Willian leaves Corinthians following death threats

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Willian quit Corinthians on Friday following the Brazilians' Copa Libertadores elimination against domestic rivals Flamengo, after claiming he and his family received death threats on social media. "Willian asked us for his (contract) termination. We are sad not to have him any more and also because […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – A new law allowing Brazilian football clubs to operate as companies has opened the door for foreign investors to buy teams in the spiritual home of the "beautiful game," following in Europe's footsteps. Passed last year, the law could help ailing Brazilian clubs turn their finances around. After a century operating […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Neymar: Brazil has a long list of legendary black and mixed-race football stars. But the coach's bench remains a largely white domain. More than six decades after Pele led the Selecao to the first of their five World Cup titles, in 1958, prejudice and discrimination still divide Brazilian […]

Univision today announced that it has secured the rights to the top competitions in South America, Brasileirão Championship and Argentina’s Liga Profesional de Fútbol, as part of a multi-year deal that will deliver live matches on PrendeTV, Univision’s free ad-supported streaming service. Through the agreement with streaming service Fanatiz, Univision will stream live matches from […]

CBS Sports today announced the details of a multi-platform agreement for Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ subscription streaming service, to serve as the exclusive English-language home in the U.S. of the Campeonato Brasileirão Série A, Brazil’s top soccer league. Paramount+ will stream all 380 Campeonato Brasileirão Série A club matches live each season through 2023. Beginning Saturday, May […]

Fanatiz has some major changes for fans of Brazilian soccer. Fanatiz has decided to merge the Brasileirāo plan and their Basic Plan into one. With the Basic Plan, consumers will be able to access the same content that they've been enjoying plus all of the Brasileirao games live and on-demand. And subscribers to the Fanatiz […]