Articles tagged with "botafogo"
Wanna be Botafogo's Keeper? Watch Out for the Curse
By Bruno Romani | October 29th, 2007If you are a goal-keeper, there is a club in Brazil where you don’t want work. The position seems to be haunted by the some ghost, forcing keepers to make incredible mistakes. The last victim of the curse was Roger, a man who was considered a great prof
Argentina 3 - 1 Brazil
By Bruno Romani | September 20th, 2007Copa Sulamericana is generally a tournament ignored by Brazilian clubs, but tonight this cup, created just to keep continental action alive, made me wonder about the quality of the Campeonato Brasileiro. In the four matches involving Brazilians and Argent
More Boredom: Copa Sulamericana in its Early Stages
By Bruno Romani | August 23rd, 2007More action for Copa Sulamericana (yes, the name is in portuguese. Don't preach me on how to say it...) this Wednesday. But I didn't spend much time on it. I just know that: - Whenever Corinthians hears that it is playing an international competiti
Josué is Gone. São Paulo is the First One.
By Luis Felipe | August 14th, 2007Remember what I´ve said before, about a strong hype involving the São Paulo and Brazilian team midfield player Josué? Done it. (Claps) On this monday, the German club Wolfsburg signed with the player in a negotiation of about U$2m for an unknow-how-m
Botafogo Loses the Head, the Match and the First Place; São Paulo Leader
By Bruno Romani | August 9th, 2007At Maracanã, Botafogo and São Paulo played the most awaited match of this season so far. The difference between the two sides was only 2 points, and as the winner was going to grab the 1st spot in the table, the match was considered by the media a
Brasileiro has a "New" Leader. Guess Who?
By Luis Felipe | August 7th, 2007Yes old folks. Last sunday, the glorious tricolor Paulista beat poor Grêmio by 0 x 2 at their home. This victory, combined with the Botafogo´s draw (0x0), put São Paulo at the top of the table with 34 points, against 32 points of the carioca
OffSide Writers: Let's Get Stoned.
By Luis Felipe | August 3rd, 2007São Paulo 3 x 1 Juventude. One more time São Paulo won a match despite Juventude scoring a goal in the first minutes of the game. São Paulo proved to have an excellent reaction power and we definitively can call it "O Time da Virada", something like "T
Botafogo Has a New Stadium and a Innocent Striker
By Bruno Romani | August 3rd, 2007Friday with good news for leader Botafogo. Dodô was declared innocent in his appeal in the High Court of Desportive Justice. With 5 votes to 3, the forward is free to play again for the carioca side. Previously, he had been suspended for 120 day
Cruzeiro too much for Botafogo
By AJ | July 30th, 200710-men Cruzeiro proved to much for Botafogo, as the fox but out the fire. It wasn't the greatest of games for Cruzeiro (up 3-0, then conceding two goals in the last 10 minutes), but in the end all that matters is getting the three points. Cruzeiro now tak
Good old Cruzeiro
By AJ | July 27th, 2007Well if you've been wondering why I haven't kept my promise of 3 - 4 posts a week, it is because I'm extremely busy as of late, but I'll try to do what I can. "This team of mine is looking like a yo-yo, they go up and down." All right, now back t
Doping suspends Dodô for 120 days
By Bruno Romani | July 25th, 2007The High Court of Desportive Justice condemned the forward Dodô to a 120 days suspension due to the use of fenproporex, a substance found in drugs to suppress the appetite. The striker from Botafogo was caught in an anti-doping test in June after the mat
Botafogo's Striker Caugh in Anti-Doping Test
By Bruno Romani | July 8th, 2007The forward Dodô from Botafogo was caught in the anti-doping test he did after the match against Vasco, on June 14th. The test showed he used a substance found in diet pills. In that game, he scored twice and the match ended with a 4-0 victory of B
Botafogo's Keeper Makes Incredible Mistake
By Bruno Romani | June 18th, 2007With 10 minutes into the second-half in the match between Botafogo and Naútico, the ex-São Paulo defender Alex decided to pass the ball to keeper Júlio César. Alex forgot he no longer plays with Rogério Ceni, and saw Júlio César concede probably th
Santos and São Paulo Ressurect in the 6th Round of the Brasileirao
By Bruno Romani | June 18th, 2007The sixth round of the Brasileirão watched two favorites finally to step in the tournament. São Paulo and Santos both won their matches by 2-0, and bringing winds of hope to their ever hungry fans. The similarities do not stop there: both clubs scored t
Botafogo takes the first spot from Vasco
By Bruno Romani | June 15th, 2007The first spot on the table for Vasco lasted less than a week. Last night, only one match for the brasileirão was played, and it was the one to define the leader. Botafogo faced Vasco and shows why it is a favorite for the title. The club of the “l
Copa do Brasil: Another Weird Final
By Bruno Romani | May 24th, 2007As I’ve said before: since CBF prohibited the clubs that play the Libertadores to participate in the Copa do Brasil, the tournament keeps getting weird finals. 2007 is no exception. Botafogo and Figueirense played at the Maracanã, with the visitors
Libertadores and Copa do Brasil: The end is near!
By Bruno Romani | May 17th, 2007Few Brazilians clubs have action during the week at this time of the year. This is so because Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil are coming to an end.For the South America’s most important tournament, two Brazilian sides played the first leg of the qu
Defender Kisses Ref. and Gets Yellow Carded
By Bruno Romani | April 23rd, 2007Botafogo advanced to the finals of the Campeonato Carioca with a 3-1 victory over Cabofriense. It took only 25 minutes to score the goals that granted Botafogo the spot in the decision against Flamengo. The main highlight of the night, however, happene
Semifinals time in the State Leagues - (featuring videos)
By Bruno Romani | April 16th, 2007State leagues traditionally stay in the hands of traditional and bigger sides, with few surprises every year. This weekend, however, showed these clubs they’d better watch out. Paulista Championship In the Paulista Championship, São Paulo and S
Romario: Another Chapter in the Odyssey
By Bruno Romani | April 12th, 2007Your mom always tells you not to lie. See what happens to Romário. Tonight, Vasco and Botafogo played a thrilling game for the semifinal of Taça Rio, an impressive 4-4 draw. Non
BRAZILIANS ARE COMING....
By Nando | December 27th, 2006Well one Brazilian is coming! Rui Costa has apparently signed with DC United while giving up opportunities to play at Panathinkaikos, Atletico MG and Flumininense(Link is in Portuguese). He is a right back mid-fielder and has signed a three year deal
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