His team down, 3-0 to Ceara, 35-year-old Luiz Carlos got Guarany de Sobral a bit of consolation with this incredible shot into the net off the kickoff.
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FIFA election campaigning, 9/11 and the Zika virus
At the end of the day, there aren’t a whole lot of issues that will decide Friday’s election for FIFA president. It isn’t like the telephones at federations around the world are ringingoff the hook from players and coaches and referees and administrators weighing in on who to vote for. It’s very much an insider’s […]
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Barcelona faces Olympic dilemma over Neymar
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says the Spanish club will have to weigh the demands on Neymar as it decides whether to release him for the Olympic soccer tournament at the Rio Games, just as theydid for Lionel Messi in 2008. Neymar says he wants to be one of Brazil’s three over-age players at the Olympic […]
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Brazilian authorities start seizing Neymar's assets
Neymar had assets of almost $50 million seized by Brazilian authorities in connection with the tax evasion case involving Barcelona star. He was found to have evaded $16 million in taxes whileplaying in Brazil for Santos in 2011-13 and an appeal was rejected last week. The assets seized included a yacht, a jet and several […]
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IOC president: No one intends to pull out of Rio Olympics
Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, said Friday that no countries intend to pull out of the Summer Olympics because of the Zika virus. He said he has “fullconfidence” in what Brazilian authorities and global health organizations are doing to combat the outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus but he added that the […]
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What They're Saying: Hope Solo
“I would never take the risk of having an unhealthy child. I don’t know when that day will come for [husband] Jerramy [Stevens] and me, but I personally reserve my right to have ahealthy baby. No athlete competing in Rio should be faced with this dilemma. Female professional athletes already face many different considerations and […]
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MLS player tracker with complete rosters (Feb. 3)
1218mls rosters The Chicago Fire added another defender when it announced the acquisition of 20-year-old outsideback Rodrigo, who played for Brazil at the 2015 Under-20 World Cup, on loan for the 2016 season from Brazilian club Coritiba. Brazil reached the final, where it fell to Serbia,coached by new Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic. “I saw […]
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Neymar faces fraud investigation
Prosecutors in Brazil are recommending that Neymar be charged over four counts of fraud in relation to a tax case prior to his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. It is alleged thatcompanies were set up as fronts in order for the striker to pay a lower rate of tax. The case in Brazil relates to […]
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Economic crisis be damned, Chinese spend, spend, spend on soccer
World markets have roiled in response to data that suggests the Chinese economy is slowing down, but you’d never get the impression anything is wrong in China, given the spending of Chinese companieson soccer. Indeed, the money being thrown around shows just how much extra cash these Chinese companies still have. Goal.com reported that Chinese […]
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Liverpool makes pitch for Shakhtar star Alex Teixeira in Florida
Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre flew to Florida, where Shakhtar Donetsk is playing in the Florida Cup, in a bid to seal a deal for 26-year-old Brazilian forward Alex Teixeira. TheReds have offered far less than the asking price of $50 million but are desperate for help as its forward line is ravaged by injuries.