Which Brazilian Players Have Increased the Most in Market Value Since Last Year?

By taking a quick look over the list below, you’d be quick to think that I only counted footballers who play domestically (in Brazil). But that isn’t the case. The question that remains to be answered is: “does a player gain more value when having a great season in his native country as opposed to…

There’s no more magic in football

About three years before he ended as the world’s best footballing nation’s most valuable player, Renato Augusto returned from a 5-year Bundesliga stint absolutely broken. Broken-spirited & physically wrecked. The former Bayer Leverkusen, Arturo Vidal’s partner in the German team’s midfield had a chronic series of injuries, so much so he thought he’d have to…

Did Team Market Value Influence the 2015 Brasileirão?

So, did money influence the outcome of this year’s Brazilian League season? The answer is, kind of. For example, in the case of the “have-not’s”, or the squads bearing the league’s lowest market value, it did. In order, Avai, Joinville, and Goiás possess the league’s least valuable players, and with that in mind, all three of…

Selling your soul for money. Worth it?

Money? Prestige? What’ll it be? My latest take on a national hero’s career, who at this very moment, sees his success stagnate, and take a hiatus for the sake of fattening up his bank account. Financial stability comes with a price for Keylor Navas, for me, the world’s best goalkeeper. follow me @brasileiraoblog

What’s the Deal With Brazilian Teams in Continental Competitions? (Pt.V) – Corinthians

Corinthians (then): The place originating the trend back in 2008, following the worst moment in their glorious history just a year prior, the infamous relegation to the Série B, started with climbing back up to glory already in top class form – 25 victories, 10 draws, and only 3 losses in 38 matches. Following the…