All Entries Tagged With: "Marcel"

Brasileiro: Flamengo and Atletico-MG Want it!

Up until last week, the Brasileirao seemed the tournament no one wanted to win. The favorites kept losing points with pale football. But the 30th round shows signs of change by two sides. Flamengo and Atletico-MG want to take the title home after a long time.
While Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Inter and Goias gave another [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]