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The Champions League will be happening later today in Germany. Bayern Munich and Chelsea will duke it out to see who will wear the crown. No one expected the Blues and Der FCB to be in the finals. The idiot pundits said it would be Real Madrid and Barcelona. Both of these Spanish giants were sent packing by the dogs. You gotta love the dogs. Now the dogs will fight to see who will be the top dog.

This dogfight will be at Munich’s house. The Germans are expected to win but don’t count out Chelsea. I will be pulling for the Blues to win this sucker.

Watch out for Didier Drogba. He will be the key.

In the Copa Libertadores Boca Juniors got by Fluminense 1-0 at Los Xeneizes house. Pablo Mouche nailed the winner in the 51^st minute. Velez Sarsfield defeated defending Copa champion Santos 1-0. Mauro Ivan Obolo scored in the 35^th minute. Peixe lost in El Fortin house.

The return legs will be played in Brasil. Both Brasileiros sides just to need score and hold Boca and Velez Sarsfield scoreless and the trip to the semifinals is Peixe’s and Flu’s.

UOL wrote this about Fluminense 1-0 loss to Los Xeneizes. O primeiro lance de perigo da partida pertenceu ao Fluminense, numa boa trama do ataque, aos 11min. Rafael Moura fez boa jogada pela esquerda, cruzou para Wagner, que serviu Jean. O volante tricolor ganhou a jogada de Erbes e, por muito pouco, não abriu o placar. Dois minutos depois foi a vez de Rafael Sóbis escapar pela direita e cruzar para o xará Moura, que chegou atrasado e perdeu boa chance de marcar. O Boca só conseguiu responder aos 16min, num escanteio cobrado por Riquelme que Roncaglia escorou e obrigou Cavalieri a salvar com os pés.

A chance criada pelo Boca Juniors incendiou sua torcida e o time passou a ter controle do jogo. Aos 21min, Cvitanich recebeu cruzamento de Roncaglia e subiu sozinho no meio da defesa tricolor para cabecear com muito perigo, mas para fora, assustando o goleiro Diego Cavalieri. Aos 34min, o lateral Carlinhos tratou de complicar as coisas para o Fluminense ao colocar a mão na bola para impedir um contra-ataque argentino. O camisa 6 tricolor já havia recebido um cartão amarelo por falta infantil em Rivero e acabou expulso pelo árbitro colombiano José Buitrago.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/pos-jogo/2012/05/17/fluminense-desfigurado-nao-suporta-a-pressao-do-boca-e-cai-na-bombonera.htm

The difference in the match besides the goal was Carlinhos was given the heave-hoe and this act of stupidity cost Flu big time.

UOL has this to say about the Santos loss. “Neymar perdeu o duelo para o lateral direito improvisado, Peruzzi, que ameaçou o craque em tom de brincadeira antes da partida. O camisa 11 do Santos não conseguiu escapar da marcação quase individual do argentino, que ainda contava com o volante Cubero na sobra. Além de não render no ataque, o craque santista recebeu um cartão amarelo por simular uma falta.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/pos-jogo/2012/05/18/santos-de-neymar-nao-brilha-e-perde-para-o-velez-em-primeiro-duelo-contra-argentinos.htm

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The Copa Libertadores is near naming a champion. In quarterfinal action later today we’ll see Vasco and Corinthians tangle in a battle of Brasileiros futebol. This will be a rock em sock em futebol. First leg play is at Gigante de Colina’s house. The return leg will be at Timao’s house.

Libertad and Universidad de Chile will hock up in Asuncion. The return leg will be in Santiago, Chile.

Santos is the defending Copa champion. Peixe and Velez Sarsfield will have a duel in the sun on Thursday in Buenos Aires. Boca and Fluminense will play balls to wall at Los Xeneizes house Thursday também.

Boca Juniors has won the six titles with the last coming in 2007. Santos has won three titles. Vasco and Velez Sarsfield each have won one title.

Argentina has won 22 Copa’s. Brasil won 15. Uruguay eight and Chile one.

This competition began in 1960.

