Joao Luiz Albuquerque was 11 years old when he went to the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro for the final game of the 1950 World Cup. Brazil, the hosts and irresistible favourites, were playing Uruguay, ...
Brazil great Pele was nine years old when his country suffered the "Maracanazo" trauma as Uruguay came from behind to win 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro to claim the 1950 World Cup. Pele's father burst into ...
This Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most dramatic moments in football history: the final match of the ...
Tras la segunda guerra mundial el mundo apenas intentaba volverse a poner en orden, y en el fútbol no fue la excepción, Brasil y Alemania se habían postulado como candidatas a albergar el mundial de ...
El 16 de julio se disputaría el partido definitivo y el ambiente triunfalista reinaba en las calles de Río de Janeiro, la portada del matutino O Mundo tenía como encabezado Estos son los campeones con ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - After waiting 64 years to exorcise the ghosts of the Maracanazo, Brazil have instead suffered another defeat that may haunt them for decades. Many people had seen hosting ...