The Fortaleza Sentinel
The dugout19 Apr 2032
Artur says Fortaleza went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market19 Apr 2032
Moisés asks to leave Fortaleza
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match17 Apr 2032
No end in sight to Fortaleza's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Fortaleza has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad19 Apr 2032
Words exchanged at Fortaleza
Adem Zorgane 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.
Squad19 Apr 2032
Artur falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Boardroom19 Apr 2032
Graduation day at Fortaleza
8 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.
The dugout19 Apr 2032
Jemmes gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match17 Apr 2032
Fortaleza come up short against Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market19 Apr 2032
Ronaldo steps up from the Fortaleza academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ronaldo 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
- Market Fortaleza promote Willian Machado from within
- Market Fortaleza promote Willian Assis from within
- Boardroom Fortaleza board go back on their word