Brazil Club: The Independent: Football: Pressure builds on Mourinho to buy big
Jose Mourinho will be told by Roman Abramovich and the Chelsea hierarchy that he must buy a striker from the very top tier of world football this summer to make sure that the Russian billionaire does not have to go another season without winning the European Cup - the trophy he covets the most. As the club assess the fallout from another Champions' League exit, the Chelsea manager's "no superstars" transfer policy is under threat.While the...
Brazil Club: Lauren set to take place with Vikings
SINCE the age of seven, Lauren Young of Eight Mile Plains has strived to be among the best at her chosen sport. After making a select squad of 35 out of 180 trying out at the regional futsal (indoor soccer) titles, she was selected in the final 12 that made up the Dal Ponte Vikings.The Vikings, Queensland's only National League Futsal team for nearly eight years, have this year decided to go semi-professional to become the dominant force in Australian futsal.Lauren, 16, is...
Brazil Club: NEWS SUMMARY
EFE News Round-up for Tuesday, Oct. 26
Argentine president's security questioned Buenos Aires (EFE).- The engine that failed on Argentina's presidential aircraft last week was inoperable, officials said, citing the results of a manufacturer's inspection. That word came on the same day it was reported that an intruder was able to evade security at Kirchner's estate outside of Buenos Aires and wandered about the property for three hours.The airplane engine was the subject of a...
Brazil Club: BRIEFLY,
PELE GOES BACK TO OLD TEAM
Pele, the most renowned soccer player in the world, returned to the famed Santos, Brazil, club Tuesday after the team president who fired him was impeached for mismanagement.Former Santos president Miguel Kodja Neto, who had fired the soccer great last month after a dispute over administrative policy, has been accused of embezzlement and granting unwarranted salary increases to players. The Globo TV network quoted team officials as saying Neto's deals cost the club losses of...
Brazil Club: Cafe Brazil
CAFE BRAZIL Food *** Service **1/2 Atmosphere *** I won't go so far as to mimic the "I Hate Barney Secret Society," but I would join the "I Don't Understand the Fervid Worship of Cafe Brazil Club."The tiny original, which burned in early summer, had charm, and both present Cafe Brazil eateries - one on Central Expressway and the newest one on Abrams Road - are spacious and prettily decorated. They also tend...