Top 5 Young Hot Prospects To Watch In The Confederations Cup
The Confederations Cup, one year prior the World Cup, will be held in South Africa between the 14th June to the 28th June 2009, usually a crop of young, talented players pop up in this international...
View ArticleTactical Analysis: How USA Almost Stunned Brazil
In Brazil’s 3-2 victory over USA at the Confederations Cup, Brazil made a spirited come-back after being 2-0 down at half time to the USA, this piece of tactical analysis aims to inform you at how the...
View ArticleBrazil 3, Chile 0: Next, Another Brazil-Holland Classic
In 1994, when the World Cup came to Dallas, Cat and I had the good fortune to watch Brazil beat Holland in a showcase of football at the highest level. While Cat may have a different opinion about how...
View ArticleBrazil falls asleep: Holland equalizes (1-1)
Another one of those inexplicable Brazilian lapses – brings Holland back into the game. How could this be happening? Answer: it’s Brazil!
View ArticleEPIC Fail: Brazil’s out!
Holland 2, Brazil 1. Dunga’s defense let him down. What was supposed to be Brazil’s strength became its weakness. Who will be Brazil’s next coach? My vote goes to Zico! Bye, Bye Brazil. Holland now has...
View ArticleBrazil: Bring Back the Beautiful Game!
Now that the Dunga experiment is over, it’s time to bring back the beautiful game (circa 1982): Let’s go, Zico!
View ArticleVIDEO: 2002 World Cup Final History: Ronaldo beats Deutschland
Good work from ESPN. Sorry about the ad… but this is one of the best video series I’ve seen lately. Isn’t this what we love about the World Cup? The memories over the years. Here’s to Holland versus...
View ArticleVIDEO: 1970 World Cup Final History: Pele’s Leap of Faith
Gotta sneak this one in as well (1958):
View ArticleVIDEO: 1982 World Cup Final History: Paulo Rossi’s First Strike
I used to dislike Rossi because of what he did to Brazil earlier in the tournament. That was the most disappointing moment of all my World Cup watching history – this skinny guy single-handedly...
View ArticleCan Mano Menenez find Brazil’s Lost Samba?
After a bit of an embarrassment, the Brazilian federation asked the Corinthians coach to take over the reins and guide the Seleção back to the beautiful game. Earlier, Fluminese’s Muricy Ramalho turned...
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