2016 Brasileirão: Final 5 Rounds At a Glance (part I)

Folks, it’s about that time! The time when those who’ve had a tendency to screw up, must snap into shape. When those who need to meet their necessary “45-point quota”, the usual number established/spewed out by league mathematicians for safety from relegation, brush the dust off & meet their quota! So break out the calculators,…

Are We Really the Land of Football?

Last Thursday (Jan/21/2016), the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) ran a study highlighting demographics of the country’s stadia. Albeit alarming to outsiders, it is an outcome I had already expected while I read the results: 790 stadiums were considered. of which 514 were controlled by some form of government level – city, state, federal. 4 of these stadiums…

“Muchas Gracias, Real Madrid!” – Sincerely, Corinthians

Once the world’s best footballer netted his third goal in Seville, Cristiano Ronaldo not only kept Real Madrid (85) in La Liga’s title race against leaders Barcelona (87), but he also put a smile on Corinthians fans – those more statistically-inclined fans. Sevilla 2-3 Real Madrid this May 2nd, saw the undefeated home streak at…