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Ex-Porto striker Walter weighs 93kg – but that's not stopping him impressing for Goiás 22 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
There is a poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty that sounds out a stirring welcome to immigrants to the USA. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” reads its ...
It started with a kiss: extreme reaction to Emerson photo exposes homophobia in Brazilian game 21 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
Emerson Sheik never thought it would come to this. A photo posted on Instagram of an innocent kiss with a friend provoked extreme reactions from a group of Corinthians fans, who made banners vilifying...
Five players bouncing back in Brazil 7 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
While storied veterans like Alex and Juninho Pernambucano continue to boost their legacies in Série A, the 2013 season has also provided ample opportunity for those who have taken wrong turns to get t...
Cruzeiro continue to impress as Belo Horizonte bandwagon rolls on 31 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
They may not like it on the bronze beaches of Rio, in São Paulo’s office blocks and in the proud alehouses of Porto Alegre, but Brazilian football has a new epicentre. Since the turn of the year, Belo...
Brazilian football digest: July 31 Jul 2013 | 03:12 pm
Copa Libertadores winners! Returning veterans! A stupidly intricate goal from Alex! Yep, July provided the usual portion of thrills and spills in Brazil. As ever, I've written up a handy digest of th...
Redemption song: Atlético Mineiro confound the doubters with historic Copa Libertadores triumph 28 Jul 2013 | 01:15 pm
They doubted Ronaldinho. They doubted him when he returned to Brazil to join Flamengo, and even more when he left them under a cloud. His decision to sign for Atlético Mineiro was, in the eyes of the ...
The week(end) that was - #7 22 Jul 2013 | 08:57 pm
Juninho rolls back the years, Alexandre Pato and Renato Augusto show their true colours and São Paulo continue to struggle: it's the weekend in Brazilian football! The Little King returns Few player...
Sovereignty on the rocks: São Paulo struggling on and off the pitch 20 Jul 2013 | 02:55 pm
Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. The night is darkest before the dawn and all that. The problem for fans of São Paulo FC is that it's only ten past midnight and things are al...
Golden oldies: Veterans proving they can still teach the kids a thing or two in Brazil 18 Jul 2013 | 09:09 pm
Brazil is often viewed from without as a kind of adventure playground for teenage footballing savants. You've seen them on YouTube, running amok as lumpen-heeled centre-backs tie themselves in knots a...
Ageless Alex flourishing with Coritiba 13 Jul 2013 | 02:55 pm
While the kids continue to rack up the YouTube views, the Brasileirão is increasingly a league in which old heads flourish. Repatriated stars such as Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Elano and Zé Roberto have found...