UOL wrote this “Dois confrontos equilibrados e com poucas oportunidades de gol. Desta forma, jogadores e comissão técnica do Vasco apostam nas partidas contra o Corinthians, pelas quartas de final da Copa Libertadores. A primeira, nesta quarta-feira, às 21h50, em São Januário. O Cruzmaltino espera conseguir uma vantagem mínima, mas acredita que a vaga na semifinal será decidida apenas nos últimos minutos do segundo jogo, dia 23, no Pacaembu.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/15/vasco-trabalha-vantagem-e-decisao-apenas-nos-ultimos-minutos-contra-o-corinthians.htm

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The Copa Libertadores is the oldest competition in South America.  It began in 1960. This competition includes clubs from South America and selected clubs from Mexico. Three clubs are chosen to compete from each South American country. Brasil and Argentina each have five clubs allowed to compete.

The clubs are divided into group play. The Group winners and the runner up compete in a knockout stage. The club that makes through the competition is crowned Copa Libertadores Champion.

The Copa winner then competes in the FIFA World Club championship that is held in December.

Santos won the Copa last year. Argentina club Independiente has won the most Copa Titles seven.

Independiente last won the Copa in 1984.

Boca Juniors has won six. Los Xeneizes last title came in 2007.

Sao Paulo and Santos have each won three titles. Tricolor last title came in 2005.

In Wednesday action in the Copa Corinthians defeated Cruz Azul 1-0. Danilo scored the match winner for Timao in the 35^th minute. Corinthians is top dog in Group Six with eight points.

Thursday play features Santos taking on Juan Aurich in Group One play. Peixe is in third place in Group One with six points.

Velez Sarsfield has a hot date with Deportivo Quito in Group Seven play

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Barcelona proved to the world why they are the best futebol club in the world.

The Catalans destroyed Santos 4-0.

This sucker wasn’t even close.

Lionel Messi hit the daily lotto.

Messi started off the hit parade with a strike in the 16^th minute.

The rout was on.

Xavi found pay dirt in the 23^rd minute.

This puppy was over.

Messi added his second goal in the 82^nd minute.

Former Gunner Cesc Fabregas scored in the 44^th minute.

Peixe won the Copa Libertadores but against Europe’s best Santos comes up way short.

Santos finished mid-table in the Brasileiros Serie A.

Peixe was tenth with 53 points.

Neymar said- “It’s impossible to stop Barcelona, but we are the second-best team in the world and for us that is a great reward.”

Santos headman Muricy Ramalho said- “Barcelona are the greatest team in the world,” he said. “No team can live with them. They’re unbeatable at the moment. Losing 4-0 to them is no disgrace.”

Pep Guardiola said about his side’s win- “My players were like artists,” Guardiola said. “Whatever they envisaged in their minds they were able to do on the pitch. It was an incredible performance.”

Here is the link- http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/998668/santos-forward-neymar-left-in-awe-of-barcelona?cc=5901

UOL wrote this about the slaying of Santos by Barcelona- Durante cinco meses, Muricy Ramalho vendeu a imagem de que o Santos iria atacar o Barcelona. O treinador passava horas analisando o clube catalão, consolidou um esquema tático para o esperado duelo, mas modificou tudo momentos antes de perder por 4 a 0 para o melhor time do mundo no Japão. Só que a escolha foi por uma opção jamais treinada.

Here is the link- http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/mundial-de-clubes/ultimas-noticias/2011/12/19/muricy-inventa-na-final-joga-com-um-time-novo-e-com-elano-no-banco-pela-1-vez.htm

Barcelona is good but these cats are in a dogfight in the Spanish League with hated foe Real Madrid.

In the La Liga Real Madrid is top dog with 40 points.

Barcelona is second with 37 points.

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Messi and the guys cruised past Al Sadd 4-0.

This sucker was a whitewash from the outset.

The bad news is this David Villa suffered a broken leg.

Not good for the Catalans.

Adriano hit the daily Lotto twice.

Barca fired six shots on goal.

Four of them found its mark.

That’s 66% from the field

Deadeye shooting by Messi and the boys showed just how good these guys are.

