Articles tagged with "vasco"
The Day Brazil Lost of One of Its Greatest Young Talents
By Bruno Romani | April 19th, 2008Before Ronaldinho and Robinho existed, he already showed on the pitch a diverse repertoire of dribbles and beautiful plays. He used to say that he preferred a dribble to the goal. Before Rivaldo and Ronaldo were thinking of winning the award ...
Romário Hangs Up His Boots
By Daryl | April 15th, 2008After twenty plus years as a professional footballer and (maybe) one thousand goals, Romário de Souza Faria is now officially hanging up his shooting boots. For good. "To be honest, I'm stopping because I don't see myself in any shape to continu ...
Gora Athletic!
By Elisa | April 8th, 2008Hi! Hola, que tal? This is my first post on the Athletic Bilbao blog. Some of you may know me from my weekly podcast Forza Futbol and that I am a Madridista. Truth be it, I love La Liga and I am an extreme blog addict. It's been a dream of min ...
One of the Most Amazing Dribbles You've Ever Seen
By Bruno Romani | March 27th, 2008And you wonder why Brazilian football is the best in the world... Author: Morais Position: Midfielder Club: Vasco Match: Bragantino 2 x 2 Vasco for the first-leg of the second round of Copa do Brasil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8 ...
Review of the Weekend: Lots of Work to be Done by Big Clubs
By Bruno Romani | January 21st, 2008All the main state championships started this weekend, and much work still has to be done by the big clubs. Most of the big and traditional clubs won with lots of difficulties, such as Grêmio (3 – 0 against 15 de Novembro) in Rio Grande do Sul, Flameng
The Keeper who Scored More Goals than Rogerio Ceni in 07
By Bruno Romani | December 21st, 2007When a goalkeeper scores in Brazil, the first name that comes to the mind of fans is Rogerio Ceni. But in 2007, another keeper visited the back of the net more than Sao Paulo's captain. Tiago, who played both the second division of Campeonato Bras
Copa Sulamericana: The End for Brazil!
By Bruno Romani | October 25th, 2007On Wednesday Brazilian clubs said good-bye to Copa Sulamericana. In two very different fashions. In Rio, there was extra water on the pitch in the match between Vasco and América-MEX. In Bogotá, there was no air in the match between Millionarios and Sã
Copa Sulamericana: they played decent matches until...
By Bruno Romani | October 11th, 2007Vasco played a decent match against América in Mexico City. Until Davino scored for the locals. São Paulo played a decent match against Millionarios from Colombia. Until the visitors scored. The night was terrible for the two Brazilian clubs left in the
7 Years Later, A Brazilian Club Eliminates Boca Juniors
By Bruno Romani | September 27th, 2007Possibly, they are the two biggest sides in South American these days. Possibly this was one of the most thrilling matches of the year. The result at the end was a little bit different. After 7 years and 9 eliminations, São Paulo gave to Brazilian
QUITE POSSIBLY THE GREATEST UPDATE EVER
By AJ | September 25th, 2007OK, to start things off today, I would like to apologize for the lack of posts. But not only was I covering The Brazilian Offside for a week, but I've been vacationing. It has has been a couple of days since I've come back and I've been relaxing. So once
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
And Copa Sulamericana began...
By Bruno Romani | August 16th, 2007Despite the high money Copa Sulamericana pays for its champions, Brazilians clubs never cared enough for that competition. The lack of tradition leads many fans and the media to believe that the competition is just a second-division of Copa Libertadores.
They did it again...
By Bruno Romani | July 27th, 2007As usual, one post to save time about the two days of the 14th round of the Brasileirão. The round had many incredible moments. Alexandro Pato did it again. On Wednesday, the goal, the only one in the match between Inter and Paraná, he scored i
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
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
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