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Aug 23, 2005
The future Real Madrid forward left the Vila Belmiro stadium for the last time, to standing applause. Giving the fans a great performance which concluded with two goals against Figueirense, this Sunday with Santos. During the interviews after the game, the player declared that he wished to play again with FC Santos in the future: […]
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Aug 23, 2005
Djalminha and football, they may not bedefinitively finished. Persistent rumours in Rio announce talks of contacts between the president of Vasco Eurico Miranda and the former Deportivo Corogne who stopped his career in October 2004 after 3 month’s at América in Mexico City. The old brazilian international who played 14 times with the Seleção would […]
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Aug 23, 2005
ex Coritiba, right back Rafinha was officially presented this Monday as Schalke 04’s new reinforcement. Rafinha, 19 years, played the last U20 World Cup in Netherlands and scored the goal which eliminated Germany in the quarter final. The player had a medical examination before carrying the shirt of the team coached by Andreas Möller. Schalke […]
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Aug 22, 2005
The Spanish clubs Malaga and Celta Vigo are interested in the defensive midfielder of FC Santos, Ricardo Bovio. The player has a contract with the Pauliste club until next 31 December and the value required to release it is 5 million dollars. According to his agent Frederico Moraes nothing has been signed but admits that […]
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Aug 22, 2005
Attacking Midfielder Denilson could join Bordeaux of France in the next few days, if the Spanish press are to be believed. The negotiations appear to be underway. The Iberian newspaper AS adds that the news has been well received by the exSão Paulo FC player who would be delighted by be started again in the […]
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Aug 22, 2005
Brazilian Marcos Senna officially requested that Spain Coach Luis Aragones call him up to represent Spain. The former Corinthians player recently obtained Spanish nationality and has never played for the Seleção. Senna plays with Villareal and see’s Spain as his only option to play in German in 2006.
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Aug 19, 2005
Kia Joorabchian, Director of MSI who owns Corinthians, last night issued a statement to the UK Stock Exchange confirming his Media Sports Investments consortium is interested in taking control of West Ham Utd. New promoted West Ham attracted Joorabchian as it is a London based, Premier league side with a large fan base. The Upton […]
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Aug 19, 2005
Coritiba’s defensive midfielder Mozart could reinforce Spartak of Moscow for next season. According to his agent Dario Canovi, an agreement is close to being found. The former Bordeaux player carried the colors of the Italian club of Reggina last season. The leaders of Spartak would be been willing to pay nearly 6.5 million euros to […]
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Aug 19, 2005
The arrival of current Olympique Lyonnais forward Nilmar will speed up the impending departure of the Corinthians youngster Jô. The 18 year old forward confirmed negotiations are in progress with Benfica Lisbon. His agent Marcelo Djian is in the Portuguese capital to finalize the last details of the transfer. After the failures of the negotiations […]
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Aug 18, 2005
Brazil drew 1-1 with a tough Croatia team in Split on Wednesday night. The break through was made in the 32nd minute croatian stiker Ivica Olic hit the post and Niko Kranjcar fired home the rebound. Brazil equalised 10 minutes later when Santos’s Ricardinho struck a beautiful free kick into the top right-hand corner of […]
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Aug 16, 2005
Corinthians left-back Gustavo Nery has received a call up from the CBF for next Wednesday’s game against Croatia. Nery replaces Hertha Berlin defender Gilberto, injured during the last match against Eintracht Frankfort, on Saturday in the second round of the Bundesliga. The former Flamengo and Grêmiod defender, was victorious in the Confederations Cup last June, […]
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Aug 16, 2005
Manchester United’s relationship with Sao Paulo appears to have paid dividends, as the English giants have jumped top of the list of Europe’s best clubs, trying to sign Cicinho. The 25-year-old’s move appears to hinge on Cicinho’s gaining of an EU passport from Italy. Sao Paulo’s director of sport Juvental Juvencio confirmed that they were […]
