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Brasileiro Relegation – Fluminense Stay Up, Portuguesa Go Down
There’s still a chance for Portuguesa to appeal, but at the moment it seems like the small club from Sao Paulo is going to be relegated because they used an ineligible player, costing them points. The winners? Fluminense, the highest ranked of the relegated teams, who enjoy being terrible on the pitch but great in the courtrooms.
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Fluminense & Vasco Still Trying to Avoid Relegation
When big clubs get relegated, you know it’s going to take more than just what happened on the football pitch to send them down. Both Fluminense and Vasco aren’t giving up using bureaucracy to remain in the top flight of the Brazilian football league system, hoping that an illegal use of a player by Portuguesa and a similar case by Flamengo, the country’s most popular club.
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Vagner Love With the Worst Miss You’ll See This Season
Flamengo didn’t need Vagner Love to score, eventually, beating Atletico Goianiense 2-1 without his scoring touch. In fact, they won despite the fact that the usually prolific striker delivered one of the worst misses in recent years and definitely this season, somehow sending a two feet sitter into the crossbar.
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Neymar Can’t Stop Scoring Amazing Goals
First there was the perfect counter attack with a touch of flair against Flamengo, and then there was the magical dribbling (and a touch of luck) against Coritiba. Neymar, despite all the criticism against him when it comes to the Brazilian national team, seems a bit too good for the Campeonato Brasileiro, despite Santos not exactly doing too well.
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Ronaldinho and Flamengo Are No Longer an Item
Surprised by the fact that Ronaldinho didn’t last more than 18 months with Flamengo? Considering his partying ways and tendencies; head coach changes and the always ominous third-party economic involvement, some could say the writing was on the wall.
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Flamengo Fans Can’t Wait to See Ronaldinho
Flamengo Fans a bit too excited about Ronaldinho.
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Top Five Soccer Rivalries in Latin America
The top five soccer rivalries in Latin America, from Mexico, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.