This week we focus on teams that are on a run, who have several wins on the trot, or having a hard time breaking a winless streak. As always we cross the globe to choose our matches England, Germany, Italy, Holland, Brazil, and Japan. This week's guest predictor is Mike who is a fan of Manchester City.

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River Plate se presentó en Quito prácticamente sin media cancha con 3 ó 4 al ataque constantemente preocuparon a la Liga solo al inicio, pero al minuto 13 Néicer Reasco es derribado por Sosa y el arbitro señala el penal que cobra muy bien Claudio Bieler.

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The Copa Sudamericana will determine its final match-up on Thursday, November 19, 2009 as LDU Quito takes on River Plate. The winner will take on Fluminense in the final. Heading into the second leg, River Plate leads 2-1 on aggregate but LDU Quito hosts the second leg. Who will advance? Find out with live coverage on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the link below.

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As you're probably aware, Brazilian football (CBF and CONMEBOL for that matter) have no respect for the international break. So two matches took place in Brazil on Wednesday night one for Copa Sudamericana and one for the Brasileiro. And it was enough for the biggest collective nervous breakdown, I've ever seen.

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Fluminense de Brasil se convirtió en el primer finalista de la Copa Sudamericana al derrotar 2-1 a Cerro Porteño de Paraguay, con goles en el 92' y 95'. Al final, hubo batalla campal y patadas para todos los gustos. Si no lo cree, vea estas fotos. Click to continue reading...

USA - Denmark starts on ESPN Classic at 2:30pm and picking up on ESPN2 when their coverage of Ukraine - Greece (starts at 1pm) ends. ESPN Classic will show the entire game uninterrupted. GolTV has Italy - Sweden at 2:30pm. Setanta has Bosnia - Portugal at 2:40pm and Slovenia - Russia on Xtra at the same time (5pm on Setanta). Click to continue reading...

After the 35th round of Brasileirao, one thing is clear: the champion will be red and black. The only thing that remains unclear is if it will also carry the white of Sao Paulo, or it will have just the two colors of Flamengo.

The two sides took advantage of Palmeiras' tie against Sport and look ready for the title.

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More points for Fluminense but has their run come to late?

Wins for São Paulo and Flamengo left them in 1st and 2nd place respectively with just three games to go in the Campeonato Brasiliero.

53,000 turned up at the estádio Morumbi as São Paulo took on Vitória in on Saturday.

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After the victory in Paraguay against Cerro Porteno, Fluminense players had to wait to leave the pitch. Angry with the result, the local fans started throwing rocks in the pitch.

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What seemed to be a terrible year for Fluminense may end up as a good one, after all (obviously, staying in the first division is fundamental to that). In the first-leg of the semis, Flu played as it is supposed to: as a big and traditional club. It played the first-half better than Cerro Porteno, but did not score.

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Copa del Rey on GolTV: Athletico Bilbao - Vallecano at 3pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox Sports en Espanol: Cerro Porteno - Fluminense at 8:30pm. Friendly on Azteca: Santos Laguna - Santos at 10:30pm. All Times Eastern Click to continue reading...

While Sir Alex once again displayed his ref insulting Tourrettes after his side's loss to Chelsea, what Palmeiras president Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo had to say about referee Carlos Eugenio Simon after their 1-0 loss to Fluminense makes the sum total of Fergie's ref rants look downright complimentary by comparison.

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This is what the Maracana looked like in the victory against Palmeiras.

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Without even stepping into the pitch on the weekend, Sao Paulo did something that has been very common for the club lately: It reached the top of Campeonato Brasileiro. In the 34th round of the tournament, the club, who fights for its 4th Brazilian title in a row, benefited from the defeats of Palmeiras and Atletico-MG.

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Copa Sudamericana reached the semifinals, two Brazilian clubs had the chance to be in the final 4. However, only Fluminense did so. Flu visited Universidad de Chile and one more time relied on Fred. The ex-Lyon seems to be playing for all the matches he did nothing since the beginning of the year.

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U-17 World Cup on Galavision: Mexico - Korea at 10am. Europa League on GolTV: Hamburgh - Celtic at 1pm, Villarreal - Lazio at 3pm, and Everton - Benfica at 8pm. MLS playoffs on ESPN2: Salt Lake - Columbus at 8pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox SPorts en Espanol: Universidad - Fluminense at 6pm and LDU Quito - Velez Sarsfield at 8:30pm. Click to continue reading...

Flamengo v Fluminense, Brazil

Over the coming weeks we'll be giving you the run down on the World's most passionate and fiercest rivalry in football. We start our list with two Brazilian giants.

History
Known as ‘Fla-Flu' this is Brazil's most passionate rivalry, dating back to 1911 when 9 Fluminense players quit the club to form Flamengo, which at the time was just a rowing club, any one for Pimms old boy?

