That’s right Mano Menezes, Brazilfooty is back! (Mowa Press)
You’ll have noticed that things have been very quiet on Brazilfooty in the last couple of months… summer holidays? Olympics? Exams? Actually, I was travelling around Africa, completely out of touch with Brazilian football. Quite a lot has happened since then and my last post (my trip to Santos) on 22 July 2012 so I’ll do a short summary of the main stories below. Continue reading
Diego Forlán signed for Inter
With the European transfer window opening, there has been a flurry of transfer activity in Brazil. The rumour mill has also been going into overdrive. Continue reading
Brazilfooty readers vote for Neymar (Mowa Press)
Its official! Neymar is better than Ganso. That’s according to a poll of Brazilfooty readers. Continue reading
Nice celebrations but.... (Mowa Press)
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Does he deserve to be there? (Mowa Press)
Brazil play Bosnia on Tuesday night (7pm UK, 4pm Brazil) in a friendly match in the picturesque Swiss town of St. Gallen. Continue reading
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
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
Great to see that famous smile back in a Brazil shirt (Mowa Press)
Brazil got back to winning ways by beating Ghana 1-0 in a friendly at Craven Cottage in London. Continue reading
Does Borges (left) deserve a chance for the seleção? (Getty Images)
Internacional and Santos drew 3-3 in a fascinating match on Wednesday night. In absolute cruise control, 3-0 in front (and deservedly so) with 15 minutes to go, Internacional inexplicably let Santos back in the game. 15 minutes later, its 3-3 and Inter’s players are being booed off the pitch at the final whistle. Continue reading
Lets hope Ricardo Gomes makes a full recovery (Fotocom)
Once in a while football gets put into perspective. Sunday afternoon unfortunately was one of those times when Vasco coach Ricardo Gomes was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke during the second half of the derby match between Flamengo and Vasco. Continue reading