Category: Brazil
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 [...]
Jo Goal Not Enough for Winning Start: Corinthians 1, Chapecoense 1
Corinthians 1 x 1 Chapecoense
13/5/2017
São Paulo, Brasil
By Tom Sanderson at Arena Corinthians
The second fixture of the Brasileirao’s ope [...]
2017 Brasileirão Preview – Brazil Serie A Predictions & Players to Watch
Predictions are hard, especially when it comes to football.
You know what makes them harder? Trying to pick what will happen in a league in which 3 [...]
Marcelo & Dani Alves: How Brazil’s ‘Laterais’ Silenced Critics & Reinvented The Position
Brazil’s left and right back continue to make waves in European club football, in defiance of those who thought they were either incapable or over the [...]
The Brothers Alcântara: On the Path to Greatness
With extensive trophy hauls that even some of the most seasoned veterans are unable to boast of, the brothers Alcântara -- both the fruits of Barcelon [...]
Alves, Guardiola, and Tite’s Brazil: The Long Road to Jogo Bonito II
Dani Alves likes talking about Pep Guardiola.
It’s no surprise really, given that the Catalan manager turned the Brazilian into one of the most acc [...]
Fabinho: Right Back in the Middle
Fábio Henrique Tavares — more commonly known as Fabinho — has the defensive and attacking traits of a full back, but also the tactical discipline, tec [...]
Gustavo Scarpa – Fluminense’s Shooting Star of Rio
In an ever busy season in Brazil it comes as no surprise that Robinho is making the headlines with his goals and trickery but for some he wouldn't be [...]