The Rise of Atlético Mineiro Copa Libertadores winners 2013? is a post from: Just Football
Atlético Mineiro have been the best team in the 2013 Copa Libertadores so far, winning tough games in Argentina against fellow Brazilian team São Paulo as well as in the altitude of La Paz.
Only a handful of football's most fascinating and complex characters like Lionel Messi and Mario Balotelli have made it to the cover of TIME magazine. Alas, the time has come for Neymar to assume his position as "O príncipe do Brasil" (to the sound of a million sighs in England and Northern Brazil!
Flu Campeão! Fluminense win Al Kass International Cup 2013 is a post from: Just Football
After two weeks of exciting football involving the youth teams of some of the biggest clubs in world football, Brazilian champions Fluminense have won the Al Kass International Cup 2013 beating Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.
What springs to mind when you hear the words "Brazilian football"? Pelé rolling the ball into the path of Carlos Alberto's thunderous boot in 1970? The Short happy lives of Zico, Sócrates, Éder, Falcão and the rest in the summer of 1982?
This is what the Club World Cup means to Corinthians... is a post from: Just Football
Stop everything you are doing right now and watch this video in full.
Okay, we're slightly late to this one, but I absolutely had to post this because it is quite possibly one of the greatest and most unorthodox displays of support for a team I have ever seen.
Brazil's national team manager Mano Menezes has been sacked, following a defeat to Argentina in the second leg of the Superclásico de las Américas tournament, which Brazil still managed to win on penalties.
Fluminense 110 year anniversary kit is a post from: Just Football
Many clubs across the globe have commemorated a special occasion with a one off kit and Rio de Janeiro giants Fluminense have followed in this trend by bringing to the table a traditional and stylish kit to commemorate their 110 year anniversary.
First and foremost, Feliz dia da Independência, Brasil! Indeed, it's
the country's Independence Day today so you get a generous serving of
Brigadeiros (chocolate bonbons) if you're wearing either green, yellow or
blue (maybe not all at once!
The Saturday Skills #11 Ronaldinho lives is a post from: Just Football
Week 19 of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Cruzeiro v Atlético Mineiro. The Belo
Horizonte derby. Maybe not as internationally renowned as a Fla-Flu or a Corinthians v Sao Paulo,
but in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais this is the big one.
THE HORROR! After a ridiculous (we mean it, in every sense of the
word) 2-1 defeat to Mexico in the Olympics Football Final on Saturday, Brazil have one last
friendly against Switzerland to play in on Wednesday. As written on Neymar's face, they'd prefer to
head home now, if you'd kindly please, or at least take a break before
the domestic season starts!
Olympics: Brazil and the elusive hunt for gold... is a post from: Just Football
Brazil take the Olympic Games very seriously, arguably more seriously than even
the Copa América and the Confederations Cup. But unlike at World Cup level, theirs is a history
failure at Olympic level.
Florent Malouda is looking to Santos but they cannot afford his wages
Here we have Oscar slated for a Chelsea transfer but £25m is not good enough for Internacional
because they want more. The Brazilian club's president, Giovanni Luigi explains:
" I want the transfer of Oscar to be the biggest transfer deal ever in Brazilian
football," Luigi said.
Internacional president, Giovanni Luigi, has said that the club will sell Brazil midfielder
Oscar but only for big bucks. "If an offer comes in that meets our evaluation, we will negotiate.
[But] what we want is the biggest deal in the history of Brazilian football" said Luigi.
With their plans to sign Nilmar from Villarreal thwarted, Inter have also stated that they will do
all they can to hang on to Brazil forward Leandro Damião who has been linked with a number of
Premier League clubs.
Internacional midfielder Oscar, who will be competing for Brazil in the London Olympics later
this month, has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing him.
New Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas' arrival at the club was followed by the completion of
Hoffenheim star Gylfi Sigurdsson's signing and the club is now looking to add more new faces to the
squad.
Brazil's Fluminense Football Club is a Rio de Janeiro-based soccer team that currently campaigns in
the top-tier of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Featuring former FC
Barcelona,...
Philippe Coutinho: The trouble when promise meets expectation is a post from: Just Football
In an era of rolling news and ever-shortening attention spans, a footballer's career in the
modern game can be built up and knocked down faster than perhaps ever before. Not too long ago
Philippe Coutinho was being heralded as the next big thing to come out of
Brazil.
Neymar recently played with a group of boys and girls as part of celebrations to mark Santos's
100th anniversary. At the end, the referee jokingly presented him with a red card! (Photos via
Gettyimages)
Ronaldinho threw a birthday party over the weekend at his mansion in Barra da
Tijuca, which is quite typical of the Brazilian star since he arrived back at home last
year. Brazil's "O Dia" reported the fact that two women were thrown out of the party
(which ended at 7am the next day) for talking loudly and subsequently throwing punches at one
another.
When you're as good as Neymar your boots come custom-made is a post from: Just Football
As most of you will already know by now, the Brazilian striker Neymar is kind
of a big deal. Why? You can find three reasons for that here, here and here (check the skill around
00.40 seconds as well as the goal later on).
Ricardo Teixeira, the CBF president for 23 years and the man behind Brazil's 2014 World Cup bid
stepped down citing health concerns. It was a great day for football.
