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So here’s the deal on the final matches of the Campeonato that will take place Sunday December 4^th.

My guys from Mengao have a shot to kill Vasco’s chances of winning the title.

All we have to do is beat Vasco.

This is a big derby between Vasco and Flamengo.

We are in fourth place with 60 points.

A loss could knock Rubro-Negro out of the top four.

A win could move us into third place.

Fluminense is in third place with 62 points

Coritiba sits in fifth 57 points.

Internacional is sixth with 57 points.

Figueirense is seventh with 57 points também.

Both Coxa and Colorado have the tiebreakers over Mengao.

We have a lot to fight for in this season finale.

If the guys win Flamengo will make to the Copa Libertadores.

The top five sides in the Brasileiros Serie A qualifies for the oldest South America club competition.

The winner of the Copa plays in December for the FIFA World Club Cup title.

I would love to stick a fork in Vasco’s title dreams.

I don’t like Timao either but our season is hanging the balance.

Globo Esporte wrote this. Flamengo chances of making to the Copa are 90%.

This may be true but I am not holding my breath.

Flamengo always finds a way to screw it up.

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A 37ª rodada do Brasileirão deixou apenas dois times com chance de soltar o grito de campeão. Segundo o matemático Tristão Garcia, o Corinthians tem 88% de possibilidades de levantar o caneco, contra 12% do Vasco. Já as duas vagas que restam para a Libertadores ainda têm seis concorrentes numa acirrada disputa. Nos números, Flamengo e Coritiba aparecem como favoritos, somando 90% e 37% de chances de classificação, respectivamente. Mas Internacional, Figueirense, São Paulo e Botafogo também estão na briga, segundo cálculos do matemático.

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It’s Thanksgiving weekend.

This is the time we give thanks to the Lord for all of our blessings.

My guys from Flamengo are out of the running for the Serie A title.

Mengao is still in the hunt for a Copa Libertadores spot.

Timao and Gigante de Colina have a real shot at winning the whole enchilada.

Fluminense has an outside chance to win but both Corinthians and Vasco hav e to lose by a bunch.

Timao and Gigante de Colina is a plus sixteen while Flu is only a plus ten.

Mengao sits in sixth place with 57 points.

Sao Paulo is in seventh place with 56 points.

Internacional and Figueirense each have 57 points however Colorado and Po-de-arroz have 15 wins compared with Rubro-Negro’s fourteen.

On Sunday Flamengo battles Internacional in our house.

We have to win this sucker.

Corinthians takes on Figueirense.

Vasco has a hot date with Fluminense.

Ronaldinho Gaucho our top scorer has not found the back of the net since September 21^st.

This is killing us.

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The daily double from Robin Van Persie sent the guys through to the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Arsenal won 2-1 over Borussia Dortmund.

My Gunners gave up a late goal in the 92^nd minute but we were never in danger of losing this sucker.

It sure looks like the guys are finding their stride.

The pieces are starting to gel.

RVP has scored 30 goals on the season.

This is the second straight double for Robin Van Persie.

The other match of interest saw Barcelona beat AC Milan 3-2.

The Catalans twice took the lead only to lose it to the Italian side.

This puppy was a dogfight.

Messi, Xavi, and own goal by Milan’s Mark Van Bommel were the difference in the match.

Barca won Group H.

Chelsea lost to Bayer Leverkusen 2-1.

The Blues are in danger of not making it out of Group E.

My Gunners won Group F with 11 points.

Second place belongs to Marseille with seven points.

Olympiacos is third with six points.

Second place is up for grabs.

Barcelona won Group H with 13 points.

AC Milan is second with eight points.

In Group E Bayer Leverkusen is top dog with nine points.

Chelsea is second with eight points.

Third place sits Valencia with eight também.

It will come down to this for the Blues.

Chelsea –Valencia match on Tuesday December 6^th will decide who advances to the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Arsenal, Barca, and AC Milan are through to the next round.

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Once again Argentinos started out playing like crap. Argentina fell behind early 1-0 when Colombia’s Dorlan Pabon ripped the twines in the 44^th minute.

That’s the way it stayed until Lionel Messi finally got off the schnid. He nailed an empty netter in the 60^th minute give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

Mate Jose Sosa fired a great cross into the box.

Colombia’s keeper David Ospima miss played the cross and this allowed Messi an open shot on goal.

Argentina salted this puppy away in the 84^th minute.

