Santos Guarantied in the Sul-Americana

Sunday November 29 Santos tied against Avai. All they needed was a tie to guarantee a spot in the Sul Americana competition. Avai already with a spot in the Sul Americana had nothing to lose while Santos a lot. But it seemed like they also didnt care so much because at the beggining of the game Santos made many errors. And in only 7 minutes Avai was already winning by two goals. During the first half, with only 15 minutes left for half time Adailton from Santos got a red card. Already two to one for Avai and with one player less on the field it looked like a lost game for Santos. But Santos finally woke up and scored to tie the game with Paulo Henrique scoring a beautiful goal. With this tie Santos is mathematically in the Sul Americana competition.

Good Bye Marat Safin

Former number 1 in the world, tennis player Marat Safin ends his outstanding career. He lost the final in Paris against Juan Martin Del Potro currently number 5 in the world. The russian player was once number 1 in the world and has 15 titles. He made 14 million dollars only for his wins in the court, and even more from his sponsers. The 29 year old tennis player left the court with a great round of applause from the audience. A video with some nice declaration from his fellow tennis players was also put together, including messages from Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray. Safin won 2 grand slams including one U.S open and one Australian Open. He said that the money he made playing tennis created many oppurtunities, and opened many doors. " I am now closing one door and I hope another one opens up". He ended up wishing his adversary, Del Potro, all the best in his career.

Lula Gives His Opinion

The brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva gave an interview to the "La Gazzetta dello Sport" newspaper about the brazilian football team. He said that Ronaldinho Gaucho which is currently playing for Milan could be a lethal weapon Brazil could use in the 2010 world cup. If he works hard and makes a great effort Lula says Dunga, Brazils coach, will have him in his best shape for the world cup. There is also a possibility for Ronaldo who currently plays for Corinthians to called for the team. If so, Lula says he will have to be in perfect physical condition. Lula also said that even though he likes Ronaldo a lot since he plays in Corinthians ,his team, he said they must be equally physically fit to play in the world cup. In Lulas opinion at the moment the best brazilian football player is Kaka from Real Madrid. But the best football player in the world is Lional Messi. He also gave Alexandre Pato some very good complements, and said that he could also be an option for Dunga. The president also complemented Dunga for his dedication at the job saying that he brought back the will for the football players to play in the national team. Lula said that his favorites to win the World Cup besides Brazil are: Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Germany, and England.

F-1 Toyota is OUT

The japonese formula 1 racing team is now leaving the championship. After 8 seasons unfortunately the team was able to achieve very little. Only 3 pole positions, 13 podiums, and NO first place victories....in 8 seasons. In all its formula one trajectory the team spent about R$ 11,5 bilhões (£4 bilhões). In this last year the team managed to score only 59,5 points, while Brawn GP scored 172. Toyota ended up in the 7th position out of 10. For each point the team scored they spent R$ 41,3 milhões. Akio Toyoda, Toyota team president, said that it was a very hard decision to make but a necessary one. He says that since last year with the economic crisis it has been difficult to continue in this racing category and now they are abondoning it completely. Akio Toyoda gives his sincere apologies to the fans for not having achieved the goals they had planned. Toyota was the last japonese team to join the others in leaving motor sports categories. Honda has also left Formula 1 and Suzuki and Subaru in Rally championships, all for economic reasons. Formula 1 next year will not have any japonese teams but will have new teams such as Campos Meta where Bruno Senna will be racing. In spite of their abandonement the company is still the leading car manufacturer.