Will Pato and Ganso Sink or Swim at São Paulo?

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Sep 122014
 
Will Pato and Ganso Sink or Swim at São Paulo?

This weekend a revitalised São Paulo welcome campeões and league leaders Cruzeiro to Morumbi. It will undoubtedly be billed as a top of the table clash, but in reality, it probably represents the last chance for this season’s league title race to remain competitive. Around 12 months ago, Botafogo played Cruzeiro at Esádio Mineirão in very similar circumstances, with the Rio club clinging onto the tail of ‘a raposa.’ Clarence Seedorf missed a penalty with […]

Paulo Henrique Ganso: A Revival in São Paulo

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Sep 072014
 
Paulo Henrique Ganso: A Revival in São Paulo

There’s a certain player in Brazil, who around four years ago was regarded as the next big thing to come out of a country which is famous for producing some of the finest football prospects. ‘Next big thing’ is a term, often overused, which describes any young player who starts to show the slightest glimpse of promise, but in this case it had some substance. I’m not talking about Neymar here, but  his close friend, and a player who […]