Beyond the Game: how Brazilian football is embracing ESG
The ESG agenda refers to the adoption of responsible practices related to environmental issues, social impact and corporate governance.
When giants collide: Corinthians edges Flamengo to secure Brazil Supercup title in front of 71,244 people
Corinthians are the champions of the “Supercopa Rei”, Brazil’s Supercup, which honours the late Pelé, often referred to as King Pelé, in its name.
Brazil women’s national team to play friendlies against Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Mexico
By Agência Brasil The first match will be against Costa Rica on February 27, at 5:00 p.m. EST, in the city of Alajuela (Photo: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF) Brazil’s women’s national football team has learned who it will face in its first friendly matches of 2026. The Seleção will take on Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Mexico […]
Corinthians fight hard but fall to Arsenal in extra time in Women’s Club World Cup final
By Agência Brasil With files from Esportes Guru Corinthians made it to the final of the Champions Cup, the first women’s world title organized by FIFA (Photo: @FIFAcom/X) The Corinthians women’s team gave everything they had. The Brabas (the fierce ones), as they’re called in Brazil, fought hard, lived up to their history, and pushed […]
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 […]
Get to know the profile and history of the Brazilian men’s national team
By Helena Victoretti Pelé, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Romário and Garrincha are just some of the names to have starred in Brazil’s colours (Photo: enginakyurt) The Brazilian National Team is the most successful in world football. It is the only five-time World Cup champion (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) and the only nation to have […]
Flamengo falls to PSG on penalties; Brazilian clubs to wait some more for another world championship
By Agência Brasil With files from Esportes Guru PSG beat Flamengo to win a world-class competition for the first time in its history (Photo: PSG/Twitter) Flamengo were defeated by PSG 2-1 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regulation time, on Wednesday (17) at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium, in the city of Al Rayan […]
Brazil to face some trauma in friendlies before World Cup group matches vs. Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Moments after the 2026 World Cup group stage draw, in early December, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed that Brazil will play friendlies against France and Croatia in March.
How a team from a small city did the unthinkable and finished in the Brazilian league top 4
Mirassol, an up-and-coming club from a small city in the countryside of the São Paulo state in Brazil, made history in its first season in the Brazilian Championship.
A much-needed reshape of Brazil’s football calendar has been announced: here’s how it looks and why it happened
When the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) released the calendar for Brazilian men’s professional football for the 2026 season, many local fans celebrated. Two highlights of the announcement, made during an event in October in Rio de Janeiro, were the much-requested reduction in the number of state championship dates and the extension of the Brazilian Championship. Here’s why that’s a big deal.