By Ollie Irish
The Italian gossip rags claim that Italian striker Marco Borriello who is in the
form of his life for club Milan is dating Brazilian model Analu Campos. She looks
like this:
Do all Brazilian models actually have Brazilians?
Thumbs up from Ganso but not for Manchester City
Santos players Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso could end up as part of the deal
that brings Robinho back to the Vila Belmiro. But midfielder Paulo Henrique has already said that
he's not keen on heading to northwest England.
Arsene Wenger picks up talented Brazilian.
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Arsenal have reportedly agreed a £3.
After Rafael's impressive display against Wigan last week, as well Fabio being one of the few to
give a good account of himself against Leeds, Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed the two Brazilian
teenagers are likely to be our first choice full-backs in five years time.
"Rafael was outstanding against Wigan and showed fantastic energy and desire," said
Ferguson.
Have you heard of the Samba Gold award? It's a (colourful, see picture) trophy given out by
sambafoot.com, a French website devoted to Brazilian football. They put together a shortlist of the
30 best Brazilians currently playing their football in Europe, and then voted on it. Luis Fabiano
of Sevilla (aka o'fabuloso) is the Samba Gold [.
photo credit: Crystian Cruz
He blew his big chance in the Premier League...
Robinho has decided he's going back to Brazil and will likely join Santos when he gets there.
It appears that Manchester City isn't the right fit for Robinho as they club struggles this Premier
League season.
Ghiggia, the Uruguayan forward who scored the goal that made 70 million Brazilians cry, was
honoured by the Maracana stadium organization who invited him to leave his footprint in the
Maracana Walk of Fame. Ghiggia is the 100th player to do so and only the 6th non-Brazilian. Hats up
to Brazil for such an elegant gesture.
No comment from Sandro Ranieri
With a probable move to Spurs on the cards, Porto Alegre side Internacional have prevented
Sandro Ranieri from speaking to the press. Inter are close to selling the player to Tottenham
Hotspur and have reached a delicate stage in the negotiations. The Brazilians though, are worried
that Ranieri, who has been lukewarm over the move, may say something that impedes the transfer.
Sandro Ranieri's move to Tottenham Hotspur now appears to be off until at least until August.
On Wednesday night, Inter's vice president of football, Fernando Carvalho, told Rádio
Gaúcho: "Sandro is not moving in this transfer window. The partnership with Tottenham was not
finalized.
Thumbs up from Roberto Carlos just one of the big stars in this year's Paulista
Is it that time already? It seems like yesterday that some of us were cheering Flamengo as they
lifted the Campeonato Brasileiro. Now, a little under six weeks later, professional football has
returned to Brazil with the start of the 27 state championships.
While the rest of us are safely in our homes enjoying football this weekend, there are millions
who are injured, traumatized and in a state of pain from the Haiti earthquake.
Every day, new bodies are recovered but their suffering is beyond what many of us can fathom.
Futbolitas, we can do something to help nuestros semejantes.
Walter (centre) back amongst the goals at Inter
In March last year, Internacional's Walter Henrique da Silva was amongst the bunch of young
Brazilians being looked at by Manchester United. Back then he was valued at around the £5 million
mark. But the 20-year-old suffered a serious knee injury and has only just returned to training
after an eight month layoff.
The third in the series offers a critical evaluation of the teams and players from the
nineteen-sixties.
The 1960s
Two tournaments were held in the sixties, Brazil retaining the Jules Rimet trophy in Chile (1962)
and England winning on home soil (1966).
Brazil returned to the world stage in 1962 with a squad that included nine players
from the successful 1958 campaign.
It's a simplistic argument, but a convincing one: were it not for a lack of firepower last year
the Galaxy would go into this season as defending MLS Cup champions.
Coach Bruce Arena, I think, would generally agree with that statement given what he told his
players Monday on the first day of preseason training.
