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 [.

Robinho makes a stunning return

Robinho made a dream return to Santos scoring a spectacular winning goal in the 2-1 victory against São Paulo.

Signed by Santos for six months from Manchester City, Robinho came on in the 56th minute when the score stood 1-1 in the Arena Barueri.

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 [.

São José Esporte Clube, usually called São José, is a Brazilian soccer team from São José dos Campos. It was founded on August 13, 1933 and currently campaigns in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship. São José was one of the first clubs of [.

Rodrigo Possebon at Santos

Defensive midfielder, Rodrigo Possebon, has signed a four-year contract with Santos. The Vila Belmiro side have acquired 35% of the 21-year-old's economic rights – the rest are owned by an investment group. Possebon will be presented officially on Monday. Santos have already won the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa do Brasil this season.

Dentinho

News coming from Turkey suggests that Corinthians man, Dentinho, could be on his way to Istanbul.

Rumour has it that Dentinho's representative and a Corinthians director are in Turkey to negotiate a possible move to Fenerbahçe.

Dentinho, whose real name is Bruno Ferreira Bonfim, turns 21 in two days.

Former Real Madrid Galacticomates Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos were reunited on the pitch yesterday, when Carlos made his slide-tackle-tastic debut for Corinthians, in the team's 2-1 win over Bragantino in the Campeonato Paulista. We'll be seeing more of the famous double act in the Copa Libertadores this year.

André on target for Santos

Second-half goals from André and Giovanni earned Santos all the points against a plucky Rio Claro on Sunday.

Santos were clearly suffering from a carnaval hangover throughout most of the match and went behind to relegation-threatened Rio Claro late in the first period when Jefferson hit home from close range.

Wayne Raphael Dantas Araújo era um promissor lateral esquerdo do Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto. Ou seria. Não foram as suas habilidades ou os seus bons resultados que deram a ele destaque nacional na imprensa esportiva. Wayne foi protagonista de um lance curioso e infeliz no Campeonato Paulista Sub-15 de 2002, que acabou marcando negativamente e prejudicando definitivamente a sua carreira.

Birgit Prinz- She is one of Germany's best known female football players. She has won the World Cup twice in 2003 and 2007. She also won the UEFA Women's Championship five times. Prinz is the all-time leading scorer at World Cups with 14 goals as well as all-time leading scorer at Olympic Games with 10 goals.

Santos sweep São Paulo aside in the Vila

The finals of the Campeonato Paulista 2010 will be decided between Santos and Santo André.

On Sunday, Santos put three past a toothless São Paulo to bring their total of goals to 90 in 25 games this season. São Paulo's best chance of getting through the tie came in the first leg at the Morumbi.

Thumbs up from Roberto Carlos just one of the big stars in this year's Paulista

Is it that time already? It seems like yesterday that some of us were cheering Flamengo as they lifted the Campeonato Brasileiro. Now, a little under six weeks later, professional football has returned to Brazil with the start of the 27 state championships.

Portuguesa enjoy the afternoon against São Paulo

34 goals flew in in the opening round of the Campeonato Paulista 2010.

The highest score was at the Palestra Itália were Palmeiras hammered Mogi Mirim 5-1. Diego Souza struck twice. Léo, the on-loan centreback from Grêmio, Robert and Cleiton Xavier also hit the net.

Hernanes gets acrobatic

Ricardo Gomes' São Paulo managed their first win of the campaign after brushing aside strugglers Rio Claro in the Morumbi.

The Tricolor were far from their best but goals from Hernanes, Washington and Rogério Ceni ensured a plucky Rio Claro would stay bottom.

Gorgeous Jorge

In the first big derby in the Campeonato Paulista, a goal from Jorge Henrique was enough to give Corinthians their first win against Palmeiras since 2006 and send the Musketeers to the top of the league.

Henrique's goals came with just six minutes on the on clock after the diminutive forward out jumped the Palmeiras defence.

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.

Astunned Elias can only look on after Neymar strikes for Santos

Santos staked their claim for the Paulista after overcoming a full-strength Corinthians side 2-1 in the Vila Belmiro.

Even without Robinho who was on international duty with Brazil, the Santos youngsters put on a mesmerizing performance overshadowing a Corinthians team that included an out-of-shape Ronaldo making a rare appearance.

As per CNN, the original Ronaldo is retiring from football in 2011. For you ladies, he is the heavier and not-so good looking seen to your right. The Brazilian International was a member of the winning 1994 World Cup squad and has scored 62 goals in 97 appearances. He has played for clubs Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona, Internazionale, Real Madrid, Milan, and the Corinthians.

Santos coach Dorival Junior is close to leading his side to the playoffs

Santos' run of nine wins in a row in the Paulista came to an end on Sunday night when they were held 1-1 by Portuguesa in the estádio Canindé. Héverton struck first for the homeside and Santos had to wait until the 89th minute before Zé Eduardo grabbed an equalizer.

