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The Brazilians Taken by the Transfer Window
With the end of the transfer window, Blog do PVC listed how many what players left the clubs playing the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro. And this was not a good harvest season. Only 31 players left. Last year, by the 22nd round, 53 players had left, and four more left until the end of [...]
2014 World Cup: Host Cities Miss the First Deadline
The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported that the Brazilian cities that will host the 2014 World Cup missed their first deadline. The nine cities that will use tax payers’ money to build stadiums failed to publish the invitation to the bidding process by the final date set by the local organizing committee.
According to the [...]
Palmeiras Signs Vagner Love
This Friday, Palmeiras closed the deal to have back Vagner Love. The striker who started his career at Palmeiras will return on loan and will stay, at no cost, until July of 2010. The move makes Palmeiras even more favorite for the Brazilian title while he expects to be closer to the national team as [...]
FIFA Interviews Maradona… and cannot stop asking about Brazil!
FIFA published the second part of the interview with Diego Maradona, Argentina’s god and coach. The funny part is, FIFA would not stop asking questions about Brazil. Ok, Brazil plays Argentina on September 5th and if Brazil wins, Seleção already qualifies for the World Cup while Argentina would be in serious trouble (could this cost [...]
How Much Money Brazilian Clubs Made in 2008
Globo Esporte published the numbers of Brazilian clubs for 2008. 21 clubs were included in the list. And only 6 of them did not have red ink in their final balances, which shows the state of the clubs.
Sao Paulo is the club that made more money – R$160 million (about US$ 80 million). Corinthians, however, [...]
2014 World Cup: The Waste of Public Money Started
Months ago, I mentioned the danger of the 2014 World Cup turn into drain for public money. The final destination: the pockets of corrupt Brazilian politicians. It seems the party just got started.
Blog do Jose Cruz, which investigates the politics of sports, showed yesterday that the city of Cuiaba, capital of Mato Grosso and one [...]
Brazil Loves Yellow Cards
We all know that bad refereeing in Brazil has no limits. Last weekend, the match between Corinthians and Botafogo added another example to the pile. Now, Blog do Birner started to compile that data proves that Brazilian football has a thing for yellow cards.
The blog is comparing the amount of cards given in Brazil [...]
Brazilian Courts Say that Fixing Results is OK
Some of you may remember the scandal of result fixture in the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro. At the time, referees Edílson Pereira de Carvalho and Paulo José Danelon were caught being bribed by “investors” to fix results that would benefit their bets in international websites. When caught, Carvalho was even jailed and confessed his participation. The [...]
100 Years of Internacional, the Movie
On this Friday, Inter released the documentary about its 100 years. “Nada Vai Nos Separar” highlights the great moments in the history of the club – its foundation, the important participation of the black community, the construction of its stadium, the three Brazilian titles and the titles of Copa Libertadores and the Club World Cup. [...]
Photo: Palmeiras’ New Jersey Kit Leaked?
Blog do Paulinho published a picture of what is supposed to be the new third jersey of Palmeiras by Adidas. The jersey is blue and makes reference to when Palmeiras was called “Palestra Italia”.
