Brazil the Seleção - News and Rumors

[Diego]

gw salah fans ronaldo tonggos ampe skrg, dia memang fenomena, warisan sepakbola terbesar abad 20....bagi gw dialah pemain terbesar brazil setelah PELE......

dimasa jaya nya dia mesin penyerangan yg gak terhentikan.....kalau aj dibuat pooling 10 besar pemain terbaik versi gw, ronaldo ada didalam nya, bersama ronaldo cristiano tentunya.....

puncak kejayaan ronaldo sebenarnya adalah ketika dia berada di BARCELONA, walaupun minim throphy tp disanalah keindahan sepakbola sebenarnya yg ia peragakan.....

[Andi Istiabudi]

Originally Posted by Diego

puncak kejayaan ronaldo sebenarnya adalah ketika dia berada di BARCELONA, walaupun minim throphy tp disanalah keindahan sepakbola sebenarnya yg ia peragakan.....

Setuju ! Bahkan salah satu aksi Ronaldo yang saya masih ingat saat masih membela Barcelona adalah saat dia berhasil menggiring bola dari tengah lapangan dengan melewati beberapa pemain lawan hingga yang berakhir dengan ia mencetak gol !!! Saya ingat betul, pelatih Barcelona saat itu almarhum Sir Bobby Robson langsung memegang kepalanya dengan kedua tangannya seolah tidak percaya dengan aksi fenomenal tersebut.

[yoshiharu_kubo10]

Originally Posted by Andi Istiabudi

Setuju ! Bahkan salah satu aksi Ronaldo yang saya masih ingat saat masih membela Barcelona adalah saat dia berhasil menggiring bola dari tengah lapangan dengan melewati beberapa pemain lawan hingga yang berakhir dengan ia mencetak gol !!! Saya ingat betul, pelatih Barcelona saat itu almarhum Sir Bobby Robson langsung memegang kepalanya dengan kedua tangannya seolah tidak percaya dengan aksi fenomenal tersebut.

mungkin aksi tersebut ada di video dibawah ini...sesudah gol ke gawang Manchester United...(aku ingat bahkan pendukung United melakukan standing ovation waktu dia digantikan)...

R9 memang striker dahsyat...bahkan sejak masih di PSV...

[rondwisan]

baru nyadar klo di forum kita ini gak ada thread (khusus) tentang Brazil, hmmm ...
tim dengan sejarah sepak bola yang panjang, negara dengan talenta-talenta bejibun
sudah cukup pembuktiannya dengan jumlah bintang di dada

pasca kegagalan Brazil di Afsel yang baru lalu, CBF menunjuk Mano Menezes sebagai pelatih baru untuk mengantikan posisi Dunga menukangi Timnas ...
dan doi udah mulai mencanangkan perombakan besar-besaran dalam skuad Brazil nih ...
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Coach Menezes drops stars for first Brazil squad
Soccernet - July 26, 2010



New Brazil coach Mano Menezes has stamped his mark firmly on the Selecao by only including four players from their World Cup campaign in his first squad.

There is no place for luminaries such as Kaka, Luis Fabiano and goalkeeper Julio Cesar in the group to play the United States, and the only players to be retained from Dunga's 23 are Daniel Alves, Ramires, Thiago Silva and Robinho.

Manchester United youngster Rafael is just one of the fresh faces in a young squad which contains 11 debutants.

Half of the 24-man squad ply their trade in Brazil - fulfilling Menezes' and the federation's promise when the former Corinthians boss was officially confirmed as Dunga's replacement on Saturday. Menezes will link up with the squad for the first time on August 8, two days before their friendly against the USA in New Jersey.

Dunga's contract was not renewed following Brazil's disappointing World Cup campaign, where their hopes of a sixth triumph ended at the quarter-final stage as they let slip a 1-0 lead to suffer a shock 2-1 loss to eventual runners-up Holland.

Menezes, who took charge of Corinthians in 2007 and steered to promotion from Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B before winning the Campeonato Paulista and Copa do Brasil last year, bid farewell to his club with a 3-1 victory over Guarani.


Brazil Squad:

Victor (Gremio), Jeferson (Botafogo), Renan (Avai);
David Luiz (Benfica), Henrique (Santander), Rever (Atletico Mineiro), Thiago Silva (AC Milan), Rafael (Manchester United), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce);
Sandro (Internacional), Hernanes (Sao Paulo), Jucilei (Corinthians), Lucas (Liverpool), Ramires (Benfica), Carlos Eduardo (Hoffenheim), Ederson (Lyon), Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos);
Alexandre Pato (AC Milan), Diego Tardelli (Atletico Mineiro), Andre (Santos), Neymar (Santos) Robinho (Santos).

