Quite interesting comparisons being made ahead of Man United's match against Benfica tonight in
the Champions League with Benfica coach Jorge Jesus claiming that Wayne Rooney is more Brazilian or
Argentinian than English.
An interesting point, Rooney perhaps does play with the ability that often comes with Brazilians
and Argentinians; he's not dissimilar from the likes of Carlos Tevez in the way he's stocky,
powerful and a great goalscorer.
Details and highlights of the second phase of the Copa Sudamericana 2011 championship. Details The
second phase of Copa Sudamericana 2011 was the stage at which the biggest sides joined the
competition. 8 Brazilians sides and six Argentine sides entered at this stage as well as the top
seeded clubs from the other eight nations.
Bem-vindo a Selecao Bootcamp! It was Birthdays galore over the weekend as both
Julio Cesar and Alexandre Pato celebrated their big days with
their Brazilian teammates. Cesar was pelted with water and made to roll his face
over the grass while Pato got a strawberry cake courtesy of the squad's chef!
Remember FC Stjarnan, the Icelandic club that came up with the innovative goal celebrations that
went viral last year.
Now, it is Hangö IK, a Finnish third division club, part of the Kolmonen that is going places
with their after parties. They involve costume changes and burlesque.
A Football Initiation in London - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Writer's Note: This is not a "My First Football Match" type article.
The world has been through enough "football revolutions" to know that it is not everyone's
thing. Nothing is. Sure, I can get swept away in the furore and bluntness of the X Factor final but
only for that night (that hasn't happened yet.
The Champions League and Europa League group stages began this week so therefore I thought it
might be interesting to take a look at the different nationalities that featured in the matches
this week. In the sixteen Champions League matches fifty-three different nationalities started
matches, in the twenty-fourEuropa League fixtures seventy-three different nationalities started
games.
