Articles tagged with "benfica"
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Jun 9th, 2009
Brazil's job is looking easier. Striker Roque Santa Cruz is still not fit, recovering from a knee injury, which is a huge setback for the ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Jun 7th, 2009
Brazil v. Paraguay
June 10, 2009, 8:50 P.M. Eastern
Estádio José do Rego Maciel, Capacity 60,444
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Brazil triumphantly returns home to play Paraguay in the Northeastern ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | May 31st, 2009
Uruguay v. Brazil
Saturday, June 6th, 3:00 P.M. Eastern
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
When my grandfather introduced me to the world of football, a key lesson concerned venues. ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | May 21st, 2009
Dunga has named his 23 player squad for the upcoming qualifiers and Confederations Cup. There are several controversial omissions from this list that will not ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Apr 2nd, 2009
Brazil 3 Peru 0
This was a much improved result from the match in Quito. Dunga omitted Ronaldinho from the starting XI, inserting Kaka in his ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Mar 29th, 2009
Brazil v. Peru
April 1st, 9:10 P.M. Eastern Time (after the Brazilian soaps are over)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Estadio Beira-Río
The last ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Mar 29th, 2009
Ecuador clearly deserved the three points in this match. They outshot Brazil 22-8, and dominated possession for most of the match. Julio Cesar’s brilliance prevented ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Mar 23rd, 2009
Ecuador v. Brazil
March 29th, 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time
Quito, Ecuador
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (Capacity 40,000)
The last time these two nations faced each other was at the Maracanã ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Mar 12th, 2009
Here is the squad:
Julio Cesar - Internazionale
Doni - Roma
Maicon - Internazionale
Daniel Alves - Barcelona
Lúcio - Bayern de Munique
Miranda - São ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Feb 21st, 2009
The Defense
At first glance you may say our defense is okay. We have not allowed too many goals in frendlies and qualifiers. However, every game ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Jan 8th, 2009
When reports initially broke out about a move to AC Milan for Benfica’s Kostas Katsouranis, it seemed to be a joke. Now, a week after ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Jan 8th, 2009
Kostas Katsouranis notched his first goal for Benfica since early December, as the Greece international kick started his side’s 2-0 Portugal League cup win against ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Oct 23rd, 2007
It sucks to be an American who loves Champions League soccer. The games come on at an obscure 2:40, with only one fixture on ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Sep 28th, 2007
They were released from the handcuffs, let free in the wild, and told to make it happen. The fruits of their labor are just ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Jul 20th, 2007
We have two new important facts in the transfer saga of Freddy Adu.
The first is the report comming from Grant Wahl who says that Freddy ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 18th, 2006
A player tipped for goalkeeping greatness after representing his country at every level from the Under-16s upwards, the agile Quim is finally starting to display ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 12th, 2006
An attacker who has played for leading clubs in Portugal and Spain, Simão has excellent ball skills, a fierce shot and is equally adept on ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 9th, 2006
A striker who works tirelessly for his team-mates, Nuno Gomes's star shone bright at Euro2000 but he has experienced mixed fortunes since.
Born in north-west Portugal, ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 8th, 2006
Armando Gonçalves Teixeira took the name Petit because he was small and had spent some time living in France, but his diminutive frame has had ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Apr 4th, 2006
Video proof that Pedro and coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves need to kiss and make up before this summer. We NEED this guy playing for ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | Apr 3rd, 2006
Nuno Ricardo Oliveira Ribeiro is his name, but you might know him as Maniche. The nickname was given after the Benfica’s former forward, Michel Manniche. ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | Mar 29th, 2006
Benfica e Barcelona played yesterday for the European Champions League quarterfinals. The stage was the Stadium of Light. Cool name for a football arena, ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 22nd, 2006
Angola striker Mantorras has lived in Portugal for the last seven years and currently plays for Benfica. The irony isn’t lost on Mantorras that ...