Lionel Messi didn’t score but he was the drink that stirred the straw.

Santos is up next.

Peixe needs to be on top of their game.

Neymar and company are going to have to play air tight “D’ and shoot the lights out of the net.

Two of the best players in the world will be going at it.

Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brasileiros Neymar will battle it out big time.

Messi has been on the world scene for about seven years. Neymar broke onto the world stage 2009.

Both Messi and Neymar are being considered for the FIFA Puskas Award for goal of the year.

The Telegraph from Britain wrote this about Messi and Neymar- Messi is the current world player of the year and leading light in a Barcelona side who are ranked as one of the greatest teams of all time.

Neymar, meanwhile, is one of the most sought after young talents on the planet and already a mainstay of the Brazilian national team.

Here is the link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8958739/Lionel-Messi-v-Neymar-how-Barcelona-and-Santos-stars-compare-ahead-of-Fifa-Club-World-Cup-final.html

The Telegraph-It is the second time Messi has topped the World Soccer poll. He was the victor in 2009, but narrowly lost out to his Barca team-mate Xavi last year. Xavi finished third this time, behind Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Portugal.

Brazilian starlet Neymar is the only player in the top 10 based outside of Europe. The Santos youngster finished sixth in the World Player poll, but was the clear winner of the Young Player award, ahead of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze, Lille’s Belgian attacker Eden Hazard and Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara.

http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-2011-the-results-2

Neymar said about him being better than Pele- The Times of India -Star Brazilian striker Neymar said on Friday that he would never be better than Pele and insisted he was not interested in impressing his many European suitors at the Club World Cup.

“He’s the one and only, he’s the king of football,” said Neymar, sporting his trademark blond bouffant hairdo.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/interviews/Im-no-Pele-Neymar/articleshow/11043834.cms 

Neymar is good but so far on the world stage for the Brasileiros National Team he has struggle big time.

Messi for that matter has too.

Neither of these two guys are Pele.

Pele is the greatest futebol player who ever lived.

Pele did it in 1958 when he first stepped onto the world stage at the age of eighteen.

Two hat tricks baby.

Need I say more.

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Here is the skinny on the Brasileiros Serie A. 

Corinthians is the champ.

Timao won their first title since 2005.

Corinthians was sent down to D-2 ball in 2007.

It took Timao two years to dig out of the hole.

Corinthians made it back in 2009 to Brasileiros Serie A.

Atletico—PR, Ceara, America-MG, and Avai were sent packing to Serie B or as I like to call it D-2 ball.

Portuguesa, Nautico, Ponte Preta, and Sport were promoted to the big boys league.

Sent packing from Serie B were Icasa, Vila Nova-GO, Salgueiro, and Duque de Caxias to the depths of whale dung Serie C.

If a club has dropped past Serie B it is a long hard process to dig ones way out of this huge hole.

All one has to do is ask Juventude.

Santos defeated Kashiwa 3-1 in the semifinals of the FIFA World Club Championships held in Japan.

Peixe won the Copa Libertadores title.

Neymar was the hero for Santos.

He scored in the 18^th minute.

His mates Borges and Danilo tickle the twines também.

Peixe will face the winner of the Barcelona- Al-Sadd played today.

Lionel Messi, Pedro, David Villa, and Xavi are part of the Catalans offensive firepower that Peixe will be staring down in the FIFA World Club Championship on Sunday December 18^th.

UOL wrote this about the Peixe win http://esporte.uol.com.br/

A vitória do Santos por 3 a 1 contra o Kashiwa Reysol na noite de quarta-feira, em Toyota, no Japão, não foi convincente para Muricy Ramalho. O treinador citou a vantagem do time japonês nas estatísticas e sabe que a situação será a mesma em um provável duelo diante do Barcelona na final do Mundial de Clubes.

Santos headman Muricy said- “Realmente vi a estatística e nossa posse de bola não foi boa, apesar de isso não definir resultado. Temos de melhorar, pois o Barcelona tem uma posse de bola maior do mundo”, destacou Muricy.

