All Blog Posts Tagged 'Brazil' (51)

USWNT World Cup Champions and Olympic Gold Medalists Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain will travel to Brazil to promote the importance of education as well as health and wellness. 

Chastain and Foudy will travel to  São Paulo and will work with Brazilian Women's National Team member Rosana dos Santos Augusto in soccer clinics throughout the week, May 19-26.

The…

Brazil Women's National Team will train at Granja Comary ahead of their International friendly match against Sweden in Stockholm on 19th June 2013.

Head Coach, Márcio de Oliveira has called up 26 players to attend the training camp between 2-15 June. After the training phase Márcio de Oliveira will announce his final team selection to travel to…

Brazil International women's footballer Mayara Bordin expresses what it means to be a part of the Brazilian National Team and her journey to compete at the highest level alongside some of the biggest names in the women's game including Marta, Rosana and Formiga.  

I started playing soccer at a very young age and I always dreamed that one day I would be able to play for a National Team. I have prayed many…

Game Day! France take on Brazil in the second International friendly match, after drawing 2-2 in Nancy on Wednesday. 

The exciting replay will take place on Saturday 9th March 2013 in Rouen at 20:50 CET, live on D8.

The first match was played in front of 16,752 spectators in Nancy, and saw the Brazilians take the lead in the 33rd minute through…

France play Brazil on Wednesday 6th March 2013 in the first of two International friendlies against the Brazilian side in March.

The first meeting will be at the Stade Marcel Picot in Nancy at 18:00, with the rematch taking place at the Stade Robert Diochon in Rouen on Saturday 9th March at 20:50.

Bruno Bini has selected the same squad that…

Two systems, Hawkeye and Goalref, have so far been licensed by FIFA and both were used at last year's Club World Cup in Japan, one in each of the two stadiums, where goal-line technology was employed for the first time.

FIFA said a third system, developed in Germany, had already passed examinations and that the providers were in licensing discussions. A fourth system, also German, has also been tested with the results due this week.

FIFA…

Photo: fff.fr 

France play two Friendly matches against Brazil

Wednesday March 6th 2013 

Stade Marcel Picot in Nancy - 18:00

Saturday March 9th 2013 

Stade Robert Diochon in Rouen - 20:50

French Squad

Goalkeepers:

Sarah Bouhaddi - Olympique…

The Local Organizing Committee also announced the names of the six 'ambassadors' of the World: the player Marta Vieira da Silva, five-time winner of the best in the world, and five former players who have won the World Cup with the Canarinha jersey . The other ambassadors are Ronaldo, scorer champion and in 2002, Bebeto (1994), Carlos Alberto Torres, captain of the champion in 1970, Amarildo (1962) and Mario Lobo Zagallo, champion as a player in 1958…

Brazil Women's National Team Head Coach Márcio de Oliveira, has called up 23 players to take part in the first International training camp of 2013.

The team will train at Granja Comary from 25th February to 3rd March.

Brazil have two exciting International friendly matches lined up on the 6th and 9th March 2013 against France. France will be very tough opponents, over recent months the team…

French National Women's Team Match Schedule Before The UEFA European Championship In Sweden:

France V Germany

Wednesday, February 13th 2013 in Strasbourg (La Meinau stage) at 18:30 live on D8

France V Brazil

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FIFA Women's World Rankings

1 USA 2209

2 Germany 2171

3 Japan 2110

4 Brazil 2044

5 France 2033

6 Sweden 2021

7 Canada 2006

8 England 1976

9 Australia 1943

9 Korea DPR 1943

11 Italy 1931  

12 Norway 1909

13…

Gold medal winners the USA have strengthened their grip at the top with a run of nine consecutive wins, posting a total that is just short of their all-time high of 2233 points in May 2010 and the overall record of 2234 points set by Germany in 2005.

However, world champions Japan have lost ground to second-placed Germany after a patchy performance at the Olympics, due largely to…

The penultimate stage of preparation for the London Olympics in 2012 of Brazil-WNT will take place 4-29 June at the Granja Comary. Then, before traveling to London, the women's delegation has a commitment: Women's Soccer Tournament, in Switzerland in 2012.



The competition will take place 8-17 July in Savièse, Switzerland. Brazil, New Zealand, Canada and Russia will…

Saturday football 31st March

Belgium - 1e Nationale

Rassing Harelbeke 1 - 5 Achterbroek (14:00)

Estonia – Meistriliiga Women

Tallinna Kalev 1 - 7 Levadia (09:00)

Tammeka 2 - 1 Estonia Youth (09:00)

Lootos 0 - 6 Flora (17:30)

UEFA European Women's…

Brazil women national team are already in Boston, USA ready for their first International match to prepare for the London 2012 Olympics.

Brazil face Canada on Saturday 24th March 2012 at the Gillette Stadium in Boston, USA.

Here are the rosters for the International…

Canada has announced rosters for their upcoming women's national camps in Boston (USA) and Malmö (Sweden). The Canadian team will play two Women's International Friendly matches at the end of March, with Brazil the opponent on the 24th March and Sweden the host opponent on the 31st March.

John Herdman has called up 21 players to the camp in the United States, with a first-time call up for Christabel Oduro from Brampton.for the trip…

The latest FIFA / Coca Cola Women's World Rankings were announced on Friday March 16th, with the USA holding top spot from Germany

The only movement in the top ten is England lose eighth place which goes to North Korea, while USA lead at the top is cut back to just 3 points over Germany.

Scotland move up one spot to 21, swapping positions with Mexico, Republic of Ireland move down to 31, Wales move up to 45, and…

In the newly created three-nation tournament – named the Women’s Kirin Challenge Cup – the Nadeshiko will play the United States on April 1 at Yurtec Stadium in Sendai and meet Brazil on April 5 at Homes Stadium in Kobe.

The U.S. and Brazil will face each other on April 3 at Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba.

“This is something we wanted to have,” said Nadeshiko Japan coach Norio Sasaki, whose side won…

In December 2011, SporTV News showed the story of former defender of Brazil women's national football team Carol Basilio overcoming a motorcycle accident where she lost both her legs.

After the accident Carol Basilio showed extreme courage and strength as she began to practice swimming. She dreams of a medal at the London 2012 Paralympic…

Marta Vieira da Silva (born February 19, 1986 in Dois Riachos, Alagoas), more commonly known as Marta, she is a Brazilian forward who plays for the Tyresö FF (Sweden) in the Damallsvenskan. She is also a member of the Brazil women's national football team.

She has been named FIFA World Player of the Year five times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) and was the inaugural winner of that award's successor, the FIFA Ballon d'Or, in 2010. She was also…