Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an Olympian. Antetokounmpo is heading to the Olympics for the first time, after he scored 23 points and Greece held off Croatia 80-69 on Sunday, July 7, in one of the four men’s basketball qualifying tournament finals being held to determine the final spots in the...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vinícius Júnior scored two first-half goals to lead Brazil to a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night, June 28, and put itself in position to advance out of Group D in the Copa America. Brazil's Vinicius Junior celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against Paraguay...
INGLEWOOD (AP) — Brazil was held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica on Monday night, June 24, with the international powerhouse inauspiciously failing to break through in its Copa America opener. Costa Rica's Orlando Galo, left, and Brazil's Rodrygo battle for the ballduring a Copa America Group D...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Brazil, Japan and Canada will travel to the United States in April for the SheBelieves Cup, the annual women's tournament, US Soccer announced on Friday, Jan. 19. The USA will face Japan and Brazil will take on Canada at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the semifinal games in Atlanta on...
President Marcos has expressed his desire to strengthen the Philippines' ties with Brazil, particularly in agriculture, trade, defense, and climate change. PH-BRAZIL TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes Brazilian Ambassador-designate Gilberto Fonseca Guimarães de...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazilians paid their last respects Sunday to football legend Mario Zagallo, after the four-time World Cup-winning player and coach died at age 92, the final member of one of the country's greatest footballing generations. Brazil's football legend Mario Zagallo (AFP) Dressed...
SAO PAULO (AFP) -- The first person to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and coach, Mario Zagallo was as instrumental a figure as any in Brazil's rise to prominence as a global football power. This 12th of July 1998 file photo shows Brazilian national soccer team coach Mario Zagallo during...
BRAZIL (AFP) -- The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) sacked Fernando Diniz as coach of the men's national team on Friday, Jan. 5, a source there said, after a string of lackluster results for the "Selecao" in World Cup qualifying. Fernando Diniz (AFP) Fans had hoped Diniz, 49, who also...
MADRID (AFP) -- Carlo Ancelotti extended his contract with Real Madrid to June 2026 on Friday, Dec. 29, which would rule him out of becoming Brazil national coach. Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti (AFP) "Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti have reached agreement on the extension of his...
SAO PAULO (AFP) -- The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Friday, Nov. 24, it will take legal action against social media users who attacked its president and players with racist slurs. The move came after users posted comments on the CBF's Instagram page calling black players for the...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- FIFA on Friday, Nov. 24, confirmed disciplinary proceedings have been opened into the football federations of Brazil and Argentina after a brawl delayed the start of a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. Tuesday's match in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, which world champions...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (center) and defender Cristian Romero (center-left) celebrat their...
