ALL RIO TEAMS WITH CHANCE TO BE BRAZIL CHAMPIONS!

All the teams from Rio won their matches the past weekend: Flamengo beat Ceará 1-0 (but Ronaldinho was sent off and will not play the next match). Vasco da Gama also won and is now in first place together with Corinthians, both have 54 points. Fluminense beat Palmeiras by 2-1. Botafogo has a very good chance of going to first place if it gets a victory against Santos on Wednesday night. The first places in the points table are as follows:

1) Corinthians 54 pts

1) Vasco da Gama 54 pts

2) Botafogo 52 pts

3) Flamengo 51 pts

4) Fluminense 50 pts.

FLUMINENSE BEATS CORITIBA : 3-1

FLUMINENSE GETS INTO THE RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.....VASCO DA GAMA STILL AT JOINT FIRST PLACE WITH CORINTHIANS : 51 POINTS....BOTAFOGO BEAT CORINTHIANS 2-0 AND ALSO GOES UP IN THE TABLE...ALSO HAS A CHANCE TO BE CHAMPIONS....................SO TO HAS FLAMENGO...4TH PLACE !

FLAMENGO WINS FLA-FLU: 3-2

Yesterday at the Engenhão Stadium, Flamengo beat its main rivals, Fluminense by 3-2. Now Flamengo has a good chance of becoming champions, at present it is in 4th place of the points table. Its next match is on Wednesday night against Palmeiras. Vasco da Gama lost 3-0 to Internacional in Porto Alegre. Botafogo drew 2-2 with Bahia.

FLU BEATS CORINTHIANS ! UP TO 5TH PLACE

FLUMINENSE IS IMPROVING ....BEAT THE LEADER CORINTHIANS BY 1-0 AT ENGENHAO STADIUM;......FRED SCORED WITH A LUCKY FREE KICK (SEE HERE).

VASCO DA GAMA DREW 1-1 WITH FIGUEIRENSE,,,,,,,BOTAFOGO WENT DOWN 5-0 TO CORITIBA AND FLAMENGO ALSO LOST 1-2 (AGAINST AT.PARANA) ..FLA IS IN A CRISIS...LUXEMBURGO MAY GO !

Vasco da Gama wins! Great goal by Juninho Pernambucano!

VASCO DA GAMA WINS...SEE JUNINHO´S GREAT FREE KICK GOAL...NOW VASCO IS IN THIRD PLACE OF THE BRASILERAO...FLAMENGO LOST 2-1 TO CORINTHIANS....GOES DOWN TO 5TH PLACE ......BOTAFOGO IS IN 4TH PLACE...FLUMINENSE IN 6TH PLACE......TEAMS FROM RIO ARE DOING WELL................

Flamengo draws 2-2 with Internacional: goes down to 2nd place

Ronaldinho scored another great free kick but even so Flamengo went down to second place in the points table. The fans are very angry with Deivid that missed a clear goal,the striker coould not head in the ball from close range after a fantastic cross by Ronaldinho.

FLAMENGO CONTINUES FIRST IN BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

YET AGAIN RONALDINHO HELPS FLAMENGO !

Another good performance by R10, he did not score but made the passes for Deivid to score twice against Figuerense. The match ended 2-2 and Flamengo shares the lead with Corinthians at 34 points. See the goals at this link :

Also we are getting near to UFC Rio on August 27. REDETV (CHANNEL 6) will broadcast the event live to all of Brazil. Anderson "Spider" Silva, Vitor Belfort and José Aldo have been confirmed to combat on the night, also there has been a change in the fixture: Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares will now fight against Dean Miller of the USA.

FLAMENGO TAKES LEAD IN BRASILERAO

Flamengo is the new leader of the Brazilian National Championship (Brasileirão). The RJ team beat Coritiba by 1-0 at the Engenhao stadium. Yet again, Ronaldinho Gaucho was fundamental to get three more points. It was Ronaldinho´s precise cross in the last minute to Jael that helped the young striker to score the winner....see the video of the goal here.

Ronaldinho scores great goal for Flamengo !

Just when the Flamengo fans were beginning to complain about R10's (Ronaldinho´s nickname) poor performances on the pitch (has been seen several times at discoteques and at late hours) , the midfielder put his act together and helped his team to beat Atletico Mineiro this weekend. The match was played on Saturday at the Engenhão Stadium in Rio, and it seemed that it was going to be a disastrous evening for Flamengo, since Atletico was the first to score. At this moment Ronaldinho began to make his presence on the pitch as he organized his team´s attack and equalized with a fantastic goal. (See the goals courtesy of Globoesporte).

Now my question is: Why did Mano menezes leave him out of the Brazilian national team for Copa America? Brazil´s first match is on July 3 against Venzuela. Mano, you are making the same mistake as Dunga inj the 2010 World Cup. Ronaldinho can win a match in half an hour,even if he is still not 100% fit.

