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October 31st, 2007

RED, WHITE, BLACK: SAO PAULO BRAZILIAN CHAMPION AGAIN

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 1 Comment

 
There is a club in Brazil whose fans are always smiling. And they smile because they know their club is very organized. Because this club offers all the means for its players to develop their job. These fans smile, chant and celebrate because they know all the mentioned reasons turn into titles. With 4 rounds […]

Category Category: Tournaments, Clubs


October 30th, 2007

2014 WC Will be Brazil!!!

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 1 Comment

Watch Out for overpricing. But it will be fun.

Category Category: Tournaments, CBF
October 29th, 2007

Wanna be Botafogo’s Keeper? Watch Out for the Curse

By: Bruno Romani | Comments No Comments

If you are a goal-keeper, there is a club in Brazil where you don’t want work. The position seems to be haunted by the some ghost, forcing keepers to make incredible mistakes. The last victim of the curse was Roger, a man who was considered a great professional when playing at São Paulo and Santos. […]

Category Category: Players, Folklore
October 29th, 2007

São Paulo 99% Champion; Corinthians Gets Some Hope

By: Bruno Romani | Comments No Comments

Five matches to go. Fifteen points ahead of the second team. São Paulo is 99% the champion. This weekend the club who conceived 13 goals in 33 matches visited Sport and won with keeper Rogério Ceni as the protagonist. Again. Rogério scored the first with a free-kick. Minutes later, he missed a penalty. Later on, […]

October 25th, 2007

Copa Sulamericana: The End for Brazil!

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 1 Comment

On Wednesday Brazilian clubs said good-bye to Copa Sulamericana. In two very different fashions. In Rio, there was extra water on the pitch in the match between Vasco and América-MEX. In Bogotá, there was no air in the match between Millionarios and São Paulo.
In Rio, Romário was on the bench. As the coach. And Vasco […]

Category Category: Tournaments, Clubs


October 22nd, 2007

Locals: You Win. Corinthians smells relegation…

By: Bruno Romani | Comments No Comments

For the first time since the Campeonato Brasileiro put an end to finals to copy European leagues all the locals won in the same round. It could not be worse for Corinthians.
São Paulo 1 x 0 Cruzeiro: Last chance for Cruzeiro to show anything. São Paulo is the champion. Again.
Botafogo 3 x 0 Sport: Finally, […]

Category Category: Tournaments
October 18th, 2007

Watch Robinho’s New Move: “You go that way, I’ll go this way”

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 1 Comment
October 18th, 2007

Brazil Plays Like Brazil and Scores 5 Against Ecuador

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 1 Comment

 
This is why Brazil has to play in Brazil. Forget fancy stadiums in Europe and Asia. To play like Brazil, Brazil has to play IN Brazil. Seven years later, the national team returned to the Maracanã, stadium blessed by geniuses from the past like Pelé, Garrincha, Zico and Romário. And the stadium and the 80 […]

Category Category: National Team
October 10th, 2007

Copa Sulamericana: they played decent matches until…

By: Bruno Romani | Comments No Comments

Vasco played a decent match against América in Mexico City. Until Davino scored for the locals. São Paulo played a decent match against Millionarios from Colombia. Until the visitors scored. The night was terrible for the two Brazilian clubs left in the Copa Sulamericana. Vasco had Júlio Santos sent off and watched its rival reach the […]

Category Category: Tournaments, Clubs
October 7th, 2007

After 4 years, Corinthians Beats São Paulo

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 2 Comments

It was meant to be. The situations of both clubs are so different that everybody expected São Paulo to crush Corinthians. São Paulo leader. Corinthians fighting relegation. São Paulo collected titles in recent years. Corinthians has been facing a federal investigation. São Paulo had a 4 and a half years sequence without a defeat to […]

Category Category: Tournaments, Players





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