Brazilians want greater say in World Cup mascot name
September 21st, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 21 (IANS) Brazilian football fans have called for a greater say in the naming of the country's 2014 World Cup mascot.Days after confirming an armadillo as ... Read more...
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Former Brazil coach urges Neymar to shun Barcelona
September 5th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 5 (IANS) Former Brazil and Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has urged Neymar to resist offers to join Barcelona and remain in Brazil until the 2014 ... Read more...
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Apologetic Adriano receives warning
September 5th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 5 (IANS) Troubled striker Adriano has been forced to make a public apology after missing a compulsory training session just two weeks after signing a new ... Read more...
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Neymar charters luxury jet for Santos match
August 16th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Brazilian football star Neymar chartered his own private jet from Sweden in a bold bid to play for Santos against Figueirense in Brazil's Serie ... Read more...
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Flamengo confirms interest in Dorival as new coach
July 25th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 25 (IANS) Brazilian football giants Flamengo have confirmed their interest in signing Dorival Junior as their new coach.Less than a day after sacking Joel Santana, Flamengo's ... Read more...
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Sao Paulo rejects Man United offer for Lucas Moura
July 15th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 15 (IANS) Brazilian football club Sao Paulo has rejected a 33 million euro offer from Manchester United for winger Lucas Moura.Sao Paulo, which owns 80 percent ... Read more...
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Seedorf says Brazil can attract other European stars
July 10th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 10 (IANS) Former Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf says his signing with Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo could pave the way for other established European ... Read more...
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Forlan, Seedorf promise success for new clubs
July 8th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (IANS) Brazilian football club's star signings Diego Forlan and Clarence Seedorf had a message for fans of their respective new clubs: they have come ... Read more...
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Forlan signs with Brazil’s Internacional
July 7th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) Brazilian club Internacional has signed Uruguay striker Diego Forlan on a three-year contract.The 33-year-old was confirmed as Brazilian football's latest big name recruit on ... Read more...
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Deco praises Seedorf’s Brazil move
July 5th, 2012 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 4 (IANS) Former Portugal international midfielder Deco said Clarence Seedorf's arrival in Rio de Janeiro will change the world's perception of Brazilian football.Seedorf agreed to ... Read more...
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Villas-Boas rejects offer to coach Sao Paulo
June 27th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 27 (IANS) Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has turned down an offer to coach Brazilian football club Sao Paulo.The 34-year-old Portuguese was offered a contract by ... Read more...
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Maicon wants to return to Brazil
June 7th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 7 (IANS) Inter Milan defender Maicon reportedly wants to return to Brazilian football club Cruzeiro.The 30-year-old Champions League winner is involved in a legal battle to ... Read more...
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Ronaldinho’s Atletico Mineiro debut postponed
June 6th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janeiro, June 6 (IANS) Brazilian football star Ronaldinho's debut for Atletico Mineiro has been delayed because the club has yet to register his name with the country's football ... Read more...
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Ronaldinho signs up with Atletico Mineiro
June 5th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 5 (IANS) Ronaldinho has signed up with Atletico Mineiro four days after quitting rival Brazilian football club Flamengo.Athletico Mineiro confirmed Monday they had signed on ... Read more...
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Corinthians to make Pato offer at end of season
May 11th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 11 (IANS) Brazilian football club Corinthians will wait until the end of the season to make a formal offer for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato.Corinthians' ... Read more...
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Brazilian coach hails award to ‘Inshallah Football’
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) Brazilian football coach Juan Marcos, who has been coaching Kashmiri players for several years, Thursday expressed happiness over the national award to Ashvin Kumar's documentary 'Inshallah ... Read more...
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Fluminense midfielder Deco worried about Brazilian football
May 1st, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janerio, May 1 (IANS) Fluminense midfielder Deco has said Brazilian football is suffering from an unhealthy obsession with individual talent.Deco, 34, stressed the fact that Brazil risks falling ... Read more...
