Netflix ordered to remove gay Jesus comedy special by judge in Brazil

Legal action has been taken against Netflix’s The First Temptation of Christ , the Brazilian Christmas comedy special that many in the country called blasphemous for depicting Jesus as gay. A Brazilian judge ordered Netflix on Wednesday to stop streaming the special on its digital platform, according to the Associated Press. The ruling seemingly did […]

Brazil Win 9th Copa America Title

Gabriel Jesus threatened to turn from hero to villain but his Brazil team-mates sealed a 3-1 win over Peru at the Maracana and a ninth Copa America title. Tite’s men beat their final opponents 5-0 during the group stage but were under pressure when Peru skipper Paolo Guerrero cancelled out Everton’s opener with a 44th-minute […]

Copa America 2019: Jesus Strikes as Hosts Down Argentina to Reach Final

Brazil moved into their first Copa America final since 2007 with a 2-0 win over Argentina in Belo Horizonte. Gabriel Jesus starred for Tite’s men, scoring the opener before setting up Roberto Firmino’s sealer in the semi-final at the Estadio Mineirao. Led by Lionel Messi, Argentina had their chances, hitting the woodwork twice through the […]

Alexis Sanchez score winner as Chile reach last eight in Copa America

Alexis Sanchez scored the winning goal to send Chile through to the Copa America quarter-finals with victory over Ecuador. Jose Fuenzalida had given the reigning champions the lead inside the opening 10 minutes but Enner Valencia equalised for Ecuador from the penalty spot. Manchester United forward Sanchez scored the winner after half-time, chipping in a […]

Marta Sets World Cup Record as Brazil Qualify for Round of 16

Six-time world player of the year Marta scored a record 17th World Cup finals goal to clinch Brazil’s place in the last 16 with a 1-0 win over Italy, who topped Group C on goal difference. The 33-year-old Brazil legend’s nerveless, second-half penalty saw her become the all-time leading scorer at men’s or women’s World […]

Breaking: Massive blackout hits Argentina and Uruguay

A massive power cut has hit Argentina and Uruguay and is believed to have left 48million people without electricity. The outage has caused trains to be halted and failures with traffic signalling, according to reports. Electricity supplier Edesur Argentina said in a tweet: “A massive failure in the electrical interconnection system left Argentina and Uruguay […]

Coutinho’s brace helps Brazil win Copa America opener

Philippe Coutinho scored a second-half double and Everton added a cracking third as Brazil recovered from a sleepy start to beat Bolivia 3-0 in their Copa America opener on Friday. Both sides were poor in the first period but the game briefly came alive five minutes into the second half when Coutinho slotted home a […]