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Seleção knocks down Spain to second place. Portugal is in third.

The seleção commanded for Dunga comes back to the top after five months occupying the second position, Brazil outs Spain and assumed the top of Fifa’s ranking, in the new classification announced this Wednesday. Seleção Brasileira (name used for Brazil Soccer Team) assumes the top for the seventh time since the ranking was created, in 1993. Since then, the country remained on top for 142 months in the total.

Based on the rankings, the group G  will be the strongest of the World of the World. Besides the leader, Brazil, the group counts on Portugal, that went up a position and now it is right behind Spain, in third, its better rank in history.

On the other hand, the Coreia of the north, Brazil’s adversary in the first game , is worse between all the teams that will dispute the World Cup , in 106ª position. The Ivory Coast, that complete the group, is in 27º place.

Between the ten first ones in Fifa’s ranking, the biggest advance was of Argentina, that jump from ninth to seventh position. France suffered the biggest fall, falling from eighth for tenth.

The April’s edition of the ranking only took in account five games, since not many official Fifa games happened and the national and international matches of the Europe are in its playoffs, what it make harder to schedule games between national teams.

Brazil still had not won a game away in this World Cup Qualifies for 2010, plus it didn’t score a goal in the previous two games.

However against Chile the story was different and in style. “A seleção” won by 3 to 0 in the National stadium, with goals from Luis Fabiano (two) and Robinho. Ronaldinho Gaucho also missed a penalty in the first half

Brazil rose from sixth to second place, ahead of Argentina. The two countries have 12 points, but the number of goals of Brazil is better (seven to six). The rise in the table of classification relieves the pressure on the coach Dunga, who was being much criticized.

This was the fourth game of the team led by Dunga against Chile. And it won all four, scoring 16 goals and suffering only one. On Wednesday, the opponent will be Bolivia, in Rio de Janeiro, in Engenhão Stadium at 21h50m. Kleber who received a red card in Santiago, and Gilberto Silva, who received a second yellow card in the tournament, will not play.

According to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, Chelsea from England, had offered $236 million to Milan, Italy, with the intention to buy Kaká. Last week the offering was around at $157 million.

The English club however denied this information. “There was no offer made. I have read many articles about it, but they have said that the player is not for sale. There is no reason to start a conversation about it if there is no intention of the other party in conducting the business,” said Peter Kanyon, manager of Chelsea, in a note published in the same newspaper.

Last week, Chelsea had made an offer of $157 million for Kaka. Milan, meanwhile, was quick to stop the transfer. Vittorio Mentana, director of communications, said in club’s official website that “Kaká is not for sale.”

The alleged offer of $236 million would be more than double the largest transaction already held for the purchase of a soccer player in history: $102 million paid by Real Madrid, Spain to Juventus, Italy,  to get mid-field Zidane in 2001.

In 2007 Brazilian soccer players start to go to countries like Montenegro, European republic recently separated from Serbia. Five Brazilians already have been transferred to the new member of FIFA and former republic of Yugoslavia.

Other unusual markets and with little expression that has imported Brazilian soccer players are Faeroe Islands, Cyprus, Malta, Lebanon, Thailand and Vietnam.

In 2007 444 players returned back to Brazil soccer market against 477 throughout 2006. ‘As easy they go they return back to Brazil. I believe that we will also overcome this mark, ‘bet the director of CBF.

Charles Miller is the “father” of soccer in Brazil. When he was 9 years old he went to England to study and 10 years later in 1894 he came back with more than school knowledge. He brought two footballs, a pump, the rules book and two sets of uniforms (shirts, shorts and socks for players).

Brazil became the king of soccer after win 3 out of 4 FIFA World Cup titles from 1958 to 1970, the last FIFA World Cup won by Brazil was in Japan in 2002, it was Brazil’s 5th trophy in history of the competition, becoming the Nation which holds more FIFA World Cup titles.

Brazil also has the best player of all time, Edison Arantes do Nascimento best known by his nickname Pelé, here are some of his accomplishments:

1. He made history playing for only two teams: Santos F.C in Brazil and NY Cosmos in USA.
2. He is also a member of the American National Soccer Hall of Fame.
3. He was given the title of Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee.
4. Pelé’s goal scoring record is often reported as being 1280 goals in 1363 games

Brazilian soccer teams figure between the best soccer teams of the world, teams like Sao Paulo, Corinthians, Santos, Palmeiras, Cruzeiro, Atletico Mineiro, Flamengo, Vasco, Internacional e Gremio are very well known because of their history and international titles.

Sao Paulo is the most well known Brazilian team at this time. It has won three FIFA world cup for teams and it’s the Brazilian team that holds more national titles, its 5th title was won in 2007. Flamengo claims to have 5 national titles too, but FIFA doesn’t recognize it because Flamengo disagreed to play the final game against Sport F.C in 1987, losing by W.O.

If we go back in history the modern soccer game was codified in England following the formation of The Football Association, whose 1863 Laws of the Game created the foundations for the way the sport is played today.

The strange fact is that in 7 of the 8 editions which Brazil won, the initial of the player’s first name start with the letter “R“, and the only one player that the name doesn’t start with the letter “R” is commonly know as Rivaldo that does start with the letter “R“.

Below are the name of the players who has won the award »

2007 – Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly know as ‘Kaka’.

2005 – Ronaldo de Assís Moreira, commonly known as ‘Ronaldinho’.

2004 – Ronaldo de Assís Moreira, commonly known as ‘Ronaldinho’.

2002 – Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima

1999 – Vítor Borba Ferreira, commonly known as ‘Rivaldo’

1997 – Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima

1996 – Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima

1994 – Romário de Souza Faria

All the players are still in active.