The Ceará Chronicle
Match12 Aug 2028
Nowhere to hide for Ceará
0‑3 against Flamengo, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad14 Aug 2028
Richard keeps Ceará in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad14 Aug 2028
Alex Silva gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Alex Silva has just signed for Ceará, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad14 Aug 2028
A falling-out at Ceará
Vinicius Zanocelo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad14 Aug 2028
A row about effort at Ceará
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Dieguinho was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout14 Aug 2028
The manager makes an example of Paulinho
“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.
Market14 Aug 2028
Danilo Rocha steps up from the Ceará academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Danilo Rocha 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.
Market14 Aug 2028
One of our own: Zeca joins the Ceará first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Zeca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Aug 2028
One of our own: Felipe Costa joins the Ceará first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Felipe Costa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Ilusionista joins the Ceará first team
- Boardroom Inquest at Ceará
- The dugout Felipe Araujo faces the questions