I have to be honest, come forth and say that I too, caught myself blinded by the thick smoke blown, preventing myself from visualizing the truth, following those 10 successive, post-2014 World Cup friendly victories for Brazil. But it’s pretty simple; whence the actual show commences, it’s all back to that pitiful, humiliating, pathetic image…
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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…
What’s the Deal With Brazilian Teams in Continental Competitions? (Pt.II)
Back in 2011 when I started dedicating myself to this blog, Brazilian football was in the midst of piggybacking a ride uphill a massive, bright, exciting, and optimistic moment. Only two years prior, was the starting point of a trend initiated (or in this case, reversed) by the business-savvy and proprietor of 9ine Sports…
Now it’s Official – 2014 World Cup will Open at New Corinthians Stadium in São Paulo!
FIFA has officially chosen South America’s largest city as the opening venue due to a number of reasons in favor of the future project – one of them and perhaps the most crucial, is the speed in which construction is taking place, comforting football’s most important entity. Project-spokespeople say that the new stadium, or “Arena…
Derby Paulista: Palmeiras 2×1 Corinthians
Yes, Corinthians have been walking on a thin line lately, but it isn’t luck like everyone’s saying. Its much more simple than that. Its all mathematical – they’ve had such an amazing start to the season, being up by as much as 8 points even with 2 less matches played than the (then) 2nd-placed team….