The Ceará Chronicle
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Ceará to lose Lodovico for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Lodovico has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
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.
Match8 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Ceará
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ceará promote Felipe Guimarães from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felipe Guimarães 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
Ceará promote Lucas Borges from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas Borges 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: Roberto Pereira joins the Ceará first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Roberto Pereira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ceará promote Vitor Freitas from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vitor Freitas 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.
Match4 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Ceará against Mirassol
0‑1 to Mirassol, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Player ratings Matheus Araújo runs at them all day
- Squad Júlio César falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Renato Rodrigues on the point