Marcos Evangelista de Morais, known as Cafu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, he is known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank. He is the most-capped player for the Brazil national team with 142 appearances.
Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was most noted for his positioning on the field and his heading ability. He was a legend for Grêmio, playing a major part in the squad that won the 1995 Copa Libertadores. With his exceptional positioning ability, he was able to become one of Europe's most prolific strikers during his time at Porto, Galatasaray, and Sporting CP, scoring 206 goals in 274 matches for those clubs.
Tiago Cardoso Mendes, known simply as Tiago, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Márcio Passos de Albuquerque, known as Emerson Sheik or just Emerson, is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Brazil, he represented Qatar internationally.
Adriano Leite Ribeiro, commonly known simply as Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played as a striker and was known for his long-range left-footed strikes.
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, most notably for Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro and for English Premier League club Arsenal, as well as for the Brazil national team. He currently serves as an ambassador for both Arsenal and FIFA.
Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División.
América Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from the city of Belo Horizonte, capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1912, the club preserves its name and crest since its inception. The original home kit colours are white and green only; the black color was incorporated in the 1970s. The team also played with a red home kit between 1933 and 1942, as a protest to the introduction of professionalism. It hosts its matches at Independência stadium, being the only professional club in Belo Horizonte to have its own stadium. The club has the third largest fan base among the teams from Minas Gerais.
Alexandro Silva de Sousa, known as Dudu Cearense or simply Dudu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa, nicknamed Müller, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a second striker.
Nilmar Honorato da Silva, commonly known as Nilmar, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Thiago Emiliano da Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Brazil national team. He will join Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense in July 2024. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known for his defensive prowess, discipline, and leadership.
Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, or simply Josué, is a former Brazilian defensive midfielder.
Cristiano Marques Gomes, or simply Cris, is a Brazilian football manager and a former player who is the most recently manager of Championnat National club Versailles. Previously he was manager of GOAL FC, and spent three years as manager of the under-19 squad of Lyon. A former centre-back, Cris is also nicknamed "the policeman" by way of reference to his authoritarian nature on the pitch and his four months of experience in a police department in Guarulhos. He won four consecutive Ligue 1 titles with French club Lyon between 2005 and 2008, as well as the Brazilian Championship in 1998 with Corinthians, and in 2003 with Cruzeiro, and he also won the Copa do Brasil in 1995 with Corinthians, and in 2000 with Cruzeiro. Cris represented Brazil at international level, winning the Copa América in 2004.
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, commonly known as Chapecoense, is a Brazilian football club, based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina.
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.
Tiago Treichel Moraes da Silva known as Tiago Treichel or just Tiago is a Brazilian footballer
Geovani Faria da Silva, referred to simply as Geovani Silva or Geovani, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Martín Andrés Silva Leites is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paraguayan side Club Libertad.
In association football, the FIFA eligibility rules are the eligibility criteria established by FIFA, the sport's governing body, to facilitate the selection of representative teams for international competitions. Specifically, FIFA maintains and implements rules determining a player's eligibility to represent a particular national team in officially sanctioned international competitions and friendly matches.
