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The Brazilian Cup is a genuinely national competition that highlights the strength-in-depth of the country's football. Held annually since 1989, the Brazilian Cup is commonly referred to as “the shortcut to the Libertadores”. Rather than the 38 games of the league campaign, the cup-winners qualify for South America's premier club competition after just 12 – which can even be 10, as in the first two rounds there is no second leg if the away side wins the first by more than two goals. But for a shortcut, there is a lot of travelling involved. The cup is a genuinely national competition in a land the size of a continent. Just nine of Brazil's states are represented in this year's first division. The cup has participants from all 27. There are two teams per state, plus ten from the top of the CBF's ranking, making 64 in all. They eliminate each other on a home-and-away knock out basis culminating in a two legged Final in late June and early July. Cruzeiro and Gremio hav

Reds co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have promised to hand Benitez £20m on top of the £12m recouped by selling Robbie Keane back to Tottenham Hotspur. Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry is once again top of the Spaniard's wanted list, Liverpool having failed to sign the England international last summer, and Spurs winger Aaron Lennon is also a prominent target. After confirming his own future, Benitez will also turn his attention to negotiating new contracts for Anfield stars Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres. "My priority now is to do the deals for my staff and for the players who will be important for this club in the future," Benitez said. Biggest earner Gerrard can expect a small increase in his £100,000-a-week salary to keep him at Anfield into his thirties, while Torres, identified by Benitez as crucial to his title ambitions, will also be handed a improved package. The £21m former Atletico Madrid striker, who arrived on a six-year deal worth £70,000 a week