Our news is grouped into categories to provide you with unique, high-quality, and diverse content. We cover the most relevant topics in Brazilian and international football for you. Clicking on the right category is the first step towards good reading.
News
Yesterday, thanks to their victory 3-2 in the semifinal of the South American U-15 Championship, Edgar Pereira’s squad obtained their ticket to dispute the final after their success against Bolivia, the organizing country, at the Ramón “Tahuichi” Aguilera Stadium in the city of Santa Cruz. Andre (Grêmio-RS), Bernardo (Cruzeiro-Mg) and Alex (Vasco da Gama-RJ) were […]
The triumphs of King Pelé [photo=pelenocosmos.jpg id=96 align=left]Pelé, the most famous goal machine in the world, whose career spanned 3 decades and finished with a record 1281 in 1363 matches and 92 caps. At fifteen Pelè joined Santos aged just 11, 4 years later he played his first official match in September 1956 against Corinthians, […]
Real Betis striker Ricardo Oliveira will be out for at least four months with an internal fracture of his right knee got during Betis’s victory over Chelsea. The striker was recently included in Brazil’s squad for friendlies against the United Arab Emirates and a Kuwaiti select squad on Nov. 12 and 15. The injury will […]
Vila Belmiro Stadium world famous home of FC Santos [photo=1524.jpg id=92 align=right]Following its foundation in 1912 the Santos trained in a field located in Manoel Tourinho Street. Due to the clubs pitch not conforming to the minimum official dimensions the games were held in a field off the Avenue Ana Coast, on the land where […]
Adriano, declared Sunday on the official club website, he will not play in the two friendly meetings with the Seleção, on the 12 and 15 November against the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait All Stars. Following his shoulder injury. According to an CBF official Carlos Alberto Parreira discussed the injury with the doctor Luís Runco, […]
Santos, talents creator [photo=pele_pepe.JPG id=91 align=right]Santos FC were established on the 14th of April 1912, by 3 sportsmen of the City (Raymundo Marques, Mário Ferraz De Campos and Argemiro de Souza Júnior) they met in the headquarters of the Club Concord to create a new soccer team. During the historic meeting many names were suggested […]
Marcinho: To go back to the Seleção sambafoot.com How do you feel your integration into the Verdão has gone, Having arrived here last may? [photo=marcinho.jpg id=87 align=right]Marcinho I am very happy for having come to Palmeiras. Our team and fellowship is growing with each game and each training session. Clearly we still have to improve […]
Ex-Cruzeiro striker Fred, currently at Olympic Lyon has been selected to join the national team squad for the next two games against the United Arab Emirates and then against a All Star TEAM Kuwait Club in Kuwait. The inform striker who had hit 4 goals in 7 games of League 1, is the only new […]
Roma looked comfortable after taking a 3-0 lead with a Francesco Totti penalty but two late Adriano goals (67, 77) set up a tense finish. Adriano who had been suffering from an injury earlier in the week. Looked lethal as he dragged Inter back into the game. The two goals mean that Adriano has scored […]
Juninho, the experience of a World Champion sambafoot.com Juninho, what has your return to Brazil and into integration to Palmeiras been like? [photo=juninho.JPG id=84 align=right]Juninho Everything has gone very well. It was much easier for me to move home than it was moving around in Europe. I already knew some players here and my family […]
Edgar Pereira team, confirmed its status as favourites of group B in the under 15 South America championship in Bolivia. Beating paraguay 2-1. A meeting which proceeded in the enclosure of the Stage Ramon de Santa Cruz, where are however the Paraguayans were winning after scoring in the 15′ minute by Aguero. It wasnt until […]
Flamengo’s situation did not really improve on Wednesday evening. Losing 2-0 until the 44th min of the second half, before an amazing fight back in the last minutes led to a 2-2 finish against Juventude in Caxias do Sul. In a dirty hard fought game Juventude took the advantage in the first half with goals […]
