Team Focus: Corinthians Enjoy Derby to Remember After Sealing Sixth Title
by Jack Lang
at miércoles, nov. 25 2015 11:20
As victory laps go, this will take some beating - a comprehensive derby win against your most bitter, most ideological rivals. Two goals in the space of three first-half minutes, then another before the interval. A laughable, playground-kick-about fourth that left opposition defenders slumped inside...
Player focus: Three Forwards Striking for Redemption in the Chaos of the Brasileirão
by Jack Lang
at martes, sep. 29 2015 14:50
Player Focus: Pato Beginning to Shine for São Paulo After Change of Position
by Jack Lang
at jueves, jul. 16 2015 12:45
Like so many other ill-fated schemes, it began with Silvio Berlusconi.Alexandre Pato had begun his Milan career in stunning style, scoring 24 Serie A goals in goals in his first two seasons and cementing his reputation as one of the best prospects in the game. World domination - both at club level a...
Team Focus: Grêmio Improving Fast Under Roger Machado
by Jack Lang
at jueves, jul. 9 2015 12:10
Team Focus: Win Over Corinthians Brings Santos Some Respite After Shaky Start to Season
by Jack Lang
at jueves, jun. 25 2015 17:50
Last Saturday was, by and large, a pretty special day for Santos.That was partly down to the fixture list: the Peixe welcomed Corinthians to the Vila Belmiro. This is one of the standout games of the year for Santos fans, for whom this rivalry is keenly felt. There's always a spark to the San-S&atil...
League Focus: Three Teams Thriving in the Early Madness of the Brasileirão Season
by Jack Lang
at jueves, jun. 11 2015 11:30
The Brazilian season is but six games old and already there is a feeling of familiarity to the proceedings. Not because the table is beginning to take shape in any predictable way - of which more in just a moment - but rather because of an all-too-familiar malaise in the divisions dugouts.It started...
Team focus: Luxemburgo the Fall Guy as the Old World & New Austerity Collide at Flamengo
by Jack Lang
at jueves, may. 28 2015 12:30
Vanderlei Luxemburgo is not a man who tends to mince his words. One of Brazilian football's truculent old guard, he has built a fine - if increasingly nomadic - career on a willingness to ruffle feathers. For example, a sample quote, delivered to an underperforming player in training: You're a s***....
League Focus: Rotation the Name of the Game as Season Starts in Brazil
by Jack Lang
at martes, may. 12 2015 16:05
League Focus: Brasileirão 2015 Season Preview
by Jack Lang
at viernes, may. 8 2015 10:41
Team Focus: Continuity the Key as Cruzeiro Win Second Successive Brazilian Title
by Jack Lang
at miércoles, dic. 10 2014 14:18