THE MOST RIDICULOUS TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY

Flamengo, what a great team. I am going to talk a little bit more about this team's glorious history. 5 times champion of the Brazilian League, how astonishing. There is only one thing I would like to point out. In 1987, the tournament was by elimination, not rounds. Flamengo and Sport made it to the finals, and Flamengo did not want to play the last game. It was a very strange decision and logically both teams were considered champions.

This Sunday, Flamengo had to leave Campinas victorious to have a chance of reaching 1st place. They payed Corinthians to have Chicão and Mano Menezes receive red cards. Theres more, Ronaldo left the field in the first half faking he was hurt. It still dosen't end here, Flamengo was awarded a penalti shot and Felipe, Corinthians' goalkeeper, did not even jump to save the ball that was kicked a foot away from his hand. After the goal, he began to clap to Flamengo's players.

Soccer around the world has been encountering problems of money being involved for the manipulations of game results. 200 games in Europe are under investigation. The fourth and first division of the best soccer in the world are involved in corruption. What will soccer be like in 20 years ? Will it ever be fair ? I hope.

When I listen to my father speaking of how soccer in the past was fair and played clean, it makes me wonder, where is the world leading too ? Even one of the most popular sports in the world are getting involved in corruption. I wish money could not take over people, then we would have a fair world.

Congratulations to Palmeiras, Sao Paulo and Internacional for playing such a fair tournament. Corinthians and Flamengo, what to say about these dirty teams ? I don't have words to explain how mad I am. I really hope that this type of thing stops happening in soccer. If Flamengo ends as champions, the only team I will consider 6 times champions of Brazil is Sao Paulo Futebol Clube.

Watch the best goal of the whole championship scored by Diego Souza.

Sport- ALMOST .

Palmeiras tied with Sport Clube Recife this Wednesday. It was a ridiculous result for a team that is planning to be the champion of 2009. After the bad start, Palmeiras was behind the score by two goals. Winning was a very difficult task to be reached, but the tie seemed easier for Palmeiras at Palestra Italia. Deyvid Sacconi scored Palmeiras` first goal in the match, starting the reaction. Danilo, in a very legitimate goal, tied the game 2 x 2. Although his possition was legal, the referee whistled twice, with no reason. This caused a lot of confusion and the players from the visiting team began to argue with the referee. Once again, Fluminense was favored and the game may be rescheduled because of the confusion caused by the referee. I believe this will be very good for Palmeiras because the game will begin 0x0 again, and may have the chance to win the game.

Palmeiras has played Sport 10 times in the last two years, putting them down to the second division will be a great happening. I am very happy that this nonimportant team, that possesses no history at all, gets sent down to the second division by my glorious Palmeiras ! Image taken from HERE.

******* REFEREE

It was a sweaty, disputed and controversial game, but Fluminense beat Palmeiras 1 x 0, in the afternoon of Sunday, for the 35th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro at Maracanã with an audience of 66,884 people. Fred used his head to score the only goal validated in the match. This happened because Obina also scored a goal after abeautiful header. This happened when the gamed was tied 0x0. The amateur FIFA referee did not validate the goal because he saw and inexisting foul during the play. I am very pissed at what happened. This was only the first of the 3 goals that were considered illegal by the refs this round. What I consider incredible is that the only team that is ever favored by the bad calls is SAO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE, the dirtiest team in brazilian soccer.

Toninho Cecílio, Palmeiras' director is also pissed as all fans. He believes that it is too much of a coincidence since all team in the top 10 are being affected, except the BAMBIS, as São Paulo is called by all fans.

See the best moments of the game and the goal poorly unvalidated. 1:10 here.

Vasco

After 11 months of agony, anxiety and uncertainty, the crowd never stopped believing. With 78,609 fans,Vasco da Gama broke the attendance record of the year in Brazilian football surpassing the 78,409 of last Fla-Flu, on October 4th. With 70 points earned,the team from rio can no longer be reached by Figueirense, who is in fifth place in the final four rounds.As a reward, they saw in this sunny Saturday, November 7, 2009, Vasco returs to Serie A in the 34th round. This was a very good thing since my second team is Vasco da Gama.