Brazilian club Chapecoense beat Inter de Lages, 2-1, in the Primeira Liga, a regional competition, for its first win since most of the team were killed in a plane crash in November. Goalsfrom Niltinho and Wellington Paulista have Chape the win at the Arena Conda. It has signed 22 new players since the crash, which […]
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Maracana Stadium electricity will go back on
Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium, site of the 1950 and 2014 World Cup finals and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games, should get its electricity turned back out after thefirm that manages the stadium agreed to pay most of an outstanding bill of $412,000. On Thursday, the Rio utility cut power […]
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What They're Saying: Greg Garza
“I was probably more worried about playing my GameBoy at the time. But these guys were playing to put food on the table for their families, and they’re 12 years old … seeing guys comingdown from the favelas to training and then going back up right afterwards is pretty amazing and really taught me how […]
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What They're Saying: Palmeiras general manager Cicero Souza
“Chape don’t want to be treated as victims.” — Cicero Souza, general manager of Brazilian champion Palmeiras, before Chapecoense’s first game, a friendly against Palmeiras, sincea plane crash took the lives of 71 passengers, including all but three Chapecoense players on the flight. The 2-2 draw was the first of what could be a 90-game […]
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Asian confederation busts 'Little Samba Nation'
East Timor, dubbed the “Little Samba Nation” for its use of naturalized Brazilians on its national team, has been expelled from the 2023 Asian Cup and ordered to forfeit 29 matches by the AsianFootball Confederation after an investigation determined that he Football Federation Timor-Leste, had falsified birth and baptism certificates to register at least a […]
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Orlando City: Kaka has no plans of leaving
Kaka says offseason reports out of Brazil that he’ll leave Orlando City at the end of the 2017 MLS season were misconstrued, and he has made no decision about his future after his three-yearcontract ends. “It was just something that was a mistake, a misunderstanding,” Kaka said at MLS Media Day. “I’m very happy here […]
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Man City signing Gabriel Jesus gets green light
Gabriel Jesus, the 19-year-old Brazilian winger, will be able to play for Manchester City against Tottenham on Saturday after his registration was completed. “He has the potential to become oneof the best attacking players in the game,” said City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain of the Brazil international regarded as one of South America’s best […]
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Looting plagues Maracana Stadium
Fire extinguishers, hoses, televisions, seats, copper wiring and a bronze bust of Mario Filho are among the items recently stolen from Maracana Stadium, prompting Brazilian soccer officials to call onpolice to stop “the destruction of the Maracana.” The stadium, officially named after the journalist Filho, has been in disuse since late last year with no […]
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Chilean Cabral turns himself in for questioning about deadly street fight
Chilean U-20 midfielder Luciano Cabral, who currently playing for Atletico Paranaense in Brazil, turned himself into police in the Argentine city of General Alvear, where he was born, forquestioning about a deadly street fight that took place there over the New Year’s weekend. A 27-year old man died when his skull was fractured during the […]
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What They're Saying: Alan Ruschel
“As a lesson, this tragedy teaches that you have to keeping living. Take advantage of some things and do good for others. When I got here today, I had the sensation that I was coming home. I promiseto give lots more happiness to this team. With a lot of effort and hard work, I am […]