Paulo Freitas

Paulo is a Brazilian & Latin American soccer expert, with an emphasis on Brazilian football. He's also a correspondent for Sky Sports and is Brazil's Head Researcher for the Football Manager series of games.

The Stars of the 2015 South American Youth Championship

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Feb 112015
 
The Stars of the 2015 South American Youth Championship

The South American Youth Championship concluded in Uruguay last weekend, Argentina won the title after beating Uruguay, while Colombia finished in third place after beating Brazil. Colombia and Uruguay had impressive performances in the competition, outclassing a disappointing Brazil that looked tactically lost and without ideas. Argentina won the tournament largely due to the chemistry of Ángel Correa and Diego Simeone’s son Giovanni. The top four teams – Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Brazil – qualified […]

Eight of the Most Promising Brasileirão Wonderkids

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Oct 252014
 
Eight of the Most Promising Brasileirão Wonderkids

The Brasileirão has always been a place where many top players shine for the first time, and whilst that isn’t happening as regularly as it used to, there are still a few young players who have impressed this season. Here are some of them: Alison (Santos, 21 years old) Unlike previous promising players at Santos, Alison is a defensive midfielder. His good positioning and tackling have seen him called up for Brazil’s Olympic team on […]

The Rise and Fall of Leandro Damião

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Aug 112014
 
The Rise and Fall of Leandro Damião

Leandro Damião was widely regarded as one of the most talented Brazilian strikers when he started shining for Internacional in 2010. But despite his success early on his professional career, he could not live up to expectations for long and declined fast. In order to understand his decline, it is important to take into account how Leandro Damião rose to stardom in first place. Most Brazilian players who are developed at clubs from an early […]