Among Rio de Janeiro’s traditional four giants, Botafogo’s history – in state, national and continental competitions – is the least glamorous. Despite holding the record for the longest unbeaten streak in Brazil, a run of 52 between 1977 and 1978, the club of Didi and Garrincha has only ever won the top-flight title twice. As recently…

“The way they play, we’ve never faced, never. I Iove how they associate between each other, the respect all of the time for the ball. They play a typical Brazil style from the 70s, 80s, early 90s. We have to be resilient, otherwise it’s gonna be really difficult to win this final.”   Seven months…

After eight months, 380 matches, 948 goals and a frankly ridiculous number of dramatic twists and turns, the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A has reached its conclusion.  Even with the Brasileirão’s exceptional standards, this season is bound to go down as one of the most memorable in the league’s modern history. We’ve seen the legendary…

The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is just days from conclusion. Across a typically dramatic penultimate week, fates were sealed at both ends of the table, but the champions are yet to be officially crowned and one relegation spot remains undecided ahead of the final round this midweek. Even by the Brasileirão’s exceptional standards, it…

A title race for the ages is upon us in Brazil, where six clubs are all in with a shout of winning a sensationally close fight for a league trophy that once looked destined for Botafogo, who now face an almighty fight for their first league triumph since 1997 following a dramatic downturn in form.…

It has been a season of romantic firsts in Brazil – after São Paulo secured their first ever Copa do Brasil at Morumbi in September, on Saturday the eyes of many in the world of football were on the Maracanâ, where John Kennedy’s sensational extra-time winner sealed Fluminense’s first ever Copa Libertadores title. The win…