Category Archives: soccer
Professional soccer players go hungry in Brazil… and fail to get health assistance
The news are sad and require reflection: Players of America-SE, a soccer club in Sergipe, northeast of Brazil, almost fainted during a match of the state tournament. The reason? Hunger. Without proper nutrition for a professional athlete (biscuit and pastel only), the defender and the striker of the team almost fainted after the duel against [...]
Three decades after quitting soccer professionally, the Pelé brand still makes R$ 30 million a year on marketing
It’s been over 30 years, that Pelé hung up his boots, and the world saw the emergence of new stars in football but none of them reached the level of the eternal shirt 10 of the brazilian Santos Futebol Club. Pelé was not just a machine for scoring goals. There were 1284 total, with [...]
Brazil and Nike 3 x Argentina and Adidas 4
In friendly matches leading up to the World Cup, the victory of Argentina over Brazil meant a double defeat dose to Nike, sponsor of the Brazilian Football Confederation, CBF. The game represented a chance to strengthen the company’s image in the United States, through it’s main player and sponsored athlete Neymar. For that, the sporting [...]
World Cup 2014 in Brazil: the biggest theft in history
The former football player and congressman Romario (PSB-RJ), a leading critic of the way the World Cup 2014 is being organized, said in his profile on Facebook, that the competition become the “biggest theft in history” of the country, all because of the mismanagement of Brazilian politicians. “Brazilians, keep charging and manifesting this because it [...]
Chinese soccer player to join one of the biggest soccer clubs of Brazil
The president of Corinthians, a soccer club in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Mario Gobbi, published a letter in the club’s official website to highlight the impact of the arrival of the Chinese player Chen Zhizhao this week. The goal is “to establish a partnership with China profound and lasting.” To this end, the Corinthians club plans [...]
Soccer Business: even players from other countries come to play in Brazil for more money
Fans of the great Brazilian teams will have to strain to understand a little Spanish in the interviews of the players in 2012. The strength of our currency, together with the implementation of the 2014 World Cup here, has attracted several players who stand out in the South American clubs. Currently there are 29 athletes [...]
Signs You’ve Become a Carioca Part 2:
1. Your children choose rice and beans over Mac & Cheese. Hell, they choose it over everything.2. You are “tired” of all the Carnaval stuff and yet go to all the blocos.3. You use ceiling fans not air conditioning4. You toas…