[Ucup Carrick]

akhirnya rafael masuk skuad juga yah...
ditunggu aksinya...
kalo gak ada halangan mungkin bisa salah satu pilihan di piala dunia 2014...
meski cukup berat kalo saat ini di brazil masih ada maicon dan dani alves

[rondwisan]

klo dari news di atas sih, Maicon sementara di dropped dari team Oom ...
Dani Alves masih dipertahanin ...

tuh kiper-kiper yg dibawa product lokal semua yaa ...
wah klo hasil kurang memuaskan bisa2x akan menuai kritik pedas juga nih ...

[Ucup Carrick]

USA sang lawan juga lagi solid...
jadinya bisa jadi tes drive yang pas buat skuad ini dan juga pelatih barunya....
Ronaldinho juga gak dilirik lagi nih...

[rondwisan]

Brazilian Football Confederation
(Confederação Brasileira de Futebol)
Wikipedia



The Brazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol or CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD), meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol (all four levels) and Copa do Brasil. The state federations, which organizes the state championships, are subordinated to CBF. The organization also administers the Brazil national football team and the Brazil women's national football team. It is based in Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state. The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.

It was announced on September 29, 2007 that the CBF will launch a women's league and cup competition in October 2007 following pressure from FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international Association football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation. They are the reigning South American champions, successfully defending their title in the 2007 Copa América. Brazil are also the current holders of the FIFA Confederations Cup after managing to repeat as winners of the competition in the 2009 edition of said tournament.

Brazil is the most successful national football team in the history of the World Cup, with five championships. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with three titles. Brazil, along with Argentina and Spain, are the only teams to win a World Cup outside their continental zone and the Verde-Amarela is the only team to have won the championship in four different continents; once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 USA) and once in Asia (2002 S. Korea-Japan). A common quip about football is: "Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram" ("The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it"). Currently ranked third by FIFA, Brazil is consistently considered the strongest football nation in the world, and has also been marked as one of the most competitive teams of each decade since the 1960s. Brazil is the only national team to have played in every World Cup.




Honors

• World Cup: 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002)
• Copa América: 8 times (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2007)
• Confederations Cup: 3 times (1997, 2005 and 2009)

[yoshiharu_kubo10]

Brazil call up Rafael and Lucas for US friendly

Manchester United defender Rafael da Silva and Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva have been included in new Brazil coach Mano Menezes' first squad.

Rafael and Lucas were the only Premier League players named for the 10 August friendly against the United States.

Just four players in Menezes's squad - Dani Alves, Ramires, Thiago Silva and Robinho - played for Brazil at the World Cup in South Africa.

Rafael has yet to be capped by Brazil, though Lucas has played three times.

In all there are 11 debutants in Menezes's 24-man squad for the game in New Jersey - with five Santos players in the party, though Robinho ends his loan spell with the Brazilian club on 4 August before his return to Manchester City.

Either Hernanes of Sao Paulo or fellow midfielder Sandro of Internacional will drop out of the 24-man squad, depending on which team wins the Copa Libertadores semi-final between the two sides.

Menezes, who succeeds Dunga as coach, was appointed by the Brazilian Football Federation on Saturday after a spell in charge of Corinthians.

Brazil, who will host the 2014 World Cup, sacked Dunga after their quarter-final exit at the World Cup in South Africa earlier this month.

Goalkeeper: Jefferson (Botafogo), Renan (Avai), Victor (Gremio)
Defenders: Andre Santos (Fenerbahce), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Rafael da Silva (Manchester United), David Luis (Benfica), Henrique (Racing Santander), Rever (Atletico Mineiro), Thiago Silva (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Carlos Eduardo (Hoffenheim), Ederson (Lyon), Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos), Hernanes (Sao Paulo), Jucilei (Corinthians), Lucas Leiva (Liverpool), Ramires (Benfica), Sandro (Internacional)
Forwards: Alexandre Pato (AC Milan), Andre (Santos), Diego Tardelli (Atletico Mineiro), Neymar (Santos), Robinho (Santos, on loan from Manchester City)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8856880.stm

Originally Posted by rondwisan

klo dari news di atas sih, Maicon sementara di dropped dari team Oom ...
Dani Alves masih dipertahanin ...

tuh kiper-kiper yg dibawa product lokal semua yaa ...
wah klo hasil kurang memuaskan bisa2x akan menuai kritik pedas juga nih ...

si pelatih kelihatannya memang ga pernah keluar Brazil selama karir kepelatihannya, Pa Ron...

jadi mungkin dia lebih kenal permainan pemain2 yang main di Brazil...

lagi pula...para pemain yang main di Eropa kan kebanyakan di panggil ke PD2010...jadi mungkin diberi waktu istirahat...dan agar ga bentrok sama klub pemilik...

