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March 31st, 2008

Excuses

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 3 Comments

Sorry guys, but this week I’ll have to be away from the blog.
I’ll comeback next weekend with the last round of the group stage of the Paulista Championship. See you There!

Category Category: CBF
Tags Tags: CBF, Tag Index


March 28th, 2008

Guara and Palmeiras Still on the Top. Sao Paulo Moves to 4th.

By: Bruno Romani | Comments No Comments

The Paulista championship delivered another round to raise more question marks about who are going to be the 4 teams qualified to the semi-finals.
On Wednesday, everything seemed ready for a draw between Palmeiras and Portuguesa in a match which the green team attacked a lot. That’s when luck of the champions struck again. Jorge Preá, […]

Category Category: Tournaments
March 27th, 2008

One of the Most Amazing Dribbles You’ve Ever Seen

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 1 Comment

And you wonder why Brazilian football is the best in the world… 
Author: Morais
Position: Midfielder
Club: Vasco
Match: Bragantino 2 x 2 Vasco for the first-leg of the second round of Copa do Brasil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8087G02lTE

Category Category: Players
March 26th, 2008

Brazil 1 - 0 Sweden: His Name is Pato.

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 3 Comments

To start talking about this match, it is mandatory to forget that it celebrated the 50th anniversary of Brazil’s first World Cup. In the 58 final, Brazil had Zito, Vavá, Didi, Garrincha, Nilton Santos besides a youngster named Pelé. In 08, Brazil sent to the pit Richarlysson, Josué, Júlio Baptista, Gilberto Silva and an uninspired […]

Category Category: National Team
March 26th, 2008

Congratulations Atlético-MG for the 100th Anniversary

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 2 Comments

 
As usual, I always get late to birthday parties. Yesterday, Atletico-MG turned 100 years-old. Congratulations to one of the most traditional Brazilian clubs! The anniversary will be celebrated in a friendly against Penarol from Uruguay.
TITLES:
Copa CONMEBOL: 1992, 1997
Brazilian Championship: 1971
Cup of State Champions¹: 1937
State Championship of Minas Gerais: (39x)1915, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, […]

Category Category: Clubs


March 24th, 2008

Hold Your Breath! The Championship in SP is on Fire!

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 3 Comments

 
Dentinho Celebrates in Occasion of Easter
The group stage of the Paulista Championship is coming to an end and a lot of thrill is expected. This weekend, all the big 4 clubs won. Except for Palmeiras who easily beat Paulista 2-0, the big clubs got their victories in a mediocre fashion.
Santos, with 4 minutes left, got […]

Category Category: Tournaments
March 24th, 2008

Luxemburgo, the Coach who Eats Flies

By: Bruno Romani | Comments No Comments

Coach Wanderley Luxemburgo ressurrected Palmeiras this season. And he had to swallow a lot of things for that to happen. On Saturday, after he Plameiras beat Paulista 2-0, the coach was talking to the press when a fly decided that Luxemburgo’s mouth made a perfect place for landing. The coach had to swallow one more […]

Category Category: Players, Folklore
March 21st, 2008

Copa do Brasil 08: Review of the Week.

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 1 Comment

This week, Brazil also saw the second round of Copa do Brasil. The results:
Volta Redonda 0 x 0 Portuguesa - Disappointing for Portuguesa
Nacional-AM 2 x 2 Atlético-MG - A traditional club drawing against a club from the Amazon? Shame on Atletico.
Paraná Clube 1 x 0 Vitória - Expected Result. One has just moved to serie […]

Category Category: Tournaments
March 20th, 2008

Another Decent Week for Brazil in the Copa Libertadores

By: Bruno Romani | Comments No Comments

A decent week for Brazil in the Copa Libertadores.
-Cruzeiro visited Caracas and got a 1 draw. Pretty good, given the evolution of Venezuelan football.
-In Rio, Flamengo returned last week’s defeat to Nacional. 2-0, two goals by Marcinho.
-Fluminense visited Libertad and won 2-1 with two goals by Washington “Braveheart.”
-São Paulo visited Luqueno in Paraguay and tied […]

Category Category: Tournaments
March 16th, 2008

New Champion in São Paulo?

By: Bruno Romani | Comments 2 Comments

 
Palmeiras destroyed São Paulo this afternoon. The 4-1 is a signal. It smells like a new champion is emerging. Both clubs have the best players and the best coaches in São Paulo. Both clubs played equally the match. São Paulo was a little bit better until the end of the first-half and scored first through […]

Category Category: Tournaments, Clubs





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