The Juazeirense Sentinel
Squad16 Apr 2029
Douglas damages knee ligaments — 120 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 120 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market16 Apr 2029
Lucas Matheus hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Juazeirense can pretend not to have heard.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words exchanged at Juazeirense
Douglas 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 Juazeirense
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
One of our own: Arthur Xavier joins the Juazeirense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Arthur Xavier is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
Sérgio Pereira steps up from the Juazeirense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sérgio Pereira 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
Luís Rocha steps up from the Juazeirense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luís 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A promise the Juazeirense 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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A passport keeps Hossam Loutfy off the list
Juazeirense have more foreign players than the form allows, and he is the one without a place on it. He will train with a side he is not permitted to play for until the next window.
In brief
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Juazeirense
- The dugout Lucas Matheus knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout When it matters, Davi Schwenck plays