Della Monica, work and discipline to manage Palmeiras sambafoot.com How do you feel the club as evolved since you assumed the Presidency? And what are your objectives for the future? [photo=dellamonica.jpg id=81 align=right]Della Monica The club continues in its normal rhythm, financially its accounts are in perfect balance. Since I assumed the presidency I have […]
Flamengo has named Joel Santana as their fifth coach of the year and have fired Junior Baiano. “It’s nothing personal,” Flamengo Director Kleber Leite told reporters as he announced the Junior Baiano decision. Santana is Flamengo’s 5th coach of the season with relegation looking increasing likely this appears to be the last chance for Brazil’s […]
Ademir da Guia, the Divine [photo=P1010005.JPG id=78 align=left]Ademir da Guia was born on the 3rd of April 1942, Rio de Janeiro. Son of Erothides da Guia and the famous Domingos Da Guia, “the Divine Master”, also a legend at the paulista club, he is regarded as the best Palmeiras player of all time. His distinguished […]
The U-15 Seleção did not miss its entry in the first round of the South America Championship of the category which is taking place in Bolivia (from October 23rd to November 4th). Sunday on the lawn of the stage Gilberto Paraded of Montero, Edgar Pereira’s squad beat easily the Ecuadorian formation winning 6-0, with two […]
Parque Antártica, the green Brazilian hell [photo=SEPmini.jpg id=76 align=right]The Parque Antártica is a 32,000 seat stadium located with in a magnificent sporting complex in the Western zone of São Paulo, which home’s Societá Sportiva Palestra Itália, better known as Palmeiras. The Verdão – nickname of the Paulist club – was founded on August 26th 1914 […]
Brazilian players appear in force on the list of candidates for European Footballer of the Year unveiled by prestigious French magazine France Football today. The winner of the Ballon d’Or will be announced on November 28. Brazil’s nominations are: Adriano – Inter Milan Cris – Olympique Lyon Dida – AC Milan Emerson – Juventus Juninho […]
Real Zaragoza’s Savio has revealed he wants to return to former club Flamengo. His hopes to finish his career at his old club. “I don’t even want to think about the possibility of seeing Flamengo in the Second Division, I can’t imagine a situation like that. “It would be tragic if something like that happens, […]
The beginning of this autumn 2005 has not been kind to certain Brazilian players, indeed four Seleção players were injured in the space of one week. The first on the list, Ronaldo, knocked his ankle last weekend Madrid derby – 3-0 to Real – a injury that will rule him out for a one month. […]
Round 33 São Caetano 2 x 2 Fluminense Somália (15’ and 27’) for São Caetano Marcão (29’) and Arouca (74’) Brasiliense 1 x 2 Goiás Dill (77’) for Brasiliense Souza (46’) and Júlio Santos (71’) for Goiás Fortaleza 1 x 1 Palmeiras Rinaldo (76’) for Fortaleza Juninho Paulista (41’) Vasco da Gama 2 x 1 […]
The higher court of the Brazilian sport justice (STJD) settled. Referee Edilson Pereira de Carvalho has been found guilty in the affair of the rigged matches and banished for life from professional football. Eleven matches of the Brazilian championship have been cancelled because of the scandal which shook the Football Brazilian Confederation. The sentence has […]
Seleção-15 will play October 23 to November 4 in Bolivia the first U15 of South America Championship, after last warmup game which they won 1 to 0 against Olaria-RJ which put an end to there preparation which proceeded from the 8 to October 21 with Granja Comary de Teresópolis. The side coached by Edgar Pereira […]
Palmeiras: Italian origin, Brazilian success [photo=stade.jpg id=72 align=right]Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, better known under the name of Palmeiras, is located at the west of São Paulo and remains one of the most popular and successful clubs in Brazilian football. Verdão (his nickname) was created on August 26th 1914 by four young Italian immigrants. Who arrived […]
