WORLD CUP: Dutch take third place, as Brazil whimper out
THIRD/FOURTH PLACE PLAY-OFF BRAZIL 0-3 NETHERLANDS SATURDAY 12TH JULY – BRASILIA “We can look back at a very successful tournament, I’m proud of my players.” – Louis Van Gaal, Netherlands […]
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WORLD CUP: Germany serve Brazil ultimate 7-1 humilation
SEMI-FINAL BRAZIL 1-7 GERMANY TUESDAY 8TH JULY – BELO HORIZONTE Joachim Löw masterminded a 7-1 victory over host nation Brazil on Tuesday evening, as Miroslav Klose also broke the record […]
WORLD CUP: Uninspiring Brazil break Colombian hearts
QUARTER-FINAL BRAZIL 2-1 COLOMBIA FRIDAY 4TH JULY – FORTALEZA Brazil’s thuggish display this evening combined with some poor refereeing hampered what was a high tempo enjoyable game in Fortaleza. The host nation hung on […]
WORLD CUP: Brazil penalty joy, Chilean heartache
ROUND OF 16 BRAZIL 1-1 CHILE BRAZIL WIN 3-2 ON PENS SATURDAY 28TH JUNE – BELO HORIZONTE Brazil are the first country through to the quarter-finals after winning a dramatic penalty […]
WORLD CUP: Neymar double helps Brazil turn on the style
GROUP A CAMEROON 1-4 BRAZIL MONDAY 23RD JUNE – BRASILIA It took a little while for Brazil to get going this World Cup. In their opening Group A clashes with […]
WORLD CUP: Ochoa’s Goalkeeping clinic leaves lacklustre Brazil frustrated
GROUP A BRAZIL 0-0 MEXICO TUESDAY 17TH JUNE – FORTALEZA Brazil and Mexico played to a thrilling goalless draw. Mexico deserved their point against a slow, ponderous Brazil side who […]
WORLD CUP: Neymar double as bad decisions rue opening game
GROUP A BRAZIL 3-1 CROATIA THURSDAY 12TH JUNE – SAO PAULO Following a demonstration-filled troublesome day in Sao Paulo off the pitch, Neymar gave the Brazilian fans something to cheer […]
WORLD CUP PREVIEW: BRAZIL
As we are within days to the start of probably the biggest sporting event, the cloud of controversy surrounding the completion of stadiums in Brazil is finally shifting to the […]
An introduction to the Brazilian football system for Premier League fans
To a traditional English football fan following Brazilian football can only be described as confusing, mind numbingly behind the times or just plain ludicrous. The Brazilian football season is divided […]
COPA LIBERTADORES: Final Report
FINAL – SECOND LEG ATLETICO MINEIRO 2-0 OLIMPIA 2-2 ON AGG MINIERO WIN 4-3 ON PENS Week 20 of the 2013 Copa Libertadores saw Atletico Mineiro (Brazil) win this year’s […]
COPA LIBERTADORES: SEMI-FINAL REPORT
WEDNESDAY 10TH JULY – SEMI FINAL – SECOND LEG SANTA FE (COL) 1-0 OLIMPIA (PAR) OLIMPIA WIN 2-1 ON AGG. Santa Fe failed to turn around the 2-0 deficit from […]
BRAZIL: Referee beheaded after killing player
Local reports from Maranhao, Brazil are coming through of a truly horrific incident that happened last Sunday. During an amateur football match, the game turned into a double murder scene […]
COPA LIBERTADORES: Semi-Final Report
WEDNESDAY 4TH JULY – SEMI FINAL – FIRST LEG OLIMPIA (PAR) 2-0 SANTA FE (COL) Santa Fe have it all to do in the second leg of their semi-final as […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Brazil stop Spanish monopoly
BRAZIL 3-0 SPAIN After winning consecutive international tournaments, two European Championships and the last World Cup, Spain finally tasted final defeat when Brazil brushed aside La Roja 3-0 to lift […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Final Preview
PREVIEW The Maracana stadium is set to be home to the finals of the competition. After a grueling four matches in less than 15 days, the World Cup champions, Spain […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Paulinho heads to the final
BRAZIL 2-1 URUGUAY Brazil left it late to clinch a place into the final of the Confederations Cup with 2-1 victory over South American rivals Uruguay at the Estadio Mineirao. […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Brazil wrap up group
