Mano Menezes has a final word before Brazil's clash with Egypt

Brazil squad in full here
Mano Menezes has named the side that should start in the friendly against Egypt on Monday. The coach has made changes from the team that beat Gabon 2-0 last week. Daniel Alves returns from suspension and replaces Manchester United's Rafael.

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has been included in Coach Mano Menezes squad for Brazil's up coming friendlies against Gabon and Egypt in November. This sees the 29 year old make a return to the Selecao after a 15 month absence.

Madrid's past league matches have seen the midfielder give vital performances that have resulted in wins that have taken them to the top of the La Liga table.

Bob Bradley's first game in charge of the Egyptian national team is a little more than a couple of weeks away, and his opponent, Brazil, named its squad for the friendly that will take place in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 14.

While it's not a complete first-team squad because of domestic-based players staying in Brazil for the final stretch of the Brazilian championship, the Selecao are re-introducing Real Madrid midfielder Kaka to the mix for the first time since the 2010 World Cup.

Kaká finding form with Real Madrid and now back with Brazil

Mano Menezes has announced his squad for the international friendlies versus Gabon on 10th November and Egypt four days later.
With the Campeonato Brasileiro in the run in to the end of the championship, Menezes has listened to the Brazilian clubs calls to leave their players out of the Brazil's games.

Chicharito and Neymar set to go head to head

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Brazil will face a real test this evening when they take on Mexico in the estádio Corona, in Torreón. The match throws together super stars Neymar of Santos and Manchester United's Chicharito.

Este martes es fecha FIFA y casi todas las selecciones del mundo se concentraran para jugar partidos oficiales o partidos amistosos, tal es el caso de este partido que es sin duda uno de los mas atractivos, México recibiendo al que sera la selección anfitriona del mundial 2014 la selección Brasileña, la mas ganadora en la historia de los mundiales.

Estamos en fecha FIFA y todas las selecciones del mundo se encuentran reunidas para jugar partidos oficiales o partidos amistosos como es el caso del encuentro de México vs Brasil, que se efectuará el próximo martes 11 de octubre.
Dicho partido al ser amistoso no resta importancia sino todo lo contrario ha creado cierta expectación a nivel internacional quienes pondrán las miradas la noche del martes, debido a la cantidad de estrellas que se verán las caras en el estadio Territorio Santos Modelo de Torreón y Mano Menezes.

Ronaldinho

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Mano Menezes has announced his squad to face Costa Rica in San José and México in Torreón. Lazio's Hernanes, Porto's Hulk, Tottenham's Ranieri, and Manchester United's Fábio all get recalls. Porto striker, Kleber, and Fiorentina keeper, Neto, have also been given a chance.

Brazil v Ghana All eyes on the Selecao - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

It is the nature of modern football that in any match involving Brazil, the spotlight rests solely on their ambitions for their next title.

This time, as hosts of the next World Cup, they have only friendlies (and the Confederations Cup) to fine-tune their preparations in the next 3 years and as such, every friendly will be an examination of Brazil's credentials to lift the World Cup on their home soil.

Ronaldinho hoping to prove that looks aren't everything

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Brazil take on Ghana at Fulham's Craven Cottage today with a side packed with plenty of attacking options. Paulo Henrique Ganso, Neymar, Leandro Damião and Ronaldinho Gaúcho are all expected to start.

Aaaand... he's back for Brazil next month against Ghana! What a relief, eh, Ronaldinho? / via Reuters

(See Brazil's official squad list to face Ghana after the cut)

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/ITA), Fabio (Cruzeiro), Jefferson (Botafogo)

Defenders: Lucio (Inter Milan/ITA), Thiago Silva (AC Milan/ITA), David Luiz (Chelsea/ENG), Dede (Vasco da Gama), Daniel Alves (Barcelona/ESP), Danilo (Santos), Marcelo (Real Madrid/ESP), Adriano (Barcelona/ESP)

Midfielders: Lucas Leiva (Liverpool/ENG), Ralf (Corinthians), Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich/GER), Elias (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos), Lucas (Sao Paulo), Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR)

Forwards: Alexandre Pato, Robinho (both AC Milan/ITA), Neymar (Santos), Hulk (FC Porto/POR), Ronaldinho (Flamengo), Leandro Damiao (Internacional)

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Menezes and Brazil hoping for great things from Ronaldinho

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Brazil have called up 24 players for the international friendlies versus Ghana on September 5that Fulham's Craven Cottage. Under pressure coach, Mano Menezes, has recalled Ronaldinho Gaúcho after an absence of nine months from the national team.

