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Salvando Santos | Part 10 | Managing Brazil

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 10: Managing Brazil. Robinho Lazaró receives the ultimate honour for any #FootballManager as he's handed the responsibility of becoming #Brazil manager and leads his nation into #CopaAmérica 2032. Read here:

Robinho Lazaró was given the ultimate honour of any Football Manager as he became the Brazil boss in August 2030. Brazil turned to Lazaró after exiting the 2030 World Cup with a 3-0 round of 16 exit against eventual winners Germany, who beat France 2-1 extra time in the Final. The nation is currently 4th in the FIFA world rankings behind France, Spain and Germany and just ahead of Portugal,…

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Salvando Santos | Part 9 | Robinho Lazaró: Santos Legend

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 9: Santos Legend. Robinho Lazaró surpasses the great Pelé as the most legendary figure in @SantosFC history! And, despite relinquishing their #Série A crown, he leads them on an exciting #CopaLibertadores journey. Read here:

Santos Futebol Clube racked up consecutive Brazilian titles for the first time since the good old days of the 1960s as Robinho Lazaró and his team of talented youngsters again pipped Palmeiras to the Serie A crown. That saw them claim a third title in four years and move up to become the fourth-most reputable team in South America, behind River Plate, Palmeiras and Corinthians. However, their…

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Salvando Santos | Part 8 | Targeting Consecutive Brazilian Title

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 8: Targeting Consecutive Brazilian Title. @SantosFC again find themselves locked in a #SérieA title battle with rivals Palmeiras and Corinthians. But could they defend their crown and make it 3 in 4 seasons? Read here:

Santos Futebol Clube departed their 114-year home Vila Belmiro on a high, winning the club’s first-ever league and cup double before an exciting move to a brand-new stadium for the 2031 campaign. But that success saw the pressure ramp up on manager Robinho Lazaró, who hadn’t allowed the excitement of becoming the new Brazil manager to distract him from domestic matters. Indeed, the Santos board…

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Salvando Santos | Part 7 | A Fitting Ending To The Vila Belmiro Era

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 7: A Fitting Ending To The Vila Belmiro Era. @SantosFC bid farewell to their home since 1916 by winning the club's first-ever #SérieA and #CopadoBrasil double inspired by brilliant midfielder Charles. Read here:

Santos FC suffered a fairly unsurprising dropoff in 2029 as they backed up a first Brazilian title in 24 years by dropping to a 6th-place finish, 25 points behind champions Palmeiras. But manager Robinho Lazaró was choosing to remain optimistic given the talent they had coming through the ranks. Moving into the 2030s saw significant change as record scorer and club icon Thierry Henry’s ability…

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Salvando Santos | Part 6 | Blooding "The New Ronaldinho and Robinho"

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 6: Blooding "The New Ronaldinho and Robinho." #SantosFC defend their #SérieA crown but it doesn't quite go to plan as Robinho Lazaró aims to boost the development of his team of exciting youngsters. Read here:

Youthful Santos Futebol Clube claimed the club’s first Brazilian title in 24 years as they stormed to Série A success in November 2028. Manager Robinho Lazaró now had to ensure they kept hold of their best youngsters to try and defend that title and aim for their first Copa Libertadores Final since 2020. The Santos board followed through on their promise to build a new stadium, announcing work…

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Salvando Santos | Part 5 | Massive Academy Star Sale

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 5: Massive Academy Star Sale. @SantosFC lose star academy graduate Izaquiel Penchel to PSG for the 3rd-highest transfer in club history. But his former teammates step up to inspire #SantosFC into a title race. Read here:

Rapidly improving youngsters led Santos FC to a first top-5 finish under Robinho Lazaró and the Copa Libertadores semis in 2027. They also dominated the awards for best young players, which proved the serious amount of potential at the club. There were also set to be major changes off the pitch as, 12 months on from extending their current stadium, the Santos board announced plans to build a new…

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Salvando Santos | Part 4 | Youth Awards Domination

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 4: Youth Awards Domination. @SantosFC's exciting young attackers take a clean sweep of #NxGn and #KopaTrophy. On the pitch, they reach #CopaLibertadores and flirt at an outside chance of a title fight. #SantosFC Read here:

It’s safe to say that the first three seasons of this save have been bonkers and typified why I love managing in Brazil. In season two (2025), the 2023 South American champions Fliminense and 2021 Brazilian champions Atlético Mineiro were relegated from Série A. A year later, promoted Coritiba became champions of Brazil with a 95th-minute final-day winner while Sao Paulo were relegated! Those…

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Salvando Santos | Part 3 | History Makers Corítiba

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 3: A young @SantosFC get their first taste of #Libertadores football and push for the top 8 despite a crazy schedule. But the big news is promoted @Coritiba claiming an amazing Brazilian title on the final day! Read here:

