When I wanted to write a preview of the Bafana Bafana vs Jamaica match in Bloemfontein this evening, I thought I would just go and see what the online experts say.

Kickoff.com Bafana's One problem is Two Shoes

Former Bafana Bafana midfielder John "Shoes" Moshoeu says that while South Africa has not been doing very well in their last few international games, all is not yet lost.

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According to the Lancashire Telegraph, South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira admitted that he would like to see Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy leave the club in January. He said,

"I cannot speak on his behalf, but I heard him say that in the January transfer window, he will decide on a new direction in his career.

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Could this man be back as Nigeria's coach?

A Diego Maradona comparison is too tantalizing. A team that has managed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup despite the incompetence of the coach. Nigeria needed help from Mozambique who beat Tunisia, 1-0. For their part Nigeria overcame Kenya, 3-2 with a brace from Obafemi Martins in a tense match.

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Carlos Alberto Parreira began his second tenure as Bafana Bafana coach with a 0-0 draw against Japan in their international friendly encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Bafana Bafana Didn't Lose

But Bafana Bafana didn't lose!

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Jogaram emPort Elizabeth, no Nelson Mandella Stadium, as seleções da África do Sul (85º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Japão (40º do ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
14-09-2000 - África do Sul 1x2 Japão (Jogos Olímpicos)
Árbitro: Romvaldo Baltazar (Angola)
A torcida sul-africana compareceu em bom número ao estádio de Porto Elizabeth, inaugurado recentemente para a Copa do Mundo. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Alberto Parreira, Bafana Bafana Coach

Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Parreira is optimistic about his team's success against Japan. Bafana Bafana take on� Japan in a friendly international match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

And a Port Elizabeth Sangoma, Puseletso "Nkomiyahlaba" Maropane', has predicted that Bafana Bafana will win by 2 –O.

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Fábio Aurélio

On Thursday, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced that Liverpool's Fábio Aurélio has a problem with his left calf muscle � and would not face England in Qatar on November 14th and Oman three days later. The last time the leftback was called up for Brazil was by Carlos Alberto Parreira for the Confederations Cup in 2003.

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Well that's the Bafana Bafana's 16th new jersey in 11 years and let's hope it is the lucky strip that will take the team past the opening round of the 2010 World Cup.

New Bafana Bafana Jersey

According to Kickoff, "the New Bafana Bafana kit is not much different from the current one, other than it being a whole lot sleeker and bearing a small South African flag, it was the one chosen from 21 alternatives by the Bafana players and technical team.

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Carlos Alberto, current idol, and Roberto Dinamite, current president and greatest idol, show where Vasco is going next year.

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Vasco da Gama is back from hell. The Brazilian giant granted its return to the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro less than a year after being relegated. Vasco was another giant that, as it's been happening a lot lately, felt the results of the poor administrations that control most of Brazilian football.

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Benni McCarthy is Back in the Bafana Bafana Squad

When Carlos Alberto Parreira returned as head coach, the writing was on the wall, Benni Mc Carthy would be asked to come back. The door to the Bafana Bafana team would once again be opened to the man who has scored 31 goals in 76 caps for his country.

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Let's talk about some no-brainers in life.

Tired-ass, overly sauced Chinese food vs. Thai food. High-five the Thai, every time.

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Carlos Alberto Parreira

The recent re-appointment of Carlos Alberto Parreira as coach of South Africa, replacing fellow Brazilian Joel Santana who had been hired on Parreira's recommendation, ignited that perennial question: is a national team, particularly one on the periphery of world football, better served by a local or an outsider?

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World Cup hosts South Africa appointed Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira coach on Friday, a South African Football Association spokesman said. Parreira returns to a post he relinquished in April last year when his wife became seriously ill in Rio de Janeiro, and he was succeeded by compatriot Joel Santana. Click to continue reading...

He ain't no Moses. But it's official. Carlos Alberto Parreira is back as Bafana coach through the 2010 World Cup. And laughing all the way to the bank, again.
This time, however, he'll have to deal with resentment in South Africa over his reappointment, particularly among those who believed the time was right for a local coach to get the nod.

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Carlos Alberto Parreira is the new coach for the South African National Soccer Team. After two weeks of rumours and denials, the South African Football Association (SAFA) made the announcement just after 7pm at OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg.

During this Bafana coach fiasco, it seemed all that the loyal and passionate supporters were agreed upon, is that they were happy that Joel Santana was out of the picture.

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The South African Football Association have parted company with manager Joel Santana after a string of poor results. Santana, who took over from Carlos Alberto Parreira in April 2008 as Bafana coach, was fired after the national team lost eight of their last nine internationals. South Africa's 1-0 loss to Iceland was the last straw [. Click to continue reading...

Bafana's Brazilian coach, Joel Santana, is out of a job. Pallid performances and pitiful results sunk the former Flamengo coach. "In the bigger picture and the interest of the country," said Mandla Mazibuko, SAFA vice-president, "he [Santana] realized while he was doing his best, his best was not good enough.

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This is a bit late, but necessary. Brazil lost the final of the U20, but the result was just a detail (besides the fact that young Brazilian squads always lose to African nations). The real question is: what can we expect of those players in the future?

Possibly, 1 or 2 will be adult World Cup material (in my opinion, one of them will be Giuliano).