Got recent picks of three wonderful solo goals, plus two other very interesting goals worth watching:
Leonardo from RB Salzburg scored a wonderful solo goal vs. FK Senica. Honestly, I know non of them, but the goal is very nice to watch
Another great solo by the Brazilian Fernandinho who plays for Shakhtar
One more wonderful solo by Brad Rusin, and American defender who plays for a Danish Club (HB Køge)
Very nice goal from Paraguay by Dos Santos, definitely, not the famous one, but a very skillful goal
Finally, Ronaldinho scored a 'foxy' goal that reminds us so much by the 1990 Roger Milla goal vs.

Vasco centreback Dedé gets his first call up

Mano Menezes has called up 23 players for Brazil's outing against Germany in Stuttgart. Six of the Copa America squad have been left out: Adriano, Elano, Jadson, Jefferson, Luisão, Sandro (injured). They've been replaced by centreback Dedé (Vasco), midfielders Fernandinho (Shakhtar Dankest), Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich), Renato Augusto (Bayer Leverkusen) and Ralf (Corinthians); and forward Jonas (Valencia).

Another chapter was written in Ukraine's biggest club rivalry tonight as Dynamo Kyiv started off the 2011-12 campaign with a 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Super Cup.

Shakhtar were the favourites going into the match having won the league and cup double last season.

29.06.2011 - El clásico más esperado de la 6º fecha llegó con goleada: Danilo (47'), Liedson (54', 61', 79') y Jorge Henrique (83') sentenciaron el 5-0 de Corinthians sobre Sao Paulo (en el Pacaembú), que venía puntero récord con puntaje ideal, para quedar a dos puntos (13) de la cima (con un partido menos).

01.06.2011 - Otro gol de Ronaldinho (2PJ 2G), un golazo en contra, un gol de Iarley (?), quejas de Luxemburgo y otras perlas vienen con la fecha 2 del Brasileirao.
Un tanto caldeado (?) el clima en Sao Paulo a raíz de la flamante eliminación como sede de la Copa Confederaciones (2013), Orlando Silva (Ministro de Deportes brasileño) salió públicamente a poner fecha límite a finales de julio, "cuando las autoridades de la FIFA estarán en Brasil para eventos relacionados con la Copa de 2014".

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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Roma from the Donbass Arena, Donetsk (Shakhtar lead 3-2 on agg.)

The Ukrainian hosts are up for this one, and are ready to fight according to manager Mircea Lucescu. The 3-2 win in the first leg at the Stadio Olimpico was a massive result, giving Lucescu's side three away goals and one foot in the quarter finals.

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Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk from the Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Not one of the most glamorous ties on paper for various reasons, it should be an interesting one nonetheless. The hosts are coming off two defeats in a row, and their first home defeat since April 2010 with a 2-0 loss to Napoli.

The Croatian/Brazilian has scored in 1/2 his UCL games this season

The second day of Champions League knockout action is about to start, with the Ukrainian side sitting tops of their league (having won it last season) while Roma have been smacked around of late, dropping to 8th position a full thirteen points off the lead in the Serie A.

Italians Roma host Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night in one of the knockout round's more open ties.

The hosts are currently in the midst of financial and club turmoil with things both on and off the pitch being far from rosy.

Italians Roma host Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night in one of the knockout round's more open ties.

The hosts are currently in the midst of financial and club turmoil with things both on and off the pitch being far from rosy.