The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, commonly known as 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 in South America, with an approximate 21 million supporters and 184,680 affiliated fans. Despite being primarily a football club, 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.
Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santos FC or simply Santos, is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a bairro in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in football history. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of the Brazilian football league system, after getting relegated in the 2023 season for the first time in the club's history.
São Paulo Futebol Clube, more commonly referred to as simply São Paulo, is a professional football club in the affluent Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil. It plays in Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's premier state league and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football. Despite being primarily a football club, São Paulo competes in a wide variety of sports. Its home ground is the multipurpose 72,039-seater MorumBIS Stadium, the biggest private-owned field in Brazil. São Paulo is Brazil’s biggest worldwide champion and also one of the only two clubs that have never been relegated from the top division, the other being Flamengo.
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.
Rogério Mücke Ceni is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is in charge of Bahia. He is considered one of the all-time greatest Brazilian goalkeepers and is recognised by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the goalkeeper to have scored the most goals in the history of football. During the height of his career (2005–2008) he was also recognized as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
Danilo Gabriel de Andrade, simply known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Corinthians' under-20 squad.
Fábio Santos Romeu, known simply as Fábio Santos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left back.
Cássio Roberto Ramos, known as Cássio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Corinthians and the Brazil national team.
Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima, known as Paulo Henrique Ganso or just Ganso, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Fluminense as an attacking midfielder.
Réver Humberto Alves de Araújo, simply known as Réver, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Mainly a centre-back, he could also play as a defensive midfielder. He has won the Bola de Prata and Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão twice each.
Pablo Felipe Teixeira, simply known as Pablo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Athletico Paranaense. Mainly a forward, he also can play as a winger.
Danilo das Neves Pinheiro, known by his nickname Tchê Tchê, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Botafogo. Although usually employed as a central midfielder, he is an extremely versatile player who can play in multiple roles such as a right or left back, defensive midfielder or even as a winger.
Joshua Thomas Sargent is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or winger for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the United States national team. In May 2017, at the age of 17, Sargent became the youngest U.S. player to score at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Igor Silveira Gomes is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Mineiro.
Gabriel Vinicius Menino, known as Gabriel Menino, is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays for Palmeiras. Primarily a midfielder, he can also play as a right-back.
Patrick de Paula Carreiro, commonly known as Patrick de Paula or simply Patrick, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo as a midfielder.
Marcus Vinicius Oliveira Alencar, better known professionally as Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brazilian Club Fluminense, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal and the Brazil national team.
