The Sport Recife Courier
Squad17 Apr 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Cédric Soares
55 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Sport Recife lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Sport Recife
Jonathan Calleri was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words at Sport Recife training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nahuel Ferraresi is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
Graduation day at Sport Recife
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.
Squad17 Apr 2028
No hiding place for Rafael
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rafael, and the manager let it.
Market17 Apr 2028
Danilo Neves steps up from the Sport Recife academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Danilo Neves 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Leonardo Silva joins the Sport Recife first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leonardo Silva is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Romário joins the Sport Recife first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Romário is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Daniel Assis joins the Sport Recife first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Assis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Flamengo take the points off Sport Recife
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Jonathan Calleri
- Boardroom $740.0K lands at Sport Recife thanks to Alan Franco