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⚽ Bigging up the Brazilians

⚽ Bigging up the Brazilians

All four Brazilian clubs have qualified for the last 16, taking a few high-profile European scalps along the way. Are sides from Brazil much better than we assumed?

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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🏆 The ‘perfect’ football team, 55 years on

🏆 The ‘perfect’ football team, 55 years on

The Brazil team that won the 1970 World Cup is adored for its technical skill and style, but its physical preparation set an example to be followed for the rest of football’s history

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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🌎 Brazil cares about the Club World Cup

🌎 Brazil cares about the Club World Cup

Disparaged in parts of Europe and ridiculed for its poor ticket sales, the new Club World Cup has caused absolute frenzy in Brazil, whose participant clubs are desperate to win it

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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🤔 Which Brazilian team are you?

🤔 Which Brazilian team are you?

Brazilian league football rolls on throughout the English summer, while the Premier League’s clubs enjoy their time off. But if you’re still desperate for your football fix ...

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Euan Marshall
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🏆 Brazil in the Champions League

🏆 Brazil in the Champions League

In the 21st century, Brazilian players have been ever-present in Champions League finals. Meaning Simone Inzaghi would be wise not to bench left-back Carlos Augusto ...

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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💼 Meet the new boss ...

💼 Meet the new boss ...

After weeks of bad press, Brazil’s football elites will elect a new CBF president on Sunday — and will hope the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti takes the spotlight off them for a while

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Euan Marshall
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🏈 Brazil’s unflagging Olympic ambition

🏈 Brazil’s unflagging Olympic ambition

With the official entry of flag football into the schedule for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, we take a look at how the sport is progressing in Brazil

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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🦅 Corinthians fans pitch in
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🦅 Corinthians fans pitch in

Fans of Corinthians have spent six months trying to help the popular São Paulo football club pay off its stadium debts — and have raised only 5% of the target

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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📱 The revolution will not be televised

📱 The revolution will not be televised

From viral streamer to sports broadcasting innovator, Casimiro Miguel's CazéTV is reshaping Brazilian football coverage, offering free, engaging alternatives to traditional networks and captivating a new generation of fans

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall
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🏓 Beating China at their own game?

🏓 Beating China at their own game?

Brazil’s Hugo Calderano made history this past weekend by winning the Table Tennis World Cup in Macao, the first time a non-Chinese player has ever won a table tennis tournament on Chinese soil

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Euan Marshall
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⚽ Flick, flick, goal!

⚽ Flick, flick, goal!

Known as a 20th century children’s pastime, button football is still alive and well in Brazil — as the dedication of one São Paulo bar proves

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Euan Marshall
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🧩 Power, politics and the pitch

🧩 Power, politics and the pitch

A recent magazine article detailed numerous scandals involving CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues, and the confederation is working to deflect the wave of criticism coming its way

Euan Marshall
Euan Marshall