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.
Daniel "Dani" Alves da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian women's national team. A prolific forward, she was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning teams at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic football tournaments. In total she has participated in five FIFA Women's World Cups and four Olympics.
Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior, known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a striker.
Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, known as Lucas Moura, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger and centre-forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo.
Pablo Nascimento Castro, simply known as Pablo, is Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Botafogo, on loan from Flamengo. He made two appearances for the Brazil national team in 2018.
Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira, or simply Malcom, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Brazil national team. He is mostly deployed as a right winger.
Thiago Maia Alencar, known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional, on loan from Flamengo.
Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes, known as Guilherme Arana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlético Mineiro and the Brazil national team.
Pedro Victor Delmino da Silva, known as Pedrinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro, on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima, better known as Lucas Paquetá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays either as an attacking-midfielder or winger for Premier League club West Ham United and the Brazil national team.
Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior, known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Brazil national team.
Murilo Cerqueira Paim is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Palmeiras.
Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Brazil national team.
Antony Matheus dos Santos, simply known as Antony, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the Brazil national team.
Pedro Gabriel Pereira Lopes, commonly known as Pedrinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Santos, on loan from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow.
Khellven Douglas Silva Oliveira, simply known as Khellven, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Russian club CSKA Moscow.
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.
