Early Thursday morning, São Paulo lost one of its most prominent voices in sports journalism. Renowned journalist Antero Greco died at 69 after a long battle with a brain tumor, according to sources close to him. Admitted to Beneficência Portuguesa hospital in São Paulo, Greco had undergone two surgeries in recent years in his fight against the disease. A graduate ...
As the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul deals with the fallout from severe flooding, the state’s biggest clubs, Grêmio, Inter and Juventude, are focusing their efforts on helping staff and the local community, leaving soccer on the back burner for now. While Juventude have kept up their training routine, Grêmio and Inter have been inactive since last week ...
On Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. ET (9:30 p.m. Brasília time), São Paulo take on Cobresal in Round 4 of the Conmebol Libertadores group stage. The game will be played at Estadio Municipal de Calama in Chile. Argentine coach Luis Zubeldía, unbeaten after four games with three wins and a draw, leads São Paulo in his second game in the ...
Flamengo fans went to bed with something hard to digest besides yet another Libertadores loss: the recent examples of more modest teams against the same opponents Flamengo face. Palestino, who beat Flamengo 1-0 in a nearly empty stadium in Coquimbo, Chile, on Tuesday night, are the same team that were thrashed 4-0 by Bolívar at home (playing in front of ...
This Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. Brasília time), Águia de Marabá face São Paulo in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil third round. The matchup, set to excite soccer fans, will be played at Estádio Mangueirão in Belém. Águia, who have surprised in every Copa do Brasil appearance, face their biggest challenge in a long time ...
Amid speculation about the future of renowned coach Jürgen Klopp, an exclusive report from British newspaper The Independent is stirring up European soccer. According to the paper, Borussia Dortmund have expressed interest in bringing the coach back to the club, not as head coach but in a strategic front-office role. Klopp’s return to the German club would be planned for ...