The guys know that Barca will be a hard match.

Santos will have to be on the top of their game or the Catalans firepower will kill them.

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Mengao found a new way to screw up big time. The guys had a chance to move up the table but no they blew a two-goal lead to Gremio and wound up losing 4-2.

Deivid and Thiago Neves scored in the 23^rd and 34^th minutes.

Gremio ripped off four-second half goals to win going away 4-2.

This loss may have stuck a fork in Rubro-Negro’s chances of winning the Brasileiros Serie A.

As matter of fact Flamengo dropped from fourth to fifth place in the table.

Corinthians and Vasco each have 58 points.

Timao is top dog because they have 17 wins compared with Gigante de Colina’s 16 wins.

Both sides each have a plus 14-goal difference.

Corinthians beat Avai 2-1.

Vasco and Sao Paulo tied nil-nil.

The guys have sunk to new highs in finding ways to shot themselves in the head, foot, and heart.

This is getting past ridiculous.

Andre Lima led the attack for Gremio with a second half daily double.

They guys played very tentatively in the second half.

Ronaldinho Gaucho got a yellow card this may have taken some of the steam out of his play.

Let’s remember Gaucho was coming off a suspension for a previous red card about two weeks ago.

Still you can’t stop playing and this is exactly what Mengao did.

Ronaldinho foi participativo, tentou jogadas, dribles, tudo que sempre faz. Não desrespeitou o time que o projetou para o futebol, mas também não saiu comemorando o resultado. Acabou perdendo fôlego com o tempo, como o Fla, que vencia mas deixou escapar os pontos por entre os dedos.

Gremio is six points behind Flamengo.

Gremio has 46.

Mengao 52.

A situação de tabela para os cariocas fica mais complicada. Com as vitórias de Fluminense e Botafogo, era obrigação vencer, algo que não aconteceu. Atualmente, o time do Rio de Janeiro tem 52 pontos, já  Grêmio chega a 46.

Globo Esporte wrote this- Não tente convencer um torcedor do Grêmio de que foi sobre o Flamengo a vitória de 4 a 2 na tarde deste domingo, no Olímpico. Para cada um dos tricolores existentes no universo, foi um triunfo contra Ronaldinho Gaúcho. Foi sobre ele, o maior dos desafetos azuis, a virada deste 30 de outubro. Vaiado como talvez jamais um jogador tenha sido em Porto Alegre, xingado como talvez jamais um jogador tenha sido no futebol brasileiro, o camisa 10 rubro-negro foi o núcleo de um jogo histórico. Ronaldinho, pela primeira vez, foi ao Olímpico como adversário. E perdeu. Jogou bem no primeiro tempo, sumiu no segundo. E perdeu.

O Flamengo passeou na largada do jogo. Fez 2 a 0, com Thiago Neves sobrando: passe para o primeiro, de Deivid, e autoria do segundo. Mas aí surgiu André Lima. Ainda no primeiro tempo, o Grêmio empatou com o atacante, que também marcaria o segundo, na etapa final. Douglas ampliou. Miralles, com um golaço, fechou.

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One match was played in the Brasileiros Serie A mid-week. Santos took it Botafogo. Peixe shut out Fogao 2-0.

This loss to Santos cost Botafogo big time.

Fogao had a chance to move into first place in the Campeonato.

Corinthians is still top dog with 54 points.

Vasco is in second place with 54 points.

Timao has a plus 13 while Gigante de Colina is a plus 12.

Botafogo remains in third place with 52 points.

My guys from Flamengo are in fourth place with 51 points.

There are some huge matches to be played this weekend.

Rubro-Negro has a hot date with Santos on Sunday at Mengao’s house in Rio de Janeiro.

We have to win this sucker to keep our chances of winning the Brasileiros Serie A title.

Flamengo can’t afford to have any brain farts such as Ronaldinho Gaucho getting the heave-hoe or playing crappy “D”.

Well guess what the mister genus Ronaldinho Gaucho is not playing due to his stupid red card in last weeks match.

Add to the bye-bye list Thiago Neves. He is suspended também.

