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	Brazil World Cup 2006 team Profile from Football.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brazil are ranked number 1 in the world and thats no supprise, the team have won the world cup a massive 5 times since they were first formed, never failed to gain entry to the finals.
		World cup 1938 was the turning point for Brazil as they finished in an excellent 3rd place, this was also the year that Leonidas became the first player to score 4 goals in one world cup match, this was the start of a great future of world cup tournaments.
		Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and UAE were the four teams led to victory by this superstar coach.
	www.football.co.uk /worldcup/brazil.shtml (353 words)

	Brazil national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brazil is the only nation to have qualified for every FIFA World Cup finals tournament and the first to win it five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002).
		The national football team of Brazil was formed in 1914, and played their first game against the English club Exeter City in that year, winning 2–0.
		Brazil were drawn in the toughest group, with England, the USSR and Austria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brazil_national_football_team (1724 words)

	Football in Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Brazil, the father of football was Charles William Miller, the son of a railroad employee.
		One unique aspect of football in Brazil is the existence and importance of the Brazilian state championships.
		Brazil has a reputation for playing particularly beautiful football, yet having particularly terribly organised football, this was refelected on the multiple teething problems of the national league, including several teams claiming to have won it, and another example of it is the military dictatorship disgracing a manager because they disagreed with his squad selection.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_in_Brazil (328 words)

	Football in Brazil
		Football was introduced into Brazil by Scottish railway engineers in the 1890s, and Brazilians took to it like a duck to water.
		Brazil is the only country in the world to have participated in every Copa.
		Going to a football match is something which even those bored by the game will enjoy purely as spectacle: the stadiums are sights in themselves, and a big match is watched behind a screen of ticker-tape and waving flags to the accompaniment of massed drums and thousands of roaring voices.
	www.justbrazil.org /brazil/brazil-football.asp (1172 words)

	Football World Cup 1962 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cup, Brazil may be the dominant force in modern football but their fans...
		The initial group stage saw Brazil lose one of their most influential stars from the previous campaign, Pelé; who only managed to play in Brazil's first two games – one of which he scored in.
		With the game ending 3-1 to Brazil, a successful defence of the title for only the second time in the history of the competition, and without their star player of 1958 – Pelé;, saw Brazil were once again crowned World Cup Winners.
	www.wikiverse.org /football-world-cup-1962 (708 words)

	Brazil's Battered Football: A Star's Outburst (by Sócrates)
		Brazil, the only country to play in all World Cups held since the tournament began in 1930, is currently having a great deal of trouble qualifying for the 2002 edition to be played in Japan and South Korea.
		Meantime, Brazil's football bosses – many of whom are active in the political arena and hold elected positions - have just faced two parliamentary inquiries which released reams of indicting evidence of the massive wrongdoing that has characterized the sport for decades.
		Anyone who is supposedly determined to help bring change to Brazilian football and sports in general, as he claims to be, cannot so much as consider working along side the everlasting leaders, because these are people without the slightest amount of honour and dignity to show for any of their actions.
	www.infobrazil.com /conteudo/front%5Fpage/opinion/vw2103a.htm (972 words)

	Articles - Brazil national football team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brazil is the only nation to have qualified for every World Cup finals tournament and the first to win it five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002).
		Brazil´s coach, Vicente Feola imposed strict rules on the squad for the, held in Sweden.
		Brazil finished as runner-up in the, losing to France in a problematic final game when the star player Ronaldo suffered health problems (or, it has been speculated, a nervous breakdown) a few hours before the game.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Brazil_national_football_team (1475 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| World cup 2002 \| Brazil needs to lose - for its own sake
		Brazil was run by a dictatorship between 1965 and 1984.
		The "football lobby" - powerful enough to block legislation - is one of the most reactionary groups in parliament.
		One of the consequences of the recent football inquiries was a bill signed by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso a fortnight ago to force football clubs to abide by ethical business practices.
	football.guardian.co.uk /worldcup2002/countries/story/0,11936,745474,00.html (802 words)

	SPORTS IN BRAZIL
		Soccer in Brazil is more than two teams of 11 players attempt to put an inflated ball into goal cages at opposite ends of a playing field.
		Soccer was first brought to Brazil, according to one version of its history, by the British and Dutch sailors in the second half of the nineteenth century, who played those early games on the beaches of the North-eastern coastline.
		It is, however, a fact that a certain Charles Miller, who was born in Brazil in 1874, and was educated in England, brought the first soccer and soccer equipment back to Brazil with him when he returned there in 1894.
	www.brazilbrazil.com /sports.html (2309 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Brazil national football team
		The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) or ConfederaÃ§Ã£o Brasileira de Futebol in Portuguese is the governing body of football in Brazil.
		The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0.
		The FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association, universally known by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football (soccer) and the largest sporting organization in the world.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brazil-national-football-team (1187 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Internationals \| Brazil set to host World Cup
		Brazil looks certain to hold the 2014 World Cup after the South American Football Federation (CSF) voted to back the country as its candidate to host the event.
		Brazil will, however, have to overcome some major stumbling blocks if it is to host the 2014 tournament.
		Brazil also suffers widespread poverty and deprivation, while drug-related crime is an increasing problem.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/internationals/2858989.stm (418 words)

