Once a top flight club and the 1999 Copa do Brasil winner, Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian soccer team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The campaigned in the third tier of Brazilian football, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, during the 2010 season but has now been [.

On Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Neymar once again showed why he's one of the most talked about young Brazilian football players thanks to this beauty of a goal in the 26th minute that gave Santos an early 3-0 lead over Flamengo. Unfortunately for Santos, they ended up losing this offensive battle 4-5, with Ronaldinho picking up a hat trick for the visiting Flamengo, which managed to score three goals in the first half too.

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.

By Stefan Bienkowski, writing from Glasgow

Arturo Vidal (Chile)

Considered by many, as the sole reason for Leverkusen's fantastic second place finish in the Bundesliga this season. The Box-to-Box midfielder contributed 10 goals and 12 assists for Werkself and will be well aware that his ambition and talent may have outgrown the Rhine side by the end of the summer.

In the last 24 hours, Brazil witnessed almost three dramatic defeats in different levels:
Just now, Germany managed to defeat Brazil 4-3 in World Cup U-17 in Mexico to win the third place. Brazil was leading 3-2, but didn't manage to protect the score.
Just few hours before that game, Brazil lost the quarter final of the women World Cup to USA after again Brazil failed to protect its score.

(In)Famous Facial Hair in Football: Then and Now - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

It's something that's perhaps said almost as much in jest as it is in seriousness, but for some, the mark of a true manly man is all in the facial hair.

If you subscribe to that notion, then you may also be among the population that feels that football isn't what it used to be, with finesse, flair, and frailty pushing physicality in the past, or at best compressed into several three-to-five minute Youtube compilations.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais founded on January 2, 1921. Cruzeiro currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian soccer – the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club finished in 2nd place in last season's league and won the 2010 Campeonato Mineiro.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais founded on January 2, 1921 that has featured players such as Alex, Dida, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ramires through the years. The club currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian soccer – the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and finished [.

Lucas Piazon

Premier League side Chelsea are reported to be eyeing São Paulo U17 player, Lucas Piazon. Inter Milan are also interested in the forward who turns 17 later this month. Piazon is seen as one of the Morumbi club's best prospects in years and is expected to make his professional debut this season.

São Paulo have put an €80 million price tag on Lucas Moura. Is he worth it? Find out for yourself by tuning in to our games

In case you missed the news, Premier Sports TV is now covering our games from the Campeonato Paulista, and later this year, the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Ronaldo bids farewell to football His legacy lives on! - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

In the mid-90s a striker from Brazil was making tremors throughout the world football as he scored 42 goals in 46 appearances with PSV Eindhoven.

His journey continued from there to Barcelona to Inter Milan to Real Madrid and greatness pursued in all the four leagues he played in.

From Santos to River Plate: Glory and agony on wild night in South America is a post from: Just Football

Roughly 2,050 kilometres separate the city of Córdoba, Argentina, and Santos, the municipality located in São Paulo state, Brazil. Travelling by air is recommended but it is possible by land.

From Santos to River Plate: Glory and agony on wild night in South America is a post from: Just Football

Roughly 2,050 kilometres separate the city of Córdoba, Argentina, and Santos, the municipality located in São Paulo state, Brazil. Travelling by air is recommended but it is possible by land.

A Tale of Two 5-4s: Lille v Marseille / Santos v Flamengo (VIDEO) is a post from: Just Football

For every action there's a reaction. Perhaps it was the football gods repaying the world for an inhibited Copa America (to put it lightly), a tonic to ease the strained jaws of an often yawn-inducing few weeks in Argentina.

A Tale of Two 5-4s: Lille v Marseille / Santos v Flamengo (VIDEO) is a post from: Just Football

For every action there's a reaction. Perhaps it was the football gods repaying the world for an inhibited Copa America (to put it lightly), a tonic to ease the strained jaws of an often yawn-inducing few weeks in Argentina.

Photo, Shoot Robinho, Neymar and Spongebob Squarepants is a post from: Just Football

Neymar and Robinho enjoy some downtime in their own inimitable style.

(For previous Photo, Shoots on Just Football follow the link)

Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian soccer team based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Nicknamed Figueira (The Fig Tree), the club currently campaigns in the top tier of Brazilian football, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, following its promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in at the end of the 2011 season.

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Ronaldinho reached an agreement with AC Milan to officially end his contract with the Italian club on Thursday, clearing the way for his to return to Brazil. Ronaldinho did not announce his new club, however, and three Brazilian clubs remain in contention to sign the two-time FIFA player of the year [.

Palmeiras must perform in the Paulistão or it could be goodbye to Luis Felipe Scolari

São Paulo's state Championship The Campeonato Paulista kicks off on 15th January. Big name clubs Santos, Corinthians, São Paulo and Palmeiras will once again take to the field to do battle in a competition that has been running since 1901.

Botafogo are the defending Carioca champions

As controversial as they are a regular feature of the Brazilian football calendar, the state championships are back in the next couple of weeks. Though derided as an unnecessary burden on teams and players alike it seems that these championships are going to remain for a long time as they are part of the country's football tradition.

Jack Lang writes an excellent blog on Brazilian football called Snap Kaka and Pop! You can follow him on Twitter @Snap_Kaka_Pop ... Naturally, his favourite goal is by a famous Brazilian ...

