Video of the Day: Felipão

April 26th, 2013 | By: Duvel | Comments(0)

Felipão’s reaction to a question regarding his job security this summer. No translation needed.
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Brazil 2-2 Chile

April 24th, 2013 | By: Duvel | Comments(0)

Someone owes us those 90 minutes of our lives back. Hopefully the police can track down the whereabouts of Neymar and Ronaldinho who mysteriously went missing in the second half.

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Brazil-Chile Open Thread

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Brazil will take on Chile tonight in the inaugural match for the national team at the renovated Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte. Ronaldinho will wear the captain’s armband.
BRASIL X CHILE
Diego Cavalieri; Jean, Dedé, Réver e André Santos; Fernando, Paulinho, Jadson e Ronaldinho Gaúcho; Neymar e Leandro Damião.
Técnico: Luiz Felipe Scolari.
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Brazil Calls 18 Man Squad For Chile

April 17th, 2013 | By: Duvel | Comments(0)

Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has called another 18 man, domestically based side to face Chile on April 24. This pre-Conferderations Cup match will be one of the final opportunities for players to cement their place at this summer’s tournament.
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The Potential and Progress of Philippe Coutinho

April 16th, 2013 | By: Black Matt | Comments(0)

Back in 2011, I said that Philippe Coutinho was possibly the 2nd most talented U23 player Brazil had other than Neymar. Of course, “talent” does not equal “execution.” It doesn’t even necessarily equal “skill.” And certainly Coutinho’s execution was wanting way back then, whether playing for Ney Franco or for Inter. Why did I say Coutinho ... [read more]