By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio’s big four clubs – Vasco, Fluminense, Botafogo and Flamengo – all qualified from their respective groups in the 2012 Taça Guanabara and will meet tonight (Wednesday, February 22nd) and tomorrow in the semi-finals. Vasco, who topped Group B with a hundred percent record, [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the Brazilian football season back in full swing and Carnival attracting tourists to Rio in their droves, those hankering for some sport amongst the samba rhythms have a great opportunity to watch some action. This week will see the semi-finals of the Taça [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In report published yesterday by the Folha do São Paulo newspaper, Ricardo Teixeira, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), has been linked to a company under investigation for corruption charges. Ailanto Marketing is being investigated for fiddling expenses surrounding a friendly [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just one round of the Taça Guanabara remains prior to the knock-out stages after Vasco and Fluminense played their postponed fifth round matches last night. For Vasco, it was business as usual as they notched up their sixth straight win in the competition following [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There were contrasting emotions for Tricolores and Vascaínos this past week as they saw their respective sides start their 2012 Copa Libertadores campaigns. For the first time in history, Rio has three clubs representing the city in the competition: Vasco, Fluminense and Flamengo. While [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The first Carioca Taça Guanabara classico of 2012 ended goalless on Sunday evening as Botafogo and Flamengo clashed at the Engenhão in a result that saw both sides leave the qualification places at the top of Group A. Botafogo have now gone three games [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Flamengo qualified for the group stages of the Copa Libertadores after defeating Bolivian outfit Real Potosí 2-0 last night at the Engenhão. Having lost the first leg 2-1 last week, the result gave Mengão a 3-2 aggregate victory. Goals from Léo Moura and Ronaldinho [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense and Vasco remain the only two sides with 100 percent record after the second round of the 2012 Campeonato Carioca. Abel Braga gave his first team a run-out as the Tricolor eventually overcame Volta Redonda, while Vasco dispatched Duque de Caxias. It has [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sunday, February 5th, NFL Football fans will witness one of the biggest sporting events of the world; the 46th Super Bowl. The New England Patriots meet New York Giants at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in a contest out of storybooks as both [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the restart of the Brazilian football season last weekend, so the hopes of fans the length and breadth of the country took an inevitable surge. And here in Rio, Botafogo supporters (affectionately known as Botafoguenses) are on the up again after a disappointing [...]
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