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With one round left in the second division of Brasileirao, the 3 tickets left for a place in next year's first division were taken. The clubs promoted are Guarani, Ceara and Atletico- GO. The promotions happened after Figueirense, the only club with chances left, lost at home, which made the other results just a detail.

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Este es el fixture completo de la 8va edición de la Copa Sudamericana.Participan 32 equipos de los 10 países miembros de la Conmebol. Esta vez no hay invitados de la Concacaf.Aquí todo el programa de partidos de la Copa Sudamericana 2009, que concluirá el 2 de diciembre:
FASE PRELIMINAR
26/8 - Belo Horizonte: Atlético Mineiro 1 - 1 Goiás
16/9 - Goiania: Goiás 1 - 1 Atlético Mineiro / Goiás clasificó por penales 6-5
5/8 - Bogotá: La Equidad 2 - 2 Unión Española
25/8 - Santiago: Unión Española 1 - 0 La Equidad
13/8 - Salvador: Vitória 2 - 0 Coritiba
15/8 - Curitiba: Coritiba 2 - 0 Vitória / Vitória clasificó por penales 5-3
4/8 - Santiago: Universidad de Chile 2 - 1 Dep. Click to continue reading...

No nos cansamos de ver cosas curiosas en el futbol, ahora se da hasta en la gente de pantalón largo, lo menciono por esta singular cláusula que el ex-jugador de la selección alemana y ahora director técnico Lothar Matthaüs ha exigido al club Racing de Avellaneda para dirigirlo: que su mujer pueda seguir desempeñándose como modelo publicitaria en Argentina.

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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
Número 21 - ANDRE - Corinthians-BRA - Goleiro. Click to continue reading...

Die unendliche Geschichte um Lothar Matthäus und seine musterhafte Trainerkarriere schreibt offenbar bald ein neues Kapitel. Bisher liest sich die Liste seiner Stationen wie eine Bewerbung auf den Trainerposten der Nationalmannschaft in der Nach-Löw-Ära. Gestern Mittag noch als neuer Verteidigungsminister gehandelt, wird Loddar laut Medienberichten vom argentinischen Erstligisten und Traditionsverein Racing Club de Avellaneda umworben.

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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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São Paulo gift Ronaldo a goal in the Morumbi

A 2-1 victory over strugglers Atlético Paranaense plus São Paulo's and Internacional's failures to win their games has left Palmeiras in a commanding position in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Chile international Figueroa made the best of his first start for Palmeiras scoring the Green's opener in the Palestra Itália.

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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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Neto Berola scores Vitória's second against Palmeiras

Palmeiras went down 3-2 away to Vitória but second-placed Internacional failed to take advantage by losing by the same score at home to Cruzeiro.

Goals from Uelliton, Neto Berola and debut boy, Derlei, earned Vitória three deserved points.

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Okay I know its been a long time since we gave you a Brasileirao Wrap, but we'll be on top of it from now till the end of the season.
On Sunday, São Paulo's 9-game unbeaten streak and 7-game winning streak came to an end dramatically. Paulo Baier's header in the 86th minute beat a late charging Rogerio Ceni to give Furacão the win. Click to continue reading...

Atlético Mineiro's Renan Oliveira (right)

Palmeiras coach, Muricy Ramalho, made it two 1-0 wins in a row after his side just did even to see off strugglers Sport in Recife. The victory, though, was due to a slice of fortune as Sport's Bruno Telles put through his own net for the game's only goal.

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Keirrison da Souza Carneiro has officially become FC Barcelona's second signing this transfer season. FC Barcelona will pay 14 million plus 2 million in incentives to the player's club Palmeiras for the capture of 20 year old sensational. Keirrison will have a medical on Friday before signing his contract with the Club. Click to continue reading...

Inter coach Tite now finds himself under considerable pressure after struggling Atlético Paranaense defeated Inter 3-2 last night in Curitiba. The defeat allows Atlético Mineiro to climb top of Série A after they defeated city rivals Cruzeiro.
Inter's latest run of poor performances are becoming increasingly concerning ahead of next Sunday's Gre-Nal as popular ex-coach Muricy Ramalho watches on after rejecting the chance to take over Palmeiras. Click to continue reading...

Grêmio trounce Corinthians

Mano Menezes' return to the estádio Olímpico ended in a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Grêmio. Corinthians were blown away in the first-half, conceding three goals and having Jean sent off for two yellow cards. Grêmio's tight marking and pacey attacks, meant there was no space or time for any of Corinthians creative players.

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Marcos Aurélio celebrates after striking against São Paulo

Nilmar's double strike for Inter away at Náutico put the Porto Alegre outfit back in pole position in Brazil's national championship. Earlier in the match, D'Alessandro capped a dismal week when he missed a penalty that could have put Inter in the lead.

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The eyes of Brazil were transfixed on South Africa as the Seleção battled the United States in the final of the Confederations Cup. The Campeonato Brasileiro continued on toward crowning a champion as Round 8 of the Brasileirão is officially in the books.
Newly promoted Gremio Barueri ended Atlético Mineiro's unbeaten season with an emphatic 4-2 win at home. Click to continue reading...

