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O Sesc RJ Flamengo started the year 2025 with a convincing victory by 3 sets to 0 over Brasília Vôlei, in a duel valid for the first round of the return of the Women's Super League. The match took place this Tuesday (7), at the Ginásio do Tijuca Tênis Clube, in Rio de Janeiro, and the result encouraged the red-black team to continue strong in the season.
With partials of 25x18, 25x19 and 25x14, the Gávea Girls controlled the game from start to finish. After the final whistle, the players celebrated the result that reinforces the CRF's search for better positions in the Superliga table.
LIFTER BRIE IS VOTED BEST IN QUADRA
One of the highlights of Sesc RJ Flamengoin victory was Canadian setter Brie King, elected the best player in the match. Brie thanked her coaching staff and teammates for their support after returning from a brief break.
During Christmas and New Year's , the athlete was in Canada with her family, something that, according to her, was fundamental to her performance.
“I'm very happy. I spent an incredible week in Canada with my family. When we're on the court, we work hard all the time, but Bernardo knows the importance of achieving balance in our lives. It was super important to be with them. I came back and had a few days to train, but everyone helped me prepare. I felt ready to do my best. I love these girls and working with this group is a source of great joy”, celebrated Brie.
PONTEIRA KARINA SOUZA ASKS FOR FOCUS NEXT MATCH
Another name that stood out was striker Karina Souza, who was a starter in Mengão's last three games. Karina played an important role in the victory against Brasília Vôlei and celebrated the positive result.
“This victory is very important for us. Helps with our ranking for the end of the season. It's the beginning of the second round, and we're off to a good start, thank God. Now we need to rest because on Friday we already have an important game against Maringá”, highlighted Karina.
Next Mais Querido's clash will be against Unilife Maringá, this Friday (10), at Ginásio Chico Neto, in Paraná. The red and black team remains focused on maintaining good performance and gaining more points in the Superliga table.
Recognition highlights the importance of the clubs' work in the social field, especially with children and teenagers from projects spread around the world
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On Saturday night, the 21st, Flamengo's Social Responsibility department was notably recognized with the AIDEP Social Impact Award during the FutEdu Summit 2025. The ceremony took place at the Hard Rock Café, in Curitiba, and brought together representatives of clubs and institutions that work with sports and social impact in South America.
Organized by the International Association for the Development of Sports and Parasports - AIDEP, the award is a recognition given to clubs and institutions that use football as a tool for social transformation.
The award highlighted Flamengo's Social Responsibility work as a reference in promoting opportunities for children and teenagers from socially vulnerable contexts, combining football with socio-emotional education, such as Jogaremos Juntos, Flamengo's social project, which includes 1,000 children and teenagers in eight communities in Rio and Baixada Fluminense, as well as other social initiatives of the club that have already impacted more than 200,000 people.
“Welcoming Flamengo to the FutEdu Summit is an immense honor. A club with so much history and relevance in Brazilian football inspires and further strengthens our commitment to education through sport,” said Diogo Netto, CEO of the FutEdu Summit.
The main objective of the Award is to recognize, value and encourage football schools and social projects that use sport as a tool for innovation, education and social transformation. It promotes visibility, strengthens good practices and establishes a standard of excellence in the sports-educational sector.
Mais Querido continues to restructure its current squad and will now have the reinforcement of the athlete, who was elected the best striker in the Turkish championship.
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Sesc Flamengo continues to restructure, with new players arriving and leaving. As such, Mais Querido has signed Simone Lee, a 28-year-old American who played last season for Megabox Vallefoglia-ITA.
Simone Lee 's signing has been rumored for some time. The athlete is 1.88m tall and also has a German volleyball background, enjoying the peak of her career last season. She was voted the best attacker in the 2023/24 Turkish Championship.
Throughout her career, Simone has won two German Championships, one Italian Championship, one German Cup and one Nations League for the United States. She was discovered by Pennsylvania State University and went to Europe in the 2017/18 season.
According to information from the "Garrafão Rubro-Negro" portal, Simone's husband, German winger Lukas Wank , may join Flabasquete. Lukas will come to accompany his wife, but will need to find a new club after leaving Germany.
Last season, Lukas played for the Wurzburg Baskets, playing in 13 games and averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 assists and 1.3 rebounds. Previously, he played for Oldenburg, Skyliners Frankfurt, Lowen Braunschweig, Niners Chemnitz, RheinStars Köln and Science City Jena.
The president of Mais Querido opened up about the moment the club was in after the departure of the former management at the beginning of the year
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Luiz Eduardo Baptista took over as president of Flamengo in January, after winning the red-black elections at the end of 2024. Thus, the leader of Mais Querido gave a quick interview to the press present in the United States and exposed the financial reality that the club found after the end of Rodolfo Landim's management.
Flamengo had money for two days, so Flamengo had a good economic situation, but a bad financial situation", highlighted Bap.
He continued: "If Flamengo were a company earning R$1.5 billion per year, it would have to have around R$300, R$400 million in cash. That's how you run a company. No one runs a large company with less than 3, 4 months of cash in hand. Like that guy who has furniture, furnishings, but no money in the bank. He had no liquidity," revealed Bap.
It is worth remembering that Flamengo released the annual report with the audited financial statements for the 2024 fiscal year. The balance sheet even showed record revenue of R$1.3 billion, but also indicated a 581% increase in net operating debt, which went from R$48 million to R$327 million, and a deficit of R$734 thousand.
Finding itself in a delicate financial situation, Flamengo 's focus at the beginning of the year was to increase its cash flow. Thus, with the non-renewal of David Luiz and Gabigol's contracts, the Rubro-Negro made room in the monthly payroll. In addition, the Rubro-Negro agreed to sell Fabrício Bruno to Cruzeiro for R$44 million.
So, while Bap continues trying to recover Flamengo financially, the red-black squad focuses on the next commitment in the Club World Cup. Rubro-Negro returns to the field this Tuesday (24), at 10 pm (Brasília time), for the match against Los Angeles FC.