[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Such is the optimism about England’s chances at the 2010 World Cup that Brazil’s visit to the Emirates Stadium Tuesday was billed a sneakpreview of England’s possible semifinal opponent in Cape Town. Just how did Brazil sem Ronaldinho look to the locals in its 2-0 win over Ireland? Brazil was fortunate to […]
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Brazil's Dunga: 'I will go forward in my own way'
Brazil will take to the field at London’s Emirates Stadium against Ireland Tuesday with the likes of Felipe Melo and Gilberto Silva in its squad. But Coach Dunga had no room for 2002 World Cup champion Ronaldinho, who is enjoying an excellentseason at AC Milan. “I guess it’s normal [for Ronaldinho’s exit to cause controversy] […]
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Orlando Pecanha recalls Brazil's defensive innovations
The death last week of Orlando Pecanha at the age of 74 prompted Tim Vickery to look back at the history of Brazil’s defense. Pecanha played inthe central defense alongside Bellini, the team captain, when Brazil won its first World Cup, in 1958 in Sweden. It was Brazil that came up with the idea of […]