39-year-old Rogério Ceni gets ready for another Paulista for São Paulo FC

The São Paulo state league gets underway on Saturday and here are the games we'll be covering up to round 7.
This year, we'll also be transmitting live midweek games but commentary will be provided by your local broadcaster.

Eliano Jorge
Nem Itaquerão, nem Morumbi, muito menos Mineirão ou Estádio Nacional de Brasília. A Copa do Mundo de 2014 começará em cidade praiana, com sol, calor, clima tropical, música e gente bronzeada na arquibancada. Mas não é no Brasil. E já tem seu pontapé inicial marcado para esta quarta-feira (15), s 19h de Brasília.

Watch Neymar - the world's most talented teenager flying high at Santos

Here are our opening fixtures in this season's Brasileirão. All times local

21/05 – 1600 – Flamengo x Avaí Cláudio Moacyr
22/05 – 1600 – Grêmio x Corinthians – Olímpico

28/05 – 1830 – Botafogo x Santos – Engenhão
29/05 – 1600 – Cruzeiro x Palmeiras – Arena do Jacaré

04/06 – 1830 – Fluminense x Cruzeiro – Engenhão
05/06 – 1600 – Flamengo x Corinthians – Engenhão

11/06 – 1830 – São Paulo x Grêmio – Morumbi
12/06 – 1600 – Corinthians x Fluminense – Pacaembu

18/06 – 1830 – Fluminense x Bahia – Engenhão
19/06 – 1600 – Santos x Corinthians – Vila Belmiro

Perhaps Luis Fabiano is a not quite Darius Vassell. Perhaps Brazil is a tiny bit football mad. Perhaps Sao Paulo has reason to celebrate.

But "tens of thousands"? For Luis Fabiano? A very, very good player, but he's not quite the creme de la creme of the footballing crop. Not Ronaldinho, not Ronaldo, not really.

The recent rains and flooding in Brazil had an interesting impact on the national sport, football, when a 70 minute delay to the start of a São Paulo - Palmeiras match led to bored fans turning Morumbi Stadium into a swimming pool. The match ultimately ended in a 1-1 draw.

Lucas Moura with mum and dad

São Paulo's teenage sensation, Lucas Moura, has renewed his contract with the Morumbi club. The new deal runs until December 2012 and Lucas is expected to earn around €50,000 per month – an increase of around tenfold on his current wage. São Paulo have also written in a buyout clause of €80 million (£67 million), which dwarfs that of Santos pair Neymar (€45 million) and Paulo Henrique Ganso (€50 million).

Lucas Piazon

Premier League side Chelsea are reported to be eyeing São Paulo U17 player, Lucas Piazon. Inter Milan are also interested in the forward who turns 17 later this month. Piazon is seen as one of the Morumbi club's best prospects in years and is expected to make his professional debut this season.