Ronaldinho seems to be thriving again just at the right time. The two-time world player of the year significantly increased his chances of making Brazil’s squad for next month’s Confederations Cup after a superb performance in the Copa Libertadores.
The Brazilian football federation says striker Michael has been dropped from the under-20 national team for testing positive for cocaine after a match last month.
Two fans were shot to death on their way to a test event at a World Cup stadium in northeastern Brazil, authorities said.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is set to be the first to offer special seats for obese fans.
The last time Rafael Nadal won in Brazil, it was at the very start of the most dominant clay-court career tennis has ever seen.
Brazil’s Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte was ready to reopen on Friday after renovation work in preparation for the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup.
MADRID — Coach Jose Mourinho says Real Madrid does not plan to sell little-used midfielder Kaka during the winter transfer window. Mourinho said on Friday that “I don’t think Kaka will leave,” adding that keeping the Brazilian would give the team a deeper bench. The 30-year-old Brazil playmaker has only started four matches this season [...]
Brazilian authorities on Thursday began investigations into allegations that security personnel beat members of a visiting Argentine football club at the halftime of the Copa Sudamericana.
Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday.
The Argentina forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match.
Kaka is back in the Brazilian national squad for the first time since the 2010 World Cup.
The playmaker was selected Thursday despite being used sparingly by Real Madrid recently. Coach Mano Menezes picked Kaka in a squad for friendlies last year, but the player didn’t join the team because of an injury.
ZURICH — FIFA’s bid to have goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup was backed on Thursday by the referee whose mistake at the 2010 tournament triggered calls for its introduction. Jorge Larrionda was the referee in South Africa when England lost to Germany in the second round, after his match officials failed to see [...]
Brazil says it will invest an additional $500 million to prepare athletes ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics, hoping to secure a top-10 finish in the medals table on home soil.
Palmeiras said Thursday that its contract with Brazil’s former World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been terminated by mutual consent as the team continues to struggle in the national league.
