Joint top scorer with 15 goals in the Campeonato Brasileiro (national league, which has 8 rounds
remaining), 16 goals in the Campeonato Mineiro (local State championship), 4 goals in the Copa do
Brasil (Brazilian cup) not a bad tally for Atlético Mineiro's Diego Tardelli. Add to this his
recent call up to Brazil and it's not much of a surprise that the player is being linked with a
possible move to Manchester City (though who isn't these days?
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FootBrazil spoke to Diego Tardelli before his call up by Brazil. The Atlético Mineiro ‘bad
boy' is currently amongst the Campeonato Brasileiro leading scorers with 13 to his name. Tardelli
started his career at São Paulo before moving on to Real Betis, São Caetano, PSV, Flamengo and
Atlético Mineiro.
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Congratulations to Estudiantes de La Plata, 2009 Copa Libertadores Campeones!!!
The championship had very little affect on the rankings because Estudiantes had already completed
its Argentine Clausura season at the time of our last rankings and it had already received Bonus
Points for their Copa Libertadores success.
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Cruziero striker Ze Carlos earned the fastest red card in Brazilian history during a match
against Atletico Mineiro on Sunday when he delivered an elbow to Renan's head just seven seconds
into the match and was sent off after just 12 seconds. Said Ze Carlos:
"I slipped, went to control the ball, turned and my arm hit Renan in the face.
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Grêmio trounce Corinthians
Mano Menezes' return to the estádio OlÃmpico ended in a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Grêmio.
Corinthians were blown away in the first-half, conceding three goals and having Jean sent off for
two yellow cards. Grêmio's tight marking and pacey attacks, meant there was no space or time for
any of Corinthians creative players.
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Barueri stop Atlético Mineiro
Newly promoted Barueri brought leaders Atlético Mineiro back down to earth with a 4-2 home win.
Until Saturday, Celso Roth's team were the only unbeaten side in the top flight. Atlético, though,
remain top on goal difference. See the highlights
Internacional moved to 17 points after a 3-0 win against Coritiba.
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It's time for a new WCR Top 25 Clubs in the World ranking. This is the first one in three weeks and
if you follow only European clubs, then there is little reason to pay too much attention to this
week's edition because it is primarily the same for those clubs as the final weekly edition was
three weeks ago.
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Atlético Mineiro's Carlos Alberto celebrates against Santos
League leaders Atlético Mineiro had to come from behind to beat Santos 3-2 in the Vila Belmiro.
And with Internacional slipping up away at Flamengo, Celso Roth's team were able to open up a three
point gap at the top.
Neymar scored his first goal in the Brasileiro for Santos on the stroke of half-time.
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Atlético Mineiro go top
Celso Roth's revitalization of Atlético Mineiro continued on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over
Náutico in Belo Horizonte. The win, plus Internacional's 0-0 draw at home to Vitória, was enough
to lift Atlético into pole position on goal difference. Júnior, Diego Tardelli and Márcio
Araújo did the damage.
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At the fore of the ongoing 27 state championships in Brazil, which have been underway since the end
of January,
Corinthians stormed to Sao-Paulo's prestigious tournament by beating
Santos 4-2 on aggregate to extend an unbeaten sprint to 25 matches.
The Campeonato Paulista, considered as one of the leading state contests due to the intense
concentration of formidable clubs, is ideal preparation for the upcoming 2009 Serie A national
championship with the Timão delivering a menacing warning shot to their native rivals as their
resurgence from Serie B motions into top gear.
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Neymar and Ronaldo: just two of the big stars in this year's Brasileiro
The dust has barely settled on the major state championships, but already it's time to focus on
Brazil's national league – the Campeonato Brasileiro.
The 2008 competition was one of the closest for years but this season could be even tighter.
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Dunga may not have many friends in Brazil right now given his struggle to win the public's
affection as national team coach, but last weekend he could at least look back and reflect on the
Campeonato Brasileiro's fixture list as an ally of sorts. After accumulating an awful record of
just three points from three home games during World Cup qualifiers in 2008, without managing a
single goal in the
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So it appears Ashley Cole was booed by a section of England fans in the recent 5-1 win over
Kazakhstan. Big deal. Generally speaking I am not a fan of the boo boys, whose impatience is rarely
if ever helpful for the team. Unless it is in circumstances that really warrant it I am of the
opinion that, as a supporter of whatever club, fans should try to support and encourage the team at
all times,
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For Saturday's offering from the Campeonato Brasileiro, we've pitched our cameras at the
estádio Maracanã for leaders Flamengo vs 6th placed Náutico ...
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Career of Atletico Mineiro's midfielder ex periences a run of bad luck. First, Coelho missed two
penalties in the matches that ended with draws. Then he showed aggression towards Cruzeiro's
Kerlon, and now is facing a ban of up to 18 months.
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