The Original Ronaldo has dished out crucial advice to one of Brazil's hottest footballing prospects to date Neymar telling him to flee and never come back! You see, Ronaldo believes that the Brazilian Championship is steadily growing but it has no potential to "impress others.

Mirror: Welcome to the Copinha, home of The Wall, Rudigullithi and the future of Brazilian football

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

On this week's podcast, Damian looks forward to the exciting climax in the Brazilian championship with a host of derbies and the title in the balance.

On this week's predictions we feature the final games in the Brazilian Championship - a set of fixtures that includes some of the biggest derbies in the continent. Top-of-the-table clashes from the Premier League and Germany as well as two vital games from the Champions League complete this week's predictions

With TEN teams still in the title race, is Brazil's current league season the most competitive ever?

This season MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

South American football blog: Brazil's thrilling season set for exciting climax

This season MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

Bob Bradley's first game in charge of the Egyptian national team is a little more than a couple of weeks away, and his opponent, Brazil, named its squad for the friendly that will take place in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 14.

While it's not a complete first-team squad because of domestic-based players staying in Brazil for the final stretch of the Brazilian championship, the Selecao are re-introducing Real Madrid midfielder Kaka to the mix for the first time since the 2010 World Cup.

The In The Stands Goal of The Week comes from the Brazilian Championship, specifically Flamengo star Ronaldinho whose amazing ‘corner-kick goal' has left us blinking several times over. The Samba star moved back to his homeland this year and has caused a bit of a stir with some stellar performances as well as the customary moments [.

The In The Stands Goal of The Week comes from the Brazilian Championship, specifically Flamengo star Ronaldinho whose amazing ‘corner-kick goal' has left us blinking several times over. The Samba star moved back to his homeland this year and has caused a bit of a stir with some stellar performances as well as the customary moments [.

By DAVID MOSSE
The first half of the Brazilian Championship came to a close this weekend with a number of local derbies highlighting the schedule. It's all part of a strategy to avoid teams fielding second-string lineups in the final round of the competition, and the most fascinating matchup took place on Sunday between Santos and Sao Paulo.

Note: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it. | Subscribe: Predictions

On this week's predictions we feature some big games from La Liga and the Premier League, as well as a host of derby matches from the Brazilian Championship. You can listen to Damon and Damian discuss these games on this week's show.

By DAVID MOSSE

The last unbeaten in the Brazilian Championship fell on Thursday night, as Flamengo was thrashed at home by Atletico Goianiense. Next up is a high-profile clash with Internacional on Sunday (3 p.m.), one that Wanderley Luxemburgo hopes will represent a return to normalcy for the Rio de Janeiro giants, who suffered only their second defeat of the year and are three points behind Corinthians.

By DAVID MOSSE

The recent World Cup draw didn't receive nearly as much attention in Brazil as one might expect thanks in large part to a spectacular game that same week between Flamengo and Santos, which dominated the headlines. Flamengo came from three goals down to claim a 5-4 victory, and the two star attractions didn't disappoint, as Ronaldinho and Neymar carried their respective teams.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez's proposed move to Corinthians has fallen through after the Brazilian club issued a statement saying time had run out to bring the Argentine back.

"The board of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista officially communicate the impossibility of signing the Argentine striker Carlos Tevez," the statement said.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez's proposed move to Corinthians has fallen through after the Brazilian club issued a statement saying time had run out to bring the Argentine back.

"The board of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista officially communicate the impossibility of signing the Argentine striker Carlos Tevez," the statement said.

By DAVID MOSSE

Ronaldinho will be forced to watch another international tournament from his living room this summer, as the former World Player of the Year failed to earn a spot in Brazil's preliminary squad for the Copa America. But Mano Menezes has left the door open for a future recall, and Ronaldinho has a great platform to show off his skills.

Campeonato Brasileiro 2011 A comprehensive guide is a post from: Just Football

by Rodrigo Beilfuss

As most major football leagues in Europe approach their season finale the Brazilian league rises in the horizon, and for that there's plenty of reason to smile.

I'm here to tell you why.

I was talking to an American recently who got into soccer as a result of watching Ronaldinho at his extraordinary best -- which seems a long time ago. Now he is not sure whether to feel angry with the player for spending so long betraying his own almost unparalleled talent, or grateful that for a few years Ronaldinho hit a peak of performance that few have ever matched.