Flamengo were sunk by a Roberto Firmino goal in extra time, but can be proud of their performance. Continue reading
Flamengo go toe to toe with Liverpool
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Category Archives: FIFA Club World Cup
World Club Cup final preview
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Confederations Cup and Brazilian street protest reflections
Neymar collects one of his trophies in front of the cronies (Mowa Press)
On Tuesday I published a post with my reaction to Brazil’s stunning victory against Spain in the Confederations Cup final. In this post, I reflect on the more important point that was raised during the Confederations Cup: the massive street protests. What does this win do for the protest movement, if anything? People always pull off the clichés about winning will unite the country. Bollocks. Continue reading
Confederations Cup final at the Maracana: Brazil 3 Spain 0
Thiago Silva lifts the trohpy (Mowa Press)
Wow. Who saw that coming? In the first of a two article special, I reflect on Brazil’s stunning Confederations Cup win and what is means for the football. Read on for more. Tomorrow, I’ll give my reflections on what is means for the protest movement sweeping through the country. Continue reading
Corinthians and the World Club Cup
“That moment” for Corinthians (Getty)
Corinthians march onwards and upwards. In a cold and packed stadium in Yokohama, Corinthians lifted the 2012 FIFA World Club Cup after beating, and in my opinion outplaying, Chelsea in the final. Continue reading
Corinthians through to World Club Cup final
Not as easy as they thought (Uol)
Forget Christmas or New Years’ day, today was the day for Corinthians fans as their team stepped onto the field in Japan hoping to bring home the World Club Cup for a second time Continue reading
Club World Cup Final: Santos 0 Barcelona 4
Oh dear (Getty Images)
Santos and their woeful defence were torn to shreds by Barcelona in the final of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. Continue reading
Santos v Barcelona preview: Ganso’s big moment
The match against Barcelona could be a turning point for Ganso (Getty)
Santos take to the field on Sunday evening, hoping to emulate the achievements of the fantastic Santos team of the 1960’s. Continue reading
Santos through to Club World Cup Final
Bring on Barça (Getty)
Santos brushed off the challenge of Kashiwa Reysol to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final. They beat their Japanese opponents 3-1 with goals from Neymar (who else?), Borges and Danilo. Continue reading