This is a killer.

These suspensions will kill the Flamengo’s attack.

UOL- Com isso, diminui a lista de desfalques no meio campo do time comandado por Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Thiago Neves e Ronaldinho estão suspensos e Botinelli, machucado. Renato deverá formar o meio de campo ao lado de Airton, Willians e mais um jogador a ser escolhido pelo treinador. Thomas e Fierro são algumas das opções.

The come on man award of the week goes to Ronaldinho Gaucho.

Corinthians takes on Internacional at Colorado’s house- Porto Alegre.

Vasco takes a trip to Salvador to battle Bahia.

Botafogo goes to Avai’s house on Saturday.

This is what we call nut-cutting time.

There are eight matches left in the season.

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We are nearing the stretch run of the Brasileiros Serie A. Santos is fading fast. Gremio defeated Santos 1-0 on Wednesday.

Cruzeiro and San Paulo tied at three all.

This tie may have really hurt Tricolors chances of winning the Campeonato.

Peixe is falling off the end of the table.

Santos is in 13^th place with 35 points.

Peixe has dropped three straight after winning three in a row.

Santos is now stuck in neutral.

Peixe is spinning their gears and getting nowhere fast.

In Sao Paulo’s last six matches Tricolor has one win, two losses, and three draws.

Vasco is top dog in the Brasileiros Serie A with 50 points.

Corinthians is in second place with 48 points.

My guys from Flamengo are hovering in sixth place with 44 points.

There are eleven matches left.

This is a good time for Mengao to make a run.

If we can win nine outta eleven matches this could be enough to wrestle the title away from Gigante de Colina and Timao.

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Mengao stopped the bleeding. Flamengo and Botafogo tied one all on Sunday.

This tie stopped the losing skid at four matches. Sure we haven’t won since August 9^th but at least Rubro-Negro got the all-allusive point.

Flamengo is in sixth place 37 points.

Corinthians lost to Santos 1-0.

Vasco killed Gremio 4-0.

Gigante de Colina is in the pole position with 45 points.

Sao Paulo picked up a huge 4-0 win over Ceara.

Fluminense lost to Bahia 3-0.

Internacional and Coritiba tied at one all.

If Colorado won they would have passed Mengao in the table.

Fogao drew first blood in the 25^th minute.

Abreu ripped the twines for a 1-0 lead.

Mengao found the answer in the 49^th minute.

Jael deposited the ball into the back of the net to save Flamengo’s bacon.

UOL wrote this-Thiago Neves, apesar de não fazer uma boa partida, chamou a responsabilidade e fez todas as finalizações do time na primeira etapa. Ronaldinho Gaúcho era boa opção jogando mais pela esquerda, mas não estava acertando o último passe. Na volta do intervalo, o técnico Vanderlei Luxemburgo tirou o inoperante Deivid para colocar Jael. E a mudança surtiu efeito. Em seu primeiro lance, o atacante driblou Antônio Carlos e fez um belo gol, 1 a 1.

Up next for Mengao is Atletico-MG- Na próxima rodada o Botafogo enfrenta o Grêmio, na quinta-feira, às 20h30, no Olímpico. Já o Flamengo, por sua vez, viajará até Minas Gerais, onde medirá forças com o Atlético-MG, nesta quarta-feira, às 21h50, na Arena do Jacaré.

The truth is Mengao is playing like crap. Ronaldinho Gaucho isn’t playing worth a damn. Neither is Deivid nor Thiago Neves.  The entire squad needs to be shot at dusk for crappy play.

We are in a world of hurt.

Globo Esporte wrote this about the clássico battle between Mengao and Fogao- O Botafogo saiu na frente, com direito a deboche de Loco Abreu, dominou no primeiro tempo e deu a impressão que colaria no líder Vasco. Porém, a troca de Deivid por Jael no intervalo funcionou, e o Flamengo arrancou um empate por 1 a 1 no clássico deste domingo, no Engenhão. É a terceira vez que as duas equipes terminam iguais este ano, a segunda nesta edição de Campeonato Brasileiro.

We need to have wins baby.

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