What a glorious sight, the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasília yesterday. Long but mostly orderly cues outside, friendly and relaxed … More
Category: Opinion
Full-blown crisis
Cuca followed up his initial two defeats with another two: 1-2 at home against Red Bull last Thursday and yesterday’s … More
Palmeiras 1-2 Ferroviária – back to square one
Thursday’s convincing victory was perfectly timed. Just as perfectly untimed as yesterday’s defeat to Ferroviária. A disastrous way to kick … More
Palmeiras 0-0 Santos – still waiting for the sound barrier to break
. Santos’ coach Dorival Junior was pleased after Saturday’s classic against Palmeiras at the Allianz Parque. “This was the team’s … More
Palmeiras – one fat, happy pig
. Palmeiras, together with financial institute Crefisa and the Faculdade das Américas (FAM) today announced they are renewing their partnership … More
2015 in retrospect
In the world of sports, and exponentially so in football, the lack of guarantees is both exciting and horrifying. You … More
2012 revisited
Coach Scolari took us through the emotions a few years back. Love and hate. Glory and shame. The unlikely combo … More
The phantom of predictability
Just like cholesterol, there’s good and bad predictability. We want our rule of law to be predictable, as well as … More
True Brazilian sports journalists, please step forward
The Brazilian Championship anno 2015 – one of the most exciting in many years – has been wrecked by the … More
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