Dani Alves holds his hand up (Mowa Press)
After their exploits in the Confederations Cup, the seleção were back on the field, this time in Europe in a friendly against Switzerland in Basel. Its fair to say that the Swiss are no pushovers when it comes to football and they proved that they are top of their World Cup qualifying group for a reason by beating Brazil 1-0 last night. Continue reading
Seedorf. Legend! (Globoesporte)
Good evening sports fans!
Brazil are taking on Switzerland in a friendly this week. I’ve blogged about that in a separate post. In this one, I’d like to give you a quick update on the comings and goings from the Serie A with a bit of player news and transfer gossip thrown into the mix. Continue reading
I didn’t realise Dante was so cool. I take my hat off (Mowa Press)
Brazil take on Switzerland in a friendly match in Basel on Wednesday. After battering Spain and winning the Confederations Cup in some style, it’ll be interesting to see how Brazil perform in this match. Continue reading
The moment Leonardo Silva equalised for Galo (Reuters)
Atletico Mineiro made history on Wednesday night by winning the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their 105 year history. Continue reading
The futebol bug (AFP)
Brazilfooty is rethinking itself and embracing new ideas to improve the site. As part of the process, we’re inviting authors, travellers and inspired people to contribute. If you think you’ve got what it takes and/or something worth saying, please get in touch. The first new contributor is Eric, an American who has recently moved to Brazil with his (Brazilian) wife and Brazilfooty reader. As a ‘soccer enthusiast’ and with a passion for Brazil, he has already caught the Brazilian futebol bug and started his own blog about Brazilian football (www.footballdobrasil.com). Here are his reflections on the game, how he came to love it and what it means in Brazil. Check it out. Continue reading
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
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
Neymar dribbles past Oscar in training (Mowa Press)
Faithful readers,
Apologies for the lack of activity on here over the last few months but things like work, studies and other annoying day to day things have been keeping me busy and kept me away from blogging. I’ll try and get back up to speed after my exams in June. Until then, here are a few bits and bobs to keep you going. Continue reading
David Luiz in training for Brazil (Mowa Press)
Big Phil Scolari has named his squad for the Confederations Cup. No place for Kaka or Ronaldinho in quite a young squad. Continue reading
Head in hands, Neymar walks off the pitch
Head in hands. That sums up his performance tonight as I went to watch him and Brazil take on Russia in a friendly match at a freezing cold Stamford Bridge in London. Continue reading