Month: December 2011

Nike Moves into the Brazilian Market in 2012

Aside from Corinthians, whom the mega-company Nike has been sponsoring for over eight years (since 2004), they’ve also revealed to be moving in to four other markets – the Northeast’s largest club Bahia, Southeastern heavyweights Coritiba, Southern giants Internacional and 2011 Copa Libertadores champions Santos. What Nike is doing, is aiming for each Brazilian region’s…

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What Each Team Wants for Christmas This Year!

It’s been quite a year for Brazilian football…good for some, bad for others. But we must not rule out the wishing spirit the season brings upon us – and here are some of Brasileirão’s finest Christmas wishes for 2012: In Porto Alegre… Internacional wants the fourth Brazilian championship, because the famous “TRI” (1975, 1976, 1976)…

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Latest From Brazilian Transfer Market…

As many speculations are still up in the air (Montillo at Corinthians, Thiago Neves at Fluminense, Vagner Love at Flamengo, Osvaldo at Cruzeiro/São Paulo, Ronaldinho at River Plate, yes, River Plate!), here are some of the latest confirmed transfers to have hit the Brazilian football market recently:       Former Vasco da Gama forward,…

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Corinthians are the First Brazilian Team to Have 2012 Copa Libertadores Group Defined

This season’s Brasileirão champions, Corinthians, are also first in finding out who they’ll be up against in next year’s Copa Libertadores, by far Timão’s main priority for 2012. As heads of Group 6, Corinthians will be playing home & away matches against: Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela) City: Sán Cristóbal Founded: January 11, 1974 Stadium: Estádio Polideportivo…

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