Orlando City SC made its first offseason moves, declining contract options on six players, including former Brazilian national team forward Julio Baptista, who was third on the team with sixgoals and a key player off the bench, and defenders Kevin Alston, Luke Boden and Seb Hines, who all played 20 or more games. Alston, who […]
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What They're Saying: Brazil's Superior Court of Sports Justice
“The tribunal is not judging a father’s love for his daughter but for an act that is not permitted.” — Brazil’s Superior Court of Sports Justice ordering Gremio to play the second leg ofthe Copa do Brasil final away from home after Carolina Portaluppi, the 22-year-old daughter of Gremio coach Renato Gaucho, sat on the […]
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Scoreboard: U-20 Women's World Cup
North Korea (2-1 over the USA) and France (2-1 over Japan) won their semifinals in overtime to reach the Under-20 Women’s World Cup final. The USA’s clash with Japan for third place is on Saturday(1 a.m. ET). Group APts Team W-L-T GD9 North Korea 3-0-0 +104 Brazil 1-1-1 +74 Sweden 1-1-1 +40 Papua New Guinea 0-3-0 […]
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WCQ: Brazil hands Argentina crushing defeat in Belo Horizonte
Brazil won its fifth straight World Cup 2018 qualifier since Tite took charge and sits in first place in South American qualifying with a 3-0 win over Argentina, which is in sixth place and indanger of missing out on the World Cup finals. Goals from Neymar, Coutinho and Paulinho ensured victory for the Selecao in […]
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WCQ: Struggling Argentina will have Messi for key test against Brazil
Argentina finds itself in sixth place — not assured of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup — as it is set to face Brazil on Thursday in the 11th of 18 games in the South America qualifying campaign. Bolivia’s forfeit against Chile gave the latter two extra points that jumped it into fifth place — […]
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Carlos Alberto: One of Soccer's Greatest (1944-2016)
By Paul Gardner Carlos Alberto, one of the sport’s true greats, dead at 72. Unexpected, almost unbelievable. For me, a personal loss, for I learned so much from Carlos, talking with him, watching him play during his years with the Cosmos. The first I ever heard of him was in 1970, when that marvelous Brazil […]
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What They're Saying: Franz Beckenbauer
“Carlos Alberto was like a brother to me, one of my best friends.” — Former German great Franz Beckenbauer on Brazilian Carlos Alberto, who died of a heart attack onTuesday. Beckenbauer captained West Germany to the 1974 World Cup title four years after Alberto captained Brazil to its third world championship. In 1977, they joined […]
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Video Pick: Carlos Alberto's wonder goal
Carlos Alberto, who died at age 72 on Tuesday, scored one of the greatest World Cup goals ever, finishing off a brilliant sequence and a Pele pass to capBrazil’s 4-1 win over Italy in the 1970 World Cup final.
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Brazil legend Carlos Alberto dies at age 72
Carlos Alberto, captain of Brazil’s brilliant 1970 World Cup-winning team who also played for the New York Cosmos, died of a heart attack at age 72. The attack-minded defender scoredthe goal that defined the 1970 World Cup in the final against Italy — a flowing move that involved all but one of Brazil’s outfield players […]
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What They're Saying: Political science professor Fabio Wanderley Reis
“People are not feeling represented and candidates like [Joao Leite and Alexandre Kalil], with very little political history, could become a trend. Soccer allegiance shouldnot be an issue, but Brazil’s rotten party system and the current scandals made these two viable options.” — Political science professor Fabio Wanderley Reis on retired AtleticoMineiro goalkeeper Joao Leite and […]