	History of soccer. How football came to Brazil
		In 1892 a couple of years before his return to Brazil, Charlie was invited to play a game for the Corinthian Football Club a team formed of players invited from public schools and universities.
		He was infact given the honour of contributing his name to a move involving a deft flick of the ball with the heel "Chaleira" which today is still a marvel to see as practised by the skillful ball players of the local and national teams.
		C.W. Let it not be forgotten that the game was invented to be played at the highest of ideals and such deft ball skills were duly brought to Brazil where they were to be uniquely grafted into purest golden treasures to be seen and held in wonder by all later generations until this day.
	www.bluker.com /rtbrazil/spac.html (1168 words)

	BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		There is no doubt that football in Brazil is the national sport and in Brazil it is not just a sport.
		Brazil has proved her mettle not once, not twice, but four times.
		According to one version of its history, football was first brought to Brazil by the British and Dutch sailors during the second half of the nineteenth century.
	users.carib-link.net /~jnb/folhome.html (757 words)

	POSTCARD FROM BRAZIL, the beautiful game in South America.
		Named after the old English team, they are, to quote ex-world footballer of the year Sócrates, "not a team with supporters, but supporters with a team".
		In the huge public arena of football, it was one of the principal movements which led to the fall of the dictatorship.
		Brazil is a poor country and the stadiums are getting old and dangerous, so it will need a massive injection of cash.
	www.urban75.org /football/brazil.html (994 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Football - International - Brazil's world tour of Europe
		The Brazil side of 1958, which included Garrincha, Pele and former coach Mario Zagallo, were the last South American side to lift the World Cup in Europe, beating hosts Sweden 5-2 in the final.
		The current Brazil side would be the first team to successfully defend their title since then and only the third of all time (Italy did it in 1938).
		Brazil were favourites for the World Cup even before they beat Greece, who included eight of their Euro heroes in their team but may not even make Germany next summer as they are struggling in qualifying Group Two, where they are in third place and eight points behind Ukraine.
	sport.scotsman.com /football_international.cfm?id=674892005 (958 words)

	Football in Brazil
		Football was introduced in Brazil by an English sportsman, Charles Miller.
		Because all it takes for people to play football is a somewhat large free plain area (of which there is plenty in Brazil) and any kind of round object which can be kicked around (which can be something as cheap as a sock stuffed with rags), the game had a quick widespread in the country.
		Football in Brazil is administered by Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol (CBF).
	www.v-brazil.com /culture/sports/football.html (738 words)

	Ronaldinho - Football player - Brazil
		Ronaldinho started his career as a young child playing indoor soccer, and at age 7 he was already playing in Gremio, one of the two major teams in Porto Alegre (the other one is Internacional); the images shown at these videos were recorded when Ronaldinho was aged 8.
		The coach of the Brazilian team was Wanderley Luxemburgo; in a match in São Paulo, Edilson mocked at the adversaries; Luxemburgo dismissed Edilson and called Ronaldinho to replace him in the team which played the America Cup.
		In the America Cup, Brazil was easily winning the first match against Venezuela, and in the second half Luxemburgo put Ronaldinho to play.
	www.v-brazil.com /culture/sports/football/player/ronaldinho.html (869 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| News \| Brazil on course
		Brazil maintained their proud record as the only country to have competed in all 18 finals when they routed Chile 5-0 in front of almost 40,000 fans in Brasilia yesterday, with Adriano scoring a hat-trick.
		The 2002 winners, the first World Cup winners ever to be told to qualify, led 4-0 within half an hour after Juan headed his second international goal, Robinho finished a sweeping move and the Internazionale striker added two more.
		Brazil stay second in the 10-nation South American group - 30 points from 16 games - but closed the gap on already-qualified Argentina to one point.
	football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1562842,00.html?gusrc=rs (410 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Ten great football matches - Brazil are back at the party
		The samba drums hammered out the message that Brazil are back to their best, the return of Cerezo stiffened the midfield and allowed Socrates, Zico and Falcao to play with greater exuberance than they had been able to show against the Russians.
		It was Socrates's invention which led to Brazil's second goal he left Narey completely flummoxed with the most marvellous chip and then sent a low cross which Hansen cleared for a corner.
		Corner kicks and freekicks are a bit like penalty kicks to Brazil and when Junior swept a ball to the near post Oscar rose under no pressure to head a fine goal.
	sport.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=658&id=1287932002 (1607 words)

