Articles tagged with "brazil"
Brazil in Chicago!
By Tom | August 12th, 2007Alright, this isn't exactly Fire related, but any big soccer event in Chicago is good for the game here, and this one's a big 'un: ...
A Name to Remember: Lulinha
By Bob | August 10th, 2007It has been a few months since we've come across a player being dubbed the New Ronaldinho which means that Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis ...
Anfield Banter: Is Cicinho our newest target?, Lucas & Mascherano called up but Leto is not, & Blackburn courts Barnett
By Brian | August 8th, 2007* Apparently Real Madrid right wingback and Brazilian international Cicinho is the next player on Rafa's wish list. He would be a great buy ...
Best Own Goal Ever
By Daryl | August 4th, 2007[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHhO8bp0Qno[/youtube] I always thought it was just a myth that Brazilians do everything with an extra bit of flair, pedaled to us by the swoosh people ...
Weekend Girl Special: Brazil (Alessandra Ambrosio)
By Julien | July 21st, 2007Several weekends (starting today) the LOSC blog will have a special feature on “LOSC girls.” Basically, women from all of the nationalities of the LOSC ...
Get Ready For the Return of Adriano
By Daryl | July 21st, 2007Remember how the Brazilian Adriano was an absolutely fantastic striker? And then all of a sudden he was rubbish: struggling for Inter Milan, looking like ...
Possible Addition of the Brazilian sort?
By Chris | July 18th, 2007My inside source as well as a little blurb I saw on a French-language soccer page have said that Caen could very well sign a ...
There's a New Sheriff in Town...
By Inara | July 17th, 2007Say hello to Lyon's new captain. In honor of this occasion, I thought I would take this opportunity to do a profile on Cristiano Marques ...
Wow. Brazil Crushes Argentina.
By Trent | July 15th, 2007Brazil are your Copa America 2007 champions, after beating Argentina 3-0. Who'd have thunk it to be such a beatdown? From an Arsenal-interest perspective, Julio ...
More Anfield Banter: Paul Anderson impresses, Dudek signs with Real, It's Javi time, Jorge Fucile, & New keeper coach
By Brian | July 15th, 2007* Paul Anderson scored a brace in his loan debut with Swansea City as they faced Swedish club Ostersund in a preseason friendly yesterday. ...
On the Other Hand, Maybe I'm an Idiot
By Trent | July 11th, 2007I stand by my take that the Copa America was underwhelming through the second round. But the next round and the semi-finals have been ...
Carra likely to retire from International play?
By Brian | July 7th, 2007Rumor has it that Jamie Carragher is a bit tired about being misused and abused by his country's national squad and he's about ready to ...
The trouble with Harry
By Brian | July 5th, 2007After reading this article, I have a new found respect for Harry Kewell. Turns out his injury problems stemming from last year's World Cup ...
Da Silva in Da House
By Trent | July 3rd, 2007Thierry Henry's Crozilian replacement Eduardo da Silva dons his news colors and gives his first interview on Arsenal.com. I think he looks pretty good. Check ...
Free Admission
By Anne | July 3rd, 2007Hey Folks- Don't throw away your ticket stub from the Vic's game against Miami FC tomorrow; you can use it for free admission to Saturday's ...
Anfield Banter: Benayoun would be a welcome addition, Big Sam can't take no for an answer, Nemeth and Simon have arrived, & Lucas, Insua to play in U20 World Cup
By Brian | June 26th, 2007* Is Benayoun coming or not? I doubt we'll offer more than the £4.5m we already have, maybe 5, but that's it. He wants ...
Brazilian Referee to Pose in Playboy
By Bob | June 19th, 2007It has been quite the week for gender equity in the profession of soccer referees. The German football association announced that a 28-year-old female ...
Operation Desert Suck
By Greg | June 6th, 2007Okay, it was mostly a B squad. Deco says it was hell hot. But that is NO excuse to TIE a third place ...
The International Caps they earn in Turkey are Out of this World
By Bob | June 5th, 2007It is a week of international football, which means that nationalism rises to the surface and countries break out their traditional gear. In the ...
No Need for a Follow-Up Question
By Bob | June 5th, 2007It is a tough time to be a reporter on the soccer beat. When you aren't being doused with beer by fans, you are ...
Rossoneri in Blue, and Yellow
By Gianfranco | June 3rd, 2007The Don fielded four Milanista’s on Saturday it what turned out to be lackluster performance. My Roman amico, Chris, and I had delusions of ...
Brazil 1 x 1 England: Another boring game in the Dunga saga.
By Bruno Romani | June 1st, 2007Another friendly game, ground for boredom, laziness and business. Teams mirror their coaches and this Brazilian team is exactly what Dunga used to be. It ...
Goals of the season: 4) Fred, Lyon
By Sam | May 31st, 2007February 10, 2007. Stade Gerland, Lyon. 6th minute, vs Lorient. A long clearance from keeper Grégory Coupet found Brazilian striker Frederico Chaves Guedes, aka Fred, who controlled the ...
We Won! We Won! Oh wait, we didn't win
By Bob | May 21st, 2007This one comes from the world of Brazilian futsal where the game came down to penalties and the keeper learns firsthand the old adage about ...
Romario Scores 1000th* Goal; Video of his Top Ten
By Bob | May 21st, 2007At long last we can put the Romario chasing his elusive 1000th goal story to bed. The Brazilian footballer reached the milestone on Sunday ...
Where next for Rivaldo?
By Daryl | May 12th, 2007Remember Rivaldo? He was basically Ronaldinho before there was a Ronaldinho, starring for Barcelona and Brazil and wowing the world with lots of impossible looking ...
A Name to Remember: Renato Augusto
By Bob | May 9th, 2007Is the world ready for another Brazilian attacking midfielder? Predicting future success is never a science but by all accounts 19-year-old Renato Soares de ...
Cruzeiro Keeper Fabio gives up a Bizarre goal
By Bob | May 2nd, 2007Our man Bruno on the Brazil Offside did a post about this a couple of days ago and I was reminded of it when I ...
A Yellow Card for a Peck, a Red Card for a Making Out
By Bob | April 24th, 2007Referees are used to taking abuse from players and fans, but apparently they aren't accustomed to receiving some lovin'. In Brazil this past weekend ...
Flip off the fans and you might get sued or beaten up
By Bob | April 9th, 2007In this crazy media world of ours if something happens in more than one place it is likely to be labeled an epidemic. That ...
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