From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad15 Nov 2027
The medical room confirms 28 days on the sidelines for Leandro Garate , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad15 Nov 2027
Leandro Garate asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad15 Nov 2027
Jonatan Lima gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Squad8 Nov 2027
Luciano out for 95 daysThe medical room confirms 95 days on the sidelines for Luciano , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad8 Nov 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Leandro Garate knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Boardroom1 Nov 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Paysandu
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Vitão gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Ítalo asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Vitão Vitão gets it from the manager
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Uneasy
Squad25 Oct 2027
Vitão : that is not what I was promised“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad25 Oct 2027
35 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Castro knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Vitão Vitão: that is not what I was promised
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Uneasy
Squad18 Oct 2027
Castro says Paysandu went back on their word“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad18 Oct 2027
57 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Vinicius asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Castro Castro says Paysandu went back on their word
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Uneasy
Squad11 Oct 2027
Luciano : that is not what I was promised“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad11 Oct 2027
16 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad11 Oct 2027
124 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Luciano Luciano: that is not what I was promised
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Uneasy
Boardroom4 Oct 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Paysandu
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad4 Oct 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market4 Oct 2027
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
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Uneasy
Squad27 Sep 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Bernardo Jacob asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Edílson Júnior has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
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Uneasy
Squad20 Sep 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad20 Sep 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Bernardo Jacob and Paysandu agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad20 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Thiaguinho
“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.
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Uneasy
Squad13 Sep 2027
The medical room confirms 47 days on the sidelines for Mathías Villasanti , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad13 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Leandro Garate
“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.
Match11 Sep 2027
Boa made Paysandu work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
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Uneasy
Squad6 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Steven Fortes
“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.
Squad6 Sep 2027
“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Steven Fortes is 35, with 26 appearances behind him, and Paysandu will have to plan for whichever answer comes.
Squad6 Sep 2027
Lucas Cardoso asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Crisis
Match28 Aug 2027
4 matches without a win for Paysandu
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Paysandu are no longer polite ones.
Match28 Aug 2027
Beaten 2-3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Luan Peres gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Crisis
Match21 Aug 2027
Beaten 3-4, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad23 Aug 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Thayllon is in the form of his lifeA season average of 7.30 with 2 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
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Uneasy
Match14 Aug 2027
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 10 matches without defeat is a foundation Paysandu did not have in the autumn.
Squad16 Aug 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad16 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Leandro Garate
“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.
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Uneasy
Match7 Aug 2027
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 9 matches without defeat is a foundation Paysandu did not have in the autumn.
Squad9 Aug 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad9 Aug 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Steven Fortes commits to Paysandu for another 1 years.
Squad9 Aug 2027
“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.
Match7 Aug 2027
A 3-3 draw with Mirassol leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad9 Aug 2027
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Gabriel Mesquita knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
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Upbeat
Match31 Jul 2027
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Paysandu did not have in the autumn.
Match31 Jul 2027
Oeste made Paysandu work for it, but the scoreboard read 3-2 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad2 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Kauê Canela
“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.
Kauê Canela The manager makes an example of Kauê Canela
Market2 Aug 2027
12 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Squad2 Aug 2027
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad2 Aug 2027
The wait is over, and the relief was visible from the back of the stand. 2 for the season, and the next one always comes easier.
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Steady
Squad26 Jul 2027
Thiaguinho : that is not what I was promised“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match24 Jul 2027
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 7 matches without defeat is a foundation Paysandu did not have in the autumn.
Squad26 Jul 2027
JP Galvão gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Thiaguinho Thiaguinho: that is not what I was promised
Match24 Jul 2027
It finished 3-3, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad26 Jul 2027
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Squad26 Jul 2027
2 goals and a season average of 7.23. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
In brief
Market
Window shut, Luciano still here
The terraces
The press have found their man in Kleiton Pego
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Upbeat
Market19 Jul 2027
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match17 Jul 2027
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Paysandu did not have in the autumn.
Match17 Jul 2027
Parana made Paysandu work for it, but the scoreboard read 3-1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad19 Jul 2027
The manager makes an example of Vitão
“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.
