Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Tottenham and West Ham all have players in Brazil’s 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup. The South Americans start their campaign against Serbia 24th November and then face Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G. Manchester United’s Anthony Goalkeepers Alisson – Liverpool Ederson – Manchester City Weverton – Palmeiras Wing backs Danilo – Juventus Alex Sandro – Juventus Daniel Alves – Pumas Alex Telles – Sevilla Centre-backs Militão – Real Madrid Marquinhos – PSG Thiago Silva – Chelsea Bremer – Juventus Midfielders Bru ..read more

Tite has called up his squad for the friendlies against Ghana and Tunisia. The South Americans will play Ghana on 23rd September in the Oceane stadium in Le Havre, France, and Tunisia four days later in Le Parc des Princes in Paris. These are Brazil’s final matches before they take on Serbia on 24th November in their opening fixture in the World Cup. Goalkeepers Alisson – Liverpool Ederson – Manchester City Weverton – Palmeiras Centre-backs Bremer – Juventus Militão – Real Madrid Marquinhos – PSG Ibañez – Roma Thiago Silva – Chelsea Wingbacks Danilo – Juventus Alex Sandro – Juventus Alex ..read more

The South Americans are one of the favourites for the Qatar World Cup and lead the ranking ahead of Belgium, Argentina, France and England ..read more

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has said that the seleção will take on Tunisia on 23rd September and Ghana four days later. The matches are part of Brazil’s build up for the World Cup in Qatar. The venues are yet to be decided with the CBF pushing for Paris or London as possible locations.   ..read more

Last September’s abandoned Copa America clash between Brazil and Argentina will not be replayed. After a recommendation by Fifa, the Brazilian and Argentine football federations have agreed to not to go ahead with the match that was scheduled for September 2022. The decision suits both countries who are focusing on their build up to the Qatar World Cup ..read more

Brazil will have a new jersey for their campaign in the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. According to Nike, the jaguar pattern has been designed to ‘represent Brazil’s artistic but fierce way of playing ..read more

Player recruitment is a complex world. Identifying and then signing the right type of footballer for a club is rarely straightforward and can take months or even years of hard work. But how does the scouting process work? What makes a good scout? What are the challenges for today’s talent spotters and how is scouting developing? The answers are here. The book covers all the basics of talent identification and a lot more on top. There is advice and tips for would-be scouts and chapters that deal with topics such as which players to flag up, report writing, data and video analysis, bias, j ..read more

          Just six of the twenty clubs in Brazil’s topflight are still with the same coach that started this year’s league championship on 27th April. This week, Internacional’s Odair Hellmann was the latest to get the boot. Tiago Nunes (Athletico Paranaense), Rodrigo Santana (Atlético Mineiro), Roger Machado (Bahia), Fábio Carille (Corinthians), Renato Gaúcho (Grêmio) and Jorge Sampaoli (Santos) are the only coaches who have remained in their posts since day one of the Brasileiro. Only four clubs: Corinthians, Athletico PR, and Gremio still have the same coach since ..read more

Júlio César – the wee man himself – takes a walk Confiança de Sapé player, Júlio César, was sent off for urinating during a second division match in the Campeonato Paraibano. The forward, who was among the subs, was caught short 15 minutes into the second half. Referee Gustavo Estevão reported that César was given his marching orders after he spotted him performing a “physiological need”. Despite the absence of the striker, Confiança beat Sport-PB 1-0. Júlio César joins an exclusive list of famous players that include Ronaldo and Neymar who both had their own ‘Wikileaks’ moment.     ..read more

Coach Guilherme Dalla Déa has named 21 players for U17 World Cup that takes place in Brazil from 26 October to 17 November. Brazil are in Group A alongside Canada, New Zealand, and Angola. Before the World Cup, the South Americans will play three friendlies in England against the host country, South Korea, and Australia. Brazil will also play the USA a week before the World Cup kicks off. Brazil squad Goalkeepers Marcelo (Fluminense) Matheus Donelli (Corinthians) Cristian (Atlético-MG) Centre backs Henri (Palmeiras) Renan (Palmeiras) Luan Patrick (Athletico-PR) Paulo Eduardo (Cruzeiro) Wingba ..read more