Messi fired a rocket to mate Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain ripped a shot that was kicked away by Ospima. Argentina’s Sergio Aquero tucked the rebound into the back of the net.

Game, set, and match to Argentina.

This was not a convincing win for one of the better clubs in the world.

Messi said this- “It was hard. We did not deserve to go one goal behind to the opponents, as they were not better than us.

“We wanted to forget about the tie against Bolivia [1-1 draw on Friday]. That was very hard for us and I think we did.

“Sometimes you can play better, and other times you have to fight harder. This game was one of those days.”

Higuain added- “We wanted to win. We were very low after the game on Friday and we promised to do better here.

“It was a great match, very difficult to play at a demanding venue, but we improved our performance in the second half and did it.

“Now, we have six months to try to find our best shape. The qualifiers are long and we made a good step today.”

Chile knocked out Paraguay 2-0.

Ecuador shut out Peru 2-0.

Venezuela edged Bolivia 2-1.

Now it’s off for six months and then back to the WC qualifying.

Uruguay sits atop the heap with seven points.

Argentina is second with seven points.

Uruguay is a plus six while Argentina is a plus three.

Venezuela is third with seven points but they are a zero plus minus.

Fourth place belongs to Ecuador with six points.

Chile sits in fifth place with six points

The Chileans are a minus three.

Colombia and Paraguay each have four points however the Colombians are a plus minus zero so they sit in sixth place.

Paraguay is a minus three and have seventh place all to themselves.

Peru is eight with three points.

Bolivia brings up the butt end of the table with point.

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On Tuesday Argentina battles Colombia.

Ecuador has a hot date with Peru.

Chile-Paraguay.

Venezuela- Bolivia.

Brasil shut out Egypt 2-0 in a friendly on Monday.

The guys played very well.

Jonas hit the daily double to lead Brasileiros to the win.

Coach Menezes rested most of the big stars.

He started Hulk, Jonas, and Cesar up front.

Diego was in net and Alves, Luiz, Silva on the back line.

Brasil seemed out of it until Hulk fired a long-range bomb on goal.

This woke the guys up.

Brasil is the host nation for the 2014 World Cup so they don’t have to go through the grind of qualifying.

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Once again Argentina has a ton of talent and they are coming up short time in and time out.

Argentina and Bolivia tied one all.

Bolivia is at the butt end of the table.

This is a very disturbing trend for Argentinos.

Bolivia scored in the 55^th minute.

Marcelo Moreno ripped the twines to give them a 1-0 lead.

Argentine answered the call in the 59^th minute.

Ezequiel Lavezzi found the back of the net to level this sucker at one all.

That’s where we stayed.

Messi had some really good chances but he couldn’t covert.

Uruguay routed Chile 4-0.

Paraguay beat Ecuador 2-1.

Colombia and Venezuela tied one all.

Uruguay sits atop the table with seven points.

Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, and Venezuela each have three points.

Argentinos has a plus two so they have the second spot

Colombia is third with a plus one

But lets remember the Colombian squad has a game in hand.

Fourth place is Paraguay with a minus one.

Venezuela has fifth place with a minus one.

Bolivia is dead last with a point.

The next round will happen on Tuesday.

Colombia-Argentina.

Ecuador-Peru.

Chile-Paraguay.

Venezuela- Bolivia.

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Brasil battled Gabon in an international friendly.

Brasileiros are the 2014 host for the World Cup. Brasil’s already has their spot booked.

The samba boys were dominant from the out set.

Goals by Sandro 12^th minute, and Anderson Hernanes in the 35^th minute sealed the deal for Brasileiros.

UOL wrote this- Os brasileiros do segundo escalão da Europa não tiveram dificuldade no teste diante do Gabão e conquistaram uma fácil vitória por 2 a 0. A maior dificuldade do Brasil foi a estrutura do estádio de Libreville. O gramado que já era ruim virou um pasto com a chuva ocorrida antes da partida. E os jogadores ainda esfriaram um pouco porque dois apagões atrasaram o início da partida em 18 minutos e forçou o time a realizar um novo aquecimento em campo. O jogo valeu mais para Hernanes aparecer bem pela seleção.

Menezes started Hulk, Willian, Dudu, and many of his lesser know players. Neymar, Ronaldinho Gaucho and many of the top stars didn’t play.

This was an easy match for Brasil. It seems that the problems before have been solved.

We will see.

