Xavier (footballer, Born 2000)
João Vitor Xavier de Almeida (born 2 March 2000), commonly known as Xavier, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Corinthians. Club career Born in Mococa, São Paulo, Xavier joined Ponte Preta's youth setup in 2017, from Portuguesa Santista. He made his first team debut for Ponte on 6 March 2018, starting in a 0–1 Campeonato Paulista home loss against Bragantino. On 21 January 2019, Xavier joined Corinthians on a four-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 17 September of the following year, starting in a 3–2 home win against Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest ... for the Série A championship. Career statistics References External linksCorinthians profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Xavier 2000 births Living peop ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mococa
Mococa is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 68,980 (2020 est.) in an area of 855 km². The elevation is 645 m. The local government is made up of a mayor (in Brazil, '' Prefeito'') and a municipal council (in Brazil, ''Câmara Municipal Câmara (meaning " chamber") is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It may also refer to: People * António de Vasconcelos e Sousa Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga, 8th Count of Calheta, 4th Marquis of Castelo Melhor and Constable of Portug ....'') The current mayor is Eduardo Ribeiro Barison, from the PSD, who was elected in the 2020 municipal elections. References External links * Official page {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 In Brazilian Football
The following article presents a summary of the 2018 football season in Brazil, which was the 117th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on April 14, 2018, and is scheduled to end on December 2, 2018. *América Mineiro * Atlético Mineiro * Atlético Paranaense *Bahia * Botafogo *Ceará * Chapecoense * Corinthians * Cruzeiro *Flamengo * Fluminense * Grêmio * Internacional * Palmeiras * Paraná * Santos *São Paulo *Sport *Vasco da Gama * Vitória Palmeiras won the league. Relegation The four worst placed teams, Sport, América Mineiro, Vitória and Paraná, were relegated to the following year's second level. Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on April 13, 2018, and concluded on November 24, 2018. * Atlético Goianiense * Avaí *Boa Esporte * Brasil de Pelotas * Coritiba * CRB *Criciúma *CSA * Figueirense *Fortaleza *Goiás * Guarani ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Association Football Midfielders
Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry * Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers Association in various fields of study * Association (archaeology), the close relationship between objects or contexts. * Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures *Association (chemistry) * Association (ecology), a type of ecological community * Genetic association, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur * Association (object-oriented programming), defines a relationship between classes of objects * Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination * Association (statistics), a statistical relationship between two variables *File association, associates a file w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brazilian Footballers
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country’s national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil and Germany are the only teams to succeed in qualifying for all the World Cups for which they entered the qualifiers; Brazil is the only team to participate in every World Cup competition ever held. Brazil has also won an Olympic gold medal, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ... won three World Cups (he was injured during most of the 1962 World Cup). Some of the most prominent players in football come from Brazil, including Garri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Footballers From São Paulo (state)
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league and rugby union. It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play the other forms of football. Career Jean-Pierre Papin has described football as a "universal language". Footballers across the world and at almost any level may regularly attract large crowds of spectators, and players are the focal points of widespread social phenomena such as association football culture. Footballers generally begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, some learn to play better football and a few advance to the senior or p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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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]   |
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2021 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Season
The 2021 season was the 112th season in the history of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. The season covered the period from 26 February 2021 to December 2021. Background Kit * Home (June 2021 onward): White shirt, black shorts and white socks; * Away (May 2021 onward): Black with white stripes shirt, white shorts and black socks; * Third (September 2021 onward): Purple shirt, purple shorts and purple socks. Previous Kits * Home (Until June 2021): White shirt, black shorts and white socks; * Away (Until May 2021): Black with white stripes shirt, white shorts and black socks; * Third (Until September 2021): Brown and blue shirt, brown shorts and brown socks. COVID-19 pandemic On October 5, Corinthians played their first match with fans in the stadium since February 25, 2020, as Neo Química Arena featured a 30% stadium capacity. Matches are expected to feature a 50% stadium capacity as of October 15 and full capacity in November. Squad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Season
The 2020 season was the 111th season in the history of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. The season covered the period from January 2020 to 25 February 2021. Background Kits * Home (July 2020 onward): White shirt, black shorts and white socks; * Away (July 2020 onward): Black with white stripes shirt, white shorts and black socks; * Third (October 2020 onward): Brown and blue shirt, brown shorts and brown socks. Previous Kits * Home (Until June 2020): White shirt with black stripes, black shorts and white socks; * Away (Until July 2020): Black shirt, white shorts and black socks; * Third (Until September 2020): Black and white shirt, black shorts and black socks. COVID-19 pandemic On 25 February 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Brazil. No decision was made regarding sports events at first, but after the disease started spreading quickly, it was announced on March 13 that some of the 2020 Campeonato Paulista matches would take place behind closed doors. E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system. Although not having been played annually since its founding in 1971, the competition format has changed almost every season. Since 2006 it has been contested by 20 teams in a double round-robin format with the top four teams being promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A group and the bottom four teams being relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C group. 2022 Série B teams Champions of Série B Official champions Below is the table of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions according to the Brazilian Football Confederation: ;Knockout tournament ;Round-robin tournament ;Notes *In 1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 1986, Treze Futebol Clube, Treze, Central Sport Club, Central, Associação Atlética Inter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |