No place for Diego (photo: Mowapress)
Brazil have already qualified for next year’s World Cup, but Tite called up mainly tried and tested players for the upcoming qualifiers against Ecuador and Colombia. The two new faces were Corinthians keeper Cássio and Grêmio’s excellent playmaker Luan. Continue reading
Yeah. I called up Rodriguinho. Really. (Mowa Press)
Brazil have named a 24-man squad for the friendlies against Argentina and Australia in Melbourne next month. The squad is a strong one, although a few key players were given a rest. Continue reading
Will Diego recover from injury and lead Flamengo to the title? (Mowa Press)
Brazilfooty is back and the Brazilian 2017 Série A kicks off this weekend. To mark both of these highly auspicious events in global football, Brazilfooty has prepared an in-depth Série A review. It has been a herculean effort for a part-time blogger: social plans were cancelled; reluctant support from an unimpressed girlfriend was obtained; football almanacs were dusted off and scanned from cover to cover; match reports read; team rosters inspected; fan forums observed; journalists interviewed; hours of TV footage reviewed; player dossiers complied; and an excessive amount of stroking of the chin while looking ponderously into the air and uttering ‘hmmmmm’ was done. The result is a thorough review of all 20 Série A teams. Continue reading
It’s back baby! (Mowa Press)
Busy life, living in London and no football on TV: the story of how Brazilfooty drifted into the wilderness. But after a four-year absence, Brazilfooty is back. What have you missed and what’s in store? Continue reading
Dani Alves holds his hand up (Mowa Press)
After their exploits in the Confederations Cup, the seleção were back on the field, this time in Europe in a friendly against Switzerland in Basel. Its fair to say that the Swiss are no pushovers when it comes to football and they proved that they are top of their World Cup qualifying group for a reason by beating Brazil 1-0 last night. Continue reading
I didn’t realise Dante was so cool. I take my hat off (Mowa Press)
Brazil take on Switzerland in a friendly match in Basel on Wednesday. After battering Spain and winning the Confederations Cup in some style, it’ll be interesting to see how Brazil perform in this match. Continue reading
Neymar collects one of his trophies in front of the cronies (Mowa Press)
On Tuesday I published a post with my reaction to Brazil’s stunning victory against Spain in the Confederations Cup final. In this post, I reflect on the more important point that was raised during the Confederations Cup: the massive street protests. What does this win do for the protest movement, if anything? People always pull off the clichés about winning will unite the country. Bollocks. Continue reading
Thiago Silva lifts the trohpy (Mowa Press)
Wow. Who saw that coming? In the first of a two article special, I reflect on Brazil’s stunning Confederations Cup win and what is means for the football. Read on for more. Tomorrow, I’ll give my reflections on what is means for the protest movement sweeping through the country. Continue reading
David Luiz in training for Brazil (Mowa Press)
Big Phil Scolari has named his squad for the Confederations Cup. No place for Kaka or Ronaldinho in quite a young squad. Continue reading
Head in hands, Neymar walks off the pitch
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