Brazil will celebrate a national “King Pelé Day” on Nov. 19 every year, marking the date the soccer great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969. The Brazilian government’s official publication said Tuesday…
Copa América: Brazil coach urges “patience” with Endrick
Brazil coach Dorival Junior called for “a bit of patience” with 17-year-old striker Endrick after revealing that the new Real Madrid signing will not start their Copa América opener against Costa Rica on Monday. Endrick scored the winner for Brazil…
Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news and obstruction
A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation late Sunday into the executive for alleged obstruction. In his decision, Justice Alexandre…
England 0-1 Brazil Super-Sub Endrick nets 1st international goal as visitors grab late win at Wembley
Teenage Samba star Endrick was the hero as Brazil dealt England’s pre-Euro 2024 preparations a blow with a 1-0 win at Wembley. The visitors named five debutants in the starting XI for coach Dorival Junior’s first match in charge and…
Brazil’s Vinicius uses football to stimulate young Brazilian minds
At a primary school in football-mad Brazil, pupils are spurred to academic greatness in classrooms resembling soccer pitches — with a virtual avatar inspired by star forward Vinicius Junior cheering on every correct answer. Perched on football-patterned cushions on classroom…
German foreign minister says world will hold Putin to account at G20
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has reminded the group of leading and emerging economic powers (G20) of Russian President responsibility for the global consequences of the war in Ukraine. “If Vladimir Putin believes that after two years the world would…
Luis Suarez eyes glorious final chapter alongside Lionel Messi and Co at Inter Miami
“They doubted me because of my age,” Luis Suarez began. “They talked about the knee. They said I was fat, and that football in Brazil was very intense. These are beautiful challenges.” At which point in his farewell speech to…
Real Madrid’s Vinícius Junior nears new Nike deal
Real Madrid forward Vinícius Junior is near to an agreeing a new deal with Nike, sources have told ESPN Brasil. The agreement could be reached this month, sources said, and the new contract could transform the Brazil international into one…
Brazil’s Indigenous peoples celebrate massive land rights victory
A lopsided majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples’ rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for Indigenous activists and climate campaigners. Indigenous leaders in bright feather headdresses and…
Neymar gets eye-watering fine for building fake lake next to his luxury mansion
Footie ace Neymar has been fined a hefty £2.6million for constructing an artificial lake next to his coastal mansion in Brazil. The public prosecutor of Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro state, has fined the 31-year-old an eye-watering R$16,010,000 (£2.62million), local media…
