You know that baby wanted a photo with Martin Palermo… but his family stopped Veron’s sleek black ride instead as it drove up to Estudiantes’ training ground last week. The baby’s got the “Papa, you lied. We were supposed to go to Boca’s training ground, dammmit!” look.
Anyway, Veron gave a pretty fascinating one-to-one interview to Argentinean newspaper, Ole. He spoke about the criticism faced by Los Albicelestes to the controversy facing Messi.
“There were things that were turned into shit. After defeating Peru, we read the newspaper aloud at the back that said Lionel Messi did not know the national anthem. Everybody laughed. We sent him a message about it. And he was the bench (during the game). What do you do? Are you going to get angry?” said Veron.
“That day of the game against Uruguay, Martin Palermo and I got up at eleven in the morning and then we took a nap for three hours. He was calm.”
“I learnt that there is no margin for error in the World Cup. You have to give your fullest and enjoy the moment. During the game, the feeling is completely different. “
Also, in the spirit of our CQC Friday Club, here’s the loco Chilean journalist at his country’s game against Ecuador last month… doing what he does best, as always. Enjoy!
We first spotted this fan “All Dressed Up” at the Brazil-Uruguay game a while ago. Amazingly, this hombre – his real name is André – actually got in touch with us to explain his crazy choice of outfit!
“I’m from Santa Vitória do Palmar. It was my first time at a Brazil game – I usually go for Gremio’s matches. Jack Sparrow is my favorite character. I wore this outfit at a fancy party and it won the award for Best Costume! I wanted to do something whimsy during the game to appear on television, and it worked! This is my first time (doing something crazy at a game) and I hope it’s not the last,” he said.
All you futbolitas should follow André’s example and go all out! Does anyone want to be Davy Jones, though?
“Did you see that?!” screams Robinho. Of course we did.
After 33 years, Brazil finally achieved their first victory in Uruguay with goals from Dani Alves, Juan, Luis Fabiano and Kaka (via a penalty) yesterday. The 4-0 victory puts Brazil at the top of their group with 24 points.
“The whole world knows about the talents of the Brazilian player when he can combine this natural dedication to (control) the ball. In football there is no alternative. To decide, you must first have ball possession – or else you can’t say anything about this talent,” said Dunga.
“The commitment that the players showed during training showed results. Elano’s intersection was excellent and Juan received well – as seen during practise.”
Photos : AFP, gettyimages and R.Ribeiro
Bom dia, futbolitas! After much excitement, Dunga has announced his 23-man squad that will face Uruguay (on the 6th of June) and Paraguay for the World Cup qualifiers in early June. The same squad will go on to train and compete in the Confederations Cup in South Africa.
A significant addition to the squad is Internacional’s Nilmar (yes!!!) , whom Dunga selected as a replacement for Adriano. We would’ve liked to see young Keirrison as well, but he has been under performing for Palmeiras. Otherwise, there’s not much to complain about the choice of strikers… Pato hasn’t scored off the webcam as of late, but Dunga still has faith in him.
The other new names include Andre Santos (Corinthians), and Ramires (Cruzeiro). Doni’s injury also sees Gremio’s Victor seizing the spot. As expected, Ronaldo Lima was not called up.
Also, it’s fantastic to see the hardworking Felipe Melo back. Dani Alves is injured for the rest of the season, so Marcelo could be a possible replacement. We’re a little apprehensive about the midfielders, though. Why wasn’t Diego summoned? He’s been indispensable to Werder. And while it’s pretty clear The Dinho sucks, Gilberto Silva hasn’t been impressive as of late either!
Feel free to complain…or celebrate. We’d love to hear your thoughts.
OFFICIAL SQUAD LIST
Goalkeepers : Julio Cesar - Internazionale / Gomes - Tottenham / Victor - Grêmio
Defenders : Maicon - Internazionale / Daniel Alves - Barcelona / Alex - Chelsea / Juan - Roma / Lúcio - Bayern de Munique Luisão - Benfica / Kleber - Internacional / André Santos - Corinthians
Midfielders : Anderson - Manchester United / Gilberto Silva - Panathinaikos / Josué - Wolfsburg / Ramires - Cruzeiro / Elano - Manchester City / Felipe Melo - Fiorentina
Attackers : Júlio Baptista - Roma / Kaká - Milan / Alexandre Pato - Milan / Luís Fabiano - Sevilla / Nilmar - Internacional / Robinho - Manchester City
In an open and exciting U-20 group match yesterday, Brazil were defeated 2-3 by Uruguay. The highlight of the game was a double by Uruguayan striker, Hernández. With the result, Brazil now lie in the third place of Group B with seven points. They will meet Uruguay again on Saturday.
According to the Brazilian press, the root of the team’s problem lay in the defense. They had the advantage of ball possession in the first half and long-distance kicks. But Leandro’s failure to react in the 22nd minute gave Uruguay the chance to lead.
The goal affected Brazil’s play on the field. The defense appeared afraid and marking was loose. Fortunately, after Douglas Costa’s goal in the first half, Brazil’s Alan Kardec found the net to save the blushes.
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