Juninho Pernambucano (L) of Brazilian Vasco da Gama celebrates after scoring against Paraguay’s Libertad during their Libertadores Cup match at Sao Januario stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March ...

Juninho will work alongside former Brazil assistant Sylvinho at the French side, with the latter succeeding Bruno Genesio as head coach Lyon legend Juninho Pernambucano will return to the Ligue 1 club ...

The legendary Brazilian transformed Lyon during a stay that brought the great 'knuckleball' to the wider world There’s never been anyone better. For Juninho Pernambucano, the art of free-kick taking ...

Declan Rice is rightly hogging the headlines right now after his two stunning free-kicks in Arsenal's statement win over Real Madrid, but to many, free-kicks remind them of one man: Juninho ...

It was February 24 2009, six minutes into the Champions League clash between Lyon and the most feared outfit in Europe, Barcelona. The French side had won a free kick to the left of Victor Valdes’ ...

“Ah man, we never even got to see one of his awesome free kicks...” That is likely to be the response from fans of Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls after today’s announcement that ...

Juninho could celebrate a landmark by signing a new contract with Lyon. Juninho Pernambucano could celebrate a landmark achievement by signing a new contract with Lyon. The Brazilian playmaker added ...

Juninho Pernambucano has signed a two-year contract extension with French champions Olympique Lyonnais, keeping him at the club until June 2010. Juninho Pernambucano has signed a two-year contract ...

Juninho Pernambucano, arguably the greatest free-kick taker of all time, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. The decision was revealed by Roberto Dinamite—president of Vasco ...

Supporters of Vasco da Gama filed away sadly -- some of them angrily -- on Sunday after their team suffered a defeat on penalties in a Rio championship final against great local rivals Flamengo. But ...

SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian free kick maestro Juninho Pernambucano has ended a glittering 20-year career by retiring from soccer. "We spoke during the week and he has decided to retire," ...