Brazil’s Supreme Court has lifted its ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, following the company’s compliance with court orders and the payment of a $5.1 million fine. Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized the immediate restoration of X’s services in the country after it met the legal requirements imposed for failing…
China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the United States dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday. As reported on The Straits Times, the deal, Beijing’s latest salvo against the almighty greenback, will enable China, the top rival to US economic hegemony, and Brazil, the…
Rumours broke out recently that Brazil have their eyes on Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti, for the national team job, with Tite stepping down following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup. Then reports came out in the Spanish media though that the Italian manager had no interest in leaving Santiago Bernabeu anytime soon. And…
Dominik Livakovic was the star of the show for Croatia, with his 11 saves setting a new record for a Croatian goalkeeper at a World Cup match before denying Rodrygo Goes in the penalty-shoot out to secure a historic World Cup win. As reported by Marca, the Croatians had a hardfought battle of resistance up…
Brazil turned on the style, dancing their way to a one-sided 4-1 win over South Korea in their World Cup round-of-16 match at Qatar’s Stadium 974 on Monday. As reported by ESPN, Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta were all on the scoresheet in a dominant first half as Brazil cruised into a quarterfinal…
Cameroon defeated a Brazil side resting a host of regulars but still saw their World Cup campaign ended after an entertaining encounter at Lusail Stadium. As reported by the BBC, Vincent Aboubakar header the winner in stoppage time but his joy immediately turned to disappointment as he was given a second yellow card for taking…
Casemiro scored a stunning winner as five-time champions Brazil edged past Switzerland to reach the World Cup knockout stage. As reported by the BBC, an otherwise drab encounter was brought to life seven minutes from time as Manchester United midfielder Casemiro fired a first-time effort into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Yann Sommer standing. Brazil…
Richarlison scored a pair of goals — including a stunning second — as Brazil made good on the hype with a 2-0 win over Serbia to start their World Cup campaign in Qatar on Thursday. As reported by ESPN, Serbia goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic denied Brazil’s potent strike force on several occasions in a goalless first…
