Juninho

Right Forward - Imperatriz U18
3 Jul 2029
Tuesday
Process

Marked for Juninho

142 Edition

The Imperatriz Herald

16 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom

Imperatriz part company with Luís Pacheco

The statement thanked him for his efforts and wished him well, in that order and in about that many words. The search begins immediately.

Boardroom

Samuel Cavalcante steps up at Imperatriz for now

“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.

Squad

A falling-out at Imperatriz

João Victor and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Boardroom

Graduation day at Imperatriz

5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

Squad

A row about effort at Imperatriz

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Fabrício Baiano was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market

One of our own: Juninho joins the Imperatriz first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juninho is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

João Queiroz steps up from the Imperatriz academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. João Queiroz 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.

Market

One of our own: Arthur Teixeira joins the Imperatriz first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Arthur Teixeira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

One of our own: Antônio Moura joins the Imperatriz first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Antônio Moura is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

In brief