All Entries Tagged With: "CBF"
The Best of Brasileirao
One day after the end of 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro, the best players of the tournament were awarded. Placar, the most traditional football magazine in Brazil, handed for the 40th time the Bola de Prata (silver ball) and the Bola de Ouro (golden ball). Later, CBF awarded its Craque Brasileirão, a newer prize but the one [...]
First Corruption Scandal Involving People from the 2014 WC
Fábio Simão, Arruda and Ricardo Teixeira (photo: P.Gualberto-09/17/08)
No one seems to be talking about this outside Brazil, so here we go.
The first scandal involving people working in the 2014 World Cup is already upon us. Fábio Simão, who heads the works of Brasilia for the World Cup, had to step down as one of [...]
Why Brazil Failed in the U17 World Cup
The same way the U20 World Cup generated some analysis, the failure of the U17 deserves even more talk. First of all, being eliminated in group that had Mexico, Switzerland and Japan is a shame. There is simply no excuse.
This pathetic elimination was so bad that no projections for the future can be made. [...]
Dunga Calls Fabio Aurelio, Hulk and Michel Bastos
Dunga announced today the players who will play the last 2 matches of the year (against England and Oman). And he had a few surprises. Given that he decided not to call players from Brazilian clubs (and therefore was unable to call Adriano and Diego Tardelli), he called forward Hulk. But he wasn’t the only [...]
Brasileiro: Leaders Fail to Win and Inter Celebrates
The 28th round of Brasileirao was big obstacle for the leaders of the tournament. Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Goias and Atletico-MG failed to win. The only side rubbing its hand and smiling is Inter, as it pocketed 3 points.
On Thursday, Palmeiras received Avai at home knowing that on the day before Sao Paulo had failed [...]
Brazil Will Do Its Preparation for the 2010 WC in Angola
Journalist Cosme Rimolli reports in his blog that before going to South Africa, the team headed by Dunga will do its preparation in Lubango, city 676 km from Luanda (in the picture).
The information was disclosed in an interview with Tsambo Makaba, owner of the company who is bridging CBF and Angola’s government in the negotiations. [...]
World Champions Try to Raise Money with Retro Jerseys
If you like retro jerseys, you’ll like this. If you like to make happy those who made you happy, you’ll love this. Replicas of the jerseys worn by Brazil in the 58, 62 and 70 were released this Tuesday in Sao Paulo. And this is not a simple replica, like the ones you find at [...]
Brazil Will Take on England in November
CBF announced today that Brazil will play a friendly match against England on November 14th. Where? Doha, Qatar. Why? The organization sold the right of all friendlies of the national team. And the people who bought it can organize the matches wherever they please.
In the meantime, While CBF pockets money and Brazilian fans do [...]
In 3 Years, Dunga Called 81 Players
The data comes from the great PVC. In 3 years, 47 matches and 23 calls, 81 players were at least invited by Dunga to join the national team – the numbers do not count the match against Chile. The list is:
Goalkeepers: 9
Gomes – 5 calls, 4 matches, 2 goals allowed
Hélton – 6 calls, 4 matches, [...]
2014 World Cup: Host Cities Miss the First Deadline
The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported that the Brazilian cities that will host the 2014 World Cup missed their first deadline. The nine cities that will use tax payers’ money to build stadiums failed to publish the invitation to the bidding process by the final date set by the local organizing committee.
According to the [...]