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Aug 16, 2005
The Brazilian national Team flew away Sunday for Split where it will face next Wednesday in Poljud Stadium, Croatia. The single absence is the left back Gilberto, who is injured. Carlos Alberto Parreira called upon the Corinthians defender Gustavo Nery as replacement. The national technician will be able to count on the return of the […]
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Aug 16, 2005
Brazil and Croatia clashed for the last time on May 22, 1996 in the Vivaldo Lima Stadium in Manaus. The national Coach Mario Lobo Zagallo, now assistant of Parreira, got the team together for to help them prepare for the Olympic Games of Atlanta, where the Brazilian’s won bronze. The two teams finished on parity […]
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Aug 15, 2005
Cicinho has told the Brazilian press he has turned down the opportunity to go to AC Milan in order to remain with Sao Paulo and increase his World Cup hopes. The 25-year-old right back attracted major attention after his performances in the Confederations Cup in June and was approached by Milan with regards a move […]
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Aug 15, 2005
20ème journée São Paulo/SP 3 x 2 Fortaleza/CE Mineiro, Amoroso and Josué for São Paulo. Marcelo Lopes and Fumagalli for Fortaleza. Juventude/RS 2 x 0 Fluminense/RJ Zé Carlos and Diego Campos for Juventude. Botafogo/RJ 3 x 3 Santos/SP Alex Alves x2 and Emerson for Botafogo. Diego, Ricardinho and Elton for Santos. Figueirense/SC 2 x 2 […]
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Aug 12, 2005
Corinthians could gain a defensive reinforcement before the weekend. It is central defender Wescley, ex Vasco de Gama, which currently plays in Israel with Maccabi Haifa. Wescley will replace the international defender Anderson, party in Benfica Lisbon.The young defender belonged to Seleção U17 in 2001 in Trinidad and Tobago and in 2003 the U20 World […]
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Aug 12, 2005
Ronaldinho will be named this Sunday ‘ambassador against famine’ by the executive director of the food world program (PMA) of the United Nations, John Powell. The FC Barcelona star joins Kaka, who was called upon last November by UNO to fight the hunger in Brazil and in the world. According to promoters’ of this program, […]
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Aug 12, 2005
Juninho has declared that he will leave if the Lyon do not make him a fast proposal to prolong his contract: “My agent, José Fuentes, should be in Lyon at the beginning of next week. I would not like to carry out this year without to have prolonged. I prefer to prolong or leave. All […]
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Aug 12, 2005
19th Round: Wednesday’s Games Fluminense/RJ 2 x 0 Fortaleza/CE Juninho and Beto for Fluminense. Santos/SP 1 x 1 Brasiliense/DF Robinho for Santos. Ávalos csc for Brasiliense. Goiás/GO 1 x 0 Juventude/RS Rodrigo Tabata for Goias. Flamengo/RJ 1 x 1 Paraná/PR Mário César for Parana. Leonardo Moura for Flamengo.
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Aug 11, 2005
Manchester United are alleged to have started talks with Cicinho. Sir Alex Ferguson was very impressed with the defender’s performances in the Confederations Cup in Germany. The Sao Paulo star has already flown in to Manchester to open talks, accompanied by his agent Juliano Leonel. Cicinho claimed just a day ago that his dream was […]
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Aug 11, 2005
19th Round São Caetano/SP 3 x 2 Atlético/PR Triguinho, Dimba for Claudecir for São Caetano. Tiago csc for Fabricio for Atlético. Paysandu/PA 0 x 2 Vasco/RJ Alex Dias x2 for Vasco. Coritiba/PR 1 x 0 Atlético/MG Alexandre Luz for Coritiba. Palmeiras/SP 2 x 1 Ponte Preta/SP Marcinho for Gioino for Palmeiras. Kahê for Ponte Preta. […]
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Aug 10, 2005
The disastrous series of results in Brazilian championship had the merit to awake the president of the club Pauliste Marcelo Gouvea. Surprised by the inefficiency of his attack however reinforced of Marcio Amoroso and conscious of the vacuum left by Luizão in manpower, the head of São Paulo FC decided to react in front of […]
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Aug 10, 2005
Four matches before the departure of Robinho for Real of Madrid. The player has one aim: to leave the club in the first place the championship. “I will do everything to help Santos to be top. I want to make a success of this objective before leaving “he explained. For that purpose, “O Peixe” will […]