Head in hands. That sums up his performance tonight as I went to watch him and Brazil take on Russia in a friendly match at a freezing cold Stamford Bridge in London. Continue reading
Category Archives: Seleção
England beat Brazil at Wembley
It wasn’t the fairtale start that Big Phil Scolari was hoping for. Nor was it the way Ronaldinho wished to celebrate his 100th cap as the boys from Brazil were beaten 2-1 by England in a lively game at Wembley. Continue reading
Brazil line-up for England friendly
Luiz Felipe Scolari is back in charge of Brazil and takes on England at Wembley tomorrow (Wednesday 6 Feb) in his first game back in charge. Continue reading
Seleção squad for Colombia and Argentina friendlies
Brazil play Colombia in a friendly match this evening in New Jersey. Mano’s squad includes most of the team that did so well in the last couple of games against Iraq and Japan. Continue reading
Serie A latest: Fluminense almost there
Good morning sports fans! Its been a little while so just a quick post with an update from the Serie A and other Brazilian football news. There are now just four rounds of the Championship left and it is now a question of when, not if, Fluminense will be crowned Champions.
Seleção: Marcelo out of Japan friendly
Marcelo added to Brazil’s full back injury problems after he pulled out of the squad with a broken foot. He’s unlikely to play again this year in a blow to both club and country. Continue reading
Seleção latest: Kaká recall
Brazil play Iraq later today (19.30 UK, 15.30 Brazil) as Mano Menezes tries to avoid a personal crisis and relieve some of the pressure that is rapidly mounting for him to be sacked. Continue reading
Brazilfooty is back
You’ll have noticed that things have been very quiet on Brazilfooty in the last couple of months… summer holidays? Olympics? Exams? Actually, I was travelling around Africa, completely out of touch with Brazilian football. Quite a lot has happened since then and my last post (my trip to Santos) on 22 July 2012 so I’ll do a short summary of the main stories below. Continue reading
USA v seleҫão preview
As part of their preparations for the Olympic Games in London the seleҫão take on the USA in Washington DC tonight. Continue reading
Pep Guardiola for the seleção?
It’s just a thought. And it will never happen. But you heard it here first, just in case. Continue reading









