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Photo: Flamengo’s New Kit
Flamengo finally got rid of Nike. The new sponsor? Olympikus, a Brazilian brand who is debuting in the football world. The result? Not that good.
More here
Ronaldo juggling sodas as a Dinosaur.
Very cool! Ronaldo for Guaraná Antartica.
Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid: Unreal.
Fuss here and there, no one is really considering how out-of-this-universe Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid is.
By Matthew Hall:
So it turns out that Ronaldo is the subject of the most-expensive deal ever between football clubs and that’s before we even try to comprehend his personal starting salary estimated to be over $25 million a [...]
Official: C. Ronaldo to join Real Madrid
It’s a world record. C. Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for the humongous sum of £ 80 million. That tops (by a lot) Zidane’s € 65 million and Kaká’s (reported) € 60 million - and all Real Madrid’s buys. It is really a new Galácticos era.
From BBC:
“United have agreed to give Real Madrid [...]
The New Galácticos: C. Ronaldo to join Real Madrid?
Oh yes, I do believe so since I’ve been reading it all over the place. Not only that but Real’s director Jorge Valdano has confirmed that negotiations are taking place. Real Madrid might be very close to bringing another top class footballer to its great squad, for really a lot of cash.
C. Ronaldo’s contract says [...]
Official: Kaká is a Real Madrid player.
As previously mentioned, Kaká is packing up and moving to Madrid. Today, Real confirmed the move officially on its website. End of speculation. The Brazilian is now the second most expensive buy of all times, only falling behind Zidane who moved from Juventus to Real Madrid.
The one to blame: the world financial crisis. Apparently.
Today Kaká [...]
Kaká Going to Real Madrid
It’s (almost) official. Kaká is packing up and moving to Madrid. Real Madrid is paying € 65 million to get the Brazilian superstar. Tomorrow the official announcement by both clubs should be shout out loud to the entire planet. The transaction is the second highest of all time, losing only to Zidane when he moved [...]
Leonardo is the new AC Milan coach.
From AC Milan’s website: “Humility, enthusiasm and a fun football. These are the new believes of the new Rossoneri’s coach Leonardo who was presented today at San Siro. A new path which starts without forgetting the help of the friend Carlo Ancelotti. ”
Yay, yay! Good for Milan. Leonardo has a great personality and should only [...]
The Biggest Salaries in Brazilian Football
Placar magazine, the most traditional and popular soccer magazine in Brazil, put together in its June issue a ranking with the biggest salaries in Brazilian football. The leader? Ronaldo, obviously. And as a reminder: Nowadays, US$1 = R$2.05.
1°- Ronaldo* (Corinthians) = R$ 1.133.000
2°- Adriano** (Flamengo) = R$ 362.000
3°- Nilmar*** (Internacional) = R$ 360.000
4°- Fred [...]
Swine Flu Causes a Wave of Rumors About Copa Libertadores
The swine flu is having a clear impact in the Copa Libertadores. After Chivas and San Luis from Mexico qualified for the next round of the tournament, CONMEBOL announced that the two clubs could not play in Mexico. Bogota, in Colombia, was announced as the hosting town.
But the Colombian capital declined to receive the [...]