[yoshiharu_kubo10]

The wisdom of Socrates
By Julian Shea


Socrates and Zico were among Brazil's biggest stars of the 1980s

If the organisers of the 2012 London Olympics think they have a tough task on their hands, they should spare a thought for the people of Brazil.

In the space of two years, the world's fifth largest country will play host to the next World Cup - in 2014 - and then its former capital Rio de Janeiro will become the first city in mainland South America to stage the Olympic Games, in 2016.

This double header will put the country in the international spotlight to an unprecedented degree, but with that opportunity comes a huge burden of responsibility to ensure that the two biggest sporting events on the planet are a success.

As a former Brazilian football captain, Socrates knows all about carrying the expectations of a nation - and in an exclusive interview he told BBC Sport it was an opportunity the country must seize with both hands.



"This is a big opportunity for the country to show what Brazil is really like - loads of people still think the capital is Buenos Aires," joked the 56-year-old, who captained his country at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

"Brazil is like a new-born country because of the mixture of races and people - everyone who visits Brazil falls in love with the place, which is why we have such a mix. It also means we have a lot of creativity, but it is far from the ideal country that we could have. We could have better infrastructure, but it will come.

"Of course, the world will get to see our perfections and imperfections as a nation.

"We have to try to minimise them, and maybe some of the money to be spent on these two events might not go into the right hands.

"But it will be a good opportunity to invest in the infrastructure of the cities."

This may strike you as not being the sort of thing the average ex-footballer talks about. But then Socrates is not your average ex-footballer, in any way.

Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, to give him his full name, delayed the start of his international career until the age of 25 so he could complete his studies as a doctor.

When asked to name his heroes, rather than opting for Brazilian footballers such as Pele and Garrincha, he picked John Lennon and Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara - like Socrates, a trained doctor.

In his retirement, he has added a doctorate in philosophy and fathered six children, and he continues to practice medicine in the town of Ribeirao Preto in addition to being a commentator on both football and cultural issues. He is currently writing a novel.

The reason for his visit to London was to speak at an event organised as part of the South Bank Centre's London Literary Festival and Festival Brazil and in a wide-ranging discussion, he revealed to BBC Sport some of the attitudes that make Brazilian football and culture so distinctive.

"In Brazil, the way we live is not like Europe where you have your schedule for the whole year - we don't know what we are doing for the next 15 minutes," he said.

"If you are born a Brazilian, when you play abroad, it doesn't matter how long you stay away, this stays inside you."

The Brazil team captained by Socrates at the 1982 World Cup also featured the thrilling talent of players such as Zico and Eder, and will long be remembered as one of the greatest sides never to win the World Cup.

But this lack of success at the highest level seems genuinely not to concern Socrates, as other things are more important.

"To win is not the most important thing, football is an art and should be showing creativity," he said.

"If [painters] Vincent van Gogh and Edgar Degas had known when they were doing their work the level of recognition that they were going to have, they would not have done them the same. You have to enjoy doing the art and not think 'will I win?'".

He also rejected any sense of disappointment at Brazil's failure at this year's World Cup, saying that the approach of coach Dunga had been wrong from the start.

"Brazilians were not disappointed, they didn't expect to win," he said.

"Dunga's approach did not reflect what Brazilians are really like. There was not enough creativity."

Creativity and self-expression are clearly all-important to Socrates, which is why he is almost as well known for his political opinions and activism as for his football.

The two passions famously came together as part of the Corinthians Democracy movement in the mid-1980s, when towards the end of Brazil's military dictatorship, the Sao Paolo club became the only one in the world run on a democratic basis, as a symbol of rejection of the military regime.

"Everyone at the club had the same right to vote - the person who looked after the kit and the club president, all their votes had the same weight," he said.

"It brought a conscience to the people that you could vote and change things - it made people realise together with other movements that were happening in the country that you could make change."

And he says getting involved in politics was something he felt an obligation to do.

"People gave me power as a popular footballer," he said.

"If people don't have power to say things, then I can say it on their behalf. If I was on the other side, not the side of the people, there would not be anyone to listen to my opinions.

"The best thing that football gave me was the chance to get to know human beings. I got to meet people who suffered a lot and also those on the other side of society, who had everything, so I could see both sides of the society we live in.

"If I had stayed a doctor I would have stayed in just one area of society and only got to know one side of life.

"Nowadays people sell the idea to children that football can make you rich and famous - but that's all.

"It doesn't mean anything, the main thing is that you get to know both sides of life and to experience meeting people."

His unforgettable achievements on the pitch and his fascinating exploits off it ensure that to this day, Socrates remains one of the most memorable, fascinating and distinctive footballers of all time - and not just for his name.

"When I named one of my sons Fidel, my mother said 'that's a bit of a strong name to give a child'. 'Mother,' I said, 'look at what you did to me,' he joked.

Socrates - not your average ex-footballer, in any way.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8840141.stm