The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April. The 2010 edition of the Campeonato Paulista started this weekend with [.

Clube Atlético Mineiro, usually known as Atlético, is a football club based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. They currently campaign in the top-tier of Brazilian soccer the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Last season the club, nicknamed Galo (Rooster in English), finished in 7th place in the league. Last night Atlético Mineiro presented their Topper kit collection [.

Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It was founded in 1909 by several youngsters from the German community of the town. Coritiba currently campaigns in the second tier of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B following their relegation from Série A at [.

Beauty and soccer go hand in hand in Brazil. Last month we gave you a taste of the soccer babes who were the Gata do Paulistão 2010 finalists followed by a look at the contest finals. Now it's time for the ladies of the soccer clubs of Rio de Janeiro to partake in the Musas [...]

Nike and the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol have officially launched the Brazil World Cup 2010 away jersey. This follows weeks of internet leaks featuring the Seleção's alternative shirt. The Brazil Nike 2010/11 away jersey launch was spearheaded by Brazil international and Nike athlete Robinho and coincided with the country's world famous Carnaval celebrations.

Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. They currently campaign in the 2nd tier of Brazilian football, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, after being relegated from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2008. Last night, Figueirense and kit provider Fila presented the club's kit collection for the [.

Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on September 7, 1925. The club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (the fourth tier of soccer in Brazil). Treze last competed in the top division of Brazilian soccer, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, in 1983.

The U.S. Men's National Team fell 2-0 to a youthful Brazil side in an international friendly at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey on Tuesday night. Playing in front of a crowd of 77,223, new Brazil manager Mano Menezes' team dominated play for much of the match with superior technical ability and pace compared [.

Rio de Janeiro club Fluminense won its second ever Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title (and first since 1984) on Sunday with a 1-0 home victory over relegated Guarani. Among the tens of thousands long-suffering Tricolor Carioca fans packing Fluminense's stadium yesterday were a host of Brazilian soccer babes celebrating their club's championship.

Rio de Janeiro club Fluminense won its second ever Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title (and first since 1984) on Sunday with a 1-0 home victory over relegated Guarani. Among the tens of thousands long-suffering Tricolor Carioca fans packing Fluminense's stadium yesterday were a host of Brazilian soccer babes celebrating their club's championship.

Gremio unveiled their Puma 2010 home and away kits on Saturday night before their 1-0 Campeonato Gaúcho victory over Porto Alegre. The club took the unique approach of having a very fancentric kit presentation with over 40 female fans taking the field in the new club jerseys.]Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as [.

The New York Red Bulls defeated an experimental Santos FC (of Brazil) 3-1 in front of a sold-out crowd yesterday to open the new crown jewel of American soccer stadiums Red Bull Arena. Estonian international Joel Lindpere opened the scoring for New York in the 10th with a one-time rebound off his own free kick [.

Brazil the land of samba and sexy soccer brings us yet another crop of soccer babes in the form of the Gata do Paulistão 2010 competition. The competition runs concurrently with the Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State Championship) and features female models from each of the tournament's clubs (Corinthians, Mirassol, Monte Blue, Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Gremio [.

A few days ago, we brought you a look at some of the contestants taking part in the Gata do Paulistão 2010 competition. Needless to say, Football Fashion's first ever Gata do Paulistão was extremely popular. Last night, the finals of the competition took place. The event culminated with the crowning of 25-year old Fernanda Passos [.

Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of Central-West and is the sole representative of the region in the Brazil's top flight of soccer the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. They are managed by former Brazil national team boss [.

Botafogo won the Carioca but how will they do in the Brasileiro?

We kick off our TV coverage of the Campeonato Brasileiro on May 8th with a trip to Rio as Carioca champions Botafogo take on Neymar, Paulo Henrique and Robinho and co in the Engenhão.

1st round
08/05 – 18:30 BOTAFOGO x SANTOS – Engenhão
09/05 – 16:00 FLAMENGO x SÃO PAULO – Maracanã

2nd round (3 games)
15/05 – 18:30 – SÃO PAULO x BOTAFOGO – Morumbi
16/05 – 16:00 – GRÊMIO x CORINTHIANS – Olímpico
16/05 – 18:30 VASCO x PALMEIRAS – São Januário

3rd round
22/05 – 18:30 – PALMEIRAS x GRÊMIO – Palestra Itália
23/05 – 16:00 – CORINTHIANS x FLUMINENSE – venue to be decided

All times Brasília & and all games subject to change

Rafael Sobis, Leandro and Giuliano notched second-half goals to lead Brazil's Internacional to a 3-2 win (5-3 on aggregate) over Mexican side Chivas de Guadalajara in the second leg of the 2010 Copa Libertadores final at the Beira-Rio stadium last night. Internacional won the first leg 2-1 in Mexico last week on Guadalajara's synthetic pitch and [.

Esporte Clube Bahia (often simply known as Bahia) are a Brazilian football team based in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1988 and the Taça Brasil (the predecessor to the modern Brazilian League) in 1959, after beating Pelé's Santos. Bahia is one of the most popular teams from the [.

1 Year On... 10 Best Youngsters at Under-20 World Cup 2009 [Progress Update pt.1] is a post from: Just Football

A year ago we kept a very close eye on the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2009 here at Just Football, and at the end of the tournament in Egypt we presented our 10 best players of the tournament a look at some future stars of football, potentially.

