What to say of a round where all but the unexpected took place? Where in a typical Engenhão Stadium where fans have dubbed it the “Enchenão” (never full) due to extremely low attendance rates, we witnessed just the opposite (18,348 spectators). There, an on-a-roll Botafogo headed by Dutchmen & captain, Clarence Seedorf struggled to beat…
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Scenes of police clashing against fans outside Barueri Arena before Copa do Brasil Final
Yet another sad episode in Brazilian football history, the second in only two days, Corinthians and Boca Juniors fans were also met with brutality from São Paulo’s military police the night before, for the Copa Libertadores final at the Pacaembu Stadium in São Paulo. The story here is that there were incidences of pickpocketing amongst…
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…
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)…
Round 38 (Dec/4) – Corinthians are the 2011 Brazilian League Champions!
Round 38…the last round of this year’s amazing championship… As it was already expected but nobody really wanted to say anything before “the fat lady actually sang”, Corinthians tied Palmeiras and regardless of Vasco’s result with Flamengo (a tie as well), were crowned Brazilian champions for the fifth time, now behind only Flamengo and São…
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