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December 12th, 2008

Ronaldo Introduced to Corinthians Fans

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10 thousand fans are expected to see him in the afternoon.
And with this picture, I’m officially on vacation. (Maybe) I’ll see you next year.

Category Category: Clubs, Players


December 9th, 2008

Ronaldo (that one) Signs With Corinthians!

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Information just came in this morning. He signed with Corinthians for 2009 with a renewal option for the following year. Ronaldo’s goal, according to someone linked with Corinthians, is the 2010 World Cup, and playing in Brazil for a paulista club is a great choice. The club already started selling jerseys.
On the other hand, Flamengo, [...]

Category Category: Clubs, Players
December 7th, 2008

VASCO RELEGATED TO SECOND DIVISION

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Vasco is another victim. Not a victim of bad football. A bad moment is expected within every single club or national team. But for a club who is 4 times Brazilian Champion, a club that won Copa Libertadores, a club who has a history that includes Romario, Bebeto, Juninho Pernambucano and many others relegation is [...]

Category Category: Clubs, Tournaments
November 26th, 2008

Copa Sudamericana Heading to Brazil

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Today, Inter visited Estudiantes from Argentina for the first leg of the final of Copa Sulamericana/Sudamericana (choose your language). The club from Porto Alegre, one of the best of Brazil, won with a goal form the spot by Alex. Inter played since the 25th mark with 10 men because Guinazu was ejected.
In the first-half, [...]

Category Category: Clubs, Tournaments
November 24th, 2008

São Paulo: Another Brazilian Title Coming

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They did it again. Or almost. São Paulo is very close to clinching its 6th Brazilian title, the third consecutive. Today, the club went to Rio to take on Vasco, a very difficult match given that the home team is desperately fighting relegation. And São Paulo, who started the round 2 points ahead of Grêmio, [...]

Category Category: Clubs, Tournaments


November 19th, 2008

Inter: The First Brazilian Club to Reach the Finals of Sudamericana

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Inter 4 – 0 Chivas.
Inter deserves this final. It has one of the best line-ups in Brazil. No other club has a midfield with the combination of force, with Magrao and Guinazu, and skills, D’Alessandro and Alex – even though the last one was with the national team tonight. The attack with Nilmar. The defense [...]

Category Category: Clubs, Tournaments
October 25th, 2008

CORINTHIANS BACK TO 1ST DIVISION!

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… and goalie Felipe (in yellow) celebrates with the fans. After 329 days, one of the most traditional clubs of Brazil is back to first division, leaving behind the worst chapter of its history. With the 2-0 victory over Ceara at home (goals by Douglas and Chicao) and the defeat of Barueri against Parana, Corinthians [...]

Category Category: Clubs
September 19th, 2008

When Predictions Go Right

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So Vasco announced the return of coach Renato gaucho. Well, this blog predicted this 2 months ago, when Renato was still the coach of Fluminense. Sometimes we get things right.

Category Category: Clubs
September 18th, 2008

Copa Sulamericana: Very little for some. A lot for others.

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Copa Sulamericana means nothing to Brazilian clubs, right? Not always. The crisis that took over Vasco in the Campeonato spilled to the continental competition, resulting in the coach’s resignation and lots of criticism offered by the leaders of the team. Coach Tita could not take another humiliating defeat and left. In his final words, he [...]

Category Category: Clubs, Tournaments
September 11th, 2008

Club where Rivaldo Started his Career Goes from 1ts to 4th Division in Three Years

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Santa Cruz, the club where Rivaldo started his career, has suffered the biggest fall a Brazilian club has ever seen. The traditional club from Pernambuco was relegated to the fourth division in 2009. This is the third relegation in a row after the club reached the first division in 2006. In 07, the club was [...]

Category Category: Clubs





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