“THE DIFFICULT DECISION OF A VARZEANO PLAYER”

“THE DIFFICULT DECISION OF A VARZEANO PLAYER” Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been thinking about quitting football, but what will become of me when I hang up my boots? I’m a convinced Varzeano, I played ball almost every day since I was a kid; It was just a call that was there, me…

MENGO 70 – PART 5 AND LAST: NEW CENTURY BROUGHT THE NOVELTY: FOOTBALL

NEW CENTURY BROUGHT THE NOVELTY: FOOTBALL WHEN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BEGAN, FOOTBALL BROUGHT FROM EUROPE MAINLY BY ENGLISHMEN LIVING IN BRAZIL, BEGAN TO MAKE ITS PRESENCE FELT IN RIO DE JANEIRO. THE FIRST CLUBS APPEARED AND, SINCE 1902, THE FLUMINENSE FUTEBOL CLUB HAD STARTED THE PRACTICE OF LAND SPORTS. DUE TO ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION, ROWING…

MENGO 70 – PARTE 4: THAT BEACH OF (FLAMINGOS) SUNDAYS AND BUTTERFLIES

THAT BEACH OF (FLAMINGOS) SUNDAYS AND BUTTERFLIES ON THE SANDS OF FLAMENGO, PHERUZA “HEARD” MANY SERENADES BEFORE BEING THE CLUB’S OFFICIAL BOAT. FROM THE SINGING AND DRUMMING OF THE TAMOIO INDIANS ALONG THE RIO DE JANEIRO, TO THE HEROIC STRUGGLE OF ESTÁCIO DE SÁ IN THE NEIGHBORING VILLAGE OF FLAMIRIM, IN URUÇUMIRIM, IN DEFENSE OF…

MENGO 70: FROM FOUNDATION TO FOOTBALL

MENGO 70. ISSUE 1. FROM FOUNDATION TO FOOTBALL FLAMENGO AND THE WORLD CUP             FOR THE NINTH TIME, BRAZIL WILL BE PRESENT AT THE OUTCOME OF A FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. FROM MONTEVIDEO TO MEXICO, IN THE 40 YEARS THAT SEPARATE US FROM THE FIRST DISPUTE OF THE JULES RIMET CUP, BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL HAS GUARANTEED A…