The Caxias Chronicle
Squad16 Apr 2029
Caxias count the cost of losing Capitão
14 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
The dugout16 Apr 2029
Felipe Augusto frozen out at Caxias
This is not rotation. Felipe Augusto has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Caxias is pretending otherwise.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Caxias
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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words at Caxias training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Martín Coria 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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A falling-out at Caxias
Lorran and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market16 Apr 2029
Caxias promote Daniel Rocha from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Rocha 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: Luís Xavier joins the Caxias first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luís 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
Leonardo Queiroz steps up from the Caxias academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leonardo Queiroz 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
Caxias promote Vinícius Borges from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vinícius Borges 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.
In brief
- Squad Time is catching up with Felipe Augusto
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Caxias
- The dugout Calyson has become a man the manager trusts