The Bahia Courier
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words exchanged at Bahia
Jean Lucas 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Bahia
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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Bahia promote Lucas Moura from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas Moura 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Rafael Monteiro steps up from the Bahia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Monteiro 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Cristiano Moura steps up from the Bahia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristiano Moura 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Bahia promote Luiz Nardo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luiz Nardo 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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A row about effort at Bahia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kauã Moraes was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A promise the Bahia board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
The dugout16 Apr 2029
The manager makes an example of Luan Freitas
“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.
In brief
- The dugout Sidney asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Miqueias wants to know why he earns less
- Squad The penny has dropped for Yeison Guzmán