From ESPNSTAR.com:
Roth ready for tough test
Atlético Mineiro will not be underestimating Gremio Barueri as they seek to maintain top spot in the Campeonato Brasileiro this weekend.
The 'Galo' lead the national championship with 17 points, three above Internacional, who host Coritiba on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

The world of football gets quieter and quieter as it always does this time of year, but it's not silent because, well, there's always SOMETHING going on, isn't there? This week, there are two major items of note. The first comes out of South Africa. The Confederations Cup third-place match and championship both take place on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

Atlético Mineiro go top

Celso Roth's revitalization of Atlético Mineiro continued on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Náutico in Belo Horizonte. The win, plus Internacional's 0-0 draw at home to Vitória, was enough to lift Atlético into pole position on goal difference. Júnior, Diego Tardelli and Márcio Araújo did the damage.

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Adriano had made too many problems for a lifetime while at Inter, let alone for a footballing career but club management always found a way to overlook his misdemeanors on the account of remarkable talent he possessed. He often went partying when his teammates were preparing for the games and seeing Adriano come to training drunk was not such a rare sight.

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With the 3ª Rodada of the Brasileirão completed, Inter are the only team to have taken maximum points following their 1-0 victory away to Goiás.

Vitória, the other remaining club with 100% record fell to a 2-0 defeat away to Cruzeiro as Kléber scored twice. Náutico and Atlético-MG both remain undefeated and move into second and third place as both teams recorded 3-2 away wins against Atlético Paranaense and Sport respectively, whilst Josiel scored both Flamengo goals in their 2-1 win away to Santo André.

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Internacional's Taison gets the winner at Goiás

Porto Alegre side, Internacional, stayed top of the Brasileiro after picking up their third win of the season.

Inter had an eye on the Copa do Brasil first leg semi-final meeting with Coritiba on Wednesday, but Taison's 22nd goal of the year was enough to see off Goiás in Goiana.

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Not even the fact that the team played without most of its regulars seemed to matter for Internacional on Sunday. The team still played well and managed an important 2-0 win over Palmeiras at the Beira Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre to reach 6 points and the lead atop the standings in the 2009 Brazilian Serie A. Click to continue reading...

The 2ª Rodada of the Brasileirão was completed over the weekend as Inter take an early lead at the top of the table. The Colorado are closely followed by Vitória who are the only other club to have a 100% record after just two games.
Current champions São Paulo were held to a draw at home to Atlético Paranaense whilst the Carioca clubs, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo were all involved in goalless draws. Click to continue reading...

Why so serious, Neymar? Well, it must be the fact that Santos only managed a 3-3 draw against Goiás at home in the Brazilian championship yesterday. Pele was present in the stands and they probably placed the microphones near him so he could out talk the commentator.

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Cordeiro, Morais and Sandro celebrate Inter's first vs Palmeiras

Internacional maintained their 100% record with a 2-0 win over a disappointing Palmeiras. With a second leg match vs Flamengo in the Copa do Brasil coming up, Inter rested most of their key players but were still too much for Palmeiras.

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The 2009 Brazilian Serie A had its first round this weekend, with ten matches. Sao Paulo, which won the last three national titles, lost 1-0 in its debut, an away game at the Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, against Fluminense. Mauricio scored a nice goal a few minutes into the game to give the locals the win. Click to continue reading...

The first round of Campeonato Brasileiro, or Brasileirao, started with the promise of at least 5 great matches: 6 states champions were going to meet face to face in 3 matches and another 2 matches involved 4 traditional sides and saw .

In its return to first division, Corinthians, the paulista champion, faced Inter, the defeatless gaucho champion.

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Good afternoon all. So it isn't quite "mid-day", well it is in California, but it's time to go over some topics of the day and some of the things that have been going on in the soccer world.

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Good afternoon all. So it isn't quite "mid-day", well it is in California, but it's time to go over some topics of the day and some of the things that have been going on in the soccer world.

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Corinthian's celebrated winning the 2009 Campeonato Paulista last night after defeating Santos 4-2 on aggregate. However, celebrations didn't quite go to plan as you can see!
With state championships coming to a close across Brazil, Flamengo defeated Botafogo on penalties to win the Campeonato Carioca, whilst a 1-1 draw with rivals Atlético-MG secured Cruzeiro the Campeonato Mineiro. Click to continue reading...

This week's seven matches averaged less than 13,800, about 2,100 less than last year's Week 7 matches.

A busy sports weekend to say the least; NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, Hattan/Pacquiao, and the Kentucky Derby.

The weather was OK. A bit chilly with rain at kickoff of the Toronto match, but that didn't stop 20,000 from showing up and they were rewarded with the sun as the game wore on.

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Atletico Paranaense 3 - Chivas 4 (Agg. 5-6) (Copa Sudamericana, Septiembre 30, 2008)
Las chivas hicieron la hombrada en contra de todos los pronósticos, han dado uno de los mejores partidos en los últimos tiempos. Cuando se toca fondo mas alto se llega y eso al parecer le ha pasado a las Chivas, grandes goles , gran actuación, con dedicatoria para su propio dueño Jorge Vergara. Click to continue reading...