Brazil Soccer

The following two clips gives us an insight of Ronaldo from when he was just a kid to the mystery illness during the 1998 World Cup to his knee injury and then his triumph in the 2002 World Cup. What a player and what a career Ronaldo has had. No other player I know has had so many highs and lows and still remains in everyone heart. Ronaldo is definitely the Phenomenon, Cristiano Ronaldo has only won his first Footballer of the Year at 23 years old when Ronaldo was 23 years old he had already...Read Full Story

By Denise I SmithsonRonaldo de Assis Moreira, born March 21st, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, has risen to become one of soccer's greatest players. The 5'11", 177-lb "Ronaldinho" began wowing spectators back in 1999 with his amazing mastery at the forward position. He began his amateur soccer career by following the path of his father Joao. Here he honed his talents by playing beach and indoor ("futbal") soccer. Born to Miguelina, and cared for by his sisters and brother after his father's...Read Full Story

by Denise I Smithson Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, born March 21st, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, has risen to become one of soccer’s greatest players. The 5′11″, 177-lb “Ronaldinho” began wowing spectators back in 1999 with his amazing mastery at the forward position. He began his amateur soccer career by following the path of his father Joao. Here he honed his talents by playing beach and indoor (”futbal”) soccer. Ronaldinho’s mother Miguelina had to raise her son afer Joao died when...Read Full Story

It’s time to preview the USA’s huge soccer match against Brazil and review the NBA draft from the bettors standpoint. In what has to be considered one of the most unlikely matches, Sunday’s FIFA Confederations Cup final finds the United States doing battle with Brazil. It was going to be either Brazil or South Africa, but in Thursday’s semifinal between the two teams Daniel Alves scored with just two minutes left to give Brazil the much needed (1-0) win over South Africa. The Confederations...Read Full Story

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka, Sneijder, Pirlo, Torres, Fabregas and Ferdinand may be the best players in the world today. They have scored 42 goals, beat 50 players a game, be the current holder of the aforementioned award or magically create clean sheets. None of them though, are as talented as the ex Barcelona reserve who scraped together a paltry nine goals last year. To be honest, as good as the young players mentioned in A New Age Beckons , such as Toni Kroos, Sergio Aguero, Alexandre...Read Full Story