	Stellartv-sports: Brazil Soccer History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is, however, a fact that Charles Miller, who was born in Brazil in 1874, and was educated in England, brought the first football and football equipment back to Brazil with him when he returned in 1894.
		A new football calendar was organized, participation of the clubs in the profits of the football pools (Loteria Esportiva) arranged, and the tax of 5% paid by the clubs on their gate money was abolished.
		There is no doubt that football in Brazil is the national sport; wherever there is an open space you will find children and grown men kicking a ball around.
	www.stellartv.com /brazilsoccerhistory.html (1349 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| News \| Brazil all-stars top sports poll
		With their unforgettable forward line-up of Jairzinho, Tostao, Pele and Rivelino, the golden-shirted stars of Brazil dominated world football in the 1970s.
		The Brazilian team, captained by Carlos Alberto, lifted the Jules Rimet trophy after beating Italy 4-1 in front of 110,000 spectators in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in June 1970.
		Brazil received 56,000 votes in the poll in which listeners were asked to rank their top five teams.
	football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,1674038,00.html?gusrc=rss (180 words)

	Brazil - Country Profile - Republica Federativa do Brasil - South America
		A virtual destination guide to Brazil, this page is about many aspects of "Brasil", the fifth largest country in the world, both in terms of territory and population.
		By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior.
		To the original inhabitants (Indians) were added successive waves of Europeans (mainly Portuguese) and Africans (mostly from the sub-Saharan west coast, belonging to the Bantu and to the Sudanic (Yoruba) ethnic groups).
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/brazil.htm (880 words)

	Brazil, Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Domestic football in Brazil began towards the end of the 19th century, initiated by migrant British workers.
		Brazil entered the South American Championship for the first time two years later, and in 1930 took part in the first World Cup Finals.
		The balance of power was redressed somewhat in 1994, when Brazil took the trophy for the fourth time, although they needed a penalty shoot-out to beat Italy.
	www.sportz4u.com /isport/Football/COUNTRIE/brazil.htm (547 words)

	Brazil National Football Team - Brazilian soccer federation squad
		The Brazil National Football Team must again be regarded as favourite to lift the World Cup, after being drawn in a group which offers them an easy passage to the knockout stages.
		The Brazilian football team qualified comfortably at the top of their South American preliminary group, and experienced few problems, although they were convincingly beaten by their bitter rivals Argentina.
		The abilities of the Brazil football team are well known, they have star players in almost every position: Ronaldinho, Ronaldo & Roberto Carlos just to name a few.
	www.football-england.com /brazil-national-football-team.html (156 words)

	ABC Sport - Football - Kaka seals Brazil win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brazil needed a win after falling 1-0 to Ecuador in Quito earlier in their campaign and being held to a goalless draw by Colombia.
		The win eases the pressure on Brazil who travel to Montevideo on Wednesday to play Uruguay, who are fifth with 15 points after a 1-1 draw with Chile in Santiago on Saturday.
		German football captain Michael Ballack has just signed a deal with reigning English champions, Chelsea, which is thought to be the highest club salary in history.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200503/s1332372.htm (456 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. Euro 2004, champion's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Brazilian national team are often well-behaved with a good disciplinary record but their club football is riven with wild violence and rule breaking.
		Leao has a fearsome temper and has clashed with reporters and match officials regularly but this is normal in Brazilian football and Leao's actions have not been extraordinary in the bizarre world of Brazilian sport.
		Brazil have lost two 2002 World Cup qualifying matches under Luxemburgo - the first they have lost in their entire history - and need wins in their remaining matches to establish themselves behind Argentina in CONMEBOL qualification for Japan and South Korea.
	www.wldcup.com /news/2000Oct/20001020_5693_brazil_leao.html (709 words)

	Brazil Football Team News and Results from Football.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brazil striker Ronaldo is set to have knee surgery this summer but should be ready to return to action for the start of Real Madrid's season next month.
		Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is optimistic midfield duo Emerson and Kaka will be passed fit to play in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against France.
		Brazil midfielder Juninho has warned his team-mates not to under-estimate the threat posed by France veteran Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup quarter-final in Frankfurt.
	www.football.co.uk /brazil/index.shtml (220 words)

	The Hindu : Sport / Football : Brazil in final
		Germany rallied twice to tie the score on a rare header from Lukas Podolski and Michael Ballack's third penalty of the competition.
		Parreira, in his 102nd game in charge of Brazil, said he considered fielding a more defensive lineup but decided to stick with a four-man attack, with Adriano and Robinho in front of Kaka and Ronaldinho.
		Brazil even used long passes instead of its usual quick taps.
	www.hindu.com /2005/06/27/stories/2005062707531900.htm (429 words)

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