Earlier this week, the Brazilian Football Federation announced that six of Palmeiras’ home games in the first half of the 2012 Brazilian Championship will be played in the city of Barueri, in the outskirts of the metropolitan area of São Paulo. According to CBF, the decision was based on a request coming from the club [...]
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Football – life and death
Posted in Supporters, tagged corinthians, mancha verde, organised supporters, police, society, ultras, violence on April 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As most of you are aware, there were clashes between Palmeiras and Corinthians supporters ahead of last Sunday’s derby. The fighting made the headlines as hundreds of supporters – armed with sticks, metal bars, large firecrackers and even firearms – had a go at each other at the Inajar de Souza avenue, resulting in the [...]
Sonar pings #40
Posted in Administration, Brazil Cup, History, Supporters, tagged ademir da guia, avanti, genetic material, supporters, unifesp on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Divine Design Last Tuesday one of Brazil’s most respected and well known footballers turned 70: midfielder Ademir da Guia, aka “Divino” (the Divine) played a record 901 games for Palmeiras between 1961 and 1977, the year he retired from the pitch. A true palestrino in heart and soul, Ademir is a living memory of glorious [...]
3rd Act of Faith – Year of the Saint
Posted in Supporters, tagged goalkeepers, marcos, pracidelli, Year of the Saint on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The year of 2012 has been baptised by palmeirenses as “the Year of the Saint”. Throughout 2012, 12 different events – the so called “Acts of Faith” – will mark the greatness of recently retired São Marcos, one of the best Brazilian goalkeepers of all times and an undisputed idol, respecd by palmeirenses and non-palmeirenses [...]
All pictures – Saint Marcos procession and friendly against Ajax
Posted in Supporters, tagged ajax, friendly, marcos, my pics, new arena, palestra italia, twitpigs on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Did you get caught by Anything Palmeiras’ lens on 13-14 January? Click the mosaic below for a closer look!
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Posted in Friendly games, Legends, Players, Supporters, This blog/blogger, tagged ajax, marcos, moacyr franco, my pics, oberdan cattani on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
If you want something done – and done well – you’d better do it yourself. With that spirit in mind more than 5.000 Palmeiras supporters took to the streets on Saturday and gloriously represented the 15 million heads strong family of alviverde fans in reverence of now retired keeper “Saint” Marcos. As of 11am supporters [...]
Back to school, mate!
Posted in Supporters on October 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Comes as no surprise that corinthianos need to be taught a lesson both on and off the pitch… (correct grammar would read “um bando de loucos que… nunca vai te abandonar”). Isn’t it foda when even a gringo like myself spot these obvious mistakes? *sigh*
Not your everyday Sunday
Posted in Brazilian Championship, Supporters, This blog/blogger on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This last Sunday was horrible. Palmeiras played badly, again. And not against any team, but against SPFC. It’s always painful to lose. Against SPFC, it’s a tragedy. Watch the worst moments below. And more: Scolari was sent off already in the first half; the referee claimed that the Palmeiras coach threw insults at him while [...]
Win a SIGNED Palmeiras jersey!
Posted in Advertisement, Supporters, tagged green tsunami on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Green Tsunami offers you the chance to win an official team jersey, signed by players of the squad! In order to participate, take a picture of you, your friends, your family, anyone anywhere… Just make sure everyone’s in their Palmeiras jerseys! E-mail your picture – digital (not scanned), non-edited, snapped on the 26 of August 2010 (date visible either [...]
26 August – Day of the Green Tsunami
Posted in Supporters, tagged green tsunami, supporters on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This coming 26th of August marks Palmeiras’ 96th birthday. And ever since 2006 – as a result of an initiative by the palmeirense Marcelo Santa Vicca – the date is commemorated en masse, with Palmeiras supporters everywhere proudly branding their team jerseys in numbers so impressive that the phenomena has become known as The Green [...]
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