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Atletico MG's Magic Square Lifts Galo Towards the Top

by Jack Lang at Thursday, Aug 18 2016 16:20
Atletico MG's Magic Square Lifts Galo Towards the Top Someone in Brazilian football needs to put a call in to De La Soul and break the news: the results are in and - for now at least - four, not three, is very much the magic number.That's certainly the case for the Brazil men's team at the Olympics. After watching his charges slump to back-to-back goal...
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Your Guide to Brasileirão 2016

by Jack Lang at Thursday, May 12 2016 11:15
Your Guide to Brasileirão 2016 It seems like only yesterday that we were ushering the 2015 Brasileirão into the sweet hereafter, yet here we are, plunging headlong towards the watering hole once more. The tears in my eyes? Nothing but condensation. We go again.Talking logisticsPub quiz question: what is the opposite of joy...
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Team Focus: Corinthians Enjoy Derby to Remember After Sealing Sixth Title

by Jack Lang at Wednesday, Nov 25 2015 11:20
Team Focus: Corinthians Enjoy Derby to Remember After Sealing Sixth Title As victory laps go, this will take some beating - a comprehensive derby win against your most bitter, most ideological rivals. Two goals in the space of three first-half minutes, then another before the interval. A laughable, playground-kick-about fourth that left opposition defenders slumped inside...
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Player focus: Three Forwards Striking for Redemption in the Chaos of the Brasileirão

by Jack Lang at Tuesday, Sep 29 2015 14:50
Player focus: Three Forwards Striking for Redemption in the Chaos of the Brasileirão As we head into the final quarter of the Brazilian season, a couple of certainties are beginning to emerge from the fog of unpredictability that defines the league. The first is that Corinthians will win the title. Tite’s troops continue to grind out win after win and hold a seven-point advant...
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Player Focus: Pato Beginning to Shine for São Paulo After Change of Position

by Jack Lang at Thursday, Jul 16 2015 12:45
Player Focus: Pato Beginning to Shine for São Paulo After Change of Position Like so many other ill-fated schemes, it began with Silvio Berlusconi.Alexandre Pato had begun his Milan career in stunning style, scoring 24 Serie A goals in goals in his first two seasons and cementing his reputation as one of the best prospects in the game. World domination - both at club level a...
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Team Focus: Grêmio Improving Fast Under Roger Machado

by Jack Lang at Thursday, Jul 9 2015 12:10
Team Focus: Grêmio Improving Fast Under Roger Machado There was a moment during Sunday's game against Santos that, more than any other, underlined Grêmio's impressive recent progress. Deep into the second half, striker Yuri Mamute - a substitute, as he has been for much of the season so far - found a bit of space inside the area and slid a finish...
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Team Focus: Win Over Corinthians Brings Santos Some Respite After Shaky Start to Season

by Jack Lang at Thursday, Jun 25 2015 17:50
Team Focus: Win Over Corinthians Brings Santos Some Respite After Shaky Start to Season Last Saturday was, by and large, a pretty special day for Santos.That was partly down to the fixture list: the Peixe welcomed Corinthians to the Vila Belmiro. This is one of the standout games of the year for Santos fans, for whom this rivalry is keenly felt. There's always a spark to the San-S&atil...
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League Focus: Three Teams Thriving in the Early Madness of the Brasileirão Season

by Jack Lang at Thursday, Jun 11 2015 11:30
League Focus: Three Teams Thriving in the Early Madness of the Brasileirão Season The Brazilian season is but six games old and already there is a feeling of familiarity to the proceedings. Not because the table is beginning to take shape in any predictable way - of which more in just a moment - but rather because of an all-too-familiar malaise in the divisions dugouts.It started...
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Team focus: Luxemburgo the Fall Guy as the Old World & New Austerity Collide at Flamengo

by Jack Lang at Thursday, May 28 2015 12:30
Team focus: Luxemburgo the Fall Guy as the Old World & New Austerity Collide at Flamengo Vanderlei Luxemburgo is not a man who tends to mince his words. One of Brazilian football's truculent old guard, he has built a fine - if increasingly nomadic - career on a willingness to ruffle feathers. For example, a sample quote, delivered to an underperforming player in training: You're a s***....
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League Focus: Brasileirão 2015 Season Preview

by Jack Lang at Friday, May 8 2015 10:41
League Focus: Brasileirão 2015 Season Preview The major European leagues may be reaching their climax, but for those troubled souls who like their football blurrily streamed and late at night, there is only one show in town this weekend.The Campeonato Brasileirão - Brazil’s top flight - returns on Saturday after a five-month hiatus...
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