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Marcão: the perfect captain sambafoot.com You played for Fluminense since more than 6 years now. What retained you here? [photo=marcao.jpg id=158 align=right]Marcão Since the first day when I arrived here, I was very well received. Working in a club where you are well accommodated helped me play well with the team. sambafoot.com What do you […]
Abel Braga, his past and future sambafoot.com What memories do you have of your experience as a player at Paris Saint Germain and as coach at Marseilles? [photo=abel.jpg id=157 align=right]Abel Braga My time as player at PSG was fantastic. It was the first time I left Brazil to work, with a signed contract. At the […]
Carlos Tevez has been named this seasons best player in the Brazilian Championship. The Corinthians striker has been in excellent form of late. “I am very happy to have been given this award, it is a great honour,” said Tevez. “This has been a very special night for me and I am very thankful to […]
Romario has denied rumors that he will retire this year. The 39 year old goal machine has just won the Golden boot of the Brazilian championship. Finishing the season with a career record 22 goals. “Once again I have shown that I am a thoroughbred. No one of my age has managed such a feat […]
Ex-Barcelona star Rivaldo came back to haunt Real Madrid as he fired a late goal to give Olympiakos victory. Real went ahead from a set-piece with Ramos climbing above both Gabriel Schuerrer and Bulut to direct home a header from Raul Bravo’s far-post delivery. Olympiakos restored parity on 50 minutes with a fabulous strike. Three […]
Fluminense’s return to the top [photo=time.jpg id=152 align=right]Fluminense was founded on July 21, 1902 by a group of football fans including Cox Oscar. Cox was responsible for introducing football to Rio. He had played it in Switzerland, during his studies at College La Ville, in Lausanne. When he returned to Rio, aged 22, he gathered […]
In a confusing day for Brazilian football, Corinthians have finished top of the table. Defeat to Goias 3-2 wasn’t important as 2nd placed Internacional lost 1-0 to Coritiba. But it appears this years championship winner could be decided in the court room as the CBF has been prohibited by a court from declaring a league […]
Real Madrid have fired Wanderley Luxemburgo after less than a seaon at the Bernabéu. An emergency board meeting was held on Sunday to discuss Luxemburgo’s position following a disappointing run of results. Although Real beat Getafe on Saturday evening, the 3-0 defeat to Barcelona last month left Luxemburgo’s job on the line. With Real trailing […]
Last round of the J-League with Gamba Osaka’s success which win for the first time of its history the Japanese championship with 60 points. Gamba Osaka ended with its eighteenth victory, the last one away against Kawasaki Frontale in the Torodoki Stadium (4-2). Araújo who scored a brace (12 and 89′) finished the championship with […]
Sunday sees the climax of the Brasileirao, with difficult games for 1st and 2nd placed Corinthians and Interncaional Corinthians need just a draw to be crowned champions but face the difficult prospect of surprise package, 3rd placed Goias, away. If they fail to win then Internacional could be champions, assuming that they can beat Coritiba, […]
The attacking assets of Obina sambafoot.com You were discovered by Vitória Bahia and left them for Saudi Arabia. What motivated you make this move? [photo=entobina.JPG id=149 align=right]Obina I was having a good time at Vitória and then a good offer came in to play in abroad, in Saudi Arabia. So I decided to leave, hoping […]
Júnior Baiano: The Flamengo wall of China sambafoot.com At 35 years old, you’ve become captain of Flamengo this season. How do you feel physically and do you feel your playing well? [photo=entjunior.JPG id=146 align=right]Júnior Baiano Physically I feel very good. I think that after 30 we are more conscience of the things that we have […]
As the Brazilian championship comes to an end and the European transfer window opens, already the vultures of European teams circle. This week Corinthians were forced to deny speculation they were negotiating a swap deal with Chelsea. The players reportedly involved in the discussions was Corinthians superstar Carlos Tevez. However, the Brazilian side have reiterated […]
Roberto Carlos has revealed that far from happy at Real Madrid and dreams of returning to Brazil. Contracted at the Bernabeu until 2008, his departure from ‘the Galatico’s’ may come sooner rather than later. “After a while you have to rest your head,” he told Spanish newspaper Marca. “I cannot be so tense and worried. […]
Ronaldinho won the Golden Ball award on Monday night, crowning him European Player of the Year 2005. Ronaldinho, who won the Spanish league with Barcelona and the Confederations Cup with Brazil, is the third Brazilian to win the award. Rivaldo won it in 1999 and Ronaldo claimed the award in 1997 and 2002. “This is […]
Flamengo, the most popular club in Brazil [photo=quadro1.JPG id=141 align=right]Brazil largest football club – with an estimated 40 million supporters – Clube de Regatas do Flamengo was founded on the 15th of November, 1895 as a rowing club by rowers José Agostinho Pereira da Cunha, Mário Spindola, Nestor de Barros, Augusto Lopes, José Félix da […]
The largest stadium of the world The history of Maracanã is, initially, the history of the World cup of 1950. Indeed, the competition, started again by Jules Rimet in 1946 after a total stop of the activities of FIFA during the second World war, was organized that year in Brazil, the only applicant country to […]
For the thirteenth round of the Spanish League, Real Madrid will play away against Real Sociedad without Ronaldo. The Brazilian forward attacker who was back at the time of the “Clasico” against FC Barcelona (3-0) and who didn’t play last Wednesday in the Champions League against Lyon (1-1) has always problems with his left ankle.
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 […]
