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Mar 04, 2015 16:29

Football in Brazil

Brazil might not be the place where it all started for the game "Football" but it sure is the place it all got its sexy-ness! A record five times champions of the world cup more than any other country, Brazil is all about football. For a country as huge Brazil its not hard for them to produce quality footballers. They have proved it providing the highest number of footballers in the top five European leagues.

Top Brazilian Footballers:

Pele

Ronaldo

Garrnicha
ZICO
Rivaldo
Kaka
Ronaldinho
Roberto Carlos

Neymar Jr.

Top Brazilian Teams:

1. Sao PauloFC

City: Sao Paulo, Stadium: Morumbi (cap. 71,200),Founded: 25 January 1930, Famous players: Gerson, Careca, Cafu, Kaká

2. SantosFC

City: Santos, Stadium: Vila Belmiro (cap. 32,989),Founded: 14 April 1912, Famous players: Carlos Alberto, Pelé, Robinho, Neymar

3. SCInternacional

City: Porto Alegre, Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio (cap. 48,849), Founded: 4 April 1909,Famous players: Falcão, Valdomiro, Forlan, Nilmar

4. SEPalmeiras

City: Sao Paulo, Stadium: Estádio Palestra Itália (cap. 32,500), Founded: 26 August 1914, Famous players: Rivaldo, Roque Júnior, Zinho, Roberto Carlos

5. CRFlamengo

City: Rio de Janeiro, Stadium: Maracana(cap. 78,838), Founded: 17 november 1895, Famous players: Zizinho, Zico, Júnior, Andrade

Noticeable events held in Brazil:

The 2014 World Cup which was a mega success will be followed by Olympics in 2016. The Olympic which see's the countries u23s competing will be held in Maracana.

Want to Know More About Brazilian Football:

These three websites mentioned below have the most comprehensive yet the best details about Brazilian football.

http://www.brazil.org.za /football.html

http://www.brazilian -football.com

http://www.sambafoot.com/en/

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