Category: Brazil
86 – Carlos Alberto: Brazil v Italy 1970 – World Cup 90 Minutes In 90 Days
WFI‘s Adam Brandon counts down to Russia 2018 with 90 World Cup goals in 90 days, scored in the minute corresponding to the day in the countdown.
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In Allowing Teams to Move Match Venues, CBF Makes the Right Move, For Once
The pre-season meetings of Confederação Brasileira de Futebol - Brazilian football’s governing body - are always an intriguing event. Like in any Sout [...]
Garrincha’s Cup – Zito’s Final: Looking Back At Brazil’s 1962 World Cup Triumph
Chile 1962 does not rank among one of the most glamorous World Cups. Brazil’s second win is squeezed in between their exuberant first triumph in Swede [...]
2018 Copa Libertadores Draw Reaction as Gremio Look to Defend Crown
There’s nothing quite like the ceremony surrounding a tournament draw. There’s plenty of pomp and circumstance, and at some point, those magical pots [...]
Scarpa Flows for Flu but Wonderkid Wendel is the Wanted Man
Fluminense attacking midfielder Gustavo Scarpa has been one of the most productive players in the Brazilian league for the past two seasons, writes Ja [...]
Arthur of Gremio is Ready for the Next Step: to Europe & Selecao
At some stage during its quest for Jogo Bonito, Brazil decided it needed insurance, (writes James Nalton).
Once a nation famed for churning out an [...]
Brazilian Media Convinced That Coutinho is Barcelona Bound
According to Globo Esporte, ESPN Brasil, FOX Sports Brasil, UOL, and Esporte Interactivo, the sale of Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho is edging ever clo [...]
Guilherme Arana: Heir to Marcelo Continues to Impress in Brasileirão
By full-time, they – ecstatic Corinthianos, that is – had renamed the Allianz “Arana Parque” or the “Allianz Arana”. Collared by a Premiere FC reporte [...]
Jo Goal Defeats Botafogo & Sends Corinthians 7 Points Clear
Corinthians 1 x 0 Botafogo
Arena Corinthians, July 2 2017
Corinthians opened up a seven-point lead atop the Brasileirão table on Sunday afternoon [...]
Brazilian Football’s Fan Violence Problem Rears Its Ugly Head in New Season
It’s the phone call that those closest to football fans the world over dread to receive: informed that either their loved one(s) won’t ever make their [...]