The Ceará Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vinicius Zanocelo signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Vinicius Zanocelo and Ceará agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Ceará
Vinicius Zanocelo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Ceará agree a free transfer for Bruno José
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ceará promote Daniel Batista from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Batista has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Thiago Batista steps up from the Ceará academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thiago Batista has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ceará promote Pedrinho from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pedrinho has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Fábio Fonseca joins the Ceará first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fábio Fonseca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Ceará see off Grêmio
Three points for Ceará, 1‑0 the final word against Grêmio in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ceará count the cost of losing Mateus Jorge
28 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Vinicius Zanocelo
- Player ratings Nicolás Ferreira beats them one at a time
- Squad 6 new faces, and Ceará are still learning each other