Squad19 Jul 2027
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Paysandu have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Kleiton Pego has company in his positionThe competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Kleiton Pego keeps the shirt for now, at Paysandu 's convenience rather than his own.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Kleiton Pego wants a proper job in this sideShifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Kleiton Pego has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Paysandu know, and have known for weeks.
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Steady
Squad12 Jul 2027
Luan Peres : that is not what I was promised“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market12 Jul 2027
Grêmio pay $1.8M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad12 Jul 2027
André gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Luan Peres Luan Peres: that is not what I was promised
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Steady
Market5 Jul 2027
Ceará come back empty-handedThe bid was some way short and Paysandu did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Jonatan Lima : that is not what I was promised“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market5 Jul 2027
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Paysandu hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad5 Jul 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Luan Peres and Paysandu agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market5 Jul 2027
Juventude pay $540.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Luan Peres asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad5 Jul 2027
The manager makes an example of Luciano
“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.
Boardroom5 Jul 2027
Paysandu counting the costThe accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Paysandu now.
Match3 Jul 2027
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Sampaio Correa came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
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Upbeat
Market28 Jun 2027
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market28 Jun 2027
The fee is $760.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Santos drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Market28 Jun 2027
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Paysandu have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Match26 Jun 2027
Three points for Paysandu , 1-0 the final word against Boa in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad28 Jun 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mathías Villasanti commits to Paysandu for another 4 years.
Squad28 Jun 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
Squad
Vitão is off the mark for Paysandu
Squad
Edílson Júnior has company in his position
The terraces
The press have found their man in Vitão
The terraces
The stand has a song for Vitão
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Steady
Market21 Jun 2027
The paperwork is done: Mathías Villasanti joins from Grêmio in a deal worth $8.5M. Now comes the harder part.
Squad21 Jun 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad21 Jun 2027
A new face in his position, and Edílson Júnior suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Paysandu have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
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Steady
Match12 Jun 2027
A 2-1 win over Nautico , earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad14 Jun 2027
Vitão gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad14 Jun 2027
Rafael Gladiador asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Vitão Vitão gets it from the manager
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Uneasy
Squad7 Jun 2027
Lucas Cardoso : that is not what I was promised“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad7 Jun 2027
The manager makes an example of Vinicius
“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.
Match5 Jun 2027
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Internacional will be the happier side with the point.
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Crisis
Squad31 May 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match29 May 2027
Beaten 0-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad31 May 2027
Denzel gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Match19 May 2027
Paysandu bow out of the cupAtlético Mineiro go through and Paysandu go home, 0-1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Match24 May 2027
Paysandu sink to position 95 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
The terraces24 May 2027
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 27 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Luciano The manager makes an example of Luciano
Match22 May 2027
Three points for Paysandu , 1-0 the final word against Mirassol in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad24 May 2027
The manager makes an example of Luciano
“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.
Squad24 May 2027
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
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Crisis
Match15 May 2027
No end in sight to Paysandu 's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Paysandu has to find a result from somewhere.
Match15 May 2027
Oeste left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 May 2027
Vitão gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Vitão Vitão gets it from the manager
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Crisis
Match8 May 2027
No end in sight to Paysandu 's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Paysandu has to find a result from somewhere.
Match8 May 2027
Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad10 May 2027
“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.
In brief
Squad
Vinicius knocks on the manager's door
Squad
The shirt belongs to Castro now
Squad
Caio Mello wants a proper job in this side
The terraces
The press have found their man in Thayllon
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Uneasy
Match1 May 2027
No end in sight to Paysandu 's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Paysandu has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad3 May 2027
Vinicius gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad3 May 2027
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Gabriel Mesquita knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Vinicius Vinicius gets it from the manager
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Crisis
Match24 Apr 2027
1-3 to São Paulo , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad26 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of JP Galvão
“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.
Squad26 Apr 2027
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
JP Galvão The manager makes an example of JP Galvão
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Uneasy
Market19 Apr 2027
The shirt still fits. Fábio Amaral is back at Paysandu , and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market19 Apr 2027
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market19 Apr 2027
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market19 Apr 2027
Doido comes homeThe shirt still fits. Doido is back at Paysandu , and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Squad19 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Lucas Cardoso
“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.
