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Argentinean veteran Rolando Schiavi has been signed for Grêmio. Schiavi was playing for Hércules, currently playing the Spanish second division. The player arrives for 1.5 year deal given he’s nearing retirement, although there is an option for an extra year by mutual; consent. Schiavi may well be joined by another foreigner at the Porto Alegre […]
AC Milan are said to be disenchanted with both Dida’s form and fitness, and the Brazilian’s continuance beyond the summer is in serious doubt. He is said to have offers from clubs in England and Germany on his table, and wants to continue plying his trade in Europe. “I will not return to play here,” […]
Ronaldinho was voted the best footballer in Europe for the third consecutive year. The award was announced after a panel of the top 25 football European journalists submit their votes for Uruguayan paper ‘El País’ in much the same way ‘France Football’ sponsors the Ballon D’Or. Ronaldinho received a total of 54 votes, keeping Real […]
2006: The quiet after the storm The reasons for this failure are numerous: over confidence, physical and mental tiredness of the players and problems in preparation. [photo=samba_fr.jpg id=203 align=right] For a Brazil team seen as such strong favourites to exit so early, meant heads would roll. The first,like always, being that of Carlos Parriera. But […]
It was this season’s fifth ‘Player of the Month’ award and for the fourth time it was a Werder player who took the honour. With more than half of the votes going in his favour (51.3%), Diego took the award for the third time himself in his relatively young Bundesliga career. The Brazilian international shook […]
Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker, Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima, said in Rio de janeiro that he will continue playing while he still has a passion for it. The World Cup’s greatest scorer said that he doesn’t think too much about the future when setting his own personal goals. This has made his possible future participation […]
Taquaritinga, the birth place of the Barça number ’15’, has experienced an important day this Thursday. The player’s foundation, along with the FC Barcelona foundation have both joined forces; despite only agreeing to do it one month ago. ‘Semeando sonhos’ (planting/seeding dreams) is the name given to the project which wants to help children in […]
The FC Barcelona ’10’, accompanied by his mother Migelinha, brother Roberto and sister Deisi, was clearly emotional when opening the institute which bears his name. The education centre will help to train and educate children and teenagers from the Hípica district in the South of Port Alegre (Ronaldinhos birth place); a place which runs the […]
S.C.Braga promissing brasilian left-winger Cesinha gave an interview to the clubs oficial web site. He talked about the club achivements in the ending year, the club moment, the expectations for 2007, the club new signings, etc. Read all about it at
One of the first games to be held at the new Wembley Stadium could be a Brazil – England friendly. According to reports in The Guardian delegates from São Paulo were treated to a guided tour of the soon to be finished stadium last week. While it looks like Germany will be the first side […]
1980’s Brazil striker Casagrande was in stable condition in intensive care on Wednesday after being hospitalized with a heart condition. Casagrande, one of Brazil’s strikers during the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, was rushed to a Sao Paulo hospital on Tuesday with low blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat, the Albert Einstein Hospital said in […]
Club World Cup champions Internacional will play Nacional of Uruguay, Emelec of Ecuador and either Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield or Danubio of Uruguay in the first round of the Copa Libertadores. The reigning champions were placed in Group 4 on Wednesday for South America’s continental club championship beginning next month. The 48th edition of the Copa […]
Ronaldinho is to get Spanish citizenship early in the New Year. Currently Spanish clubs are only allowed three non-EU players in their squads according to La Liga rules. At the start of this season Barca were up to their quota – with Ronaldinho, Rafael Marquez and Samuel Eto’o. However, Marquez obtained EU status last month […]
AC Milan look to be preparing a £14 million bid for Alexandre Pato. The 17-year-old Internacional striker upstaged countryman Ronaldinho in last week’s World Club Cup final against Barcelona in Tokyo. Pato, nicknamed Alex the Duck’, scored with his first touch on his senior debut against Palmeiras in domestic competition last month and interest from […]
Sheffield United have announced that they will open talks in the new year over a proposed partnership with Brazilian champions Sao Paulo. The arrangement would give the Blades the chance to bring over talented youngsters from Brazil. Director Simon McCabe told the Sheffield Star: “They’re keen to have an affiliation with a Premiership club. “Sao […]
Former Brazilian international Juninho Paulista has signed with Brazilian club Flamengo. The player joins from Palmeiras, in what will be his second spell at the club following a loan period in 2002. “To play important tournaments, and even more the Copa Libertadores, is always very special,” explained the 33-year-old. “I hope to play more time […]
English premier league team Everton have signed Brazilian midfielder Anderson de Silva. A deal with Uruguayan side National Montevideo to acquire the player’s “federative and economic rights” was agreed in 2005. But they could not play the 24-year-old as he did not have an EU passport. Everton chief executive Keith Wyness told the official website: […]
Brazil will end their year atop the Fifa ranking while Argentina and Italy with have to be content with making up the podium. It is the sixth consecutive year that Brazil have topped the ranking, this time they lead World Champions Italy by 28 points. The latest figures, published today, show that Argentina have replaced […]
Substitute Luiz Adriano secured Internacional’s place in the final of the Fifa Club World Championship. Adriano scored late in the second half to lead the Brazil side to a 2-1 win over Egypt’s Al Ahly in the semi-finals in Tokyo. His 72nd-minute near-post header from Ceara’s corner proved the winner. Inter gave prodigious 17-year-old Alexandre, […]
67,128 people at the International Stadium in Yokohama saw substitute Adriano’s late goal give Internacional a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Club World Cup final. After a slow start, Internacional’s Alexandre Pato headed a corner just over the bar, which prompted Barcelona into action, with Ronaldinho going close when a rebounded Giovanni van Bronckhorst […]
As most pundits predicted Barcelona booked their place in the Club World Cup final with a classic 4-0 demolition of Mexico’s America on Thursday. The European champions will face South American champions Internacional in Sunday’s final after cruising to a comfortable victory in front of 62,000 fans in Yokohama, Tokyo. Eidur Gudjohnsen gave Barcelona the […]
The FIFA Club World Cup reaches a climax this week with the arrival of European champions FC Barcelona and Copa do Libertadores champions Internacional. Both are Seeded teams and would not meet until the final of the competition involving the world’s six continental champions. Barcelona face Mexico’s Club America who are through after a 1-0 […]
Carlos Henrique looks set to leave Bordeaux and return to former club Flamengo. Henrique is part-owned by Flamengo and reports in France claim the Brazilian side may decide to bring him home. He has featured in only seven games this term. Henrique was the subject of an offer from a top European club over the […]
Frank Rijkaard has declared that “Ronaldinho is a genuine genius,”. The praise came after the Brazilian hit a brilliantly simple free kick to help send Barcelona into the next stage of the Champions League. Having studied the Werder Bremen free kick wall, Ronaldinho hit the ball along the floor, anticipating the players jumping and going […]
