Is Brazil still the land of football?

“The style of play changed and it took away some of our creativity. Our football used to be very joyful. Now it has become more mechanical.” On the synthetic pitch, he trains seven- to 10-year-olds who dream of following in the footsteps of Vinicius, the academy's most famous graduate. The next generation still has football […]

Brazil’s Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, without naming his Brazilian counterpart, attacked “the leaders who cruelly impose Hitler’s evil deeds on the nation state of the Jewish people”. He said that doing so would be an “immoral distortion of history”. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant, meanwhile, called Lula’s comments “outrageous and disgusting”. “Brazil has stood with Israel […]

FIFA starts disciplinary proceedings after Brazil-Argentina dispute. 2026 world cup qualifiers

FIFA confirmed on Friday that disciplinary proceedings have been launched into the football federations of Brazil and Argentina over the delay in the start of 2026 World Cup qualifying matches. Tuesday’s match at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium, which world champions Argentina won 1-0, was delayed for almost half an hour after rival fans started […]

Argentina beats Brazil 1-0 in FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Latest sports news

Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, after kick-off was delayed due to crowd trouble before the match. Veteran defender Nicolas Otamendi’s 63rd-minute header ensured Argentina’s victory as the world champions bounced back from last week’s defeat to Uruguay to beat their arch South American rivals. The victory at Rio’s iconic […]