Match17 Apr 2027
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
In brief
Squad
Denzel finally opens his account
Squad
Arthur Monteiro knocks on the manager's door
Boardroom
Paysandu spend it where nobody looks
Squad
The selectors could not leave Castro out
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Uneasy
Squad12 Apr 2027
André signs a new deal“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” André commits to Paysandu for another 4 years.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Lucas Cardoso asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Rafael Gladiador has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
André André signs a new deal
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Uneasy
Squad5 Apr 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jonatan Lima commits to Paysandu for another 1 years.
Squad5 Apr 2027
Lucas Cardoso knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad5 Apr 2027
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Gabriel Mesquita plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
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Uneasy
Squad29 Mar 2027
The manager comes out for Castro
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Castro has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Castro The manager comes out for Castro
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Uneasy
Squad22 Mar 2027
“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.
Squad22 Mar 2027
JP Galvão keeps his manager's voteThe message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: JP Galvão plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Squad22 Mar 2027
A welcome sight on the training pitch: Iarley Brito has come through recovery and is pushing for a place again.
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Uneasy
Squad15 Mar 2027
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Rafael Gladiador has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Squad15 Mar 2027
A welcome sight on the training pitch: Arthur Monteiro has come through recovery and is pushing for a place again.
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Uneasy
Squad8 Mar 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Rafael Gladiador and Paysandu agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad8 Mar 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Denzel keeps his manager's voteThe message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Denzel plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
In brief
Squad
Lázaro is out on the grass again
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Uneasy
Squad1 Mar 2027
Lucca Carvalho knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Thayllon keeps his manager's voteThe message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Thayllon plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
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Uneasy
Squad22 Feb 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Arthur Monteiro and Paysandu agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad22 Feb 2027
“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.
Squad22 Feb 2027
JP Galvão keeps his manager's voteThe message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: JP Galvão plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
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Uneasy
Squad15 Feb 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Arthur Monteiro asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Gabriel Mesquita has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Lucas Cardoso Lucas Cardoso says Paysandu went back on their word
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Uneasy
Squad8 Feb 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jonatan Lima commits to Paysandu for another 1 years.
Squad8 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Arthur Monteiro
“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.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Jonatan Lima keeps his manager's voteThe message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Jonatan Lima plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
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Uneasy
Squad1 Feb 2027
André gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad1 Feb 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Daniel Mikołajewski commits to Paysandu for another 4 years.
Squad1 Feb 2027
The manager comes out for Denzel
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Denzel has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
André André gets it from the manager
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Uneasy
Squad25 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Jean Drosny
“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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
André knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad25 Jan 2027
JP Galvão keeps his manager's voteThe message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: JP Galvão plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Jean Drosny The manager makes an example of Jean Drosny
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Uneasy
Market18 Jan 2027
Daniel Mikołajewski is 20, and Paysandu have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Somebody is after Denzel ’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Denzel suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Paysandu have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Lucca Carvalho knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Market11 Jan 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad11 Jan 2027
“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.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Lucca Carvalho asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Market4 Jan 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Paysandu can pretend not to have heard.
Market4 Jan 2027
Bernardo Jacob is 20, and Paysandu have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market4 Jan 2027
Thiaguinho is 20, and Paysandu have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
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Uneasy
Market28 Dec 2026
Luciano 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 Paysandu can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom28 Dec 2026
137% of the income goes out in wages at Paysandu
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Squad28 Dec 2026
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Luciano Luciano hands in a written request
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Uneasy
Squad21 Dec 2026
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad21 Dec 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Vinicius and Paysandu agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad21 Dec 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Market14 Dec 2026
Yeferson Quintana has left for Criciuma in a $460.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Vinicius signs a new deal“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Vinicius commits to Paysandu for another 3 years.
Market14 Dec 2026
Miguel Angelo has left for Santa Cruz in a $77.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Market14 Dec 2026
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Lucca Carvalho has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Paysandu .
Squad14 Dec 2026
The manager makes an example of Luciano
“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.
