Vagner Mancini, hired to rebuild Brazilian club Chapecoense after the airplane crash that killed 71 passengers in December 2016, was fired after a 3-3 tie with Fluminense extended its winlessstreak to five games in the Brazilian league championship. Chapecoense had been in first place in May before slumping. It also played in the Copa Libertadores […]
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What They're Saying: Ricardo Teixeira
“I didn’t read it. I am not going to read a report that isn’t conclusive. Does it say that I took money here or there? It’s only ‘could have.’ Let me tell you something so you can understand: I didn’treceive gifts. I didn’t receive gifts. I didn’t receive gifts.” — Brazilian Ricardo Teixeira, one of […]
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Brazilian Oscar gets eight-game ban in China for starting mass brawl
Brazilian midfielder Oscar was given an eight-match ban and fined for instigating a mass brawl in Shanghai SIPG’s match with Guangzhou R&F on Sunday. “According to thereferee’s report, video evidence and a written explanation from the parties involved, when the game reached the 45+2 minute SIPG player Oscar offended opposing players in an immoral manner, […]
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Dani Alves gives Juventus ultimatum
After a great season with Juventus, 34-year-old Dani Alves is contemplating his future. Amid reports of interest from big clubs in England and China, Juve boss Giuseppe Marotta toldItalian reporters on Wednesday that Alves has asked for a way out of his two-year contract with the club. “Dani Alves has decided that he wants to […]
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NWSL Rewind: Marta goes off in Houston
Marta had her best game in the NWSL since joining the Orlando Pride as she scored two goals and set up the other two in the Pride’s 4-2 win at Houston. The performance followed her trip toEurope, where she played for Brazil in its 1-0 win at Iceland and 2-1 win at Spain. “She’s different […]
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Video Pick: How Brazil scored in 12 seconds
In its its 4-0 friendly win over Australia, Brazil’s Diego Souza scored 12 seconds after kickoff. The 31-year-old Sport Recife striker, who debuted for Brazil in 2009, wasmaking his sixth appearance for the Seleção.
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World's Top 10 in the Class of 2000
American Josh Sargent, who turned 17 in February, has put on a stunning display with three goals at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea, where the USA will play New Zealand in the round of 16on Thursday. He is among the players who were born in 2000 and are already turning heads. Here are […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Former Barcelona president Rosell arrested in Operation 'Rimet'
Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell was arrested by Spanish police on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation into the sale of Brazilian national team media rights. The codename of the operation was “Rimet” after Jules Rimet, the former FIFA president. Rosell’s ties to Brazilian soccer go back to the 1990s when he negotiated the […]
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Brazil police arrest presidential aide in World Cup probe
Brazilian police on arrested a presidential aide and two ex-governors as part of an investigation into the 2014 World Cup’s most expensive stadium. Renovation of the Brasilia stadium for the 2014World Cup cost about 1.5 billion reais $459.38 million) and an auditing court has said the construction included rampant over-billing. Tadeu Filippelli, a special adviser […]