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Botafogo revives interest in Seedorf
April 29th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, April 29 (IANS) Brazilian football giants Botafogo have reinstated their interest in signing veteran AC Milan's veteran Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf.The Brazilian club revealed Saturday it ... Read more...
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Sao Paulo is on a comeback trail, says Fabiano
April 26th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rio deJaneiro, April 26 (IANS) Former Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano feels his current club Sao Paulo is all set to return to the top of Brazilian football after three seasons ... Read more...
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Fluminense to be without former Lyon striker Fred
April 17th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Brazilian football club Fluminense will be without former Lyon striker Fred for Wednesday's final Copa Libertadores group match against Argentina's Arsenal at the ... Read more...
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Brazilian club Santos keen to re-sign Robinho
April 14th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 14 (IANS) Brazilian football club Santos is planning a move to re-sign former club hero and current AC Milan winger Robinho.Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro ... Read more...
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Adriano can revive career with Flamengo: Zico
April 2nd, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 2 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Zico has backed clubless striker Adriano to resurrect his troubled career at Flamengo."Adriano underwent medical tests by Flamengo doctors in Rio ... Read more...
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Gremio’s Kleber to be out for five months
March 28th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 28 (IANS) Brazilian football club Gremio's newest acquisition, midfielder Kleber, is set to be out for five months after undergoing surgery Tuesday.Kleber fractured the fibula in ... Read more...
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Romario supports Ronaldo’s run for president of CBF
March 24th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) Brazil football legend Romario declared that he has no intention of running for the president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF). However, the ... Read more...
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Kaka left out of Brazilian squad
February 28th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Feb 28 (IANS) Real Madrid star Kaka was left out of the Brazilian football squad that takes on Bosnia in their first friendly of the year Wednesday in Switzerland.Kaka ... Read more...
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Corinthians eager to drop Adriano
January 19th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 19 (IANS) Brazilian football club Corinthians wants to release former Brazilian striker Adriano for indiscipline.The news comes after the athlete decided to skip a team practice, ... Read more...
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Neymar crowned Brazilian player of year
December 6th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Dec 6 (IANS) Brazilian teenaged sensation Neymar da Silva has been crowned Brazil's player of the year here Tuesday.The 19-year-old striker, who also pocketed the best striker's award, ... Read more...
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A football package at Goa festival
November 27th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) If Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, was the 'black diamond' of football, legendary Brazilian scribe Mario Rodrigues Filho was the one who honed ... Read more...
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Corinthians maintain lead in Brazilian championship
November 21st, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janerio, Nov 21 (IANS) Corinthians were able to hold onto first place in the Brazilian Football Championship after 36 rounds.With their 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Atletico-MG, Corinthians improve ... Read more...
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United Sports Club gets new sponsor
August 4th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) City-based I-League team United Sports Club Wednesday roped in Prayag Group of Industries as its title sponsor for the next six years. The soccer club will ... Read more...
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‘To me, Pele is the best,’ says Pele
April 29th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29(ANI): Brazilian football legend Pele claims his record as a player is unrivalled compared to anyone else's in the history of the game and insists no-one has yet matched his ... Read more...
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Demi Moore and ‘identical’ daughter Tallulah show off sexy figures!
February 1st, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Demi Moore and Tallulah don't look like mum and daughter but like sisters - both ladies showed plenty of spray-tanned leg and slim figures at a recent fashion ... Read more...
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Ronaldo to take paternity test
December 7th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 7 (ANI): Brazilian football star Ronaldo will undergo a paternity test to determine whether a five-year-old boy living in Singapore is his fourth child.The 34-year-old tweeted that he met the ... Read more...
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Robinho begs Manchester City to let him quit
July 30th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Brazilian football star Robinho is reported to have begged Manchester City to let him quit Eastlands.The 32.5-million-pound played his final loan game for Santos this week.Now, according ... Read more...
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Diego Forlan to visit Kolkata
July 23rd, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) After former World Cup stars Romario and Branco, it is now the turn of a current football celebrity Diego Forlan to visit Kolkata at the month end.
The Uruguayan, ... Read more...
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