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Vinícius Júnior
Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr. (), is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), winger for La Liga club Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. Considered one of the best wingers in the world, he is known for his dribbling skills, high pace and playmaking. Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, Vinícius began his professional career at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo, where he made his senior debut in 2017, at age 16. A few weeks later, Vinícius was the subject of a transfer to La Liga club Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, for whom he signed for in a £38 million deal, which was a national record for an U-18 player. The transfer was made effective after his 18th birthday, with Vinícius debuting for the club in 2018–19 Real Madrid CF season, 2018–19. By his 2021– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo, Rio De Janeiro
São Gonçalo () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is on northeastern Guanabara Bay in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It is the 16th most populous city in Brazil. Location The population of São Gonçalo was 1,091,737 in 2020, and its area is . It is the second most populous city of the state, after the capital Rio de Janeiro city. Until recently it was the third largest, when Mesquita was split off as its own city from Nova Iguaçu. It is considered an important metropolitan industrial city, being a large part of the local economy and the GDP of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The municipality contains 4% of the Guanabara Ecological Station, created in 2006. It contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006. Climate The climate type of São Gonçalo is Atlantic tropical, with rainy summers and relatively dry winters. Temperatures vary throughout the year, and may have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Real Madrid CF Season
The 2018–19 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 115th season in existence and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. The season is widely described as one of the worst campaigns in the club's modern history. It was also the first season since 2008–09 without the club's record goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who departed for Juventus in the summer of 2018. Summary Pre-season After Zinedine Zidane's departure, Madrid announced on 12 June 2018, that Julen Lopetegui would take over the head coaching position. On 22 June 2018, Madrid announced their first signing of the season, adding Andriy Lunin to the squad. On 5 July 2018, Madrid signed Álvaro Odriozola. Five days later, Madrid agreed to sell Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus for €117 million. Thibaut Courtois joined Madrid on 8 August 2018 from Chelsea, while Mateo Kovačić moved to Chelsea on loan. August The season started on 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético Clube Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense, usually known as Atlético Goianiense or just as Atlético, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Goiânia, capital city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Atlético Goianiense is the oldest Goiânia city football club. The club is the first team of its state to win a national competition, which was the Série C. Atlético Goianiense made a comeback to Brazil's top level Série A in 2010 after a 23-year absence. In 2016, Atlético Goianiense won the title of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B for the first time. They won the title with two rounds in advance, beating the already relegated Tupi by 5 to 3. History On 2 April 1937, Nicanor Gordo and Joaquim Veiga founded the club, starting football in the newly founded city of Goiânia. Gordo and Veiga left the newly founded club in 1938, and joined Goiânia EC, which was another new club. In 1944, the club competed in the first Campeonato Goiano, which was also the first official football ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
The 2017 Copa Sudamericana second stage was played from 27 June to 9 August 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. Draw The draw for the second stage was held on 14 June 2017, 20:00 PYT ( UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay. For the second stage, the teams were allocated to two pots according to their previous results in this season: *Pot 1: 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores and six best winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana *Pot 2: 16 remaining winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties (O1–O16) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie. The following were the 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (two best teams eliminated in the third stage of qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004 and 2008. The CONMEBOL Sudamericana began in 2002, replacing the separate competitions Copa Merconorte and Copa Mercosur (that had replaced Copa CONMEBOL) by a single competition. Since its introduction, the competition has been a pure elimination tournament with the number of rounds and teams varying from year to year. The CONMEBOL Sudamericana is considered a merger of defunct tournaments such as the Copa CONMEBOL, Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte. The winner of the Copa Sudamericana becomes eligible to play in the Recopa Sudamericana. They gain entry onto the next edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club competition, and also contest the J.League Cup / Copa Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gávea
Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. PUC-Rio, as well as several schools, are located in the neighborhood. Gávea is well known because of the "Baixo Gávea" area, which is considered a Bohemian quarter. The first Europeans to have lived in what would become the neighborhood were the French, who came to extract Brazilwood. On July 16, 1565, the neighbourhood was named Gávea for the first time, by Estácio de Sá. Etymology The neighborhood is named Gávea (which means topsail in Portuguese) because of an 852 m peak (''Gávea Rock'', or Pedra da Gávea) that resembles the topsail of the carrack, a sailing ship. Sports The Hipódromo da Gávea is a horse racing venue located in the neighborhood. Estádio da Gávea the home of CR Flamengo football club, despite being named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, and colloquially as Galo (, "Rooster"), is the largest professional football club based in the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The team competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first level of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier state league of Minas Gerais. Atlético Mineiro is the oldest active football club in Minas Gerais, founded on 25 March 1908 by twenty-two students from Belo Horizonte. Despite having upper-class founders, the club immediately opened its doors to players of every social class, establishing itself as a "people's club", and becoming one of the most-supported clubs in Brazil. The club's mascot, a rooster, has been strongly associated with Atlético since its introduction in the 1930s. Over the years, the word ''Galo'' (Portuguese for "rooster") became a common nickname for the club it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021 the competition was chosen by the IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world. Due to historical peculiarities and the large geographical size of the country, Brazil has a relatively short history of nationwide football competitions. Only in 1959, with the advancements in civil aviation and air transport and the need to appoint a Brazilian representative to the first edition of the Copa Libertadores was a nationw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinicius Junior 2018 1 (cropped)
Vinícius is a Portuguese given name from the Roman family name ''Vinicius'', possibly derived from Latin ''vinum'' "wine". Notable people with the name include: * Lucius Vinicius, Roman consul in 33 BC * Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul in 19 BC, Roman general and friend of the emperor Augustus * Lucius Vinicius, Roman consul in 5 BC *Publius Vinicius, Roman consul in 2 AD * Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul in 30 AD. In 33 AD he married Julia Livilla *Vinicius de Moraes (born 1913), Brazilian musician, poet, composer, playwright and diplomat *Vinícius (footballer, born 1964), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius *Vinícius (footballer, born 1977), full name Vinícius Conceição da Silva, Brazilian football centre-back *Vinícius Bergantin (born 1980), Brazilian footballer known as Vinícius * Vinícius (footballer, born 1982), full name Carlos Vinicius Neves da Silva, Brazilian football defender *Vinícius da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian football right-back *Vinícius (footballer, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futsal
Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor soccer, it is played on a hard court surface marked by lines; walls or boards are not used. It is played with a smaller, harder, lower-bounce ball than football. The surface, ball and rules favour ball control and passing in small spaces. The game emphasizes control, improvisation, creativity and technique. Naming ''Futsal'' comes from the Portuguese ''futebol de salão'' and from the Spanish ''fútbol sala'' or ''fútbol de salón'' (all translatable as "indoor football"). During its second world championships held in Madrid in 1985, the Spanish name ''fútbol sala'' was used. The Asociación Mundial de Fútsal, World Futsal Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninho Do Urubu
The Centro de Treinamento George Helal (George Helal Training Center), commonly known as Ninho do Urubu ("''The Vulture's Nest''," in Portuguese) is the training ground and youth team headquarters of Brazilian football club Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football .... It is located in the Vargem Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Vargem Grande neighborhood, in the Rio de Janeiro#West Zone, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The construction on the complex began in 2011 and the club began use of the facilities in mid 2012. Between 2015 and 2016, major additions were implemented at the complex including more football pitches, a medical center, and Center of Excellence in Performance (CEP). The total construction cost of the campus is approximately Brazilian real, R$30 million. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abolição
Abolição (Abolition) is a middle-class neighborhood of the North Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ..., Brazil. References Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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