Articles tagged with "tournaments"
Wrapping Up Serie B
By Bruno Romani | November 30th, 2008The last round of serie B was played today. With this, the second division is over, and below a wrap up of the tournament: -Corinthians played ...
Copa Sudamericana Heading to Brazil
By Bruno Romani | November 26th, 2008Today, Inter visited Estudiantes from Argentina for the first leg of the final of Copa Sulamericana/Sudamericana (choose your language). The club from Porto Alegre, one ...
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 ...
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 ...
After 29 years, Avai is Back To First Division!
By Bruno Romani | November 12th, 2008The second club who will join the main division of Brazilian football is Avai from Florianopolis. Avai is famous for being the club supported by ...
Brazil 0 - 0 Colombia: You're from here, Remember?
By Bruno Romani | October 16th, 2008The disconnection between Brazil and the Brazilian squad reached a limit tonight in Rio. Brazilian players forgot how to play in Brazil. Tonight’s result was ...
Palmeiras Remains in 1st
By Bruno Romani | October 6th, 2008Grêmio was losing but came back to win 2-1. Cruzeiro made enough to beat Sport 1-0. Flamengo visited Naútico to win 2-0. São Paulo won ...
Humiliated by its Main Rival, Grêmio No Longer is in 1st
By Bruno Romani | September 29th, 2008It was just aroun the corner, but this weekend it finally happened. Grêmio is no longer seating on top of Campeonato Brasileiro. And the move ...
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 ...
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 .
25th Round Wrap up
By Bruno Romani | September 10th, 2008The 25th round of Campeonato Brasileiro was spread out throughout last week, with games happening on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Here is a short review. ...
Independence Day for Dunga
By Bruno Romani | September 8th, 2008A few things about the victory of Brazil over Chile must be said: -Today, Chile and Bolivia (our next rival) are the weakest sides in the ...
2 Clubs Fighting for the Brazilian Title
By Bruno Romani | September 1st, 2008There are still 3 months to go, but the race for the Brazilian title seems to be down between 2 clubs: Palmeiras and Grêmio. Cruzeiro, ...
Bronzil
By Bruno Romani | August 22nd, 2008The space dedicated in this blog to the bronze won by the male squad will have the size of the passion, organization and mobility that ...
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 ...
Thank You Argentina!
By Bruno Romani | August 19th, 2008Argentina, you don't even know, but you just did a major favor to Brazil. Hopefully, that obscene attemp of coach named Dunga will be fired. ...
Brazil 4 - 1 Germany: The Underdogs are in the Final Again!
By Bruno Romani | August 18th, 2008Brazil started as the underdog. A smell of inferiority complex was in the air. Germany scored in a mistake of Érika. Germany missed a few ...
Grêmio Kills a Rival for the Title
By Bruno Romani | August 18th, 2008Grêmio gave another important step towards the third Brazilian title of its history. This Sunday, the club beat São Paulo by 1-0. The result left ...
Brazil 2 - 0 Cameroon: Same Horror Movie with a Different Ending
By Bruno Romani | August 16th, 2008The same competition. The same rivals. The same passion by the rivals. The same pressure on our coach in case the gold does not come ...
Women's Squad in the Olympics: Brazil 3 -1 Nigeria
By Bruno Romani | August 12th, 2008We did not play the first-half as a team. Despite the fact that we had a few reserves, Brazil has not shown very promising football ...
Grêmio is the Winter Champion of Campeonato Brasileiro!
By Bruno Romani | August 11th, 2008It was easier than Grêmio expected. The from Porto Alegre finished the first-half of the league in first, 5 points ahead of Cruzeiro. The symbolic ...
Brazil 5 - 0 N. Zeeland: Ronaldinho Day!
By Bruno Romani | August 10th, 2008Bear in mind that New Zeeland is a very innocent squad. Innocent to the point that Brazil kept humiliating them for the final half-hour, and ...
Campeonato Brasileiro: Mid-Week Review
By Bruno Romani | August 9th, 2008Before a new round takes place. Let's remember what happened during the week. -Gremio has been absolut. The victory against poor Ipatinga was slim and came ...
Rubbing Shoulders with FC Barcelona
By Dave Martinez | August 6th, 2008It was an afternoon of fun and surprises as Barcelona, teaming with the AYSO and MalariaNoMore.org, took part in a 4 v 4, eight team ...
Fluminense and Santos: Relegation Lies Ahead?
By Bruno Romani | August 4th, 2008Before reaching the final of Copa Libertadores coach Renato Gaúcho said, “if Fluminense wins it (Copa Libertadores), we’re just going to play in the Campeonato ...
Some things must be said...
By Bruno Romani | July 28th, 2008Before Campeonato Brasileiro started, nobody talked about Grêmio as a possible candidate for the title. 15 rounds later, the club seats in first. This Sunday, ...
The Offside Euro 2008 Champion: Charles Snyder
By Dave Martinez | July 11th, 2008Over three weeks of tournament action and only one country stood tall: Sweden. Ibrahimovich proved to be unstoppable in the virtual world, earning ...
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 ...
Who Needs An Off-Season? Welcome to the Last Intertoto Cup
By Ian Rose | June 27th, 2008There are lots of firsts in professional football tournaments. Real Madrid will always be the first winners of the European Cup. Tottenham can ...
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 ...
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