Palmeiras and the Club World Cup: the trophy they may or may not have won

By Freddy Powys The current Palmeiras president, Leila Pereira, poses with the 2026 FIFA Club World Cup trophy (Photo: Palmeiras) Palmeiras lost the 2025 Copa Libertadores final (the South American equivalent of the Champions League) last weekend, so now seems as good a time as any to revisit a well-worn phrase in any Brazilian football […]

Flamengo just won the double – and you won’t believe who’s their manager

By Agência Brasil With files from Esportes Guru Flamengo is now the first fourt-time Copa Libertadores champion from Brazil (Photo: Adriano Fontes/Flamengo) A lot was at stake at the 2025 Copa Libertadores final. But it was Flamengo who became the first four-time champion of America in Brazilian football after beating Palmeiras 1-0 at Estadio Monumental […]