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Cruzeiro too much for Botafogo
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10-men Cruzeiro proved to much for Botafogo, as the fox but out the fire. It wasn’t the greatest of games for Cruzeiro (up 3-0, then conceding two goals in the last 10 minutes), but in the end all that matters is getting the three points. Cruzeiro now take charge of 5th spot in the league [...]
Good old Cruzeiro
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Well if you’ve been wondering why I haven’t kept my promise of 3 - 4 posts a week, it is because I’m extremely busy as of late, but I’ll try to do what I can.
“This team of mine is looking like a yo-yo, they go up and down.”
All right, now back to business. The [...]
Cruzeiro Go Third
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Cruzeiro beat, as expected, Náutico yesterday night and take hold of third place for the next 24 hours. Cruzeiro were down a goal in the first minute, but showed a fighting spirit as they turned the match around.
Left-right: Guilherme, Araujo, Roni, Wagner. The Fab Four, Offensive Quartet or Fantastic Quartet, call em’ what you like.
The [...]
Category: Team NewsState of the Club
By: AJ | 3 Comments
Well… Let’s see here… Yea, I know I haven’t been bloging, but I’ll explain that in a future post. I wanted to give you a preview of things to come and review things that have passed. I want to know your thoughts here. Ok, let’s start with transfer rumors… (and yes I’m very happy with [...]
Lingo!
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I decided to dedicate this post to some of the names having to do with the club. So let’s play Lingo (and yes I am just using this as an opportunity to put a picture of Chuck Woolery up).
Let’s start with the club itself. You pronounce it IPA: kroo-zair-oh and the name refers to the [...]
Tags: Belo Horizonte, History, Manager, Minas Gerais, Mineirão, Names, Perrella Brothers, Players, President, Team NewsA Good First Day
By: AJ | No Comments
So, today ends my first day of blogging for The Offside. I want all my readers to know that they should expect 3 blogs a day. Some with history about the club and most with news. I really want to introduce Cruzeiro to you and thanks for the chance. See ya soon!
Category: Team NewsWhat’s wrong with the Sudamericana?
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It’s is Sudamericana time again. For those of you who don’t know, it’s South America’s very own UEFA Cup. When most clubs in Brazil think Copa Sudamericana, the first thing that comes to mind is “Damn.” Every year you hear Cruzeiro’s president and staff say how this competition is a nuisance and how we need [...]
Cruzeiro!
By: AJ | 8 Comments
Ok. So where do we start… Well, my name’s A.J. and this is obviously Cruzeiro’s blog. For those of you who don’t know much about the club (99.9% of you), in order to save time, you can go to Wikipedia and check out their history and what not. I’ll probably be posting at least once [...]
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