No sex before games? Brazilian players test club controls

The Brazilian tradition of the concentracao - sequestering teams before matches and shielding them from temptations such as sex and alcohol - is under threat as players take a stand against the......

Brazilian C'ship: Corinthians lose, Ronaldinho jeered

Holders Corinthians slumped to their second consecutive 1-0 defeat in the Brazilian championship, where the highlight of the weekend's matches was a spectacular bicycle kick by Vasco da Gama's......

Two-goal Adriano off to flying start in Brazil

Inter Milan's outcast striker Adriano made a dream start to his six-month loan spell in Brazil by scoring both goals in Sao Paulo's 2-1 state championship win at Guaratingueta. The former Brazil......

For Brazilian kids, soccer is a way out of slums

Vila Brasilandia, a poor, remote neighborhood in Sao Paulo, has been gripped by World Cup fever. Rough portraits of the Brazilian squad adorn walls. Green and yellow national flags hang......