Three-time champions Sao Paulo have yet to win a game after two rounds of the Brazilian championship, this time falling to a 2-1 defeat against Botafogo at the Morumbi stadium. Sao Paulo confronted the match with a side mixed with starters and reserves, as coach Ricardo Gomes gave priority to his team’s Copa Libertadores quarter-finals [...]
Former World Player of the Year, Ronaldo, scored a late winner in Corinthians’ 2-1 victory over Atletico Paranaense in the opening round of the Campeonato Brasileiro at the Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo on Sunday. Corinthians came from a goal behind to beat an Atletico Paranaense side who played the final twenty minutes with only [...]
Santos won the Paulista state championship for the 18th time on Sunday despite suffering a 3-2 defeat against Santo Andre in a game where they had three players sent off. The two-legged finals series ended in a 5-5 aggregate tie but Santos won the title after having a better overall record when compared to Santo [...]
Five-time world champions Brazil have reclaimed top spot from Spain in the FIFA world rankings, returning to No.1 position and ending the five-month reign of the defending European champions. Portugal, the Netherlands and world champions Italy also find themselves in the top five. Argentina, two-time winners of the World Cup, rose two positions into seventh, [...]
Legendary Brazilian club Santos are just a step away from claiming their 18th Sao Paulo state championship after beating Santo Andre 3-2 in the first leg of the final at the Pacaembu stadium on Sunday. The Peixe can win the state championship even if they suffer a narrow loss to Santo Andre in the return [...]
Botafogo won the Rio de Janeiro state championship, after beating rivals Flamengo 2-1 at Maracana stadium on Sunday. Botafogo, who had already claimed the Guanabara Cup, won the match with two penalty conversions from forwards German Herrera and Sebastian Abreu, from Argentina and Uruguay, respectively. Since the Vasco da Gama side of 1998, no team [...]
Legendary Brazilian club Santos beat Sao Paulo 3-2 in the first leg of the Sao Paulo State championship semi-finals in front of almost 40,000 fans at the Morumbi stadium on Sunday. The Peixe only need a point from the return leg at the Vila Belmiro next weekend to reach the grand final of the tournament, [...]
According to Corinthians left-back Roberto Carlos French striker David Trezeguet wants to leave Juventus for the Timao. Corinthians are one of the main contenders to win the 2010 Copa Libertadores this year after having been reinforced with heaps of quality, including that of Carlos, Ronaldo, Edu, Iarley and Danilo. Roberto Carlos affirmed to the press [...]
Brazilian superstar Ronaldo was on target as Corinthians defeated Ituano 2-0 at the Teixeirao stadium on Sunday, a result that keeps the Timao in contention for a semi-finals berth in the Paulista State championship. Corinthians struggled to break down Ituano, but they managed two goals in the final ten minutes of the match that allowed [...]
On the day of the death of Armando Nogueira, one of their most illustrious fans, Botafogo thrashed Boavista 4-1 at the Sao Januario stadium to confirm their qualification to the semi-finals of the Taca Rio in first place of Group 2. Uruguayan striker Sebastian Abreu converted a superb hat-trick to guarantee Botafogo of a place [...]
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