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Yet another weekend and yet another loss for Corinthians. While Santos managed to narrow the gap between them and São Paulo to just five points Corinthians remain at the bottom of the table after loosing one-nil to Santa Cruz in Recife. In the eagerly anticipated Paulista derby São Paulo suffered the consequences of their decision […]
Brazilian Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna has confirmed he has an offer from a big club. The Brazilian born. Spanish international is understood to have agreed personal terms with Manchester United over a £65,000-a-week deal. Senna said: “It is true there is an important offer and the directors will decide. Now my objective is to focus […]
New Brazil coach Dunga yesterday announced his first squad to play against Norway in Oslo on the 16th of August. A much changed side from Brazil’s world squad see’s Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka and Adriano all rested and Vagner Love and Wagner get call ups. “There are logistical problems, some players won’t have been training for […]
Despite Kaka seeming to rule out any move away from AC Milan rumours today persist that Real Madrid simply won’t take no for an answer. Various Spanish newspapers are reporting that Kaka’s father has been in Madrid discussing the possiblity of a move over the weekend. However, Italian media is today reporting that the only […]
Spanish nwespaper AS is today reporting that Roberto Carlos has declared he is to stay at Real Madrid. Despite from Chelsea and Fenerbahce, the Brazilian told AS: “You can count on this, I want to stay with Real Madrid. I say that clearly and that’s the end of it. “This is for sure. I want […]
Four time world cup winner Mario Zagallo has stepped down as Brazil’s technical co-ordinator. “It’s impossible not to associate Zagallo with the Brazilian team,” said CBF president Ricardo Teixeira on the CBF’s web site. “There’s just been an interruption in his connection, which could continue in another way.” Zagallo won the World Cup as a […]
A Juan goal in the first half was enough to give Flamengo victory over arch rivals Vasco da Gama on Wednesday. Earning the club their second Brazil Cup title. The 1-0 victory, 3-0 on aggregate, gives Flamengo a Copa Libertadores place in next year’s tournament for the first time since 2002. The balance of the […]
Brazil’s 1994 World Cup winning captain Dunga has been named as the new Seleção coach. CBF President Ricardo Teixeira, said: “The choice of Dunga will fully satisfy the desires of Brazilian fans.” Dunga, has no previous coaching experience in the game. But the 42-year-old said: “I want to bring the same determination I had as […]
Corinthians finally ended their six match loosing streak and overcame their recent inability to score on Saturday, yet despite two goals from Carlitos Tevez victory remained elusive as they went on to draw 2-2 with Fortaleza at Morumbi. Meanwhile despite fielding a team made up largely of reserves São Paulo extended their lead at the […]
French side Toulouse have completed the capture of Santos midfield ace Fabinho. “I am so happy to have penned this contract. It has always been my dream to play in Europe,” Fabinho told the club’s official website. “The players are very nice and that’s important. Toulouse are ambitious, just like me, I want to progress […]
After stepping down as Brazil coach on Thursday Carlos Alberto Parreira has confirmed he wants to become the South Africa team coach. ”There are only a few details left to agree on with the contract with the South African national team,” said Parreira. Parreira has also accepted critism that Brazil did not performed to their […]
A golden future awaits Brazil’s youth team The World cup 2006 was obviously enormously disappointing to all the supporters of the Seleção. Carlos Alberto Parreira’s men just never convinced. With such exceptional individuals and the encouraging victories in 2004 at the Copa América and 2005 in the Confederations Cup against Argentina, expectations were rightly high. […]
Carlos Tevez’s late return to Brazilian champions Corinthians is starting to worry their supporters and senior figures at the club. Tevez was given a longer break to return to Argentina for family reasons. But Corinthians defeat at the weekend leaves the champions with the possibilty of them facing a relegation battle. Corinthians supporters feel that […]
34-year-old Rivaldo is set to retire at the end of the season. “I have already made up my mind. This is going to be my last season as a footballer. I want to finish my career in a Olympiakos’ shirt,” he told Potathlitis. “I want to do something great next season and then I will […]
Kaka is reported to be flattered with rumours linking him to Real Madrid. The 24-year-old playmaker was named on the hitlist of new recruits by the Bernabeu president Ramon Calderon. “I’m happy that Real have shown an interest and I’m flattered by the fact they want me,” he told AS newspaper in Spain. “But I’ll […]
São Paulo moved to the top of the table with a 2×1 victory over Figueirense. Meanwhile Corinthians troubles continue losing 1×0 to Palmeiras. Saturday: Botafogo 4 x 1 Ponte Preta Zé Roberto, Dodô x2, Claiton for Botafogo Tuto for Ponte Preta São Paulo 2 x 1 Figueirense Ricardo Oliveira et André Dias for São Paulo […]
Reports in the Spanish press (El Mundo) today are suggesting that Real Madrid have offered Ronaldo in exchange for Ruud Van Nistelrooy who looks certain to depart Old Trafford. Whilst Man Utd have made no comment on the rumours, Ronaldo has spoken fondly of the Red Devils on several occasions, especially when talking about the […]
Ronaldo underwent surgery on Saturday, according to the Real Madrid player’s agent. Ronaldo has had two serious injuries earlier in his career. First in 1999, when he tore up his knee with Inter Milan and needed surgery. A year later, he twisted the same knee and was out for most of the season after surgery. […]
With the World Cup over and football pundits from around the globe having filed their final reports from Germany it seems that most have already returned to their favourite pastime – gossip. As usual Brazilian players are attracting a fair amount of speculation and here is a selection of what is being said. On Tuesday […]
After a five week suspension of the Brasileirão during the World Cup in Germany play resumes today with leaders Cruzeiro taking on struggling Corinthians at home and São Paulo taking on Gremio at Morumbi. Seven games in total are set to take place with the other fixtures being Internacional x Ponte Preta, Atlético/PR x Fortaleza, […]
Ronaldo joined team mate Cafu yesterday as he claimed that despite Brazil’s early exit from the World Cup, and Italy being crowned champions, they are still the best team in the world. His comments were reported in English broadsheet The Guardian. The striker dismissed the almost incessant criticism that both he and the team have […]
Since retiring from international football Roberto Carlos has expressed his next ambition is to go into coaching with the eventual goal of the taking over the national team. Roberto Carlos told Globo: “I wanted to go on playing and beat the record of caps Cafu has but that’s enough for me. “The national team is […]
Daniel Alves is at the centre of a tug-of-war battle between Liverpool and Sevilla. Liverpool have made two bids for the 23-year-old but have yet to meet Sevilla’s asking price of around £12million. Newspaper reports suggest that Alves wants the move to England but Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido is determined to keep him. […]
A sense of strong disappointment still remains for Brazilian supporters. Sambafoot decided to question a coach, an agent, a marketing director and an ex international to try to find an explanation for the Seleção’s failure and to uncover what the future holds for the Auriverde. Odair Patriarca – Coach of Atlético Sorocaba: What are your […]
