Lets hope Ricardo Gomes makes a full recovery (Fotocom)
Once in a while football gets put into perspective. Sunday afternoon unfortunately was one of those times when Vasco coach Ricardo Gomes was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke during the second half of the derby match between Flamengo and Vasco. Continue reading
Good chance the in-form Leandro Damião will be thumping his chest again come Sunday (VIPCOMM)
With no less than eight fiercely contested local derby matches to be played in the Serie A this weekend, I can hardly contain my excitement. I am like a kid in a candy shop. It is a truly mouth-watering fixture list. Sumptuous Brazilian club football, tasty tackles, a banquet of goals with the added spice of local pride at stake! I am running out of superlatives and strange culinary metaphors…. Continue reading
Many of Brazil's young players have shot to fame (Getty Images)
Even without their two star names – Neymar and Lucas – Brazil won the under 20 World Cup in Colombia. They beat Portugal 3-2 after extra time in a lively final in which midfielder Oscar was the hero, scoring all three of Brazil’s goals. It’s the fifth time that Brazil have won the trophy. Continue reading
Ronaldinho's good form for Flamengo has earned him a seleção recall (VIPCOMM)
Ronaldinho has been recalled to the Brazilian national team for the friendly match against Ghana in London on September 5. It is his second call up under coach Mano Menezes and the first since Brazil’s 1-0 loss against Argentina nine months ago in Qatar. Continue reading
The seleção are in a mess (Mowa Press)
The great Brazilian national football team are looking anything but at the moment. After being dumped out of the Copa America by Paraguay, the team were well beaten by Germany in an international friendly tonight. Continue reading
Dedê is one of four players who could make their debut tonight (Mowa Press)
Brazil take on Germany in a glamorous international friendly match in Stuttgart tonight (4pm Brazil, 8pm UK). We could be seeing a few debuts including Ralf, Dedé, Luiz Gustavo and Fernandinho. Continue reading
A metrosexual pony? (Mowa Press)
Brazil take on Germany in a glamorous international friendly match in Stuttgart tonight. However, after their poor showing at the recent Copa America not all Brazilians will be cheering on their countrymen. Continue reading
Santos players and coaching staff look on as things go from bad to worse against Vasco (Getty Images)
How ironic this beautiful game can be. After overcoming all the odds to win the Copa Libertadores and São Paulo State Championship, Santos have all but thrown their Serie A title hopes out the window with three losses in the space of a week. Continue reading