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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Rogério Ceni scores then gets sent off against Santos
Three losses in a row has suddenly left Palmeiras' championship chances in grave doubt. The
latest defeat came away at strugglers Santo André on Wednesday. The result provided another
opportunity for Palmeiras' rivals to make ground on the leaders.
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You've probably heard the names. But you may not have seen them in action. Now here's your
chance to see Douglas Costa – the player who Manchester United have been linked with for over a
year – and Santos' highly-coveted teenager, Neymar. The two appeared on our weekly magazine show,
FootBrazil, and now you can watch the feature here.
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You've probably heard the names. But you may not have seen them in action. Now here's your
chance to see Douglas Costa – the player who Manchester United have been linked with for over a
year – and Santos' highly-coveted teenager, Neymar. The two appeared on our weekly magazine show,
FootBrazil, and now you can watch the feature here.
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Fernandão celebrates against Corinthians
On Saturday, just two points separated the top three sides in the Brasileiro. But even though
Palmeiras were not in action, they stayed top after Internacional lost away at Vitória and São
Paulo were held away at strugglers Santo André. Now just three points separate the top five.
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Numa altura em que se fala do interesse do Grémio de Porto Alegre e do Corinthians em Fabio
Rochemback aqui fica uma pequena brincadeira sobre um possÃvel dia na vida do médio brasileiro...
Qualquer semelhança com a realidade é pura coincidência...
"7.30 acorda antes do despertador tocar porque quando se vira na cama fica com a cabeça em cima de
um pacote de batatas fritas que comeu antes de adormecer.
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Diego Souza sports Palmeiras' new third kit
Palmeiras remained top after a 2-1 win over title rivals Internacional in the Palestra Itália.
Danny Moraes was adjudged to have stopped Diego Souza inside the box.
Obina converted the penalty to bring his tally to nine in the competition.
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Douglas Costa
You've probably heard the names. But you may not have seen them in action. Now here's your
chance to see Douglas Costa – the player who Manchester United have been linked with for over a
year – and Santos' highly-coveted teenager, Neymar. The two appeared on our weekly magazine show,
FootBrazil, and now you can watch the feature here.
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Champions São Paulo pick up another win
With the season at the halfway stage, just four points separate the top four teams in the
Brasileiro.
Palmeiras were held at home 1-1 by a plucky Botafogo. André Lima struck first for the away
team. Danilo got the equalizer for the league leaders.
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Douglas Costa: over rated and over priced?
Weekend reports in the British press have again linked Grêmio's Douglas Costa with Manchester
United.
The Premier League club have apparently been chasing the 18-year-old midfielder for more than a
year. Now they may be close to getting their man in a cut-price deal, which could see Costa moving
initially for as little as £7 million plus performance-related add-ons.
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No 20 day holiday in Manchester for Douglas Costa
According to a report in Brazil's Globoesporte.com, Grêmio have turned down an apparent
proposal by Manchester United to take Douglas Costa on a short loan period. The Reds wanted to get
a real look at the 18-year-old before deciding to make a heavy investment in the player.
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Douglas Costa
Contrary to reports circulating in the British press, Douglas Costa's agent, Cesar Bottega, does
not in fact believe that Manchester United are willing to pay the large fee Grêmio want for their
18-year-old.
"I don't believe that they [Manchester United] will reach this figure", the agent told Porto
Alegre newspaper Zero Hora.
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La 40ª edición del Brasileirão, que se promete como la más emocionante de los últimos
tiempos, dará comienzo este fin de semana, con el atractivo del presumible debut de Adriano Leite
con la camiseta del Flamengo en la cancha del Cruzeiro.
Además, otros partidos interesantes como el Fluminense-São Paulo o el Grêmio-Santos darán el
pistoletazo de salida a la competición nacional, horas después de que se conozca que el equipo
'tricolor' no tendrá que ir a disputar su encuentro de Copa Libertadores en México ante las
Chivas de Guadalajara, debido a la renuncia de los conjuntos 'aztecas' a la disputa del torneo.
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Neymar and Ronaldo: just two of the big stars in this year's Brasileiro
The dust has barely settled on the major state championships, but already it's time to focus on
Brazil's national league – the Campeonato Brasileiro.
The 2008 competition was one of the closest for years but this season could be even tighter.
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The fixtures involving the last 16 teams in the Libertadores will have an all-Brazil
confrontation with Palmeiras and Sport Recife locking horns once again.
The two met in the group stage with the São Paulo side coming out on top winning 2-0 win in
Recife and drawing 1-1 in the Palestra Itália.
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A ten man Grêmio came away with all the points against Bolivia's Aurora thanks to goals from
Jonas and Tcheco ...
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Grêmio and Cruzeiro failed to win their matches in the Libertadores vs Universidad de Chile
and Desportivo Quito ...
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Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Grêmio, is a
Brazilian professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. They finished in 2nd
place in the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. On February 11th, 2009, Gremio presented
their new Puma uniforms for the 2009 Copa Libertadores tournament at their club [.
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Grêmio's promising central defender, Léo, could be heading to Greece and Panathinaikos in
the next few days ...
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The Brasileiro is over for yet another year and now the dust has settled it's time to reflect on
the outcome and take a closer look at some of the league's statistics ...
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Russian side Spartak Moscow have offered around 7.5 million euros for Grêmio's defensive
midfielder Rafael Carioca ...
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For the final day of the season, we're in the estádio Bezerrão in the Distrito Federal
for São Paulo as they hope to clinch the title against Goiás. The situation at the top
could not be more dramatic ...
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Muricy Ramalho's São Paulo moved a step closer to becoming the first club to win the
Campeonato Brasileiro three years in a row after they easily disposed of a second-string
Internacional 3-0 in the Morumbi ...
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo's chance of taking a sixth Brasileiro became a little more remote on Saturday
after Palmeiras were taken apart by Fluminense 3-0 in the Maracanã ...
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Second-half goals from Ediglê and Edno gave strugglers Portuguesa three vital points against
Grêmio and reduced the Porto Alegre side's lead at the top to just one point ...
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Grêmio's 18-year-old midfielder, Douglas Costa, has appeared just twice for his club and has
scored one goal. But already the player is being connected with the likes of Manchester United and
Real Madrid. Costa is a Grêmio youth product and has a contract until 2013. His buy out clause
is in the region of US$40 million.
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With Brazil in action on Sunday against Venezuela, we're transmitting just one game this weekend
and our cameras are in the estádio Maracanã as Flamengo take on Atlético Mineiro ...
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The end of the 24th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro saw Grêmio extend their lead over
Cruzeiro and Palmeiras ...
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With Brazil in action against Chile on Sunday, we have just one game this weekend and that's at the
estádio Maracanã where Fluminense take on leaders Grêmio. Since Cuca's arrival,
Fluminense have shown signs of improvement and despite going four games unbeaten, Cuca's team are
still only a point above the relegation zone.
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Porto Alegre side, Grêmio, got back to winning ways on Sunday when they disposed of Vasco 2-1
in the estádio Olímpico ...
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League leaders Grêmio avoided a second straight defeat thanks to a late, late goal by Rever
away at Náutico ...
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Celso Roth's team ensured they'd stay leaders at the halfway point of the Campeonato Brasileiro
after demolishing Atlético Mineiro 4-0 in Belo Horizonte ...
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