AC Milan's Ronaldinho has been named in to the Brazil squad that will face arch-rivals Argentina on November 17th in a friendly in Doha, Qatar. The two-time FIFA World Player of the Year last represented the Selecção in April 2009 in a COMNEBOL World Cup qualifier against Peru. Goalkeepers: Jefferson (Botafogo), Neto (Atletico Paranaense) Victor (Gremio) Defenders: Andre Santos [.

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On this week's predictions we turn our eyes to Brazil and the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, as well as El Clásico in La Liga. Languagecaster's Damian and Damon will also be hoping they have bragging rights next week as their teams Spurs and Liverpool clash in the Premier League.

Brazil World Cup 2002 winner Roberto Carlos has been officially introduced as a Corinthians player. The 36-year-old defender returns to Brazil after 15 years of playing in Europe on a two-year contract. During his Corinthians presentation Carlos said that he will end his career at Corinthians and vowed to help the club win its first Copa Libertadores [.

Santos Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Santos, is a Brazilian football team from Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. They currently play in the highest level of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club has produced many well known players including the likes of Pelé, Careca, Robinho and Elano.

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state. They currently campaign in the second tier of Brazilian football, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, after being relegated from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at the end of the 2008 season.

Popular Brazilian club Corinthians Paulista are counting down to their August centennial anniversary. At that time the São Paulo side will officially launch its Nike Centenary kit collection. In the build up to the its Centenary, Corinthians will be presenting a retro Kit of the Month from January to August 2010.

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is one of the most successful football team in Brazilian history, having won the first edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, the Brazilian Série A four times, the Brazilian Cup twice, the São Paulo State Championship 26 times, amongst other honours They've been in the news in recent times for [.

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 4th place last season's league. As such, Cruzeiro qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Felipão - the coach should be returning to Palmeiras this week

With the World Cup out of the way, the Campeonato Brasileiro is set to restart this Wednesday evening.

Many clubs took the opportunity to rejig their personnel. Only seven rounds were played before the break, but eight teams (Atlético Paranaense, Atlético Goianiense, Avaí, Ceará, Cruzeiro, Internacional, Palmeiras and Vasco) have already swapped coach.

Busting a Bloodvessel?

Corinthians marked Ronaldo's return to action with a 2-1 win over Vitória in the Pacaembu. The portly striker had missed over 100 days but managed 62 minutes though he failed to score – that was left to Iarley and Paulinho. Kléber Pereira struck for the visitors. The win kept the Musketeers in the hunt for the title as they reduced Fluminense's lead to three points.

The artist formally known as Marcelinho

Eron, Casemiro, Lucas, (photo), Alan Patrick, Bernardo, Elkeson, Neto Berola – seven names to look out for.

Mid-September. The pitches are lush; the stadiums are full(ish) because most of the major football competitions around the world have only recently kicked off.

Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It was founded in 1909 by several youngsters from the German community of the town. Coritiba currently campaigns in the second tier of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B following their relegation from Série A at the [.

Soccer cheerleaders have been a prominent in Major League Soccer and the Mexican Primera for some time now. In recent years the land of Samba and some of the best soccer players in history, Brazil, has picked up on the trend. Among the most popular of the Brazilian soccer cheerleading troupes is the Santos FC [.

Brazilian international Robinho has been officially presented as a Santos player. Robinho returned to his original club by stepping out of a helicopter with Brazilian and Santos legend Pele in front of thousands of the Santos fans. The 26-year-old Brazilian returns to Santos on a six-month loan deal from money-rich Manchester City after failing to impress new [.

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is one of the most successful football team in Brazilian history, having won the first edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, the Brazilian Série A four times, the Brazilian Cup twice, the São Paulo State Championship 26 times, amongst other honours They've been in the news in recent times for [.

São Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called São Paulo FC or just São Paulo is the most successful club in Brazil, holding the most national league and international titles of any Brazilian club. They are the only team to have won the Brazilian Série A six times. They have also won the Campeonato Paulista 21 times.

Sport Club Internacional, known simply as Internacional or Inter, is a Brazilian football team from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded on April 4, 1909. Many may remember Inter for their 2006 FIFA World Club cup triumph over an FC Barcelona side featuring the likes of Ronaldinho and Deco. While they've not qualified for the [.

Former Real Madrid and occasional Brazil national team right back Cincinho has been officially presented as a São Paulo FC player. Cincinho joins the Tricolor Paulista on loan from Italian Serie A club AS Roma until the end of the 2010 season. He is the latest in a series of big name signings for Campeonato Brasileiro [.

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club located in Rio de Janeiro. Flamengo's football/soccer team is one of the most popular club in Brazil with an estimated 35 million supporters and placed 9th in the FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century ranking. Led by Brazil international Adriano, Flamengo is also the defending Campeonato [.

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 4th place last season's league. As such, Cruzeiro qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Roberto Carlos becomes the latest soccer player or club to delve into the world of fashion with his own brand. Cristiano Ronaldo did it with his CR7 line. Real Madrid then became the first football club to launch a lingerie line. FC Barcelona soon followed suit with its high-end Barça Red Line. Now Roberto Carlos [.