The ghost at the feast: Luiz Felipe Scolari hopes that dropping Ronaldinho for the Confederations Cup won’t come back to haunt Brazil
There was no place for Kaká, Alexandre Pato of Corinthians, Chelsea’s Ramires, and, most perplexingly of all, Ronaldinho Gáucho
By James Young | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at 1:54 pm
The feel good factor in Belo Horizonte may not extend to the Brazil national team
Rio de Janeiro? As stale as yesterday’s päo de queijo. São Paulo? As cutting edge as a mid-nineties Now That’s What I Call Music CD. These days, the footballing place to be in Brazil is Belo Horizonte.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Friday, 26 April 2013 at 3:58 pm
Zero Dark Thirteen – Brazilian football wallows in the mire of corruption
If the 2014 World Cup is to signal the arrival of Brazilian football’s brave new world, a desperately needed fresh start for the game in a country where on-field majesty is usually matched by administrative skulduggery, it can’t come soon enough.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 5:59 pm
North east rising – why football in Brazil’s poorest region may be on the up
The nine state nordeste region, home to around 53 million people, is the wrong side of Brazil`s footballing tracks, a world away from the wealth and glamour of the big Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo club.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 19 March 2013 at 3:05 pm
Cup of Sorrows: Tragedy overshadows this year’s Libertadores
The Pacaembu terraces, usually packed with swaying hordes of Corinthians’ famously zealous fans, lay grey and silent during Wednesday’s Libertadores game against Millonarios of Colombia.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Friday, 1 March 2013 at 5:50 pm
Survival of the fittest – a Libertadores preview
The group phase of South America’s juiciest footballing carrot, the Copa Libertadores, gets underway tonight at the Parque Central stadium in Montevideo.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 2:01 pm
Brazil are on a steep learning curve – and England represent a real challenge
A new manager, a famous stadium, proper opposition, and the World Cup coming up fast on the horizon? For Brazil, 2014 starts now.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 at 11:31 am
Back to the future: Felipe Scolari shows that oldies like Ronaldinho can be goodies for Brazil
Ronaldinho has reinvented himself since moving to Belo Horizonte. The legs are no longer what they were, but in their place a wiser, cannier playmaker has emerged.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 23 January 2013 at 3:04 pm
Made it Ma! Top of the World! How Corinthians left Chelsea singing the Blues at the World Club Cup
It’s not known if Jimmy Cagney, responsible for the words above, had a favourite Brazilian football team, but if he did, the smart money might go on it having been Corinthians.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Monday, 17 December 2012 at 1:54 pm
Brazilian football’s big dog culture leaves Mano Menezes looking like a Chihuahua
And so it goes. Brazilian football management proves once more that it is no country for level headed, if slightly ponderous, middle-aged men.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 27 November 2012 at 1:02 am
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