Tag: Soccer

Investing in Brazil

Lionel Messi

The Seleção of Spectators

How Brazil Learned to Watch the World Cup Final From the Couch eyesonbrasil There is a very specific kind of pain reserved only for Brazilians this July 19th. It’s not the pain of losing a final. It’s the pain of not even being in one — and watching your oldest, most beloved, most insufferable rival…
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Gabriel Martinelli match Japan Brazil

Six Minutes From Disaster

How Brazil Survived Japan’s Ambush to Keep the Hexa Dream Alive eyesonbrasil For 95 minutes in Houston, the Samurai Blue had Brazil’s number. Disciplined, fast, and utterly fearless, Japan pushed the five-time champions to the very edge of a World Cup elimination that would have sent shockwaves through Brazilian football. Then, in the sixth minute…
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