EDMUNDO RELEASED......

In the end, Edmundo was detained for only 18 hours, was released on a habeas corpus .Now he is a sports presenter at Band TV. It seems he will be cleared of the case. Ronaldinho Gaucho is not doing too well, the fans are not too happy with him, too much partying.

RONALDINHO DOES IT AGAIN FOR FLAMENGO!

Ronaldinho Gaucho scored again for Flamengo yesterday during the 3-3 draw against Bahia. It was a thrilling match during the second round of the Brasilerão, (Brazil first division). Lulinha scored the first goal for the home team, Bahia, in the 18th minute. Ten minutes later R.Gaucho tapped in from close range after a good cross by Galhardo.In the 36th minute Jobson put Bahia ahead yet again but Botinelli equalized for Flamengo after ten minutes of the second half. Egidio scored what seemed to be the winning goal in the 72nd minute for Flamengo, but Jobson saved the day for Bahia with a last minute goal.

All the teams from Rio did quite well this weekend:
Vasco da Gama 3 - America 0
Fluminense 1 - Atletico Goianense 0

FLAMENGO WINS FIRST MATCH IN BRASILERAO

The 40th edition of the world´s most difficult football championship began on Saturday, May 21. The 2009 champion, Flamengo of Rio got off to a great start with a 4-0 win over Avai. Ronaldinho Gaucho scored two goals and showed to be in very good form.That same day, another of RJ´s most famous clubs, Vasco da Gama, played its first match in Fortaleza against Ceará and also won by 3-1. On Sunday, May 22, the other teams from Rio did not do so well. Botafogo lost to Palmeiras by 1-0 and Fluminense (the 2010 champions) lost at home to São Paulo F.C by 2-0. Anyway there are still 37 more matches to be played so the teams that lost have plenty of time to recover. Until now many local football experts have stated that two of the favorites to win this year´s Brasileirão are Flamengo and Santos. Flamengo won this year´s Rio de Janeiro State Championships and is coached by the experienced Wanderley Luxemburgo.

RONALDINHO SCORES AGAIN FOR FLAMENGO !

Ronaldinho Gaucho scored his second goal since joining Flamengo a month ago. This goal helped Flamengo advance to the second round of the Copa do Brasil. Last night, the RJ team beat Murici F.C, of Alagoas, by 3 - 0, at the Rei Pele stadium in Maceio. Ronaldinho scored after 21 minutes of play, when he headed in the ball from close range. Renato scored Flamengo´s second goal in the 27th minute from a free kick and in the 45th minute, Negueba scored the third.
This Sunday at 4 p.m at the Engenhão Stadium in Rio , Flamengo will face Botafogo, in the semifinal of the Guanabara Cup.

RONALDINHO WILL DEBUT FOR FLAMENGO !

RONALDINHO GAUCHO, one of Brazil´s most famous footballers of all time, will make his debut on February 2. He will play his first match for his new club, Flamengo, at Rio´s Engenhao Stadium. The match will be against Nova Iguassu, as part of the fifth round of the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. Until now Flamengo is doing very well, since it has won the first 4 matches.

Meanwhile, Flamengo´s archrival, Vasco da Gama, is in a completely different situation. The team has lost all three matches, and after losing the game against Boavista by 3-1, captain Carlos Alberto nearly hit club president Roberto Dinamite when he came into the dressing room and complained to the players for their poor performance. The day after the match, Dinamite fired coach PC Gusmao, and banned Carlos Alberto from playing in the next matches. The situation became worse on Sunday, January 30, when Vasco da Gama lost to archrivals Flamengo by 2-1, in the fourth round of the Carioca (Rio State Championship).

RONALDINHO FINALLY SIGNS UP FOR FLAMENGO

by DANRJ

RONALDINHO GAUCHO promised Flamengo fans to give his best effort during the 2011 Brazilian championship. The famous midfielded was confirmed today as the new signing for Rio´s most popular football club.
"I was well received by the Flamengo fans when I arrived in Rio de Janeiro . They can expect the best from me. I am glad to be back in Brazil and I am keen to play for Flamengo, " said the player in the Flamengo website.
Ronaldinho´s contract is until 2014, and also he wants to recover form and play in the 2014 World Cup. Ronaldinho always said that he wanted to live in Rio, where he has beachfront apartment in the exclusive Barra da Tijuca neighborhood,where he likes to play "foot-volley". Meanwhile, in the southern city of Porto Alegre, the fans of Gremio, (Ronaldinho´s first club in Brazil), have attacked his brother´s house with stones and have published threats in several websites. The fans were expecting Ronaldinho to return to Gremio, but after his decision to play for Flamengo, have accused the player of being "a mercenary" and a "sellout".
Ronaldinho Gaucho, was fundamental during the 2002 World Cup in Korea, when Brazil won the trophy for the fifth time. He was elected Best Player of the World by Fifa in 2004 and 2005.