Keep independent journalism alive. Brazil's football system is broken, with a lack of transparency and accountability in its ...

It was quite a week for Botafogo. On November 30, they won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history, beating Brazilian rivals Atletico Mineiro 3-1 in the final. Then a week later, ...

After years of waiting for a small lawsuit from a car accident to settle, I moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1991. I had never ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Juventus vs Manchester City from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. This is a public service announcement. You may think that this Club World Cup is an American affair.

Charles Miller, the son of a Scottish railway engineer, founded Brazil's first football clubs — but not everyone agrees he was the country's true football pioneer.

Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil are still flawed, but his calm pragmatism may be teaching the five-time World Cup winners how to ...

Neymar retires from international football: Not every is destined to end on a good note, something similar happened at ...

São Paulo Athletic Club football team, 1904. Charles Miller is pictured in the centre of the front row, with the ball. On Wednesday, Brazil faces Scotland in Miami at the 2026 World Cup. But Brazilian ...