He's only caught the eye of European clubs over the past few months, but back in Brazil Oscar has been tipped for big things for a while. He signed for Sao Paulo as a teenager, and helped them win the Brazilian Championship in 2008. A failure to get paid led to a bitter dispute with…

Lionel Messi puts in an astounding performance and rounds it off with an astonishing goal as Brazil meet Argentina in the United States. There's World Cup qualifying from South America and Asia, and Ronaldinho talks about his latest move after walking out on Flamengo. Meanwhile, amidst the match-fixing mayhem in Italy, Sampdoria bid for an…

On May 13th, 2007, Liverpool confirmed the £6 million signing of Grêmio midfielder Lucas. The long-haired, scrawny midfielder, who had become the youngest player to receive the Bola de Ouro, an award given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro, arrived on Merseyside with a lot of expectation. A hefty price-tag was not a…

Liverpool Football Club's worst fears were confirmed this week when news broke that Lucas would miss the rest of the campaign following an injury sustained in the Reds Carling Cup match on Tuesday.  Lucas went into a tackle with Juan Mata, and came up limp pointing to his knee.  The Brazilian attempted to walk it…

Ranked officially as the best goal of all time, Carlos Alberto’s strike against Italy in the 1970 World Cup Final simply must be featured on this list. In what could be considered the ultimate ‘team goal’ - the Brazilians complete nine passes, as well as displaying pieces of individual brilliance before the ball is emphatically…

Brazilian legend Pele, is widely recognised as one of greatest players, if not the greatest player of all time. He enjoyed a wonderful career in Brazil with Santos but it was his performances for the national team which made him such a hero in his home nation. The following strike in the 1958 World Cup…

It could be considered as one of the most difficult skills to execute in a game of football and that is why free-kicks are loved by players and fans alike. There have been a series of wonderful free-kicks throughout the years, but Roberto Carlos’ strike for Brazil against France is certainly up there with the…

Quite remarkably, England have jumped two places to fourth in the latest FIFA world rankings, leapfrogging Brazil and Uruguay in the process. Despite drawing their last two games against Switzerland and Ghana, Fabio Capello’s men have passed the South American duo. England supporters will still wince when they recall the lamentable performance of the national…

Liverpool's Player of the Year last campaign Lucas has put a smile on Kopites abroad (and given manager Kenny Dalglish a selection headache) by declaring himself ready to go for this weekends opener against Sunderland.  Lucas had an extended holiday due to his country's (Brazil) involvement in the Copa America. The midfielder played 45 minutes…

Brazil 2 – Paraguay 2 Brazil continued to labour in Group B and currently sit in third position as they were held to a 2-2 draw with Paraguay on Saturday evening. Brazil found themselves ahead after a strike from Jadson seven minutes before the break before Roque Santa Cruz and Nelson Valdez put the visitors…

Copa America holders Brazil take on Paraguay in their second game of the tournament on Saturday, and will look to bounce back from a disappointing 0-0 draw in their opening fixture. Brazil are favourites for the tournament with some bookmakers and the Samba Boys' fans were disappointed as their team failed to find the back…

Group A Colombia currently sit top of Group A having beaten Costa Rica 1-0 on July 2. The hosts Argentina got their campaign off to a disappointing start with a 1-1 draw with Bolivia and currently sit second in the group with their opponents third and Costa Rica sitting last. Argentina face Colombia on July…