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Kaka leads Brazil rout

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

AC Milan playmaker Kaka led the Brazilian charge as his brace helped the five time World Champions to a 5-0 victory over hapless Ecuador on Wednesday night.
Brazil’s road to the 2010 World Cup finals had got off to a shaky start after being held to a 0-0 draw in their opening group game against Colombia […]

Sevilla have no regrets over Alves

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Seville presdident Jose Maria del Nido insists he does not regret his decision to hold on to Brazilian defender Daniel Alves, despite the full-backs disappointing recent form.
The Brazilian was the subject of much transfer speculation over the summer, with Chelsea seemingly close to agreeing a deal for the highly rated full-back.
However, del Nido insists that […]

Dunga announces Brazil squad

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Dunga has announced Brazil squad for Colombia and Ecuador matches in October. There were few surprises in the announcement. Fenerbahce’s Alex and Roma’s Cicinho weren’t called to the squad while Ronaldinho has been drafted.
In fact, Dunga recently offered support to Ronaldinho, saying, “Ronaldinho is an important player who is going to get back in shape […]

A View from a Brazilian Fan

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Brazil v. US is generally an ugly game. Brazilians try to pass the ball around and pace the game a little bit, while the US tries to capitalize on crosses and headers. This was not the case today, at Soldiers Field in Chicago. In a match full of goals and uncalled penalty kicks, Brazil took […]

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