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According to Adam Crafton of The Athletic, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur look set to battle it out for the signature of Brazilian Leeds United winger Raphinha. Barcelona were seemingly in pole position for the player, but their financial woes have reopened the door for other clubs. Spurs and Arsenal Battle It Out for Brazilian Leeds United […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Families in Football’ series. Over the next few weeks, we take a look at siblings, cousins and even parents and children that have played the beautiful game. Some have played cup finals together while others have been on opposing sides. Today, we focus on Brazilian brothers, Raí and Sócrates. […] READ MORE
The 2002 FIFA World Cup is peculiar, considering it was the first of its kind. It was the first World Cup to take place in Asia and the first hosted by two countries, South Korea and Japan. This World Cup also saw a different format used when it came to determining the round of 16 […] READ MORE
In 1950, Brazil’s infamous World Cup final loss against Uruguay became known as El Maracanazo, but there’s more than one of these footballing fiascos. In Rio, 1989, Brazil and Chile were competing for a place at the FIFA World Cup. Stakes were high. Anything except a Chilean win meant Brazil would qualify. Chile were determined […] READ MORE
Earlier this week FIFA invoked Article 5 after a request from the Brazilian Football Confederation. This was after Premier League clubs unanimously decided not to release players for international duty to countries on the government’s red list. The FA and Premier League have come to an agreement with FIFA to change their decision. Unfortunately, they […] READ MORE
As revealed by Paul Joyce of The Times, Premier League clubs have been blocked from playing their Brazilian players between the 10-14 September. The news comes after the Brazilian FA asked FIFA to enforce rules to prevent eight players from the five different clubs from playing in what seems like an eye for an eye. […] READ MORE
In a first for an international football game – certainly for one of this magnitude – the World Cup Qualifying game between Brazil and Copa America holders, Argentina has descended into chaos inside the first ten minutes. In case you were wondering about WHY the health officials and cops stopped the Brazil v Argentina game, […] READ MORE
Arch rivals Brazil and Argentina took centre stage in the showpiece Copa America Final. Both nations were fancied at the start to go on and win the tournament. However, it was Argentina who got the better of Brazil with a solitary goal (1-0) by Angel di Maria at the famous Estadio de Maracana in Rio […] READ MORE
Meet Carlos Kaiser, a Brazilian footballer whose magical ingenuity was not really found on the pitch but rather in avoiding being on the pitch in the first place. Carlos Kaiser – The Greatest Player to Never Kick a Ball Who Is Carlos Kaiser? Most football fans have had to accept the disappointing reality that no […] READ MORE
Wolverhampton Wanderers will be unable to sign Brazillian striker Hulk owing to new Brexit rules, reports The Athletic’s Tim Spiers. The 34-year-old will be subject to new criteria which applies from January 1 which limits signings from overseas based on their international experience, the quality of the league they are joining from and how prominently […] READ MORE