Barcelona need a goal. Oleguer, that rare Marxist of a utility player, lumps the ball forward.

By Gordon Fleetwood, writing from NYC

2009 was drawing to a close, and the new year was around the corner. 2010 signaled the start of a new decade, and a time of celebration for fans of Corinthians. The new year completed the club's one hundredth year of existence, and celebrations were in order.

Soccer24 Rest of the World player Brasilian star Ronaldo (L) is tackled by Europe player Italian Alessandro Costacurta - http://www.fifa.com/worldfo... 7 hours ago from FIFA.com - Latest Photos - Comment - Like (FILES) Rest of the World player Brasilian star Ronaldo (L) is tackled by Europe player Italian Alessandro Costacurta during their gala match at the Velodrome stadium, December 4, 1997 in the French Mediterranean port city of Marseille, a few hours before the final draw of the 16th FIFA World Cup.

The Brazilian Football Association (CFB) has announced that Brazil will take on Scotland in an international friendly on March 27. The match will be played at the Emirates Stadium in London, the home of Arsenal.

Both sides haven't met since they met at the 1998 World Cup in France. Scotland caused Brazil all kinds of trouble 13 years back, but an own goal from Tom Boyd eventually helped the South Americans to a 2-1 win.

The Brazilian Football Association (CFB) has announced that Brazil will take on Scotland in an international friendly on March 27. The match will be played at the Emirates Stadium in London, the home of Arsenal.

Both sides haven't met since they met at the 1998 World Cup in France. Scotland caused Brazil all kinds of trouble 13 years back, but an own goal from Tom Boyd eventually helped the South Americans to a 2-1 win.

Adeus, Fenômeno is a post from: Just Football

Up to now, Just Football has been struggling to put 'O Fenomeno' Ronaldo's retirement into words truly befitting of the great man. Making his JF debut, Rodrigo Beilfuss does just that:

Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima is no longer a footballer.

After another Brazilian starlet has admitted that "it's a dream to play for Chelsea" it seems that Neymar's President of his club Santos has once again refuted the idea of the player leaving his club.
Lucas Piazon has already agreed a deal to sign for the club on his 18th birthday and will link up with Alex, Ramires and David Luiz at Chelsea.

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In this week's roundup of the football news from around the world, we focus on Brazil an amazing goalkeeper, a terrible haircut and claims of racism in a friendly match between the South American side and Scotland.

Rogerio Ceni The 100 Goal Keeper is a post from: Just Football

Campos, Higuita, Chilavert, Rogério Ceni. Rodrigo Beilfuss reports on Sao Paulo's legendary keeper:

I watched it live on television, but I must have seen it again on Youtube one hundred times since then.

Fernandinho is brought down some two meters away from the penalty box.

There's a beautiful phrase in Brazilian football that was applied to the national side a few years ago. "They have too many Piano carriers and not enough Piano players." When I first heard it I instantly integrated it into my vocabulary because I...
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Some of the qualities that mark a great player are rather obvious and are largely centred on how he uses the ball when it is in his feet. Other qualities, however, are not that apparent. Strength of character, for instance, falls into this category. With the first, one can achieve some success but that won't be lasting if there isn't also the latter.

Mano Menezes looking for success before the Copa America

Mano Menezes has called up 28 players for the friendly internationals versus the Netherlands on June 4th and Romania 3 days later.
The Brazilians will take on the Dutch in the estádio Pacaembu in São Paulo. The Romania will be in the city of Goiânia and the estádio Serra Dourada.

Fluminense Football Club is a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based soccer team that currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Featuring former FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Portugual international Deco and current Brazil international Fred, Fluminense won its third Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title in 2010.

Santos From Pele to Neymar on the road to immortality is a post from: Just Football

by Gordon Fleetwood

It has been a long road for Santos this year in the Copa Libertadores. This was Santos' first campaign since 2008, when they exited at the quarter final stage.

The end of season special of Hand Of Pod is an epic an hour and three quarters for which I apologise, but there's good reason: South American football broadcasting legend Tim Vickery was talking to us in person over ... Continue reading →

On the round-up this week, Brazilian football chief Teixeira blasts the FA "pirates", Micah Richards, one of the best right backs in the world according to Micah Richards, bemoans his lack of England call-ups, and it's that time again when the Premier League starts whining about the August England international.

By Chris Wright

Let's start with the Neymar goal.

Love him or loathe him the boy's definitely got skills. The Brazilian wunderkind's latest wonder goal against Flamengo last night was pretty damn swish in fact, the little shimmy on the edge of the Flamengo box has already been christened 'the Neymar slalom'.

By Chris Wright

Let's start with the Neymar goal.

Love him or loathe him the boy's definitely got skills. The Brazilian wunderkind's latest wonder goal against Flamengo last night was pretty damn swish in fact, the little shimmy on the edge of the Flamengo box has already been christened 'the Neymar slalom'.

Sepp Blatter has taken steps to repair FIFA's damaged relationship with the FA, following his criticism of Brazilian football chief Ricardo Teixeira.

Fluminense Football Club is a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based soccer team that currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Featuring former FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Portugual international Deco and current Brazil international Fred, Fluminense won its third Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title in 2010.