All Entries in the "Brasileirão" Category

Goofy Footaballer Tributes to Michael Jackson

It seems everyone is paying tribute to the late Michael Jackson (sounds funny, this, hun?). Brazilian players decided to honor the king of pop with embarrassing goal celebrations. The worst?  The celebrations brought no luck.
Diego Tardelli, the striker from Atletico, tied the match against Barueri. He did the moonwalk and everything. But Barueri was  the [...]

What’s the Limit for Bad Refereeing in Brazil?

For many years now, the level of refereeing has been terrible in Brazil. Last weekend was another one to not be forgotten.
1) Look at the second goal of Santo Andre. Marcel is clearly offside. The linesman has been suspended:

2) Obina was called offside in the most beautiful goal of his career. He clearly wasn’t. Linesman [...]

Adriano Gets a Hat-Trick

A beautiful touch, a free-kick and a penalty. The emperor’s hat-trick

Brasileirão: It’s Only Over When It’s Over

Is it too late for the report on the 7th round of Brasileirão? Well, better later than never was the motto of the weekend in the tournament. 5 out of 10 matches were decided in the final moments.
Newcomer Santo Andre kept the good campaign with a 2-1 victory over Sport. The winning goal was scored [...]

The Post and the Virgins

Ronaldo? Fred? Adriano? No.
Kleber Pereira, Keirrisson? No.
Marcos, Fabio Costa, Felipe? No.
The main character of Campeonato Brasileiro’s 6th round was the post. It prevented many balls from reaching the back of the net, and had a huge influence in the final scores in 5 out of the 10 matches of the weekend.
In Goiania, the [...]

Things We All Know (or are learning)

The 5th round of Campeonato Brasileiro confirmed a few things either Brazilians already know or are getting used to.
1) Bad boys will always be bad boys:
Goalie Fabio Costa from Santos and forward Kleber from Cruzeiro did it again. In the Santo Andre 3- 3 Santos draw, Fabio Costa caused an injury in Gustavo Nery [...]

What Happens…

1)… when a side full of great names who can’t play well collectively faces another side which for 3 matches in a row started losing but managed to get two draws and one victory?
Answer: Fluminense scoring first through Fred (something that did not happen since April 30th) but conceiving the draw to Nautico in the [...]

The Greatest Goal of the Year in Brazil

Nilmar from Inter against Corinthians in the first round of Brasileirao. Hey, Dunga. It’s already time to call him, hun?

Ghost Goal

Already mentioned in the previous post, but it deserves one of its own. Pedrao from Barueri, a ghost goal.

First Round is Over: State Champions were Face to Face

The first round of Campeonato Brasileiro, or Brasileirao, started with the promise of at least 5 great matches: 6 states champions were going to meet face to face in 3 matches and another 2 matches involved 4 traditional sides.
In its return to first division, Corinthians, the paulista champion, faced Inter, the defeatless gaucho champion. [...]