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Orange Slices! USA vs. Ecuador
Orange Slices is our game day, catch-all post that we update during the day before and of
the match
It's Brazil, but it's 2012, not 2014. (And unfortunately it's not 2013 or the Confederation's
Cup, but why dwell.)
The Yanks welcome the international heavweight Brazil Canaries to FedExField in Landover,
Maryland on Wednesday.
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,...
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.
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.
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.
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, [.
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)
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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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 that time of the year again when local pride is at stake in the numerous state
championships which are prevalent in the opening months of the Brazilian football calendar. From
Amapá in the far north to Rio Grande do Sul in the south, from Acre in the west to Paraíba in the
far east of the country, twenty seven regions of Brazil will be involved in their own local
championship, mixing the big boys with the smaller village teams, with each club hoping to win
their respective title and qualify for a place in next year's edition of the national cup, Copa
Brazil.
Neymar in action against the 'old enemy'
The Argentine Football Association has announced a friendly versus Brazil on 9th June.
The rivals are scheduled to meet in the MetLife stadium in New Jersey but the Brazilian Football
Confederation have yet to confirm the fixture.
Brazil are next in action in February when their opponents could be Egypt (again to be
confirmed).
Mirror: Welcome to the Copinha, home of The Wall, Rudigullithi and the future of
Brazilian football
For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers
to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and
here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.
A WINNER IN BRAZILIAN HEARTS SOCRATES
We were stuck in transit at an airport when the news broke that Brazilian football legend
Socrates passed away on Dec 4 and couldn't write a tribute to him in time. Many
football-loving fathers, brothers and grandads out there speak highly of this man whose legacy is
well-documented by the passion of the Brazilians.
2011 Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football
He struts with the cocksure swagger of a born star and not only that, he can play a bit too.
2011 can be seen as the year Neymar truly broke through on the world stage.
Just Football's man in Brazil Paulo Freitas looks back at the year of the mohawked
one:
Neymar has been hyped since he was a youth player, but he finally established himself as
Brazil's new big star in the 2011 season, shining in most competitions.
2011 Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football
He struts with the cocksure swagger of a born star and not only that, he can play a bit too.
2011 can be seen as the year Neymar truly broke through on the world stage.
Just Football's man in Brazil Paulo Freitas looks back at the year of the mohawked
one:
Neymar has been hyped since he was a youth player, but he finally established himself as
Brazil's new big star in the 2011 season, shining in most competitions.
South American football blog: A tribute to the legend that was Socrates
For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers
to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and
here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.
Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas, who is wanted by a host of top European clubs, has ruled himself out of
a possible move to Manchester United in the near future, insisting that his desire is to remain in
Brazil for the foreseeable future.
The midfielder is being closely monitored by bitter rivals Liverpool, who will be relieved by the
news that Lucas is unwilling to negotiate for the moment, as Dalglish's side would almost certainly
represent a second choice for the in demand star.
Watching the 1982 World Cup in my parent's basement, my brother and I pranced around our basement
trying to imitate the beauty of Socrates. No-look passes, flicks and back heels were introduced to
a growing soccer nation, and I was clearly swept up in it.
With the passing of the Brazilian midfielder this past weekend at the age of 57, Gabriele Marcotti
writes of the great playmaker and leader of the Brazilian football revolution.
Socrates, the great Brazilian soccer maverick, has died at age 57. Those who saw him play were
moved by his style. He glided over the grass, his intelligence working the angles, carving space,
inspirational and beautiful. He was unlike the other midfield maestro of his era Maradona. The
Argentine was a short squat explosive; Socrates embodied elegance and poise, something special, the
man with the golden heel.
The Brazilian national championship has made a habit of last day climaxes in recent years and
this season's competition is no exception. Corinthians (Played 38, Points 71) won their fifth
Brasileiro tonight, their first league title since 2005, following a goalless draw against
arch rivals Palmeiras.
Brazilian football legend Socrates has died at the age of 57 it has been reported today.
The former Botafogo, São Paulo, Corinthians, Flamengo and Fiorentina player was taken to
hospital on Friday with food poisoning and later died through an intestinal infection.
Socrates was perhaps best known amongst football followers for his performances with the
Brazilian national team in the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups and it is sad that he is one of few
Brazilians superstar players never to win a major tournament with the Seleção.
What's all the fuss about... Liverpool target Lucas Moura
Football Spy has signed up some of the web's top foreign football experts to provide you with
first-hand information on the latest Premier League transfer targets. Here's guest writer Jerrad
Peters (@peterssoccer on Twitter) on the latest Brazilian talent getting Premier League scouts all
hot and bothered.
Brazilian sensation Leandro Damiao has revealed that he could follow Neymar's lead by opting to
remain in South America.
Earlier this week Neymar, who had looked set to move to Spain next year, signed a new long-term
contract with Santos.
Despite signing a new deal in the summer, Damiao was being strongly with a New Year move to
Tottenham - whilst Liverpool, AC Milan and Ukrainian giants Dnipro and Dinamo Kyiv were also being
linked.
Last week we covered tha ESPNsoccernet reported that Brazilian star Neymar had agreed to join
Real Madrid next summer from Santos for around £53m.
Well today we learnt that the ESPN story was wrong as Neymar announced that he will stay at
Santos until at least 2014.
"I'm very happy, it's another decision I'm taking in my life, a family decision," Neymar told a
news conference where he was handed a Santos shirt with the number 2014 on it by club president
Luis Alvaro de Oliveira.
(In)Famous Facial Hair in Football: Then and Now - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
It's something that's perhaps said almost as much in jest as it is in seriousness, but for some,
the mark of a true manly man is all in the facial hair.
If you subscribe to that notion, then you may also be among the population that feels that
football isn't what it used to be, with finesse, flair, and frailty pushing physicality in the
past, or at best compressed into several three-to-five minute Youtube compilations.
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 A following its promotion from Série B at the end of the 2010 season. The club's
sole Série A league title came in 1985.
The attendance for today's match is 999 The perfect plan. If you cannot be bothered to buy a ticket
for a cup match, then you need a way to get yourself (and five of your mates) into the ground
without raising too much attention. Everyone knows that ambulances are subtle vehicles, so six
likely lads [.
The Superclassico was no classic but it did offer clues as to the future of Brazilian
football
For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers
to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and
here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.
Despite being one of the busiest clubs in the summer transfer window it appears as though Liverpool
could continue to spend when the January transfer window opens.
The club is being strongly linked with a move for Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas who is considered one
of the hottest properties in Brazilian football.
Brazilian football legend, Marta, was in Sierra Leone in the last two days to
promote women's empowerment. The UNDP Goodwill Ambassador met with university students,
footballers, advocates and students. Marta also told them the story of how she overcame a difficult
childhood to become the best female football player in the world.
