Of all the ways of winning a free kick, pretending to be floored by a piece of cloth has to be the worst

In a recent  match between Corinthians and Palmeiras, (fat) Ronaldo managed to score his first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A goal in over 15 years.

This wasn’t the only historic event to take place during the game, however, as Argentinean midfielder Sergio Escudero became the first player stupid enough to pretend to be struck by a linesman’s flag. Quite what was going through his mind when he attempted this crappy bit of play-acting is anyone’s guess.

[The Offside]

Over-reaction to relegation nearly ends badly

For the first time in their 110 year history, four-time league champions Vasco da Gama were relegated from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Feeling that he couldn’t live without the excitement of top flight football, one fan decided to climb atop the roof of the Estádio São Januário with the intention of meeting his maker.

Fortunately, he is seized by police and an inexplicably shirtless man before the 36,000 crowd had something else to be unhappy about.

[Deadspin]

South Americans pioneer the televised WAG-off

In the UK, prime-time reality TV contests are based around bad karaoke, public humiliation and enormous wealth generation for Simon Cowell . In Brazil, however, things are a helluva lot sexier. Website Globoesporte launched the Musa do Brasileiro competition back in May, which whittled down thousands of ridiculously good looking girls to a final twenty, each of whom now represent a different team in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian football’s top flight).

Last week, said finalists were put to the test on a TV show set to determine Brazil’s hottest lady who can pretend to like a football club, and a panel of esteemed judges including 1970 World Cup winning captain Carlos Alberto Torres assessed them in three disciplines. First came the grueling bikini contest, then the challenge of wearing a (skimpy) outfit befitting of their club, and  finally they were quizzed about their chosen side. Probably while wearing very little.

The winner will be crowned on December 6th, and to help the decision making process, each Musa has kept a blog containing steamy videos and pictures. Check out some fine samples after the jump…