Ganso slips in Neymar for Santos' second goal but it wasn't enough (Getty Images)
Santos were beaten 3-2 by Colo Colo in the Copa Libertadores and their qualification hopes for the second round now hang by a thread (and possibly their hopes of hanging on to Ganso and Neymar beyond June too). Continue reading
More to come later…
Would Adriano be good for Flamengo? (Márcia Feitosa/VIPCOMM)
Adriano is wanted at Flamengo by Flamengo fans. The only problem is that coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo doesn’t and says that he wouldn’t fit into the culture they are trying to build at the club. Continue reading
Ronaldo to manage Neymar's career?
Ronaldo was the guest on local TV programme CQC on Monday night. He was kitted out in presenters’ uniform and spent the whole show sitting in the middle of the three presenters. He also brought a set of scales with him and weighed himself live on national TV Continue reading
Muricy quits Fluminense (Getty Images)
Muricy Ramalho has sensationally quit as coach of Fluminense. The news is a huge surprise since Muricy turned down the chance to coach the seleção (Brazilian national team) last year in order to honour his contract with Fluminense. It also comes less than four months after he won the National Championship with Fluminense. Muricy cited a lack of structure and Santos (currently coach-less) are said to be interested. Continue reading
Ganso salutes Santos fans (Bruno Miani, UOL Esport)
Paulo Henrique Ganso is back! After more than 200 days out with a serious knee injury, the 21 year old playmaker made his comeback yesterday in the São Paulo State Championship coming on as a halftime substitute for the hapless Diogo against Botafogo-SP. Continue reading
Luis Fabiano is coming back to São Paulo (photo: São Paulo FC website)
After five seasons in Europe with Porto and Sevilla, Luis Fabiano is returning to São Paulo, the team where he shot to fame and earned his first call up to the seleção (Brazilian national team). The transfer fee is somewhere in the region of 7.6 million euros and the player has signed a four year contract. Continue reading
Switching Atlético for Anzhi (Getty Images)
Diego Tardelli is the latest Brazilian star to sign for this strange up-and-coming team Anzhi Makhachkala from Dagestan, Russia. This team clearly means business and have now signed Roberto Carlos and two of Brazil’s better young players Jucilei (22) and Diego Tardelli (25).
Diego Tardelli has been on the fringes of the seleção for a few years now and came close to going to the 2010 World Cup for his form with Atlético Mineiro. Continue reading
Carnival in São Paulo 2011 (Brian Davidson)
Carnival is here and that means party time! As for the football, most teams played State Championship games on Saturday. I look at the latest in Rio and São Paulo and more importantly, post some carnival pics. Continue reading
Mano Menezes calls up São Paulo sensation Lucas to face Scotland (Márcia Feitosa/VIPCOMM)
Brazil coach Mano Menezes has named his squad to face Scotland on 27 March 2011, in London. Still apparently experimenting with team selection, he sprung a couple of surprises in leaving out Robinho for the first time and calling up the uncapped u20 star Lucas. Continue reading