Some thoughts on Brazil vs Brazil…I mean, Milan vs Inter
Greetings. I had planned to continue the 2012 Outlook series this week, with a look at the candidates for the right-back position, but I’ll hold off on that for a week. I wanted to write a few thoughts about the big matchup over the weekend, Brazil versus Brazil…I mean, Milan versus Inter.
More Brazil News
Brazil Announces Five Friendlies
First of all, a massive apology for being absent from the blog the past two months. Long story short, my computer completely died and did not get a new one until after the holidays. Thanks to Black Matt for keeping things going in the meantime.
The CBF announced this week five ... [read more]
2012 Outlook: The Goalkeepers
It’s a new year. I don’t know about you, but I feel much more positive about the Selecão than I did a few months ago. See this article for the reasons why. Mano will probably let me down yet, but my 2012 resolution is to be more positive about this team.
What is ... [read more]
Selecão Classics: Brazil vs Argentina 1982 World Cup
Warning: this article is really, really long.
Is there anything that haunts Brazilian football more than the specter of their famous 1982 team?
It’s not just that they were loaded with stars. (They were.) Or that their coach, Tele Santana, is credited with bringing back “flair” to the national team. (He did.) 1982 was ... [read more]
Santos 3, Kashiwa Reysol 1
For those of you who didn’t want to wake up early to watch the semifinal of the Club World Cup (all of you?), you’re in luck, because I got up to watch it for you.
This is not a Santos website – that honor belongs to Gordon of the Santos Offside Blog – ... [read more]
Interlude
A few quick thoughts.
First, sorry for lack of posts. I’m not sure where Duvel is – probably, like me, he’s finding that life just gets in the way of football most of the time.
The playmaker article I mentioned before is on hold for now. Losing that huge chunk like I did really ... [read more]
Brazil World Cup Kit
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just like the players wear.
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Club Football News
Goodbye!
I know I have sporadically posted on here for the past year, but, even though I've been busy, for the last month I've been making a conscious effort to post and keep you guys updated on the best soccer in the world (kinda). However I'm disappointed with the state that ...
Neymar, Neymar, Neymar, Neymar
As many of you may have heard, Neymar has been awarded the 2011 FIFA Puskás Award. The award is given to the player who scores the "most beautiful" goal of the year. I can't disagree, the goal was a beauty. ...
Larissa Riquelme, Refereeing Scandal, Santos Woman's Team Status
Larissa Riquelme will present/model América-PE's new uniforms for the 2012 season. The news is a bit random (América-PE is completely unknown in Brazil). The club hopes that Larissa's presence will bring much needed attention to the club and generate money to restructure its youth division and build a new training ...
Saint Marcos Retires, Muricy Named Among Best, and More
The big news from the last few days is that São Marcos is retiring. Marcos spent 19 years with Palmeiras and was Brazil's number one during the successful 2002 World Cup campaign. Unlike many of today's players, Marcos has only played for one team his entire career, resisting the temptations ...
Brazilian Managers Earn European Salaries
Brazilian Managers Earn European Salaries I'm sure we are all aware of the economic "boom" in Brazil right now? The result has been a wave of veteran players returning and young stars staying. These players are earning millions and millions (a month)...cough cough Neymar cough. But managers are also getting in ...
Corinthians Orders Chinese, Neymar Best in the Americas and Copinha
Sup guys? I hope everyone has enjoyed the holidays (and has recovered from their hangovers). Chen Zhi-Zhao to Corinthians If it sounds strange, that's because it is. Rarely do Brazilian clubs sign non-South Americans, so for one to hire a Chinese player of all people is beyond bizarre. China isn't exactly known ...
The End
After a little over two years of documenting my thoughts on Santos on this platform, I will be moving to my own blog for the new year. When I made my first post I was a novice in every sense of the word. Now I can look back and smile ...
2011 Santos Season Review
The Club World Cup Final marked the end to yet another eventful year as a Santos fan. It was with great successes, immense failures, beautiful attacking, and the - almost inevitable- comedy acts at the back. With the players on holidays and Brazilian football in a temporary lull, it's time ...
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