Robinho's appeal against a nine-year prison sentence starts this week. Guilty or not, the question is why Brazilian clubs are so open to offering contracts to players embroiled in criminal investigations. bbc.com/sport/football…

Update: Robinho's nine-year sentence was upheld today by Milan's court of appeal. The player's lawyer can - and will - appeal one final time.

Who was the first player to score a hat-trick at Camp Nou? That and plenty more facts worthy of a lockdown quiz can be found in my long profile of Evaristo de Macedo, the record-breaking Brazilian loved by Barca and Madrid (and #Flamengo). bbc.com/sport/football…

Great wee story this from Andrew Downie about Palmeiras’ Patrick de Paula, the Copa Libertadores winner with links to Scotland: dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football… #Celtic

Tatiele de Carvalho, finalist at the Rio 2016 Olympics, has promised to improve Cricket Brasil's history-making female cricketers ahead of this year’s World Cup qualifiers against USA, Canada and Argentina. Here's her story. |✍️ Gary Meenaghan |

Logic doesn’t come easy with Conmebol. Argentina stripped of Copa América hosting rights because of Covid (77,456 dead / 357,085 active cases). Less than 24hrs later, Brazil announced as new hosts, despite 462,092 deaths and 1.14m active cases. Kicks off June 11.

Embroiled in politics, players revolting, and a pandemic likened to “10 plane crashes per day”, can Brazil really host Copa América? Me for Al Jazeera English bit.ly/2RpUEmx

Yesterday: Head of Brazil FA set to replace coach Tite with someone more in favour of Bolsonaro’s politics. Today: Head of Brazil FA removed from office amid sexual harassment allegations. Tomorrow: ? Tuesday: Brazil play WC2022 qualifier; players reveal #CopaAmérica decision.

Three days after #Brazil captain Casemiro suggested the team was united and ready to take a historical stand against playing in the #CopaAmérica, it seems they have decided to take part after all.

Brazil’s players publish their much-anticipated “manifesto” regarding their involvement in Copa América and it’s...underwhelming. Tl;dr “We’re dissatisfied, but we’ll play nonetheless.🇧🇷”

From Belém to Belo Horizonte, #CopaAmérica is struggling for attention in the spiritual home of football. And not just because of a pandemic that every day kills more people in #Brazil than any other country. aljazeera.com/sports/2021/7/…

This is the advert on huge billboards around town for #YasAcres - Can you spot the slight flaw in the golf course design according to this PR company paid thousands to promote it.

When better to slink out of hibernation than on #WorldHelloDay? I just opened my social media for first time in months to the news an old buddy from the #F1 paddock has written a book. Kris is as funny as he is friendly, so this will be excellent: amzn.eu/d/18hSK3O

And while I’m here spreading the love (because if there’s one thing this world needs it’s more love), my cousin Cameron Greenlees has launched a new outlet for the match-going football fan. Check out The Concourse to find out more.

Messi’s Miami drew 0-0 with Al Ahly as the revamped Fifa Club World Cup officially got underway. Ronaldo didn’t make it in the end, but some of his fans did (as did about 35,000 #Ahlawy, fans, and families). #FIFACWC

A veteran Argentine playing for Inter Miami secured man of the match… but it wasn’t who you would expect. (Bonus point if you can tell me why he was at Wembley in 2014). #SUFC

Curious to see the Hard Rock Stadium crowd tomorrow for Real Madrid v Hilal. If South Miami is anything to go by, the lack of a South American side won’t mean a lack of atmosphere. Saudis out in force. #Hilal Blue outnumbering Los Blancos 100 to 1 - at least. #RMA #CWC