Kaká is set for seleção return after two years in the cold (Mowa Press)
Brazil play Iraq later today (19.30 UK, 15.30 Brazil) as Mano Menezes tries to avoid a personal crisis and relieve some of the pressure that is rapidly mounting for him to be sacked. Continue reading
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
The likes of Oscar will be making their way to London (Mowa Press)
Mano Menezes has announced a provisional list of 52 players for the Olympic Games in London later this year. Full list below. Also in the piece, the latest news including one of the funniest things I’ve seen for a while: a player celebrating a goal scored by the opposition. Continue reading
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
Ronaldinho inspired the Brazil comeback (Mowa Press)
Brazil beat Mexico 2-1 in a friendly match in a place called Torreón last night. I didn’t watch the match but from all accounts it was a great escape for Brazil and Mano Menezes. Was it a lucky escape? Continue reading
Lucas and Neymar lift the trohpy (Mowa Press)
For the first time in Mano Menezes’ era as coach, Brazil finally came good against one of the heavyweights of world football. Continue reading
Ronaldinho practises his free kicks in training (Mowa Press)
Brazil will play Argentina in Cordoba (Argentina) on Wednesday evening. The match is the first leg of a competition called the Superclássico das Américas, which I must admit I’ve never heard of before. I’m guessing it must just be a one off. Continue reading
Bruno Cortes (middle): from Nova Iguaçu to the seleção in six months (Getty Images)
Mano Menezes has named his squad for the friendly match with Argentina to be played on 14 September in Cordoba. The squad consists exclusively of home based players including Ronaldinho, Neymar, Fred and Leandro Damião. 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
Ronaldinho's good form for Flamengo has earned him a seleção recall (VIPCOMM)
Ronaldinho has been recalled to the Brazilian national team for the friendly match against Ghana in London on September 5. It is his second call up under coach Mano Menezes and the first since Brazil’s 1-0 loss against Argentina nine months ago in Qatar. Continue reading