The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. There’s “On This Day”, the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Audio” arrow…

Reigning champions France take on England in a World Cup knock-out match for the first time on Saturday, after favourites Brazil were dumped out in the quarter-finals to blow the tournament wide open. Morocco will bid to become the first African or Arab nation to ever reach the semi-finals but…

Neymar equalled Pele's record of goals for Brazil on Friday, but that didn't prove enough for the pre-tournament favourites to win the quarterfinal against Croatia, who ended up winners after a penalty shootout. Almost immediately after, Pele wrote a message of support for Neymar, while also congratulating him for matching…

Your Liverpool morning digest as the Reds are dealt a major Luis Diaz blow while Brazil fail to learn from Egypt's Mohamed Salah mistake

Favourites to lift the trophy before the FIFA World Cup began last month in Qatar, Brazil crashed out of the tournament on Friday, losing to Croatia in the quarterfinal on penalties, after Neymar scored to equal the legendary Pele's record of 77 goals for Brazil.

Croatia dance after music stops for Brazil

The 30-year-old superstar made history on Friday by tying the Brazilian legend’s all-time national team scoring record.

The U.S. women’s soccer team’s first home games of 2023 will be in the annual SheBelieves Cup tournament, against a trio of marquee opponents.

After the shocking Quarter Finals on "Fantastic Friday," with Croatia beating Brazil and the Netherlands sent off by Argentina, will the last eight games between Portugal and Morocco as well as England and France bring us a "Sizzling Saturday"? A "Scintillating Saturday? "Super Saturday" seems plain humdrum really.