Palmeiras dancing with the stars

A Palmeiras side languishing in midtable shocked Santos by pulling off a stunning 4-3 win in the Vila Belmiro. In the best game of the competition so far, Roberto Pinho was the hero with three excellent goals. Palmeiras' chances of making the playoffs remain slim but the win will be a huge tonic for the Greens and new coach Antonio Carlos Zago who was already feeling the pressure.

How long will Santos be able to keep this lot together?

Scouts from Paris Saint Germain, Lille and Olympique Marseille are in Brazil and their reports might prompt a shopping spree at the Vila Belmiro. The French have watched Santos training sessions and are particularly interested in Neymar, Paulo Henrique Lima, André and Wesley – and the hefty price tags haven't put the Europeans off.

Two from São Paulo, Prudente, Portuguesa and Corinthians will make the finals

Santos and Santo André have already qualified for the playoffs in the Campeonato Paulista. Now, with just one game to go, the fight is on between Grêmio Prudente, São Paulo, Corinthians and Portuguesa.

On Sunday, Prudente pulled off a 3-2 win away at Bragantino to go 3rd on 34 points.

Two for Wesley (left)

Santos took a major step towards clinching the Campeonato Paulista after overcoming a plucky Santo André in the first leg of the finals on Sunday. Rank outsiders, Santo André, governed the first-half and deservedly took the lead through a Bruno César free kick with 35 minutes gone.

Neymar leads the celebrations for Santos

Santos were crowned champions of the Campeonato Paulista 2010 after drawing 5-5 on aggregate with Santo André. The boys from the Vila won the first leg 3-2 but lost the second by the same score line. With no penalties or extra-time in the competition, Santos took the title because they finished higher in the group stage.

Pará, Zé Eduardo, Madson and Paulo Henrique strike a familiar pose for title favourites Santos

The State tournaments are over and now the real test is about to begin with the start of Brazil's national league: the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Exciting and intriguing, bizarre and imperfect, the Brasileirão makes for a fascinating blend.

Various state championships came to a conclusion in Brazil this weekend and there were no real surprises in terms of the eventual winners. The Carioca Championship already hailed its new champion Botafogo two weeks ago after the team had won both stages of their state competition. This weekend saw more victorious scenes in various state championships which have now all been decided with just a week to go before the new Brasileiro (Brazilian national championship) season gets under way.

Neymar da Silva Santos or just simply Neymar is a Brazilian future soccer star. He is the most highly rated Brazilian recently that many labeled him as the "New Pele" or New "Robinho".

But with the scoring feat he did for his present club Santos FC, he can be called the "New Ronaldo" as well.

AC Milan are on the rise, the rossoneri are aiming for the scudetto now that they have new stars like Ibrahimovic and Robinho. These two stars added to Ronaldinho and Pato provide an attacking group of players which seem very dangerous. Now you can follow AC Milan on GolTV, which has decided to include "AC Milan Channel".

El miercoles pasado un capitulo mas se escribió en la polemica carrera del jugador Neymar ariete del Santos brasileño. el delantero se comporto como un verdadero idiota, despotricó contra el Directo tecnico de su club Dorival Junior frente a compañeros y periodistas porque no le permitió patear un penal en partido por la liga brasileña.

El miercoles pasado un capitulo mas se escribió en la polemica carrera del jugador Neymar ariete del Santos brasileño. el delantero se comporto como un verdadero idiota, despotricó contra el Directo tecnico de su club Dorival Junior frente a compañeros y periodistas porque no le permitió patear un penal en partido por la liga brasileña.

Parabéns Dios Diego Lugano. Alma tricolor, sangue celeste!
Hoje, aniversário de 30 anos do nosso grande zagueiro. Campeão da Libertadores e do Mundial 2005 pelo SPFC.
Vamos conhecer melhor esse zagueiro.

Former FIFA World Player of the Year (1999) and 2002 World Cup-winning midfielder Rivaldo has signed for modest Sao Paulo-based Mogi Mirim. The former Barcelona and AC Milan player played for the club from 1992 to 1993 and currently acts as the club's president. During his five-year stay at FC Barcelona (1997-2002) the now 38-year old [.

Aos 38 anos, Rivaldo vai voltar a jogar no Brasil, mais precisamente no Mogi Mirim, clube de que é presidente. O antigo astro da selecção brasileira e de clubes como Barcelona, Milan, Corunha, Olympiakos e AEK Atenas anunciou no final da semana passada que vai disputar o Campeonato Paulista de 2011, onde se poderá estrear contra o São Paulo.

Despite finishing in a disappointing 8th position in the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, São Paulo-based club Santos FC did manage to win a double this year. The club's trophies came from the 2010 Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo state championship) and Copa do Brasil (Brazil Cup). In commemoration of its double, Santos has launched a special edition retro-look Umbro 2010 [.