Rayssa Leal responds to speculation at Flamengo

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) published the annual club ranking, which evaluates the best teams in the country based on performance in national and international. Thus, Flamengo appears in the top-10.

Flamengo appears in eighth place for the second year in a row. In 2022, Meninas da Gávea won the Taça Brasil Ladies Cup under the command of Portuguese coach Luís Andrade. In the same year, Mais Querido occupied fifth place in the CBF ranking.

PERFORMANCE OF OTHER RIVALS

Botafogo appears as the second best placed in Rio de Janeiro, reaching 15th place in the most recent list. Fluminense occupies 16th place, while Vasco is not among the top 30 clubs on the list.

The teams from São Paulo are the ones that dominate the first places in the ranking. The first four positions are occupied by Corinthians, Ferroviária, São Paulo and Palmeiras, respectively. Soon after, Internacional, Santos and Grêmio appear before Flamengo, which closes the top-8.

CHECK THE RANKING:

1. Corinthians

2. Railway

3. São Paulo

4. Palm trees

5. International

6. Santos

7. Grêmio

8. Flamengo

9. Cruise

10. Avaí/Kindermann

11. Real Brasília

12. Atlético-MG

13. Red Bull Bragantino

14. Bahia

15. Botafogo

16. Fluminense

17. América-MG

18. São José-SP

19. Athletico-PR

20. Minas Brasília-DF

REFORMULATION IN THE FEMALE CAST

In the current season, the female cast is undergoing a major overhaul. Mais Querido invested in the renewal of the players who won the Copinha, Carioca, and Brasileirão under-20s, and who are now part of the professional squad. Among the names that stand out are Pimenta, Laysa, Barraca, Diovanna, Anna Luíza and Mariana Fernandes.

In addition, the< b> Flamengo hired eight reinforcements and guaranteed the renewal of experienced athletes, such as Thaisa Moreno, Cristiane and Jucinara. The CBF ranking is released annually and reflects the performance of teams throughout the season, serving as a reference for analyzing football in Brazil.

Last Tuesday night (14), the Deliberative Council of Flamengo approved the sponsorship contract with Shopee. The Chinese company will print its brand on the sleeve of professional and women's football shirts, as well as the basketball team's shorts, for R$12 million per year. 

It is worth remembering that Flamengo was sponsored by Mercado Livre. However, the brand that printed the back of the shirt offered a price considered low to renew, ending up being replaced by Shopee. Thus, the Rubro-Negro store will be transferred from one platform to another. The company has committed to charging lower fees to store owners, which are around 19 to 20 of the former sponsor.

BENEFITS TO FANS AND FLAMENGO

In addition, Flamengo will also be able to earn money from sales. In addition to the fixed R$12 million and actions provided for in the contract, the benefits to fans will be in the form of coupons, where the company has committed to delivering R$1 million in coupons to fans.

"They committed in contract to dedicate one million reais, not in money to the public, but in coupon discounts that Flamengo decides how to do. Now there will also be one. coupon, I can have, for example, coupons for 10 reais, 100 thousand coupons, or coupons for 20 reais. We will define it", began Marcos Senna, before completing:

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"In total, there is a budget of one million reais, which they will provide one million reais in coupons for us to give to our fans in discounts for purchases on Shopee. This is a step forward for us, because we now have not only fixed money, but also this million", said Marcos Senna.

MEDIA COLLECTION

In the contract approved by the Deliberative Council,Flamengo will also be able to raise a good amount from the media. This is because Shopee has a high number of users on the application and they will give part of this space to Rubro-Negro to use. The value should be around R$6 million, but Senna preferred not to confirm the amount.

"They are a cannon of media, like us. They have 70 million users coming into their app every month. So, what do they promise us? he has an idea. I even say it here, informally. Around 6 million reais. Between 5 and 7 million reais", says the manager.

In addition, the director of Mais Querido highlights thatFlamengo chose not to put the amount stipulated in the contract, as the company's interest was to share the R$12 million in sponsorship between payment in cash and benefits. However, the way it was done, Rubro-Negro receives the full amount he wants and also gains the possibility of the company's media.

Felipe França and Júlio Franco, goalkeeper trainers, are being fundamental at Flamengofor that the integration between the base and main team archers works.

O Flamengo ended last season with five goalkeepers in the main team, and the club also won the Campeonato Brasileiro sub-20 and Carioca, both at youth and professional level. p>

Alternating between the base and professional categories, Mais Querido featuredIsa Cruz and Bibi, who came from the base, where they were trained by Julinho. In the main team, the defenders were Karol Alves and Gabi Barbieri, who have now been reinforced by Vivi Holzel and Yasmin Lima, recently signed.

Felipe França, aged 33, has an established career in women's football. He has worked as a goalkeeper trainer at clubs such as Iranduba, Avaí Kindermann, Internacional and now Flamengo, where he was recently Champion of Carioca.

In 2022, while at Internacional, he was called up to the Brazilian National Team. Julinho Franco is responsible for training the base's goalkeepers. The coach is a former athlete, graduated in physical education and has many years of experience.

On his resume, Júlio has work and achievements in futsal, beach soccer, 7-a-side football and field football. Between 2023 and 2024, Flamengo's base won unprecedented titles, such as the first edition of the Copinha and theBrasileirão sub-20, in addition to Carioca.