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| Figueirense came back
from three goals down to draw 5-5 at Portuguesa on Sunday,
livening up an otherwise disappointing start to the Brazilian
championship.
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| Champions Sao Paulo made
a losing start to the Brazilian championship when they went
down 1-0 at home to Gremio on Saturday.
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| Brazilian goalkeeper Doni has signed a contract extension at Italian Cup finalists AS Roma until June 2012. |
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The Brazilian championship kicks off at the weekend - with one third of the season already having been completed. |
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| The Brazilian championship
kicks off at the weekend -- with one third of the season already
having been completed.
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| Brazilian substitute Paolo
Henrique struck twice in the last 15 minutes to give Heerenveen
a 2-0 home win over NAC Breda on Thursday in the first leg of
their playoff for a UEFA Cup place.
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| Barcelona's Brazilian international defender Sylvinho will miss the rest of the season after he injured his right knee during the club's 4-1 loss to Real Madrid, the Spanish club said Thursday. |
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| Portugal coach Luiz Felipe
Scolari, reportedly the target of English Premier League side
Manchester City, is unlikely to decide on his future before Euro
2008, a source close to the Brazilian said.
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| FIFA president Sepp Blatter will
propose stricter rules on switching nationalities later this
month to prevent World Cup finals becoming dominated by
Brazilians.
The head of world soccer's governing body said many
countries, notably in Africa and Europe, had abused the current
rules whereby a player can play for a country other than the one
of their birth if he has lived in a country for at least two
years, or has a parent or grandparent who was born there.
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| Greek champions Olympiakos on Wednesday asked for a court freeze on the assets of their Brazilian former star Rivaldo after he reportedly cast doubt about their recent championship victory and past title wins, the club said. |
