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 glow for the climb was sensational! To start with, Avaí secured the spot by beating Sampaio Corrêa, by 2-1, at Ressacada, in front of 15,000 fans. Leão da Ilha or Sport Recife joined Botafogo (champion), Goiás (vice) and Coritiba (third place) who had already confirmed the other three spots in the elite competition through […]
Over the past two decades, Brazil have not had big names among the top 100 of Chuteira de Ouro. The last time the country of football won the award was in 2001/2002, with Jardel, at the time a Sporting player. The former Grêmio center forward also lifted the trophy in 1998/1999. Besides him, only Ronaldo […]
The 7th of November 2021 was a day of mourning for the fans of Athletico-PR. Striker Sicupira, the biggest idol in the club’s history, died aged 77 due to lung problems. The death of the “King of Bicycles” was widely commented on in the main sports newspapers in the country, as he had also acted […]
The player was called “monkey” by Júlio Antônio Petermann, president of the Deliberative Council of the opposing club. In the match summary, referee Fábio Augusto Santos Sá reported that he heard the phrase “go cut that hair, you bee bunch”. On the same day, Londrina released a video on social networks in which it is […]
Club Athletico Paranaense won the Copa Sudamericana bi-championship by defeating Bragantino 1-0 in the grand final of the competition, held in a single match at the Estádio Centenário, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on November 20th. 🌎🔴⚫️ 20 DE NOVEMBRO DE 2021: A AMÉRICA DO SUL É NOVAMENTE ATHLETICANA!!! 🏆 BICAMPEÃO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #AméricaAthleticana #FuracãoBicampeão #Athletico pic.twitter.com/2DuXF18J6m — Athletico […]
Brazil’s national team has always been a powerhouse in world football. They have had their fair share of legendary players with a touch of class and genius over the years. It is hard not to marvel at the excellent samba-style skills these footballers possess. Their team at the 1970 World Cup is a testament to […]
For the 2021 World Cup qualifiers, Tite has called up a total of 46 players. We take a look at where they started and their chances of making the team in next year’s competition! Brazil Head Coach Tite announced a 46-man squad to represent Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers. We narrowed the number down […]
The PSG superstar admitted that criticism directed at him has now blown over the top. There are also those who call him a “popcorn man”, and those who defend him saying that he plays “alone”. But the fact remains that the player carries expressive numbers in the Brazilian national team. Despite not having won a […]
This will be the idol’s third stint at the club – before, as one of the most important players in the history of the São Paulo tricolor, and now, for the second time, as the team’s coach. The announcement was made on October 13, after the resignation of Argentine coach Hernán Crespo. Ceni’s return, however, […]
The team came from a bi-championship of the Copa do Brasil (2017 and 2018) and had beaten their rival Atlético in the final of the Minas Gerais Championship. However, they did not expect, however, that the second half of that year would mark the beginning of the biggest institutional crisis in the club’s history. After […]
Much recently, two types of fan tokens, a type of crypto currency, were sold out in a very short time by Atlético-MG fans. Alvinegra fans bought 850,000 digital coins on the Socios.com platform, generating up to a revenue of R$9 million. Of this amount collected, half went directly to the accounts of the Belo Horizonte […]
With great promise on his shoulders, Pedrinho was hired by Benfica under the tutelage of Jorge Jesus. During his time with the Portuguese team, the boy from Alagoas had little to no game time and was available to be negotiated, following the approval of the coach himself. Shakhtar Donetsk’s team decided to bet on the […]
E-sports is the hot topic of the moment. A few years ago, e-sports showed a lot of potential for growth and this was further driven by the arrival of the pandemic in 2020. Now, even with life “returning to normal”, this sector will not only remain strong, but tend to continue growing too high. In […]
E-sports is the hot topic of the moment. A few years ago, e-sports showed a lot of potential for growth and this was further driven by the arrival of the pandemic in 2020. Now, even with life “returning to normal”, this sector will not only remain strong, but tend to continue growing too high. In […]
Flamengo raced to a thumping 5-0 victory over Bahia at Pituaçu on Sunday. Gabigol was the star with a hatrick on the day, while Pedro and Vitinho both came from the bench to complete the rout. Renato Gaucho secured his second victory in the Brazilian Championship after overseeing a 1-0 victory over Defensa y Justicia […]
With the disappointment from the Copa America still fresh in their minds, can Brazil go all the way in the Olympics once again? Well, there is a positive chance they can do just that. Brazil come into this competition defending their crown, after winning the last edition played on home soil in Rio de Janeiro. […]
Recently, the Brazilian team finished as runners-up at Copa América, losing to Argentina in the final. At the time, Tite, for the first time in history, suffered a defeat at home and precisely to his biggest rival. With the coach from Rio Grande do Sul, the team is not thrilled and has suffered a Neymar-dependence […]
A late penalty goal against Fluminense away from home, saw Grêmio win back-to-back games for the first time in 11 games on Saturday night. It was also the first league win for Tricolor in what has been a difficult campaign so far. Pinares scored the match-winning goal in the 90th minute after it appeared that […]
The 5-2 score line may not accurately reflect the game, but Brazil fought hard to defeat the UAE in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Wednesday. Matheus Cunha’s quick-fire brace help put the game beyond doubt for Brazil in the seven-goal thriller. André Jardine’s team fell behind to an own goal by Nino in the 21st minute […]
Brazil arrives at the Tokyo Olympic Games with real chances for a medal in both men’s and women’s football. Only once in history have the two teams been on the podium at the same Olympics. This was in Beijing 2008, when the men won silver and the women won bronze. At Rio 2016, men were […]
Renato Gaucho won his first game for Flamengo in the Libertadores’ round of 16. The club defeated Defensa y Justicia by 1-0 in the first game under the new coach’s guidance on Wednesday in Argentina. Michael’s fantastic strike from outside the goal area secured the victory. The coach who has managed Grêmio over the last […]
Santos won the first leg of the quarter finals in the Libertadores against Independiente thanks to a 69th-minute strike from Kaio Jorge. The Peixe clearly dominated the first half, but found it difficult to overcome Independiente late on Thursday in Vila Belmiro. Peixe could have scored more after dominating for much of the game, but […]
The Copa Sudamericana is back in full swing and two Brazilian sides in the competition claimed wins in the first leg of the round of 16. Athletico overcame América de Cali away from home at the Estadio Hernan Ramirez Villegas in Pereira, Colombia, with Niko, an attacking midfielder, scoring the game-winning goal from the penalty […]
