Mano Menezes says sack me if you can after dropping Neymar
Brazil coach Mano Menezes has named 23 players for two friendlies to be held between 6th to 13th
October. The opposition has yet to be announced but the matches will be played in Europe.
The main talking point is the exclusion of Santos forward, Neymar.
In July, I wrote a post for this site asking AC Milan fans for calm. The club had been quiet
on the transfer market and Silvio Berlusconi had gone public in saying he intended to build his
youth academy to help the team. I said at the time that if the club did not acquire any big
names, they would be title contenders but would not be favorites.
Quite the 24 hours for Milan fans, with the club first signing the high-kicking Zlatan
Ibrahimovic from Barcelona on a one year loan deal (with the option to make it permanent for €24m
next summer) and then paying &euro:21 to 25m to permanently relieve Manchester City of Robinho's
lollipops just before yesterday's transfer deadline.
Quite the 24 hours for Milan fans, with the club first signing the high-kicking Zlatan
Ibrahimovic from Barcelona on a one year loan deal (with the option to make it permanent for €24m
next summer) and then paying &euro:21 to 25m to permanently relieve Manchester City of Robinho's
lollipops just before yesterday's transfer deadline.
Télam Buenos Aires, 07/09/10 Los seleccionados de Argentina y el campeón mundial España jugaron
en el estadio Monumental de River Plate, Carlos Tevez, luego de una mala acción del arquero José
Manuel Reina convierte el tercer tanto para Argentina Foto: Raúl Ferrari/Télam/cl
Argentina 4 – España 1
(Amistoso Internacional , Septiembre 7, 2010)
Carlos Tevez con dos goles, Gonzalo Higuain y Sergio Aguero anotaron por Argentina .
Following the signing of Robinho and Ibrahimovic, AC Milan has become the favorite to take the
UEFA Champions League and Serie A titles, at least that's what Milan defender Thiago Silva
believes.
"The club had a fantastic transfer campaign. I won't say that we will win the Champions League
and Scudetto, but we will reach one of these objectives," said Silva to Sportsmedia.
Christian Abbiati's goalkeeping left much to be desired and Alexandre Pato was denied twice by
the referee on two questionable offside calls. But it was promoted club Cesena making waves as
Erjon Bogdani headed home the first goal and then minutes later Bogdani fed the speeding Emanuele
Giaccherini whose angled shot beat Abbiati and came off the far post for the second goal.
Following previews of groups where one team stood head and shoulders above the rest followed by
teams competing for second, we reach the 'Group of Death'. Every international soccer competition
has one and Group G is this year's version. With three former Champions League winners (A.C. Milan,
Real Madrid, and AFC Ajax), and a relative newcomer from a top 5 league (AJ Auxerre), this group is
tough from top to bottom.
Amistosamente no dia 10/08/2010, na cidade de New York, no Meadwonlands Stadium e reuniu as
seleções dos Estados Unidos (13º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Brasil (3º no ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa do Mundo1994San Francisco 04/07/1994 BRA1:0 (0:0)USA Round of 16
Copa das Confederações2009Johannesburg 28/06/2009 USA2:3 (2:0)BRA Final2009Tshwane/Pretoria 18/06/2009 USA0:3 (0:2)BRA
First stage2003Lyon 21/06/2003 BRA1:0 (1:0)USA Group matches1999Guadalajara 28/07/1999 BRA1:0
(1:0)USA Group matches
Copas Continentais2003Miami 23/07/2003 USA1:2 a.
Rough start in Italian Serie for Champions League giant AC Milan. The Rossoneri are looking to
put their 0-2 embarrassment to newcomers Cesena behind them, when they host French Ligue One
opponents...
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Today Brazil's boss, Mano Menezes, called up the 23 footballers which will be playing two
friendly matches in Europe in October. Elias, Giuliano, Mariano and Neto, which have been showing
some great football at the Brasileirão (Brazil's National Championship) are part of the
group.
According to Stuart Brennan at the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City are
looking to sign a big name striker in January with Edin Dzeko of
Wolfsburg, Karim Benzema of Real Madrid, and
Alexandre Pato of AC Milan all possibilities.
The importance of Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic to AC Milan goes beyond the simple
statistics - 6 total matches for AC Milan, five goals. On a team full of high-profile talent and
scoring ability, Ibra has stood out early in the season as the player who has carried Milan
offensively and helped them remain in the hunt for both the Champions League and Serie A
titles.
The importance of Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic to AC Milan goes beyond the simple
statistics - 6 total matches for AC Milan, five goals. On a team full of high-profile talent and
scoring ability, Ibra has stood out early in the season as the player who has carried Milan
offensively and helped them remain in the hunt for both the Champions League and Serie A
titles.
