The Fortaleza Sentinel
Squad16 Apr 2029
A falling-out at Fortaleza
Kaiki and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Fortaleza
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
Fortaleza promote Rodrigo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rodrigo 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
Fortaleza promote Samuel Braga from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Braga 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
One of our own: Fernando Ribeiro joins the Fortaleza first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fernando Ribeiro 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
Fortaleza promote Rafael Alves from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rafael Alves 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A promise the Fortaleza 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
Words at Fortaleza training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rodrigo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Loan watch16 Apr 2029
Paulinho counts the days
“I watch every Fortaleza game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Tombense runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Lucca Prior
- The dugout John Kennedy asks for a word with the manager
- Looking ahead Matheus Pereira faces his old club