The Paulistão derby four months ago was the coach’s best game in charge of the Timão, but the relationship has worn thin since then and his work is causing frustration at the club. From heaven to hell. The cliché used to describe life’s ups and downs fits António Oliveira’s situation between Corinthians’ games against Palmeiras this season. The Portuguese coach’s ...
On a memorable night for South American soccer, Palmeiras pulled off an epic comeback against Independiente del Valle at altitude in Quito in the CONMEBOL Libertadores. The feat, worthy of a movie script, played out like a real boxing match, with Verdão absorbing its opponent’s attacks and finding strength where there seemed to be none to seal a magical night. ...
Brasília, April 22, 2024 – John Textor, owner of Botafogo’s soccer corporation (SAF), kept his appointment in Brasília yesterday to testify before the Senate’s Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (CPI) on match-fixing and sports betting. Arriving at the Senate, the American businessman praised the committee’s conduct. Textor presented key information during a confidential session at the Senate. His testimony kept the committee’s ...
Last Sunday (April 21), Palmeiras and Flamengo played to a scoreless draw at Allianz Parque in the 3rd round of the Brazilian league. The result wasn’t the main story of the afternoon: after the game, at his press conference, coach Tite vented forcefully about a regrettable incident. The Flamengo coach revealed he had been assaulted during the game. Tite said ...
This week, Brazilian clubs are back in action in the Copa Libertadores group stage. São Paulo, Flamengo, Palmeiras and Botafogo face tough opponents as they look to bounce back or earn their first win in the South American competition. São Paulo vs. Cobresal São Paulo hosts Cobresal this Wednesday (April 10) at 8:30 p.m. ET (9:30 p.m. Brasília time) at ...
Enjoying a rare mid-season break thanks to the FIFA international window, the seven teams that reached the CONMEBOL Libertadores group stage face an “insane marathon” through the end of April. In addition to half of the international competition’s group stage, the teams have three rounds of the Brazilian league, which starts in the middle of next month. Some clubs are ...
São Paulo and Palmeiras meet this Sunday night (March 3) at 8 p.m. Brasília time (6 p.m. ET) at MorumBIS in the 11th round of the 2024 São Paulo State Championship. The match will air on TNT Sports (cable) and Max (streaming). Palmeiras takes the field with nothing to worry about. Verdão leads both its group and the overall standings, has ...
Palmeiras and Corinthians meet this Sunday (6 p.m. Brasília time, 4 p.m. ET) in the 9th round of the 2024 São Paulo State Championship at Arena Barueri. But why Arena Barueri? It goes back to a controversial interview in December 2023, when Palmeiras head coach Abel Ferreira blasted the stadium’s “field” and demanded maintenance of the artificial turf so it ...
São Paulo and Palmeiras meet this Sunday afternoon (4 p.m. Brasília time, 2 p.m. ET) at the Mineirão stadium in Minas Gerais in the Supercopa Rei, named in honor of the king of soccer, Pelé. This match was previously called the Supercopa do Brasil. The rivalry between the two teams has been known as the Choque-Rei since the 1940s, a ...