Romario, the former footballer and now elected official who campaigned on reforming football
reacted: "Today we can celebrate," Romario posted on his Twitter and Facebook pages.
In what looks to be a depressing case of "Footballer Goes Verrrrrückt
(insane)", Bayern Munich's Brazilian defender Breno is set to face indictment for his act of arson
on his own home in September last year. And if he is found guilty (all evidence, unfortunately,
points to him) in court this month, Breno will face up to 10 years in prison.
Copa Libertadores 2012 Property of Brazil? is a post from: Just Football
South America's flagship competition, the Copa Libertadores, is up and running
for another season with the group stages kicking off this week. 32 of Latin America's finest will
compete to succeed Santos as champions, and thanks to the increasing strength of
the Brazilian economy and the country's increasing ability to keep hold of and attract their finest
countrymen, Brazil is once considered the trophy's most likely destination come the final in
July.
Young Brazilian, Cassiano Bouzon, could sign for Barcelona after impressing the Catalan club during a 20 day stint in Europe. Bouzon underwent a successful trial with Barcelona feeder club, Cornella, and is now back in Brazil whilst his family consider his future.
As written here some days back, 20 year old Brazilian sensation NEYMAR is well inside the FC
BARCELONA bag. That is, barring last moment strange happenings, the SANTOS Brazilian Football
sensation will be dressing the Barça uniform. The rumored cost for the Spanish Football Club is a
"chunky" 60M€.
Chelsea held their annual Player of the Year Awards at Stamford Bridge last night,
with results decided by the players themselves. And as expected, Juan Mata lapped up the coveted
title of "Player of the Season" Award, as proudly announced by
Roberto di Matteo.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly willing to swallow his pride and offer
Brazilian midfielder, Kaka for a reduced price of roughly €10 million, a €55 million loss after
buying the player from AC Milan in 2009 for €65 million.
Manager Jose Mourinho spoke to the player and told the Brazilian that he will not be featured in
the club's plans for next season, as they continue to look for a possible suitor, while at the same
time continue negotiations with his successor, Tottenham's Luka Modric.
There are fresh rumors out of Brazil that Real Madrid superstar Kaka is looking to leave the
Bernabeu this summer, with the Premier League a likely destination.
Even Kaka will admit that his three seasons at Real Madrid have been a disappointment since his
£54million transfer from AC Milan.
Even Kaka will admit that his three seasons at Real Madrid have been a disappointment since his
£54million transfer from AC Milan. Kaka's time in Madrid has been blighted by injuries and he
rarely has shown the form that made him the best player in the world while at Milan.
The combination of injuries and lack of form has meant that Kaka has often found himself on the
bench as Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has preferred Mesut Ozil, Angel Di Maria and Christiano
Ronaldo to Kaka in the advanced midfield roles.
Some good news or bad (depending on how you take it) for all Arsenal fans. Brazilian midfielder
Denilson is expected back at the club in the summer after a deal to extend his loan spell with Sao
Paolo fell through.
The 24 year old's career with Arsenal seemed o be over however, after failing to reach an
agreement with Sao Paolo, Denilson is expected back in London ahead of the 2012/2013 season.
Ep.34 Goal-Whine Technology by Off The Post on Mixcloud Ghost goals? Dodgy penalties? Andy Carrol
scoring two goals in two games? The world of football has gone mad (again)! So to help you make
sense of it, the Off The Post Podcast will be gathering up all the weekend's Premier League and FA
Cup madness, [.
Vasco da Gama defender Deda has ruled out a move away from Brazil.
The 23-year-old has been linked with a string of club from throughout Europe.
Both Liverpool and Manchester United have reportedly expressed an interest, but Dede is ready to
reject any advances for the time being.
"I am not ready to leave," Dede told Brazilian newspaper Lancenet.
Brazilian football star Neymar will become the world's most environmentally-friendly football
player this summer, when he wears the new Nike GS football boot (World Soccer Shop and Big Toe
Soccer)...
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian soccer team from Curitiba,
Paraná. Coritiba currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian football – the Campeonato
Brasileiro Série...
It's customary for footballers to have floats of them paraded down in Brazil's annual grand
Carnaval procession. Fortunately, revellers from the Uniao da Ilha samba school in
Rio de Janeiro didn't want Wayne Rooney to feel left out, so they make a box-sized
float of him.
Brazilian football hits a new low as Santa Cruz's Chicao gets a nasty nose-bleed after an accidendal elbow from Fortuleza's Esley, only for Chicao to get his point across by smearing his own blood on his opponents face. Which is not just despicable but also queit dangerous!
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL / HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY – 2ND SEPTEMBER 2012 – Today Brazilian
football fans have written their own chapter in FIFA World Cup™ history by picking Brazuca as...
Coming on the very day that Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro warned Neymar not to move to
Europe because of the 'violent players and snow' comes this footage of just how placid and
good-natured the Brazilian football he'd be leaving behind can be.
In the Campeonato Amazonense on Wednesday night, EC Iranduba played Sao Raimundo a match which
saw AM midfielder Volante Derlan throw a shit-fit tantrum he's now liable to regret.
