Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs with around 18 million supporters and 126,000 affiliated fans, including many Brazilians of Italian ancestry. Despite being primarily an association football team, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports. The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Sport Club do Recife, ([ˈspɔɾti ˈklub du ʁeˈsifi]; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco. It was founded on May 13, 1905, by Guilherme de Aquino Fonseca, who lived for many years in England, where he studied at Cambridge University.
John Paintsil is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who is an assistant manager at Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League. He played club football for Berekum Arsenal, Liberty Professionals, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, West Ham United, Fulham, Leicester City, Santos and Maritzburg United as well as internationally for Ghana.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva, known as Vanderlei Luxemburgo, is a Brazilian football manager and former player.
Émerson Leão is a Brazilian head coach and former football player. He is regarded by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, FIFA Fever, called him the third-most impressive defense player of all time. He was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.
Nélson "Nelsinho" Baptista Júnior is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a right back, and manager who currently works as the manager of Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol.
Diego de Souza Andrade, known as Diego Souza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Brazilian Série A club Grêmio.
Wellington Pereira do Nascimento, known as Wellington Paulista, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Fortaleza.
Kléber Giacomazzi de Souza Freitas, known simply as Kléber, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austin Bold FC.
Maor Bar Buzaglo is an Israeli professional footballer who currently plays for Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israel national football team.
Edmilson dos Santos Silva, or simply Edmilson, is a Brazilian football forward who currently plays for Sport Recife.
Maurício dos Santos Nascimento, known simply as Maurício, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. as a centre back.
Mirko Oremuš is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.
Boris Klaiman is an USSR-born Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek club Volos. He began his career in the Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba youth teams, then joined Hapoel Tel Aviv senior team before the 2009–10 season. He played on loan at Maccabi Herzliya before returning to Hapoel Kfar Saba. At international level, Klaiman was capped in Israel at levels from under-18 to under-21.
Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento, known as Marquinhos Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cruzeiro. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a forward.
Gabriel Barbosa Almeida, commonly known as Gabriel Barbosa or simply as Gabigol or Gabi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento, simply known as Ricardo Nascimento is a Brazilian footballer playing for Mamelodi Sundowns as a defender.
Erik Nascimento Lima, simply known as Erik, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos, on loan from Palmeiras, as a forward.
Gabriel Fernando de Jesus, known as Gabriel Jesus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City and the Brazil national team.
Matheus de Sales Cabral, known as Matheus Sales, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Figueirense, on loan from Coritiba, as a defensive midfielder.
