The quarter finals of Copa do Brasil started with the promise of lots of goals. Ronaldo, Fred, Nilmar... There was a great amount of names. The star of the night, however, in the two most promising matches were the goalies and the post.

Corinthians 1 - 0 Fluminense: This was supposed to be a Ronaldo x Fred contest.

This is a bit late, but necessary. Brazil lost the final of the U20, but the result was just a detail (besides the fact that young Brazilian squads always lose to African nations). The real question is: what can we expect of those players in the future?

Possibly, 1 or 2 will be adult World Cup material (in my opinion, one of them will be Giuliano).

Fellas, turn away. This has got to be the most painful penalty ever won - and if not the most painful, at least in the top three (or bottom three, as it were). Fluminense keeper Fernando Henrique, who infamously wins the only penalty I've ever seen a keeper win and is surely among only a [...]

With the end of the transfer window, Blog do PVC listed how many what players left the clubs playing the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro. And this was not a good harvest season. Only 31 players left. Last year, by the 22nd round, 53 players had left, and four more left until the end of the tournament.