Grassroots Soccer
30 Dez 2024 | 14:03 |
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O Flamengo officially presented this Monday (30) the new football director of club, José Boto. The Portuguese will be responsible for commanding the professional divisions and also the youth categories of Mais Querido. In a press conference at Ninho do Urubu, Boto stated that he always 'immerses himself' in working with the player training division and that it is necessary to implement the red-black DNA even in the athletes' growth process.
“We have to look for this DNA. We have to create talented players and at the same time responsible. I know a lot of Brazilian players since I was at Shakhtar. I came here to hire athletes who didn't even compete in Series A (of the Brasileirão) and a few months later were playing in the Champions League”, said the new football director of Flamengo.
Despite the praising the players, José Boto criticized the work that has been done in the youth categories in Brazil. For the director, Brazilian football brought what was bad in the training of athletes from Europe and has been removing what was good within its own territory, the innate talent of Brazilians with the ball.
“I have an idea that Brazil looked for a lot of bad things that are done in Europe and there came to look for good things that you (Brazilians) did at the base. Brazil is the largest producer of talent in the world. Romário, Ronaldinho, Zico… and now they want to make players like in Europe. This is a mistake. We have to go back a little to what were the roots and foundations of Brazilian football. Athletes have to be given the freedom to make mistakes, experiment, not stick to tactics, there will be time for that at a certain point, you don't produce as much talent as you did 10, 15, 30 years ago", < a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2knV40T0Bw4" target="_blank">criticized the director. rgb(197, 0, 24);">
At 58 years old, José Boto arrives at Flamengo to live the biggest challenge of his career. The director will have the mission of promoting a reformulation in football from the youth level to the professional level and wants to convey to the players in training that there will be space to develop their talent, in addition to learning to behave tactically
The world champion team against Barcelona meets the team from Baixada Fluminense in Gávea, for the delayed fourth round of the Guanabara Under-20 Cup
17 Set 2025 | 13:32 |
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On the morning of this Wednesday (17), Flamengo's young players took to the field to face Nova Iguaçu, in Gávea , for the delayed fourth round of the Taça Guanabara Sub-20. The match, broadcast by Flamengo TV , marked another performance by the world champion team over Barcelona at Maracanã.
Coach Bruno Pivetti fielded Léo Nannetti; Daniel Sales, Iago, João Victor, Gusttavo; João Alves, Pablo, Guilherme; Douglas Telles, Joshua, and Pedro Leão . Several athletes who shone in the world title were on the field, reinforcing the strength of the red-and-black squad in the category.
Despite Flamengo's favoritism, Nova Iguaçu showed organization and made life difficult for the home team . The first half ended in a 0-0 draw, with chances for both sides.
In the second half, Rubro-Negro pushed for a result and only managed to open the scoring in the 32nd minute, when defender Iago converted a penalty with a stoppage, repeating the composure displayed in the final against Barcelona. The narrow 1-0 score remained until the final whistle , but the opponent pressed and threatened Flamengo's goal in the final minutes.
Nova Iguaçu maintained its consistent run of results in the competition. So far, the team hasn't lost a match by more than one goal : they fell to Vasco 2-1 and Botafogo 1-0. Against Flamengo, they once again suffered a heavy defeat.
Garotos do Ninho return to the field this Wednesday morning (17) for the 4th round of the championship and seeks to recover after a sequence of defeats
17 Set 2025 | 09:55 |
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Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (17) for the Under-20 Carioca Championship. The Crias do Ninho face Nova Iguaçu, at 10 am (Brasília time), in Gávea, in a match valid for the fourth round, previously postponed . The broadcast will be on FlamengoTV.
The match was originally scheduled for August 23, but had to be rescheduled due to Flamengo 's participation in the U-20 World Cup, a competition in which the red-black team beat Barcelona (ESP) and won the title.
After the international triumph, the team is looking to bounce back in the Carioca, having lost two consecutive matches to Vasco and Botafogo . Flamengo currently sits in fifth place with ten points, having won three, drawn two, and lost two.
Nova Iguaçu arrives buoyed by a 1-0 victory over Portuguesa at CT NIFC. The Baixada Fluminense team sits eighth in the standings with seven points and is looking for a win against the world champions to improve its position in the championship.
Mengão continues its restructuring of its youth teams and has signed a 1.94m tall goalkeeper, even though he is only 15 years old.
06 Set 2025 | 19:00 |
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Flamengo has signed 15-year-old goalkeeper Nicolas, who previously played for Avaí. Born in February 2010, the young goalkeeper stands 6'4" tall and is projected to grow to 6'7" . According to the FlaZoeiro profile, Flamengo acquired 10% of the player's economic rights, with a purchase option of up to 70%. The transaction value was not disclosed.
Nicolas signed a youth development contract with Flamengo until December 2027 and will strengthen the under-15 team. The goalkeeper caught the attention of the Flamengo youth academy due to his technical and physical performance in Avaí's youth academy.
Going through a period of restructuring, Flamengo remains active in the youth academy market. Recently, the club won its second U-20 World Cup with a historic victory over Barcelona , and is already making significant changes to its roster.
Among the departures, midfielder Lorran was traded to Pisa (ITA), while Matheus Gonçalves signed with Al-Ahli (SAU). As for arrivals, Mais Querido signed striker Guilherme Barbosa , formerly of Internacional, and midfielder Kaio Júnior, who was at Juventude after a stint at Vasco.
In addition to Nícolas, the club also signed midfielder Marcelo Portela, a standout from Botafogo, to bolster the under-15 team. The youngster became famous after a viral move , when he performed a disconcerting dribble on Vini Jr., leaving the Real Madrid star sitting on the floor.
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