[retired_jdupont]

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Results:

Grupo A

Santos 3 x 0 Madureira
Gama 1 x 0 Joseense

Grupo F

Flamengo 1 x 0 Santa Cruz
Barueri 5 x 1 Paysandu

[retired_slk55]

I know Felipe and Julio César, is that the Edilson that used to play for Brazil?

[retired_jdupont]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cheesey Cottager:
I know Felipe and Julio César, is that the Edilson that used to play for Brazil?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't know how many times he played for Brazil (if any). But he played for Palmeiras (1993-95), Benfica (1995), Kashiwa Reysol (1996-97 and 2002) and Corinthians (1997-2000).

So, he is probably the player you think he is.

[retired_jdupont]

From Yahoo!:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Brazilian champions Cruzeiro join hunt for Rivaldo



RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian champions Cruzeiro have joined the race to sign World Cup winner Rivaldo, who was freed from his contract with European champions AC Milan last month.

Cruzeiro spokesman Valdir Barbosa said in a radio interview on Friday that one of Rivaldo's agents had contacted the club to offer the player's services.

"We said we had a limit to pay and that we couldn't compete with Europe," Barbosa said. "But it will be a great plus if he comes. There's a good possibility.

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"He's a player who has won everything there is to win and would be very important for the Libertadores (Cup)," added Barbosa, referring to the South American equivalent of the Champions League in Europe.

Cruzeiro are coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who was in charge of the Palmeiras team in which Rivaldo shone during the mid 1990s before he left for Europe.

The club from Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third largest city, won the Brazilian championship for the first time this year and will launch their bid for a third Libertadores title in February.

Brazilian media reports have also linked Rivaldo with possible moves to Portuguese club Porto and Russia's Spartak Moscow, while Mexico's Notimex news agency has said that Mexico City club America were also interested in signing the striker.

On Tuesday, Rio de Janeiro mayor Cesar Maia said his administration had offered to provide public money to finance Rivaldo's move to one of the city's four first division clubs.

Maia said he had spoken to the president of Botafogo about the idea but added that the offer was also open to rivals Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama.

Rivaldo, who has kept his place in the Brazil team despite being relegated to the reserves at AC Milan, has been a free agent after ending what he described as the worst year of his life at the Serie A club.

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Obs: According to the Brazilian media, Rivaldo has just signed with some Saudi Arabian team (Al Ittihad I think).

[retired_slk55]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PMLF:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cheesey Cottager:
I know Felipe and Julio César, is that the Edilson that used to play for Brazil?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't know how many times he played for Brazil (if any). But he played for Palmeiras (1993-95), Benfica (1995), Kashiwa Reysol (1996-97 and 2002) and Corinthians (1997-2000).

So, he is probably the player you think he is.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes that's the one. Decent player IIRC

[fat_boy_troy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BlackpoolFC:
Mario can you walk me thorugh those websites, i tried to e-mail you but it failed. I need my gremio products :cool:<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sure, which one do you want?

I'd suggest you to buy at Grêmio's official site, as it's safer and it's official, no way to go wrong there.

First of all, a few portuguese words:

Comprar - Buy (verb)
Pagamento - Payment (noun)
Camisa - T-shirt, jersey (noun)
Detalhes - Details (noun)
Frete - Freight (noun)

Ok, portuguese lessons done.

First thing, go to this site.

On the upper-right part of the site, you'll find a little basket with "MINHA CONTA" written aside. It means My Buying. Click on it.

After that, go on to the last item of the column on the left, called Cadastre-se (means register yourself).

It will ask you to give your name (NOME), e-mail, a password and to repat your password.

Hmmmm, now I just realized, they don't deliver outside of the country... What to do, what to do...?

Have you seen this site? It is nearer you and has a fair price, comparing freight and taxes. Give it a go, it can be better for you.

[prime]

yeah i have ordered the tricolor shirt which is class, but just in case they don't have it in, or it goes out of stock etc, i was after a back up !

but seeing as they don't deliver to UK i'm screwed.

Ah well hope it comes through from subside. The fun begins on the 1st Feb.

What is this group like, not sure on the teams ??

Grupo H (Limeira)

América (MG)
Estudante (PB)
Grêmio (RS)
Independente (SP)

[retired_bdizzle329]

Anything I should know about the Brazilian league (since it seems quite fücked up with all the state championships etc.) as I'm thinking of starting with Santos in CM. I just can't resist the Robinho-Diego partnership not to mention Alex. :cool: :thup:

[fat_boy_troy]

Actually, it's not "pretty" fücked at all. Brazil has 26 states and a federal district, and there is a state championship in every states. Only clubs from that state and with previous qualification play the first division of each state championship, and that's it.

For example, Santos. Santos is from the state of São Paulo, so they play in the state championship of São Paulo. Apart from that, they also compete in the Brazilian Championship and Libertadores Cup, for finishing 2nd in the national championship of 2003. Santos could play the Brazilian Cup, but the Brazilian Cup is only for teams who aren't playing in the Libertadores Cup (is going like this since 2002). So, in conclusion, a brazilian club only plays on his own state championship, not in all, and this is how a medium first division club yearly fixture is made of:

<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>Brazilian National Championship
<LI>Brazilian Cup
<LI>State Championship (1 state championship, the state where the club is)
</UL>

See, pretty simple, don't you think?

[fat_boy_troy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BlackpoolFC:
yeah i have ordered the tricolor shirt which is class, but just in case they don't have it in, or it goes out of stock etc, i was after a back up !

but seeing as they don't deliver to UK i'm screwed.

Ah well hope it comes through from subside. The fun begins on the 1st Feb.

What is this group like, not sure on the teams ??

Grupo H (Limeira)

América (MG)
Estudante (PB)
Grêmio (RS)
Independente (SP)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ah, I'm relieved then.

I don't know much about Estudante (PB) and Independente (SP), but América (MG) is a club with a very decent youth setup. They are a feeder club to dutch side Feyenoord, and usually reveal players of nice potential, such as Somália and Tucho. The professional team used to play in the Brazilian First Division from 1998 to 2001, but is currently in the Second Division. The club is the third power of the state of Minas Gerais, land of Atlético Mineiro (Mineiro means from Minas Gerais) and Cruzeiro.