Fora os problemas antes do início da partida e a necessidade de se segurar para evitar lesão no campo e tomar cuidado com um perigoso degrau entre o campo e a pista do atletismo no entrono do campo, a seleção brasileira não teve dificuldades para vencer o jogo.

Logo com dois minutos de partida, o primeiro ataque já demonstrou a ingenuidade da seleção local nas bolas aéreas em lance que só não rendeu o gol porque Jonas chutou para fora. Depois de uma leve pressão, a zaga gabonesa falhou feio e o Brasil abriu o placar aos 11 min.

Globo Esporte wrote- Não havia Kaká, Marcelo, Daniel Alves, Neymar, Ronaldinho… Tampouco o gramado apresentava condições de receber uma partida de uma seleção pentacampeã mundial, que ainda enfrentou um apagão de 18 minutos antes do apito inicial. Mas, mesmo longe do ideal, o Brasil desta quinta-feira derrotou o Gabão, por 2 a 0, em amistoso disputado no Estádio L’Amitié, na capital Libreville. Ambos os gols foram marcados no primeiro tempo: Sandro abriu o placar aos 11 minutos, enquanto Hernanes deu números finais aos 34.

Let’s hope the guys are on the right track.

Later today Argentina battles Bolivia in World Cup qualifying.

Uruguay has a hot date with Chile.

Colombia- Venezuela and Paraguay-Ecuador.

The Uruguayans are the pole sitter with four points.

Argentina, Ecuador, and Venezuela all have three points but lets remember that Ecuador has a game in hand.

Bolivia is at the butt end of the table with nada, zippo.

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The mighty boys from Old Trafford put a ton of pressure on Otelul Galati but it took a while before the Red Devils could put this sucker out of reach.

Valencia ripped the twines in the 8^th minute.

This puppy was set up by a great dribble drive to right byline by Phil Jones.

Jones fired a pass across the crease.

Valencia was camped near the left post.

He deposited this puppy into the open net.

Man U was up 1-0.  

Sir Alex and the boys couldn’t get the clincher until Wayne Rooney fired a hope and prayer shot from thirty yards out. The ball was redirected by the Galati defender into the back of the net.

The Rooney man was credited with the goal in the 87^th minute.

Game, set, and match to Man U.

Otelul Galati had their chances but they couldn’t find the back of the net.

Man U is the pole sitter in Group C with eight points.

Benfica is second with eight points também but Man U is a plus four compared with Benfica’s plus 3.

Benfica and FC Basil tied one all.

FC Basil is third with five and Otelul Galati is a zero.

Man City shut out Villarreal 3-0.

Yaya Toure led the Citizens with the daily double.

Mario Balotelli added a goal vai PK in the third minute of injury –first half.

Bayern Munich edged Napoli 3-2.

Group A shakes down this way.

Bayern Munich is the top dog with ten points.

City is in second place with seven points.

Napoli is third with five and Villarreal brings up the rear with a big fat bagel.

Real Madrid shut out Lyon 2-0.

The fake Ronaldo ripped the twines for Los Blancos.

Ajax destroyed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0.

Real Madrid is riding high in Group D with 12 points.

Ajax is second with seven points.

Lyon is third with four points

Dinamo Zagreb is whale crap with nada or bupkis.

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My guys from Arsenal battled with Marseille. Both sides ended in a nil-nil draw at the Gunners house-Emirates.

The guys had a ton of chances but once again we came up with bupkis.

Still a tie doesn’t hurt us too bad.

But we still have to wait a week to see if we’ll advance to the knockout stage.

Sure Arsenal didn’t start Robin Van Persie or Andre Arshavin but jeaze guys a score would have been nice.

Arsenal is still top dog in Group F with eight points.

Marseille is second banana with seven points.

Dortmund is third with four points.

Dortmund defeated Olympiakos 1-0.

Chelsea had their chances but the Blues could only manage a one all tie with Racing Genk.

Group E is still a wide-open affair.

Valencia beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1.

Three points separate the top three clubs.

 Chelsea is in the pole position with eight points.

Leverkusen is second with six points.

Valencia is third with five points.

There are two matches left in Group play.

Barcelona defeated Viktoria Plzen 4-0.

So the fun will continue later today when Man U and Man City have their turn in the Champions League Group play.

The Red Devils battle Otelul Galati at Old Trafford.

City has a hot date with Villarreal at the Spaniards house.

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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.

Flamenguista nation is not a happy place today.

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