Brazil National Football Team

Brazil’s FIFA World Cup 2026 squad announcement delivered one of the most heartbreaking moments of the year after Chelsea forward João Pedro was surprisingly left out by new Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti. The 24-year-old had enjoyed an impressive season in Europe, scoring 20 goals and providing nine assists, and was widely expected to secure a place in the final 26-man squad for the tournament.

Brazil head into the 2026 World Cup with Neymar’s place still unresolved due to ongoing injury setbacks and a long absence from the national team. Casemiro has suggested he could still feature in a reduced role, depending on fitness, while Carlo Ancelotti assesses options ahead of selection. The decision remains central to Brazil’s bid for a sixth title.

Chelsea legend Thiago Silva shared heartbreaking news after the death of his mother, Angela Maria da Silva. The Brazilian defender returned to Brazil and posted an emotional tribute on social media. Several football stars including Willian, Felipe Melo, Marco Verratti and Reece James, sent support. Silva, a former Chelsea captain and Brazil icon, thanked his mother in a touching message.

Reopening of schools after summer vacation and exams breathing down their neck have turned the most-awaited time for young soccer fans into a killjoy moment.

Football legend Pele turned 80 this October 23. To commemorate his birthday, Google added a special easter egg to the bottom of the search page when someone searched for “Pelé” or “Pele.” The “Goooooooooogle” that’s seen at the bottom of the search results was replaced with “Gooooooooooal” in an alternating green/yellow pattern, the colours of the national football team of Brazil.

After a three-month hiatus for the coronavirus pandemic, football returned to South America Thursday in Brazil, with a Rio de Janeiro state tournament match, though some clubs and fans insist it is too soon.

Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha to get engaged on May 13.

Charnel De’Almeida is not a fan of Neymar. But having had the chance to be part of an Indian team that has just returned from competing in the Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five 2019 World Finals, the 21-year-old Andheri resident will be eternally grateful to the controversial Brazilian striker.

The Goa government will install the life-size statue of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the coastal belt of North district by early next year, a senior minister said on Wednesday.

World soccer's governing body FIFA will decide on which of three bids will host the next women's World Cup, to be held in 2023, during an online meeting of its ruling council on June 25.

She had planned to stay at home, cosy up on her couch and get into the spirit of the game, but sadly, her favourite team exited the World Cup, leaving her in tears.

FIFA is helping soccer players switch eligibility and represent a second national team with a planned rule change announced Wednesday.

Samuel Eto'o, the former Cameroon striker and current president of the country's football federation, has apologised after a "violent altercation" with a fan as he left a World Cup match on Monday.

The Selecao have the best chance of winning the World Cup in Moscow on July 15, according to sports data company Gracenote.

After the elimination of most of the heavy-weights from the World Cup, Brazil now enjoys a lion's share of the fan base in the City of Joy. But the legions of Neymar and Coutinho followers had a stern message from a motley group of supporters rooting for France.

After six months under arrest in Paraguay, former Brazil football star Ronaldinho was set for a hearing on Monday on charges of travelling with false documents, according to judicial sources.

Brazilian football will kick off again in Rio de Janeiro this week after the city’s mayor gave the go ahead for the local league to start after a three-month hiatus caused by the new coronavirus.

Differences in opinion is not something the Mamata Banerjee cabinet usually deals with. But with the World Cup on, discord has slowly crept in among the state lawmakers. And still, the white-and-blue combination — the CM’s favourite — has emerged the winner as most of her cabinet colleagues are rooting for Argentina.

Fresh off his fakery at Russia 2018, the cards favoured Neymar this week, who finished an impressive sixth in the 288-strong field of a Brazilian Series of Poker event.

Could VAR reference have averted a clash? It is anybody’s guess, but an argument over refused penalty appeal at a local football game led to clashes between two neighbourhoods in the Ultadanga-Eastern Metropolitan Bypass area between Sunday night and Monday morning, leaving seven people injured.

Jean Michel Jasserand, a French national living in Bengaluru, is eagerly waiting for Sunday’s football World Cup final. He has purchased an ‘Allez Les Bleu’ (Go to Blues, Come on France) shirt to demonstrate his support for the Blues who will be playing against Croatia.

Japan bid goodbye to the FIFA World Cup in the most heartbreaking way ever but their players and fans displayed tremendous dignity and respect when they said a warm thank you to Russia.