from the wsj online This weekend in Zurich, as it makes final preparations for June's World Cup, soccer's main rule-making body will discuss the latest controversial bit of Brazilian magic: a devastating penalty-kick maneuver known as the paradinha. The tactic, which in Portuguese means "little stop," was first popularized by Pelé in the 1970s but ...

Former Brazil World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo signed a contract extension with Corinthians until the end of 2011 on Monday and announced he would then retire. He said he hoped to win a major trophy with Corinthians in the next two years, with a first South American Libertadores Cup a priority for the club. After a Corinthians practice he told ...

The OG Ronaldo may be looking a little thick and past his prime, but there was a time when this dude was an absolute beast. Hit the jump for Ronaldo at his best. (more...)

From Reuters: BARCELONA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Real Madrid's strategy of spending huge sums on players is unsustainable as it is unlikely to generate enough income from TV rights, sponsorship and merchandising, according to a new study published on Tuesday. Real spent 735 million euros ($1.1 billion) on 40 players between 2003 and 2009, according to ...

"The Corinthians striker wasn’t even playing in Sunday’s clash with Flamengo (he is recovering from his wrist injury and liposuction surgery), but home fans at the legendary Maracanã stadium devoted a large part of their collective energy to belittling the tubby Brazilian. Flemengo fans welcomed him with a fetching pink banner that read ...

As we were watching the Cristiano Ronaldo X Real Madrid presentation the other day, the BP_TOW crew got caught up in an interesting conversation regarding his choice of the Number 9 shirt, the fact that the Original Ronaldo rocked it with the Original Galacticos, if the Portuguese International would go with CRonaldo and if not, whether supporters ...

This runs for about 6 minutes so its a little on the longer side of things, but it's definitely worth watching. It even features The Original Ronaldo, so that's always a good thing. Enjoy.