Goals, goals, goals once again in the Confederations Cup as Brazil and Italy even though they have already progressed into the semi-finals before tonight’s game exchanged a six-goal battle which […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Neymar beats Mexico
BRAZIL 2-0 MEXICO Neymar produced a stunning display scoring one and setting up another as Brazil beat Mexico by two goals to nil in a lukewarm game in Fortazela. The […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Neymar starts the carnival
BRAZIL 3-0 JAPAN Poster-boy of the tournament, Neymar, kicked off the Confederations Cup in style with a stunning volley to opening the scoring in Brazil’s 3-0 win over Japan on […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Brazil and Japan team previews
In the usual prelude for the next year’s World Cup, the Confederations Cup hits Brazil launching on next Saturday 15th June. Since 2005, the Confederations Cup tournament has been held […]
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: Draw at new Maracana
The newly-renovated Maracana Stadium provided a stunning backdrop for Brazil and England to play out an entertaining 2-2 draw that both teams could have won. England started brightly as Brazil […]
BRAZIL: Brasileiro Série A – Round 1 review
Neymar, 21, played in his last match as a member of Santos FC saw the away fans boo him as he recently signed for FC Barcelona to a 5 year […]
SPAIN: Neymar confirmed as Barca player
Santos FC have agreed to the sale of Neymar Jr. to Spanish champions, FC Barcelona. The wait to find out where ex-Santos star’s future lies, is over. Neymar da Silva […]
GERMANY: Brazilian wonderkid off to Dortmund?
German newspaper BILD report Borussia Dortmund are interested in Atlético Mineiro’s prodigy Bernard, the original reports coming from Brazilian from Minas Gerais press back this claim up. The Bundesliga side’s sporting director Michael […]
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: Brazil 1-1 Russia
BRAZIL 1 (Fred 90) RUSSIA 1 (Faizulin 73) Russia started the first 15 minutes the better team with a series of corners; none of which resulted in a goal. Yet Kerzhakov did […]
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: Brazil 2-2 Italy
BRAZIL 2 (Fred 33, Oscar 42) ITALY 2 (De Rossi 54, Balotelli 57) Tonight in Geneva, Switzerland… Brazil were shocked by a four minute Italian comeback capped off by a sublime […]
COPA LIBERTADORES REVIEW – Group Stage Week Four – 8th-12th March 2013
Group 1 Toluca 1 (Tejada 83) Barcelona 1 (Díaz 36) Toluca and Barcelona shared the spoils at the Nemesio Díez with a goal from Luis Tejada denying Barcelona their first win in this year’s […]
COPA LIBERTADORES REVIEW – Group Stage Week Three – 26th-28th February 2013
Bernard show destroys Arsenal plus round-up from all the games… ———- Group 1 BARCELONA (ECU) 1 (Arroyo (pen) 90) BOCA JUNIORS (ARG) 2 (Martínez 59, Pérez 63) Boca Juniors recovered from […]
COPA LIBERTADORES REVIEW – Group Stage Week Two – 19th-21st February 2013
Peñarol the only side to make it two wins from two, Deportivo Lara impress against Newell’s and Fluminense lacklustre against Grêmio Group 1 Toluca (Mex) 2 (Tejada 22, Benitez 52) Nacional (Uru) 3 (Sánchez 47, […]
COPA LIBERTADORES REVIEW – Group Stage Week One – 12th-14th February 2013
Recoba show rescues point for Nacional, Boca slip up at La Bombonera and Huachipato hold out to surprise Gremio Group 1 Nacional (Uru) 2 (Abreu 69, Alonso 90) Barcelona (Ecu) 2 (Diaz 18, Nahuelpan 26) […]
MOURA MONEY, NO PROBLEMS FROM PSG
From WORLD FOOTBALL WEEKLY Issue Ten… Paris Saint-Germain have further flexed their financial muscles this week and beaten Manchester United to the signing of Brazilian teenager Lucas Moura. The Sao […]
ENGLAND: The Brazilian Invasion
AS the Olympic football tournament begins to shift up through the gears two of Brazil’s brightest talents are poised to keep shining in the Premier League this season. Already Oscar […]
VIDEO: Dede – Vasco da Gama
To accompany the Dede Scouting Report in WORLD FOOTBALL WEEKLY Preview Issue #4…
WORLD FOOTBALL WEEKLY 