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According to the Safa website: On Monday 19 October 2009 it was unanimously agreed between the Management Committee representing the South African Football Association and the Senior National Coach Mr Joel Natalino Santana, that Mr. Santana would, with immediate effect vacate his current position as Bafana Bafana National Coach.

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It had to happen sooner than later. Joel Santana stepped down as SA coach. After the invigorating display by the Bafana Bafana at the Confederations Cup this summer amidst the vuvuzelas, the team went into a tailspin.

Santana's ultra cautious approach and reliance on two defensive midfielders stifled the team's attacking instincts leading to eight losses in nine friendlies, the latest one coming against Iceland five days ago.

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It was a dramatic World Cup qualifying day in South America, with Argentina scraping into the direct qualification places at the last gasp with a 1-0 away win over...Uruguay. The Charruas thus go into their third successive cross-confederation playoff, while Diego Maradona avoids the humiliation of being the first Albiceleste coach to fail to make the big event since 1970. Click to continue reading...

Leo en varios medios que Perú hizo ruido en el fútbol argentino en dos oportunidades: en 1969, cuando el empate en 2 los clasificó por primera vez a un mundial (1970) con mérito propio causando la primera eliminación mundialista argentina también por mérito propio y en 1985 cuando el mismo score de empate (2-2) nos clasificó agónicamente a México 86. Click to continue reading...

Faz hoje seis meses que comecei a contar os visitantes deste blog. Tem sido um trabalho intenso, mas também muito agradável, sobretudo na relação bloguista que tenho travado com alguns que por aqui passam. Vou continuar, com a esperança de que possa crescer e se tiver oportunidade, em abrir este espaço � colaboração de quem o desejar, naturalmente dentro de alguns limites óbvios, mas que possam transmitir novas abordagens e visões do futebol, do País e do Mundo. Click to continue reading...

Por Carlos Alberto Ascencio Madrigal

En los Tigres era necesaria una reestructuración debido a su actual ubicación en la parte baja de la tabla de cocientes.� Se dieron cambios en la directiva, entró Santiago Martínez de la Torre, hijo de Don Salvador Martínez Garza, quien fuera el Presidente de la Promotora Deportiva Guadalajara, previó al arribo de Jorge Vergara, contrataron a Daniel Guzmán.

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If you like retro jerseys, you'll like this. If you like to make happy those who made you happy, you'll love this. Replicas of the jerseys worn by Brazil in the 58, 62 and 70 were released this Tuesday in Sao Paulo. And this is not a simple replica, like the ones you find at TOFSS. These jerseys are made by the same company that produced the jerseys at the time.

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Com a devida vénia e referência junto uma entrada do Blog Clubes Botafogo que ilustra a diferença de hoje para o passado desses dois grandes clubes brasileiros. Qual seria o valor actual desses jogadores?
Clássico dos Sonhos
Botafogo e Santos vão se enfrentar no domingo (hoje) e esses dois times ao longo da história tinham uma força gigantesca e era a base da Seleção Brasileira. Click to continue reading...

Este veteranísimo entrenador es uno de los grandes maestros del banquillo de Suramérica. Brasil, su país, y, brasileñas, sus grandes conquistas.
Siempre apodado por los jugadores que ha dirigido como "El Profesor" y, conocido en el mundo del fútbol como "El Lobo", este actual anciano ha estado presente en las mayores alegrías de sus compatriotas. Click to continue reading...

Fluminense Football Club is a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based soccer team. They are currently coached by former Brazil manager Carlos Alberto Parreira and campaign in the top tier of Brazilian football the� Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Earlier this month, Fluminense and global sportswear giant Adidas presented the club's third kit for the 2009/10 season. Click to continue reading...

This time last year The Guardian writers predicted that after winning the Premiership and European Cup double, Manchester United would give up their title to Chelsea. The reasons were obvious, apparently, but I disagreed with every single one.

First they argued that if Chelsea came within a few points of us that season, with a World Cup winning manager in charge they were certain to improve.

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Pac Macmillan are running an Eric Cantona competition which offers you the chance to win a signed Cantona United shirt as well as five signed copies of "The Rebel Who Would Be King".

RoM don't have any signed goodies but we do have a copy of the new book, which hasn't been released yet, to give away.

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Man Utd's policy of uprooting underage Brazilian talent like Fabio and Rafael Da Silva and going after highly rated Dodo has come for scathing criticism by some, including legend Carlos Alberto who famously accused the Red Devils of "raping" Brazilian football.

The knock on all this poaching is that these players rarely get to play in their own clubs having been brought up the ranks before they are scouted by the big European clubs and enticed by the large sums of money.

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So far, the return of Fred, ex-Lyon, to Brazilian football has been a big flop. Despite the few goals here and there, his club, Fluminense, has been having a horrible year. Not able to qualify for the finals of Rio de Janeiro state championship, the club now seats in the relegation zone of Campeonato Brasileiro.

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Carlos Alberto Parreira
"Nem tive tempo para curtir o tetra"
"Parem as máquinas! Hoje é 17 de Julho. Dia da final do Mundial dos EUA. O Brasil de Parreira e a Itália de Sacchi defrontam-se no Rose Bowl, sob calor sufocante e sol a pique (12 horas em Los Angeles). Quem ganhar, é tetra. Click to continue reading...

From Carlos Alberto in 1970 to a Mick Channon special, The Guardian recalls half a dozen moves of the very highest quality.
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