Tag: Brazil

On Wednesday, courts in Brazil upheld the rape conviction of former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, stipulating that he must complete his nine-year prison sentence there. The majority ruling…

  Before Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina, coach Fernando Diniz stated that no player in the country should feel under pressure to step up and replace Neymar,…

  On Wednesday, Manchester United released a statement about the accusations of domestic abuse made against their Brazilian forward Antony. The club, however, declined to comment until more details about…

On Monday, the mausoleum created for Pele’s gilded coffin was made public. Outside of Sao Paulo, in Santos, a tomb on the second story of a vertical cemetery welcomes visitors…

Court bans Telegram messaging app in Brazil, phone operators and app stores must remove the app immediately, the local newspaper Globo reports. The platform allegedly refused to handover customer data.

The Lionesses won their second consecutive international trophy at a crowded Wembley Stadium on Thursday as England defeated Brazil in a thrilling first-ever Women’s Finalissima penalty shootout. Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses…

The United States defeated Brazil 2-1 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup for the fourth consecutive time with goals from Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson. Japan finished second in…

After being accused of sexual assault, Dani Alves was moved to a new detention facility for security reasons, according to Catalan officials on Monday. The “smaller living units” in the…

Dani Alves, a Brazilian footballer, has reportedly been arrested by Spanish police on sexual assault charges. According to the local newspaper La Vanguardia, Alves was detained after police in Barcelona…

It’s difficult to picture modern football, or Brazil, without Pelé 45 years after he last played. Geovana Sarmento, 17, stood in a three-hour line to see his body at the…