Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, and Gabriel Martinelli lead a list of talented players absent from Brazil's squad for an upcoming pair of friendlies. Brazil, one of the favorites for the World Cup title, have two scheduled games later this month. The South American giants will face Ghana on September 23rd and Tunisia four days […]

Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (AFP) – Growing up, he never liked football, but Igor Benevenuto played it anyway to avoid being teased with homophobic jokes — something all too common in his hometown in southeastern Brazil. He wasn't much good as a player, but found a passion for refereeing — and the perfect "camouflage" to hide […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Wednesday it did not want to replay an unfinished World Cup qualifying match with Argentina.  "After receiving the request from coach Tite and coordinator Juninho Paulista, the President of CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, will seek to suspend the match," said a statement on the […]

The 2022 Brazil World Cup kits have been released, and they are stunners. If someone told you they both had "jaguar spots" on them, you might be bracing yourself for something over the top and tacky – but you'd be wrong. Reviewing the Brazil 2022 home kit It's the classic Brazil look – a canary […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Mario Zagallo is making "good progress", the hospital treating the iconic Brazilian football player and coach for a respiratory infection said on Monday. Tests indicate the 90-year-old is "responding well to the treatment ordered by the medical team", the bulletin from the Barra D'Or hospital in Rio de Janeiro added. […]

Bucaramanga (Colombia) (AFP) – Debinha scored the only goal of the game as favorites Brazil retained their Copa America Feminina title with a 1-0 win over hosts Colombia in Bucaramanga on Saturday night. It was Brazil's fourth title in a row — and eighth in nine editions — with Colombia finishing runners-up for the third […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Iconic Brazilian football player and coach Mario Zagallo has been admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection, the clinic that admitted him said on Wednesday. The 90-year-old, who was the first person to win the World Cup as both a player and a coach, was admitted to intensive care at […]

Madrid (AFP) – Neymar is due to face trial in Spain in October just a month before the World Cup over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago, judicial sources said on Wednesday. The Brazilian international, his parents and former Barcelona presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu will be tried […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – In-form Manchester city striker Gabriel Jesus was recalled to the Brazil squad on Wednesday for friendlies against South Korea and Japan in June. Meanwhile, the Selecao's friendly against Argentina in Australia in June has been cancelled, though the two old enemies still have a qualifying game to play in September. […]