Articles tagged with "clubs"
Inter: The First Brazilian Club to Reach the Finals of Sudamericana
By Bruno Romani | November 19th, 2008Inter 4 - 0 Chivas. Inter deserves this final. It has one of the best line-ups in Brazil. No other club has a midfield with the ...
CORINTHIANS BACK TO 1ST DIVISION!
By Bruno Romani | October 25th, 2008... and goalie Felipe (in yellow) celebrates with the fans. After 329 days, one of the most traditional clubs of Brazil is back to first ...
When Predictions Go Right
By Bruno Romani | September 19th, 2008So Vasco announced the return of coach Renato gaucho. Well, this blog predicted this 2 months ago, when Renato was still the coach of Fluminense. ...
Copa Sulamericana: Very little for some. A lot for others.
By Bruno Romani | September 18th, 2008Copa Sulamericana means nothing to Brazilian clubs, right? Not always. The crisis that took over Vasco in the Campeonato spilled to the continental competition, resulting ...
Club where Rivaldo Started his Career Goes from 1ts to 4th Division in Three Years
By Bruno Romani | September 11th, 2008Santa Cruz, the club where Rivaldo started his career, has suffered the biggest fall a Brazilian club has ever seen. The traditional club from Pernambuco ...
Canal 100 Tuesday (Late Anniversary Edition)
By Bruno Romani | September 4th, 2008Late again. But on Tuesday it was the 98th Anniversary of Corinthians. As a tribute, I searched for images of the club seen through the ...
Fluminense Cries Over the 2008 Maracanazo
By Bruno Romani | July 3rd, 2008No other stadium in the world is as beautiful as a full Maracanã. No other stadium in the world is the final destination of so ...
The End for an Evil Character
By Bruno Romani | June 28th, 2008One of the most despised characters of Brazilian football is no longer. Last night Vasco da Gama held elections for new president, and Eurico Miranda ...
Winter Transfers: Report 1
By Bruno Romani | June 27th, 2008Campeonato Brasileiro is a tournament with two very distinct phases, one before and one after the European season starts. With the end of the Eurocup ...
Fluminense Collapses in Quito
By Bruno Romani | June 25th, 2008Fluminense waited 106 years to be in the final of a continental tournament. The goal by LDU’s Bieler in the first minute of the match ...
Corinthians Very Close to Lift the Trophy in Copa do Brasil
By Bruno Romani | June 5th, 2008The Timao beat Sport 3-1 in Sao Paulo in the first-leg of Copa do Brasil. A major advantage for the second-match. I must confess. I ...
Botafogo's Defender is Arrested on the Pitch
By Bruno Romani | June 2nd, 2008Náutico received Botafogo at the Aflitos stadium. The match was 1-0 for the locals when Botafogo’s defender André Luís was sent off. Not happy with ...
Santos, São Paulo and Inter: The Fall
By Bruno Romani | June 1st, 2008Since the beginning of the century, Santos, São Paulo and Inter somehow were on the top of Brazilian football. The three clubs produced a number ...
The Beauty of Football in One Match
By Bruno Romani | May 30th, 2008Football is the perfect emulator of life. This sport is able to capture with single perfection the ups and downs that every human being goes ...
Corinthians in the Finals of Copa do Brasil!
By Bruno Romani | May 29th, 2008So what was supposed to be a crappy year is turning into a good one. Last night Corinthians and Botafogo played the second-leg of Copa ...
Tired of Waiting for Good Players, Leao Leaves Santos
By Bruno Romani | May 28th, 20086 months later, Leao gave up. Tired of asking the officials of Santos for new and better players, the coach decided to leave. After fighting ...
Like 1-1's? Campeonato Brasileiro Does
By Bruno Romani | May 26th, 2008Well, not my favorite result, but it was THE score of the weekend. It was repeated 5 times in 10 matches. Super favorites Palmeiras played lazy ...
For Corinthians, Second Division is Like Strolling in the Park
By Bruno Romani | May 26th, 20083 Rounds later and finally this blog will have a word on Corinthians’ participation in the second division of Brazilian football. If in 2007 the ...
Fluminense Makes History in the Copa Libertadores
By Bruno Romani | May 22nd, 2008There are stadiums that are meant to be the place for historical matches. Last night, Maracanã watched another piece of history on the make. São ...
Botafogo Won't Cry Tonight
By Bruno Romani | May 21st, 2008The first-leg of Copa do Brasil started this Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. Botafogo received Corinthians. And this time the club from Rio has no ...
The 25 Most Valuable Soccer Teams in the World
By Daryl | May 12th, 2008The money obsessed people at Forbes recently revealed the world's top earning players and what they spend all that lovely money on. And very jealous ...
5-5 Draw?! Welcome Back Campeonato Brasileiro!
By Bruno Romani | May 11th, 2008Campeonato Brasileiro is back. The headline of the weekend could’ve been the defeat at home of current champs São Paulo against Grêmio, 1-0. Coach Celso Roth ...
JOEL SANTANA AND OBINA TAKE FLAMENGO TO THE TITLE!
By Bruno Romani | May 4th, 2008Before becoming the coach of Sout Africa, Joel Santana left Flamengo with a title. And it is historical. The first-half of the final in Rio was ...
CRUZEIRO TAKES THE TITLE IN MINAS
By Bruno Romani | May 4th, 2008In Minas, Marcelo Moreno scored again and Cruzeiro did not much to win the title. In Parana, Coritiba took the title, even losing 2-1.
INTER SCORES 8 TIMES TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
By Bruno Romani | May 4th, 2008If anyone expected a surprise in Rio Grande do Sul, Internacional made it clear that it is one of the best clubs in Brazil nowadays. ...
PALMEIRAS WINS THE FIRST TITLE OF THE CENTURY IN SP
By Bruno Romani | May 4th, 2008After 9 years, 1 relegation, lots of disappointment and mediocre campaigns, Palmeiras is big again. The green club did the expected and had no difficulties ...
The Underdogs in Copa do Brasil
By Bruno Romani | May 3rd, 2008Copa do Brasil is a great tournament for putting together clubs of various divisions. And it's not unusual to see the underdogs reaching high stages ...
In a Heart Stopping Fashion, Santos Advances in Copa Libertadores
By Bruno Romani | April 18th, 2008One of the oldest sayings in football is the influence the weight of particular jersey may have in the finals core of a match. If ...
Congratulations Atlético-MG for the 100th Anniversary
By Bruno Romani | March 26th, 2008As usual, I always get late to birthday parties. Yesterday, Atletico-MG turned 100 years-old. Congratulations to one of the most traditional Brazilian clubs! The anniversary ...
New Champion in São Paulo?
By Bruno Romani | March 16th, 2008Palmeiras destroyed São Paulo this afternoon. The 4-1 is a signal. It smells like a new champion is emerging. Both clubs have the best players ...
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