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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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)…
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,…
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…
(Most Relevant) Teams’ Objectives on the Last Round of the Season
Here is a round up of what each team will need on Sunday afternoon, for round 38/Rivalry Week – the conclusion of this amazing 2011 Brasileirão season: Corinthians (1st – 21W – 7D – 9L – 70pts): * GOAL: Title * CHANCES: Very Likely – Will need to simply tie their worst rivals Palmeiras at…
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