The Mirassol Courier
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Igor Cariús: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Mirassol have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Mirassol
Diego Queiroz and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Mirassol
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match15 Apr 2028
A bad afternoon for Mirassol against Atlético Mineiro
2‑3 to Atlético Mineiro, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
The manager makes an example of João Victor
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Paulo Carvalho joins the Mirassol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paulo Carvalho 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
Mirassol promote Cavalo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cavalo 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Mirassol promote Danilo Bezerra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danilo Bezerra 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Carlos Cunha steps up from the Mirassol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Cunha 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Shaylon was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- The dugout João Amaral faces the questions
- The dugout Eduardo has become a man the manager trusts