By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Italy overcame Mexico 2-1 yesterday afternoon in the first competitive fixture at the reopened Maracanã. Andrea Pirlo and Mario Balotelli scored either side of Javier Hernández’s equalizer for the Mexicans. The result means Italy join Brazil on three points in Group A. The Brazilians [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – The Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian national team) won the FIFA Confederations Cup opening match with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Japan at the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasília yesterday. Goals from Neymar, Paulinho and Jô gave coach Luiz Felipe Scolari the perfect start to the tournament as [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense missed out on the chance to lead the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro after losing 2-1 to Portuguesa last night. The result means the 2012 champions remain in fourth place, two points off Coritiba in top spot. Portuguesa also went into last night’s match needing [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After close to three years of preparation, negative headlines and furore the FIFA Confederations Cup, a prelude to next year’s World Cup, will get underway this Saturday, June 15th. At the Estádio Mané Garrincha in the country’s capital, Brasília, Brazil get the ball rolling [...]
Opinion, by Robbie Blakeley RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Not for nothing are Fluminense known as the Time dos Guerreiros (Team of Warriors). Since their epic survival against all the odds against relegation in 2009, the Tricolor have been awarded their battling nickname. And Sunday’s victory, a scrappy 2-1 success over Goías, epitomized what this [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – the Seleção (Brazilian national team) comprehensively dispatched France 3-0 yesterday afternoon in the perfect preparation for the Confederations Cup in Porto Alegre. It was the Seleção’s first success over an major international rival in over three years, since defeating England 1-0 in Qatar, in [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Botafogo sit on top of the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro table after a 2-0 win over Ponte Preta last night. Flamengo, having sacked coach Jorginho midweek, picked up their first win of the campaign whilst Vasco drew with Bahia. A match-winning performance from Clarence Seedorf [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Vasco da Gama beat Atlético-MG 2-0 in the fourth round of the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro last night. Despite being distinct underdogs, the Cariocas recorded a shock victory as they attempt to rebuild from financial difficulties. Meanwhile, there was no such success for two other [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The recently reopened Maracanã Stadium hosted its second event last Sunday, June 2nd, as the Seleção (Brazilian national team) drew 2-2 with England in a friendly match in preparation to the Confederations Cup. The first test event on April 27th welcomed around 30,000 fans, [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There was a win, a draw and a defeat for three of the four Carioca clubs competing in the 2013 Brasileirão yesterday afternoon. Current state champions Botafogo narrowly overcame Cruzeiro, a spirited fightback from Flamengo earned them a point whilst Vasco lost to Vitória. [...]
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