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Six of the Best: Must-have Brasileirao youngsters for your Football Manager save

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Six of the Best: Must-have Brasileirao youngsters for your Football Manager save Having taken a look at the best breakthrough stars in Europe in our two-parter last week - Part I and Part II - it's time to inject some samba into your Football Manager 20 save. Indeed, the Brasileirao is teeming with young talent at the moment. Real Madrid have made no secret of their intention to...

Your Guide to Brasileirão 2016

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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...

Team Focus: Win Over Corinthians Brings Santos Some Respite After Shaky Start to Season

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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...

Player Focus: Lucas Lima – The Heir to the Playmaking Throne at Santos

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Player Focus: Lucas Lima – The Heir to the Playmaking Throne at Santos The first pass is all about vision – that most nebulous of attributes that most players aspire to but very few attain. A quick look up in a busy midfield. A runner. A swish of the left boot. Centre-back and full-back sliced apart. Geuvânio scampers through to score the opener.The second ...

Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side

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Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side Sunday's forgettable 0-0 draw between Santos and Flamengo was notable only for the circumstances of the game. Firstly, it was the first Série A game to be staged at the shiny new Estádio Mané Garrincha, one of Brazil's World Cup stadiums. The 71,000-seater arena hosted a local s...