The Ferroviária Post
Market25 Jan 2027
Gustavo Medina hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Ferroviária can pretend not to have heard.
Squad25 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Ferroviária
Ricardinho and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market25 Jan 2027
Beijing Guoan are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Ferroviária will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Marcos Vinícius asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Allison gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Mateo Ponte still has not settled
A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Ferroviária would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Denilson Goulart gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Denilson Goulart is on it.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
A door opens for Danielzinho
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Market25 Jan 2027
The Edson Lucas talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Ferroviária know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.