The Sport Recife Courier
Match29 Aug 2026
Sport Recife out of the cup
Flamengo ended it 0‑0. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Market31 Aug 2026
Not going: Ryan Francisco stays at Sport Recife
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Beitar Jerusalem had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Rafael wins the shoot-out
1 kept out from twelve yards, and a stadium that will describe each of them for twenty years. A goalkeeper needs one night like this in a career, and this was it.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Cauly
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market31 Aug 2026
Sport Recife turn down Hapoel Acre for Maik
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match29 Aug 2026
8 unbeaten for Sport Recife
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Sport Recife did not have in the autumn.
Market31 Aug 2026
Young is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Sport Recife is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Sport Recife
Lucas Moura was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A muscle injury sidelines Carlos Júnior for 16 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Sport Recife will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
In brief
- Market Eyes on Gustavo Santana again
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Sabino
- Match Two points walk out of the ground