Impressive performances in their first season back in Série A saw Santos FC finish in the top eight and, unexpectedly, qualify for Copa Libertadores. But rising expectations could present a problem for an inexperienced team that would have to endure massive fixture congestion. Santos endured plenty of change in the off-season. Star midfielder Vinicius Zanocelo’s £9.25m minimum fee release was…

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Salvando Santos | Part 2 | Shaking Up Série A

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 2: Shaking Up Serie A: Robinho Lazaró leads @SantosFC back into Brazil's #SérieA and two returning loanees and an inspired signing of an exciting young striker leads them to a massive overachievement. Read here:

Santos FC’s first-ever taste of the second tier of Brazilian football only lasted for one season as Robinho Lazaró spearheaded the club to its maiden Série B title at the first time of asking. The big task now was for Lazaró to prepare an understrength side to try and stay in Série A. That task wasn’t aided by two of his best players announcing “they were too big for the club.” So Lazaró wasted…

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Salvando Santos | Part 1 | A Fallen Giant

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 1: A Fallen Giant. Welcome to a brand new save, as we head to Brasil to take control of @SantosFC, fresh from their first-ever relegation to #SérieB. And a massive firesale precedes a record-breaking season. Read here:

One of my main saves in Football Manager 2025 was going to be a youth-focused save with a Brazilian club. But, with the ongoing delay to the game, I’m not sure whether that save will come to fruition, so I decided to head to Brazil for a new FM24 challenge. In fact, this latest adventure will see us take control of one of the clubs I was going to recommend in my “25 teams to manage in FM25”…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 12 | AZ Suffer A Drop In Form

#WonderkidFactory Part 12: AZ Suffer A Drop In Form. #AZAlkmaar's homegrown talents have a poor season as their run of 5 successive #Eredivisie titles ends and they really struggle in Europe. Read here:

AZ Alkmaar celebrated a fifth successive Eredivisie title in the summer of 2033, but their homegrown stars were still some way off competing with Europe’s elite. And manager Robinho Lazaró was very much questioning whether they’d ever be able to. There was major news off the field as AZ saw the first takeover of the Lazaró reign with new chairperson Lau Chun Wah taking control of the club.…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 11 | Another Close European Giant Battle

#WonderkidFactory Part 11: Another Close European Giant Battle. @AZAlkmaar's exciting homegrown talents make it 5 consecutive #Eredivisie title, but again fall short to a European giant in the #ChampionsLeague QFs. Read here:

AZ Alkmaar were well and truly dominating in the Netherlands, but Lazaró’s aim to become European Champions with a fully homegrown squad was proving much more problematic. They received another mass of derisory bids in the summer of 2032, including Man City only offering £70m for Raily Wau when they rejected £160m bids the previous summer. And in mid-June, 20 of their 22 first-team players were…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 10 | Developing A Genuine Golden Generation

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 10: Developing A Genuine Golden Generation. Two more homegrown stars step up for #AZAlkmaar as they again dominate #Eredivisie but taste penalty pain following an epic #ChampionsLeague comeback. Read here:

AZ Alkmaar wrapped up three successive Eredivise titles to become the fifth most successive club in Dutch football history, behind the big three of Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord and the HVV, an amateur side that won 10 titles by 1915. The summer of 2031 saw managing director Robert Eenhoorn announce plans for a new stadium, as AFAS Stadion could no longer meet fans’ demand for tickets. The club’s…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 9 | A New Midfield Talent Emerges

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 9: A New Midfield Talent Emerges. #AZAlkmaar enjoy another good domestic season, strolling to an #Eredivisie win and reaching the cup final. But competing in the #ChampionsLeague remains a significant challenge. Read here:

The dreaded financial glitch affecting Eredivisie on Football Manager 2024 means this could well be the end to our second attempt at the Wonderkid Factory challenge. It comes at an annoying time, considering Robinho Lazaró was establishing AZ Alkmaar as a dominant force in the Netherlands, with three titles in four years, and taking on Europe’s elite. AZ again received a mass of bids for its…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 7 | Fully Homegrown For The First Time

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 7: Fully Homegrown For The First Time. The power of the @AZAlkmaar youth academy is confirmed by Robinho Lazaró's squad containing only homegrown players as they win a 2nd #Eredivisie in 3 years. Read here:

Twelve months on from becoming Champions of the Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar were reflecting on a solid if unspectacular campaign. Manager Robinho Lazaró had done an impressive job of promoting homegrown youth while keeping his promising AZ side competitive. As a result, they again had a huge interest in their talented youngsters, led by the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid chasing star academy…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 6 | Eredivisie Title Defence

The exciting crop of youngsters at AZ Alkmaar outperformed even their loftiest expectations as they usurped the big three to become champions of the Netherlands for the third time in 2027. The challenge now was for Robinho Lazaró and his young squad to build on that success. AZ moved another step closer to being fully homegrown as centre back Alexandre Penetra joined West Ham for £22m. That left…