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The World is Ours!
By: Bruno Romani |
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Today, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our first World Cup. The only national squad to have Pele and Garrincha playing together. A team that had Gilmar, Didi, Vava, Djalma Santos and Nilton Santos. All legends. Probably our best national team ever (altough the 1970 claims that title as well). The first star we never [...]
Category: National Team
Tags: 1958 World Cup, celebration, Didi, Djalma Santos, Garrincha, heroes, legends, National Team, Nilton Santos, Pele, VavaThe End for an Evil Character
By: Bruno Romani | 3 Comments
One of the most despised characters of Brazilian football is no longer. Last night Vasco da Gama held elections for new president, and Eurico Miranda lost the elections. Roberto Dinamite, one of the biggest idols in the history of the club, will be the new president. Dinamite beat Miranda with 140 against 103 votes.
After [...]
Category: ClubsWinter Transfers: Report 1
By: Bruno Romani | 1 Comment
Campeonato Brasileiro is a tournament with two very distinct phases, one before and one after the European season starts. With the end of the Eurocup closer, clubs are back to business. Here is the latest update of who is leaving and who is coming to série A.
Leaving:
Fernandão – forward (Inter-RS to Qatar)
Adriano – forward (returning [...]
Category: ClubsFluminense Collapses in Quito
By: Bruno Romani | 1 Comment
Fluminense waited 106 years to be in the final of a continental tournament. The goal by LDU’s Bieler in the first minute of the match was a signal for the Brazilian side they could’ve waited a little longer. Not even the beautiful goal from a free-kick by Argentinean Conca, one of the best midfielders in [...]
Linesman Killed in Rio de Janeiro
By: Bruno Romani | 3 Comments
Linesman Paulo Sérgio Durães Fernandes was killed this Wednesday in a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro. Witnesses said the ref argued with a man before getting shot in the chest. He was taken to the hospital, but did not resist. The man who shot fled the scene, and police said it will investigate the case.
Fernandes [...]
Category: CBFBrazil 0 – 0 Argentina: Good-Bye Dunga?
By: Bruno Romani | 11 Comments
It’s about time, Dunga. A draw against Argentina usually is not bad. A draw against Argentina playing as if Brazil was Poland is terrible. The result of leaving the brain behind was the greatest amount of creative chants asking the coach to leave. I’m not sure if I like more “Adeus, Dunga” (Goodbye Dunga) or [...]
Category: National TeamFear: U-20 Squad of Atletico-MG Beats the Reserves of Brazil
By: Bruno Romani | 4 Comments
I know, it was only practice. But the reserves of Brazil managed to lose for the U-20 squad of Atletico-MG 1-0. Brazil played with: Doni, Daniel Alves, Thiago Silva, Luisão e Kléber; Hernanes, Anderson, Elano e Júlio Baptista; Alexandre Pato e Adriano.
Atletico-MG seats on the 7th spot in the Brazilian league.
These are the people [...]
Paraguay 2 – 0 Brazil: The Face of Mediocrity
By: Bruno Romani | 13 Comments
I started writing this piece even before the match was over with a big thought behind it. That’s when I heard the commentator of a Brazilian radio station translate what I was feeling:
“This squad has the face of its coach: arrogant and mediocre.”
Dunga believes he is a great coach but his squad is one of [...]
Sport Beats Corinthians and Lifts the Trophy of Copa do Brasil!
By: Bruno Romani | 1 Comment
“That was the goal of the title,” said Carlinhos Bala last week after his teammate scored the only goal of Sport in the 3-1 defeat against Corinthians. Despite Sport being the most exciting local team of the season, no one could take Bala’s word seriously.
Corinthians had a huge advantage and a coach who not [...]
Category: CBFBall Causes Odd Injury in Brazilian Ref
By: Bruno Romani | No Comments
With just 10 minutes into the match for second division of Campeonato Brasileiro between Marilia and Ponte Preta, a midfielder of Ponte failed to control the ball, accidently sending towards referee Eduardo César Coronado. The man in yellow tried to get away from the ball with a bizarre jump. And ended with one of the [...]
Category: Folklore Tags: Bizarre, Campeonato Brasileiro serie B, Eduardo César Coronado, Folklore, Marilia, odd injury, Ponte Preta, Second Division
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