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Wednesday, Adriano found the smile scoring an hat-trick at the time of Inter’s victory 4-0 against Artmedia Bratislava (Slovakia) in an empty San Siro (last match suspended). The club from Milan obtained their ticket for the eighth of finale of the Champions League last sixteen. The forward Brazilian was the best player of the match […]
The FIFA Ranking has just been revealed and Brazil always caracole at the first place with 841 points preceding the Czech Republic (796) and the Netherlands (791). Scolari’s Portugal preserve its tenth place (754) and Zico’s Japan which also qualified for the next World Cup 2006, win one place and appear at the fifteenth place […]
Three days after the victory 3-0 in the “Clasico” against Real Madrid, FC Barcelona ensured to finish at the first place of the group C in the Champions League. Barça won 3-1 against Werder Bremen (Germany). This victory is synonymous with qualification for the Champions League last-sixteen. Once again, Ronaldinho greatly contributed to this success […]
The Formidable character of World Champion Júnior sambafoot.com How do you feel your return to Brazil and integration at São Paulo has gone? [photo=entjunior.JPG id=139 align=right]Júnior Everything has gone very well. To have had so much time in Europe was a very good experience for me. But coming back toward Brazil I is great and […]
For their last home game, the Corinthians have rented the Morumbi stadium, much greater than their usual Pacaembu, in order to have a title party with the most fans possible. São Paulo FC will receive a part of the ticket sales. There was about 60.000 tickets for sale and they have been sold out in […]
Telê Santana: father of the Brazilian football revival [photo=teletete.JPG id=137 align=right]His career as a player was not great, although his rather small and thin body was compensated by a good technical ability and game intelligence. He only became famous as a coach, the one who certainly was at the origin of the new take off […]
The spectacular right foot of goalkeeper Rogério sambafoot.com What was it that motivated you to become a goal keeper? [photo=entceni.JPG id=133 align=right]Rogério Ceni I always liked soccer. When I was young I worked at the Bank of Brazil and we played informally, frequently. My boss was the goal keeper, one day he was unavailable so […]
The Corinthians had scored first by the usual Carlitos Tevez in the first half, and the Pacaembu was already celebrating the title. In the second half though, Inter’s Rafael Sobis shut the Fiel quiet after his equalizer. The game (and the championship?) changed fate when at the 73th minute Tinga was stopped irregularly in the […]
It’s a very rare situation that can be witnessed in the Brasilian Serie B’s last stage: a 4 teams groups with the 2 best qualified for Serie A which is still completely open after 5 games. No team is yet qualified, and no team is yet eliminated. Everything will unfold next saturday in Recife, where […]
Paulo Autuori aims for world club championship victory sambafoot.com When you arrived at São Paulo in the last week of April, what was the physical and psychological state of the team? [photo=autuori.JPG id=130 align=right]Paulo Autuori Psychologically it was in the best possible state, the club had just won the São Paulo Championship, which always brings […]
Despite fielding a below strength team Brazil held on to a 1-1 with Bolivia in their World Cup qualifier in La Paz. Brazil, already qualified for the 2006 tournament in Germany, Parreira decided to travel without Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Cafu and Kaka. Leaving just Adriano and Robinho as the main attacking force. In order […]
sambafoot.com will begin publishing a series of articles about the great São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro’s clubs. From Corinthians to Vasco passing by Santos, you will know absolutely all about these legendary clubs. We are also running a competition with shirts, DVD or gadgets offered as prizes by the clubs. Next week will be […]
Its easy to forget that until recently the Brazilian league was played in an entirely different format. Similar to a 2nd Division European style playoff; the teams at the top of the table would all play off in a knock out compeition with the two remaining teams going to a grand final. Many fans mourned […]
A long-term project A large club, it is initially a large president. Many will say it to you. São Paulo Football Club must much with that which was its president of 1947 to 1957. Because president (and ex-player of the club) Cícero Pompeu de Toledo offered four titles to the club, durably installing it among […]
The world advent of São Paulo FC [photo=trofeus.JPG id=124 align=right]Impressive is just one adjective to describe the facilities of São Paulo FC. Splendid pitches, swimming pool for relaxation, large press room, all surrounded by a security system which verges on ridiculous. In short, you could believe yourself to be in Europe. These ultra modern facilities […]
Experimenting democracy within dictatorship [photo=democraciar.JPG id=121 align=left]In the modern football, the clubs are rules as companies by their presidents. Some are elected by the associated supporters (like the socios of the big spanish clubs), which give the latter a definite power. On the other hand, the player are mere employees at the coach disposal. At […]
MSI: the Corinthians’ Russian connection [photo=KIA1.jpg id=118 align=right]A massive drama unfolded in Brazil last year and for once it did not involve the latest Globo soap opera. No, this time it was domestic football, and it had all the action, intrigue and mystery of the infamous Brazilian soap operas. At the end of 2004 Brazil’s […]
Roger, key to the revival sambafoot.com Roger, first we would find out about your change of appearance: is it a question of looks, or do you have some other more symbolic reason? [photo=entroger.JPG id=113 align=right]Roger It was not a question of looks. I had great hair I have for 3 years and I just wanted […]
Juninho and Fred both score braces as Brazil thrashed the United Arab Emirates 8-0 in a friendly on Saturday. Kaka scored first in the 20th minute. Inter Milan’s Adriano netted Brazil’s second with a penalty kick in the 52nd minute. Fred, scored his first goal with the national team in the 57th, with his second […]
For the match of tomorrow against the United Arab Emirates in the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Carlos Alberto Parreira decided after an ultimate training to align the whole of his regulars. The Brazilian coach tackles this match with serious because he knows well his opponent that he had managed between 1985-1988 then […]
The second friendly match scheduled for Tuesday between Brazil and Kuwait has been cancelled and deferred in 2006. Indeed the two federations have been informed by the FIFA that this match did not enter within the framework of an international game. So the clubs were not obliged to release the Brazilian players whose majority play […]
Carlos Alberto: giving my all for Corinthians sambafoot.com Why did you return to Brazil after playing only 1 year in Portugal? [photo=entca.jpg id=112 align=right]Carlos Alberto After one wonderful year in Portugal, where I won 4 medals, I got the chance to return to Brazil to play for a great club, Corinthians. What motivated me, beyond […]
The Pacaembu Stadium [photo=pacaembu.jpg id=109 align=right]Tupi Guarani In 1926, the city of São Paulo gave land to the state in order to build a stadium in the district of Pacaembu, which means in Tupi Guarani (Flooded grounds). The Municipal Stadium, better known as the Pacaembu was built in this pleasant district of the city. It […]