Squad14 Dec 2026
André knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Market7 Dec 2026
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad7 Dec 2026
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad7 Dec 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jonatan Lima and Paysandu agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market7 Dec 2026
Luciano told to find a new club“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Luciano has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Paysandu .
Market7 Dec 2026
Experience through the door at Paysandu
Petros arrives at 37 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
Market7 Dec 2026
Experience through the door at Paysandu
Jonatan Lima arrives at 34 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
In brief
Squad
André asks for a word with the manager
Squad
Petros has company in his position
The terraces
Supporters make their feelings known about Yeferson Quintana
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Uneasy
Squad30 Nov 2026
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom30 Nov 2026
Wages eat 188% of everything Paysandu earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Market30 Nov 2026
1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Paysandu money.
In brief
Squad
The manager comes out for Thayllon
Squad
André is out on the grass again
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Uneasy
Market23 Nov 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad23 Nov 2026
40 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Jean Drosny gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Squad16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Ítalo
“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.
Squad16 Nov 2026
JP Galvão keeps his manager's voteThe message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: JP Galvão plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Ítalo The manager makes an example of Ítalo
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Uneasy
Squad9 Nov 2026
Ítalo says Paysandu went back on their word“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Gabriel Mesquita has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Squad9 Nov 2026
He came through the session, took part in everything and finished it smiling. Paysandu will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.
Ítalo Ítalo says Paysandu went back on their word
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Uneasy
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
Wages eat 188% of everything Paysandu earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Squad2 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Arthur Monteiro
“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.
Market2 Nov 2026
2 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Paysandu could get for him.
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Uneasy
Market26 Oct 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad26 Oct 2026
70 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad26 Oct 2026
André asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Squad19 Oct 2026
André : that is not what I was promised“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Luciano knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad19 Oct 2026
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Yeferson Quintana plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
André André: that is not what I was promised
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Uneasy
Squad12 Oct 2026
Luciano asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Rafael Gladiador has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A welcome sight on the training pitch: Danilo Peu has come through recovery and is pushing for a place again.
Luciano Luciano asks for a word with the manager
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Uneasy
Boardroom5 Oct 2026
Wages eat 343% of everything Paysandu earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Market5 Oct 2026
3 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Paysandu money.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Lucca Carvalho asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Market28 Sep 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad28 Sep 2026
100 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad28 Sep 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Squad21 Sep 2026
Luciano out for 39 daysThe medical room confirms 39 days on the sidelines for Luciano , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Lucas Cardoso knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad21 Sep 2026
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Yeferson Quintana plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
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Uneasy
Squad14 Sep 2026
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 Sep 2026
Vitão gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match12 Sep 2026
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
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Uneasy
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
384% of the income goes out in wages at Paysandu
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Match5 Sep 2026
Three points for Paysandu , 2-0 the final word against Nautico in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Paysandu will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.
Squad7 Sep 2026
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Paysandu have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Squad7 Sep 2026
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad7 Sep 2026
The captaincy goes to Márcio Júnior . It is not a job that wins matches, but a dressing room always notices who is given it.
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Crisis
Market31 Aug 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match29 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Paysandu 's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Paysandu has to find a result from somewhere.
Match29 Aug 2026
Criciuma left with the points after a 1-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad31 Aug 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad31 Aug 2026
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Gabriel Mesquita knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
In brief
Squad
André asks for a word with the manager
The terraces
The press have found their man in Matheus Vargas
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Uneasy
Match19 Aug 2026
Flamengo ended it 0-2. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Match22 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Paysandu 's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Paysandu has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad24 Aug 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Squad17 Aug 2026
2 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
Match12 Aug 2026
Cup progress for Paysandu
A 1-1 win over Santos , a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Match15 Aug 2026
Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
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Uneasy
Market10 Aug 2026
48 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Match8 Aug 2026
Honours even between Paysandu and Boa
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Danilo Peu gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market10 Aug 2026
5 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Paysandu could get for him.
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Steady
Market3 Aug 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Paysandu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad3 Aug 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Matheus Vargas commits to Paysandu for another 3 years.
Market3 Aug 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.