Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Hundreds of people including Brazilian football greats gathered Wednesday at a Rio de Janeiro cemetery to pay their last respects to "eternal captain" Carlos Alberto, skipper of the 1970 World Cup champions. Crowds of fans decked out in Brazilian yellow and green swarmed Carlos Alberto's casket as it was carried […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – With Pele, Jairzinho and captain Carlos Alberto, who died on Tuesday, the Brazil team that won the 1970 World Cup was one of the greatest ever. The team of glittering talent ended up as businessmen, trying to get into politics, running charities or met a tragic end like Everaldo who […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Carlos Alberto, captain of the Brazilian 1970 World Cup-winning side considered one of the greatest teams of all time, died on Tuesday aged 72. The right-back starred alongside Pele, Tostao, Jairzinho and Rivelino in the legendary Brazil team that beat Italy 4-1 in the 1970 final. He scored one of […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – New Brazil head coach Tite on Monday named five uncapped players in his first 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Colombia in September. With several Europe-based players deemed not fit enough, Tite has turned to youth with Gabriel Jesus, Taison, Rafael Carioca, Fagner, and goalkeeper […]

The Beautiful Game in Brazil is well known worldwide. It’s fashionable to own a scarf, or jersey, or know their players. There are many podcasts and computer games that help people learn about the players from the past. But what if I told you there was a player before Pele that was better? His name was […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Mario Zagallo, who was part of four World Cup winning teams as a player or coach for Brazil, has been hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro, officials there said Monday. "The management of the Hospital Barra D'Or informs that Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo is a patient, receiving medical assistance," the hospital's […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil's football confederation (CBF) confirmed on Twitter on Monday the appointment of Tite as the new national team coach. The news was first revealed by his former club Corinthians on Wednesday of last week. "Tite is the new coach of Brazil," said a simple statement on the CBF Twitter account […]

Brazil’s search for a new manager has ended with the reappointment of former captain and head coach Dunga. Luiz Felipe Scolari resigned from the position after Brazil's disastrous ending in the World Cup, which capped off a series of timid performance by the pre-tournament favorites. Dunga comes in for his second spell as Brazil manager, […]

If you've heard managers of European players complain a lot about their grueling schedule, spare a thought for the managers and players in Brazil. The hosts of next year’s World Cup have arguably the most grueling club soccer schedule in the world. Between the state and national tournaments, there are at least 60 matches that […]

After a decade-long absence, Brazil returns to Miami. The Brazilian national team is scheduled to face Honduras at Sun Life Stadium on November 16th as part of their World Tour. The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) as well as promoters Kics International made the announcement on Saturday as there was talk of a stop in South […]

A pitch invader entered a Brazilian Serie D soccer match Saturday to prevent a last minute certain goal from being scored, and helped his team advance in the playoffs. And the pitch invader happened to be the masseur for the club who advanced. In the first leg, the score ended 1-1. In the second leg, […]

Wolfsburg midfielder Luiz Gustavo scored his first-ever international goal for Brazil in sensational fashion today against Australia. In the United Kingdom, the match was televised live by BT Sport, which means that the clip below features commentary by a duo who are very familiar to the ears of American listeners — Ian Darke and Steve […]