In modern football friendlies very rarely have any real fanfare to them. They are simply a necessary tool for keeping match-sharp during breaks in club football, so it’s hard to get excited about them. Of course, when much smaller teams …
If Cleopatra had a face that could launch a thousand ships, then Sócrates had a right foot that could sink a thousand. A deep thinker, a heavier drinker and an unapologetic smoker, there will never be another footballer like him. …
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The Flamengo-Fluminense Derby, also known as Fla-Flu, is one of the fiercest and most traditional football rivalries in Brazil. It brings together two of Rio de Janeiro’s most iconic clubs: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, commonly known as Flamengo, and …
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Zico is one of Brazil’s greatest ever footballing superstars, and had the nickname “The White Pele” besides being known as the best ever Brazilian never to win the World Cup. He also holds the record for scoring direct from a …
Garrincha was one of the best ever footballers to play for Brazil, a high enough accolade in itself, but he was also one of the world’s best dribblers. He is one of the select band of 21 players who have …
Santos FC was founded on April 14, 1912, on the initiative of three sportspeople from the city (Raymundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos, and Argemiro de Souza Júnior) who called an assembly at the headquarters of Clube Concórdia (located at …
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Botafogo, also known as Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian sports club in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Botafogo competes in various sports, but its soccer team is the most well-known. In addition to playing in the …
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Jair Ventura Filha, better known as Jairzinho, was born in the northern Rio suburb of Duque de Caxias on Christmas Day in 1944. The coaches quickly spotted his prodigious speed and strength on the ball at Botafogo, where he signed …
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Rivellino was born in the Sao Paulo suburb of Aclimacao on New Year’s Day, 1946 but grew up in the neighboring district of Brooklin Paulistana. In the 1950s, Sao Paulo was still a city of open spaces. As a kid, …
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Born near the center of Rio de Janeiro in 1913, Leonidas Da Silva started playing in 1930, before soccer became a professional sport. Two years later received his first national call-up. At the 1934 World Cup in Italy, he scored …
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