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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso believes that Lucas Ribeiro Costa will have to prove himself at a higher level to earn a call-up to the Brazil squad. Ribeiro has been in massive form this season as he reached 20 goal contributions in the Betway Premiership with 13 goals and...

Mamelodi Sundowns forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa admits that it's tough for him to break through into the Brazil national team because of top player quality in the side. Ribeiro has been phenomenal for Sundowns since making his move from Belgium's second division side SK Beveren, winning the league title and...

Nigeria's Super Eagles and five-time world champions Brazil are among the countries who had their new 2024 kits released by Nike. The Super Eagles' kits have become somewhat of trendsetters in recent years and the 2024 strips do not disappoint. For the first time in three years Nigeria have used white...

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Edson Castillo was not in the match-day squad when Venezuela drew 1-1 with Brazil on Friday morning. Castillo, 29, has been in fine form since his move to Chiefs in the off-season with four goals in his first 12 games in all competitions. As a consequence, he received...

Neymar is Brazil’s new all-time record goalscorer after scoring a brace against Bolivia on Friday, beating the long-standing record held by the legendary Pele. Going into the game, Neymar had already levelled the record of Pele's 77 international goals and could’ve beaten it just 17 minutes into the game, but...

Argentina have overtaken Brazil at the top of the FIFA rankings, while Bafana Bafana moved up by one spot in the first edition of the rankings in 2023. FIFA had last published their rankings on 22 December after the FIFA World Cup, but the Selecao were still on top back...

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has verbally agreed to become the new head coach of Brazil, according to ESPN Brazil. Ancelotti, 63, still has a contract with Los Blancos until June 2024 and has continuously denied growing rumours that he'll take over the Selecao. A new report by ESPN Brazil, though,...

Pele’s family have released a statement confirming the sad passing of the Brazil icon. Pele, 82, passed away on Thursday after losing his battle to cancer, as first reported by AP. His family have since released a statement, confirming his passing. Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time,...

FIFA have announced the final FIFA rankings of 2022, with Brazil staying ahead of Argentina, despite the latter's triumph at the FIFA World Cup. The newly crowned world champions climbed from third into second place after lifting the Jules Rimet trophy but weren't able to overtake the Selecao. Runners-up France moved...

Brazil coach Tite has defended his decision to select Neymar as fifth penalty taker in his side's loss to Croatia. The Selecao got knocked out by the European nation after a both teams had scored in extra-time, with Neymar giving his side the lead in the 105th minute. However, while many...