 11 with a contract signed until 2025. In an exclusive interview with BTV, the Brazilian midfielder revealed how he feels joining his new club. “It’s a dream come true. I was very anxious to be able to be here. I was here once and I was […]
The Brazilian outift announced the deal with the Belgium side on Thursday afternoon. The 26-year-old moves to Brazil on a free contract and will remain at Vasco until 2022 at least. As announced in the statement on Vasco’s website, the São Januário team will have a majority percentage of Carlitos’ economic rights, while Belgian side […]
The race to sign Cebolinha has heated up over the past few weeks. The duo of Napoli and Premier League side Everton were reported to be keen on his transfer but the Serie A outfit seems to have given up the chase. Benfica have moved in swiftly for the 24-year-old especially since their appointment of […]
With Bahia needing to win by three goals to lift the title, it was no surprise that they came out all guns blazing from the start of the game with offensive attacks. However, Ceará were equal to the task and neutralized all their attacks. After all, they have conceded only two goals since the start […]