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Segue a numeração da seleção brasileira, no Mundial Sub-17 que será disputado nos meses de Outubro e Novembro de 2009, na Nigéria, jogadores nascidos em 1992 e 1993.
Número 1 - ALISSON - Internacional-BRA - Goleiro
Número 2 - CRYSTIAN - Santos-BRA - Defensor
Número 3 - GERSON - Grêmio-BRA - Defensor
Número 4 - ROMARIO LEIRIA - Internacional-BRA - Defensor
Número 5 - ELIVELTON - Santos-BRA - Meio-Campo
Número 6 - DODO - Corinthians-BRA - Defensor
Número 7 - JOAO PEDRO - Atlético Mineiro-BRA - Meio-Campo
Número 8 - WELLINGTON - Fluminense-BRA - Meio-Campo
Número 9 - ZEZINHO - Juventude-BRA - Meio-Campo
Número 10 - COUTINHO - Vasco da Gama-BRA - Meio-Campo
Número 11 - NEYMAR - Santos-BRA - Atacante
Número 12 - LUIS GUILHERME - Botafogo-BRA - Goleiro
Número 13 - ROMARIO - Vitória-BRA - Defensor
Número 14 - GUILHERME - Atlético Paranaense-BRA - Meio-Campo
Número 15 - SIDIMAR - Atléticmo Mineiro-BRA - Defensor
Número 16 - CASIMIRO - São Paulo-BRA - Meio-Campo
Número 17 - GIOVANI - Internacional-BRA - Atacante
Número 18 - WILLEN - Vasco da Gama - Atacante
Número 19 - FELIPINHO - Internacional-BRA - Atacante
Número 20 - WELLINGTON SILVA - Fluminense-BRA - Atacante
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The two Brazilian clubs still in the Copa Sudamericana did not start well the quarter-finals of Copa Sudamericana. Botafogo and Fluminense will have a lot of work if they plan to advance to the semis. Botafogo visited Cerro Porteno in Paraguay and lost 2-1. Reinaldo scored for Bota, but if the club from Rio wants to advance, it must win at Maracana.

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MLS on ESPN2: Chivas USA - Chicago at 8pm. Europa League on GolTV: Benfica - Everton at 1pm, Fulham - Roma at 3pm, and Lazio - Villarreal at 8pm. Copa Sudamericana on Fox Sports en Espanol: River Plate - San Lorenzo at 5:30pm and Fluminense - Universidad at 7:30pm. CONCACAF Champions League: Comunicaciones - UNAM Pumas at 10pm. Click to continue reading...

• Ok, she's not playing in the Brasileirao ... but Marta still led Santos to the first Female Copa Libertadores victory after a convincing 9-0 win over Universidad de Assunción yesterday. Need we say more?
• Flamengo stunned leaders Palmeiras with a neat 2-0 victory thanks to a double (again) from Dejan Petkovic.

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A dejeted looking Souza and Marcos as Náutico thrash the leaders 3-0

Despite a shock 3-0 loss at strugglers Náutico, Palmeiras remain five points clear at the top of the Brasileiro with nine games to go. As usual when the Palestra Itália outfit slip up, none of their main rivals were able to take advantage as no one in the top five managed to win.

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Kieza from Fluminense in the match against Atletico Alianza for Copa Sudamericana

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The irony? Those two clubs are in the relegation zone of Campeonato Brasileiro. This shows how much Brazilian clubs care about this competition and how low its level is. Botafogo and Fluminense are the ones trying not only to save the season, but also to save Brazil's reputation in the tournament.

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In the opening leg of the round of 16, Brazilian clubs showed how much this tournament is of interest. Out of the 5 clubs, just one, Botafogo, won. Playing as visitors, Vitoria and Goias had defeats which are not likely to be reversed in Brazil. Fluminense visited the second the last side of the Peruvian league, and just tied (well, just look where Flu is in the Brasileirao too.

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Last month we talked to São Paulo front man, Washington, about his career and the Morumbi club's dramatic surge up the table. Brave heart talks about his time at Ponte Preta, Atlético Paranaense, Japan, Fluminense, and tells us that São Paulo can still clinch a record-breaking fourth league title in a row.

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-- First off, down in Brazil, Fluminense players need a police escort for protection from their own fans. Rabid fans attacked the team bus after a loss left the team in last place. Relegation is a bitch.
-- Some Bolivian player tested positive for the steroid dexamethazone after a World Cup qualifier. Click to continue reading...

Aww, this should be on Pimp My Ride eh, futbolitas? Yes, Gremio's class of 1983 certainly look ferosh on this Volkswagen that was presented during the team's weekend game against Fluminense. And Lady Luck certainly wore blue as the tricolor gaucho went on to defeat their visitors 5-1.

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Costa Rica's hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup are now in the hands of a coach who is familiar with qualifying for the tournament.

The Costa Rican Federation hired Brazilian Rene Simoes to replace Rodrigo Kenton as head coach on Wednesday. He will make his debut when Costa Rica faces Trinidad & Tobago on Oct.

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Costa Rica's hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup are now in the hands of a coach who is familiar with qualifying for the tournament.

The Costa Rican Federation hired Brazilian Rene Simoes to replace Rodrigo Kenton as head coach on Wednesday. He will make his debut when Costa Rica faces Trinidad & Tobago on Oct.

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The site Futebol Finance produced a list of the top 25 salaries of Brazilian footballers around the world. The surprise? The list has a number of players who are veterans or have not produced much in recent seasons. That shows us that even in football, the brand is what counts. What is also scary about the list?

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• Botafogo's fans made a banner teasing Fluminense's injured striker, Fred in their 0-0 home draw yesterday. The striker has been suffering muscular problems in his thigh and hasn't played a single match since July 23rd. The banner read : "Hey Vilma, where's Fred?

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Getting relegated sucks. Nobody ever goes down without a fight, but really, there's only so much you can do in that situation. I mean, it's like you can formally ask a higher power for a legitimate miracle to save your club from the clutches of demotion, right? After all, it's only football.

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Santista Nation,
the game agaist Fluminense wasn't our best performance. We played a weak team that showed why they are in last place in this championship. But a win is always a win and that's what matters. Our goal of being in the next Libertadores Cup is still alive. We are not far at all from the qualifying zone. Click to continue reading...