Brazil meets Team USA in the 2024 Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinals at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Brazil has not won a medal in men’s basketball since the 1964 Olympics. This year’s team slipped into the medal round after finishing 1-2 in Pool B. This team will create a few interesting matchups for Team USA, […]
Will Vinicius Jr be better than Neymar? The joy and burden of being the main man for Brazil's soccer team
When delight sprung from the chaos during first-half stoppage time in Brazil’s 4-1 Copa America romp against Paraguay, it wasn’t hard to view Vinicius Junior as the master of a tempestuous universe at Nevada’s Allegiant Stadium. Everyone else was just living in it, and — unless of a Paraguayan persuasion — revelling in it. Vinicius […]
When is Brazil's next game at Copa America 2024? Schedule, dates, times, roster and how to watch Selecao matches
Brazil are among the favorites to battle for Copa America glory in the USA this summer, following major changes for the Samba Boys. Tite’s departure after the 2022 FIFA World Cup triggered a chain of coach swapping, with the Brazilian FA appointing and sacking two interim head coaches, before eventually bringing in Dorival Junior at […]
Brazil's Gabigol Handed Two-Year Ban For Anti-Doping 'Fraud'
Flamengo’s international forward Gabriel Barbosa was suspended for two years on Monday for attempted fraud during a doping test, a Brazilian sports court said. Known as Gabigol, the 27-year-old Brazilian was alleged to have been uncooperative during a surprise doping test at club headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The punishment, which can be appealed, is […]
Racism Reducing My Desire To Play Football: Brazil's Vinicius Junior
Brazil winger Vinicius Junior said his desire to play football was reducing as incidents of racial abuse aimed at him piled up in Spain, during a tearful media appearance Monday. The Real Madrid forward has suffered abuse from opposition fans on many occasions in recent years, with one incident in Valencia in May provoking worldwide […]