The Santa Cruz Chronicle
Squad8 Mar 2027
Felipe Alves signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Felipe Alves and Santa Cruz agree another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
A falling-out at Santa Cruz
Robinho and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Words at Santa Cruz training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Leandro Carvalho 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.
Market8 Mar 2027
Santa Cruz promote Arthur Ribeiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Arthur Ribeiro 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.
Squad8 Mar 2027
A wage question at Santa Cruz
Lucão has done the arithmetic and does not like the answer. Nothing corrodes a squad faster, and no club has ever solved it by explaining the wage structure to a footballer.
Market8 Mar 2027
Santa Cruz put Robinho up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Robinho may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes Eurico Lima a promise
- Market Rokenedy linked with a move away
- Boardroom Santa Cruz board back the manager
- The dugout Marquinhos keeps his manager's vote