Articles tagged with "cbf"
Final Words
By Bruno Romani | February 5th, 2009February has started and the Brazilian season as well, so I felt it was about time to come here and write my final words in ...
Different Awards for the Best of Campeonato Brasileiro
By Bruno Romani | December 9th, 2008The two most important prizes choosing the best players of Campeonato Brasileiro were both handed on Monday. One, the most traditional, is called Bola de ...
SÃO PAULO WINS CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO FOR THE 6TH TIME
By Bruno Romani | December 7th, 2008It's hard to talk about the third Brazilian title in a row of Sao Paulo without repeating all the cliches. I spent the day thinking ...
VASCO RELEGATED TO SECOND DIVISION
By Bruno Romani | December 7th, 2008Vasco is another victim. Not a victim of bad football. A bad moment is expected within every single club or national team. But for a ...
São Paulo: Another Brazilian Title Coming
By Bruno Romani | November 24th, 2008They did it again. Or almost. São Paulo is very close to clinching its 6th Brazilian title, the third consecutive. Today, the club went to ...
Only 7 Years-Old, Barueri Moves to First Division
By Bruno Romani | November 23rd, 2008The last club to join the first division will be Barueri (Dear American reader, I'd love to hear you trying to pronounce this name!). The ...
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 ...
Palmeiras Fans Leave Coach Luxemburgo with a Broken Bone
By Bruno Romani | November 17th, 2008Before boarding to Rio on Friday for the match against Flamengo, Palmeiras fans attacked coach Vanderley Luxemburgo at the airport, leaving him with an injury ...
Santo André is Another Club Moving to First Division
By Bruno Romani | November 17th, 2008The third club promoted to the first division in 2009 is Santo André. On the Friday, the club visited and beat Ceará 3-2 (interesting how ...
With 5 Round Left, São Paulo Looks Solid
By Bruno Romani | November 4th, 2008With 5 rounds for the end, Campeonato Brasileiro has a new leader. Confirming the unexpected recovery in the season, São Paulo took the first places ...
Sao Paulo Reaches the Top for The 1st Time
By Bruno Romani | October 31st, 2008The 32nd round of Campeonato Brasileiro saw another club reaching the top. For the first time since the beginning of the tournament, São Paulo has ...
Tricolores Go Up!
By Bruno Romani | October 12th, 2008Because of the round of the WC Qualifying, the matches of the 29th round of Campeonato Brasileiro were spread throughout this past week, with matches ...
Lesson of the Weekend: Politicians Should not Attend Stadiums
By Bruno Romani | October 6th, 2008Politicians should not attend football matches. But in Brazil, during elections time, it is the favorite place for these people. In the picture below, the ...
Ronaldo Became the Angry Fat Dude Fighting at his own party!
By Bruno Romani | September 21st, 2008Ronaldo does not stop producing funny headlines. This time, his 32th birthday party ended at 8 am with him calling someone for a fight. Ronaldo ...
Canal 100 Tuesday
By Bruno Romani | September 16th, 2008In the 90's, Canal 100 became a TV series aired on TV Manchete, a channel that no longer exists. The screen got smaller, but the ...
Brazil 0 - 0 Bolivia: Back to Normal
By Bruno Romani | September 11th, 2008Dull midfield. Check. Extreme Slow Pace. Check. Lack of Agression. Check. Excessive Arrogance. Check. Lack of Passion. Check. Chaotic Organization. Check. Fading Stars. Check. General laziness. Check. Fans booing. Check. Yes, after the .
Winter Transfers - Final Report
By Bruno Romani | August 29th, 2008In bold, activity that happened in the past month. With the transfer window in Europe almost closed, this is it. Unless some huge deal is ...
Saddest and Proudest Post of the History of this Blog
By Bruno Romani | August 21st, 2008This is the saddest post since I started this blog. We lost the final of the Olympics for the USA in the extra-time. And the ...
Brazil on Prozac 3 - 0 China
By Bruno Romani | August 13th, 2008Come back later for a full review. With such a boring match, I need to sleep now. The two goals by Thiago Neves are hidding ...
Brazil Dropping the 5 Stars in the Jersey
By Bruno Romani | August 9th, 2008Due to a rule of the IOC, national squads are not allowed to display the badges of any confederations of a specific sport. Only the ...
All You Need to Know About the Mid-Week Round of Campeonato Brasileiro
By Bruno Romani | July 25th, 2008-Gremio is the new leader. And they reached the top in style. 7-1 over Figueirense. (and what a nice away kit Gremio was wearing in ...
Flamengo Blinks and Lets Everyone Else to Catch Up
By Bruno Romani | July 21st, 2008Three rounds ago the difference between Flamengo, the first club in the table, and the fifth club was 9 points. Now it is just 3. ...
Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Grêmio set the Tone
By Bruno Romani | July 15th, 2008On the weekend of four major derbies in Brazil, Flamengo Grêmio and Cruzeiro set the tone for what probably the league will look like. Out ...
Winter Transfers: Report 2
By Bruno Romani | July 12th, 2008The names in bold are the newest transfers in the past 2 weeks. LEAVING: Gabriel – right-back. (Fluminense to Panathinaikos) Renato Augusto – midfielder. (Flamengo to Bayer ...
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 ...
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 ...
Linesman Killed in Rio de Janeiro
By Bruno Romani | June 25th, 2008Linesman Paulo Sérgio Durães Fernandes was killed this Wednesday in a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro. Witnesses said the ref argued with a man before ...
Fear: U-20 Squad of Atletico-MG Beats the Reserves of Brazil
By Bruno Romani | June 16th, 2008I know, it was only practice. But the reserves of Brazil managed to lose for the U-20 squad of Atletico-MG 1-0. Brazil played with: Doni, ...
Sport Beats Corinthians and Lifts the Trophy of Copa do Brasil!
By Bruno Romani | June 11th, 2008“That was the goal of the title,” said Carlinhos Bala last week after his teammate scored the only goal of Sport in the 3-1 defeat ...
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