Finally, after ranting and raving for the inclusion of Ronaldinho in the Brazilian national
team, coach Mano Menezes had heard the cries of his millions of fans across the globe.
Menezes has given the Milan star a chance for inclusion in his squad if he continues with his
remarkable form which helped the Serie A giants finish third in the league last season.
It's time for internationals again and as per usual, almost all the Barca boys are called up, with
most of them facing off in the much awaited Spain - Argentina friendly.
Due to an injury in his left calf muscle, Puyol is left out of Spain's roster leaving his fellow
countrymen Valdes, Pique, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa and Pedro to represent Spain against their
Barca teammates from the Argentine squad: Messi, Milito and Mascherano.
(P.S: El Nino Del Firo, the winning team of the "Senior"category of Nike Cup Singapore 2010 headed
to Brazil recently to fulfill that once-in-a-lifetime dream to train in the famed Granja
Comary.)
(Pictured Above) El Nino Del Firo represented Singapore in this training trip at Granja Comary
DAY 1
One thing that for sure is that the group of five boys that formed the El Nino Del Firo will have
the admiration from all their peers for being the selected few from around the globe that travelled
to the famed Granja Comary – the Cradle of Football in Brazil that is also the training base of
the A Seleção – the Brazilian national team.
Two of the worst teams that survived the top tier of La Liga last season faced off yesterday in
what was expected to be a low scoring match, but the result was anything but what was expected.
Malaga finished in 17th place last season and second year top level club Real Zaragoza were pleased
with a 14th place result.
