(video gol highlights di Oman-Brasile)
Ancora un successo per il Brasile di Dunga. Nell'ultimo test amichevole del 2009, i verdeoro liquidano l'Oman con un secco due a zero. Nilmar al 3' e l'autogol di Al Ghailani al 60' regalano un amaro compleanno al sultano Qaboos bin Said Al Said (per i suoi 69 anni) e un felice natale ai brasiliani che ottengono la 14° vittoria su 17 partite disputate nell'anno solare (due pareggi e una sconfitta). Click to continue reading...

The Brazillians have long been regarded as the Kings of football, widely considered the most stylish, attractive and best football team in the world.

The samba stars have produced a long line of brilliant individuals: Pele, Zico, Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, the list goes on.

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Nilmar again and an own goal.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez� has warned the club� he would quit if� striker Francisco Torres were ever sold without his consent.

Speculation has surrounded the� Spanish international's future with the club due to� its largely-publicized financial debt.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez� has warned the club� he would quit if� striker Fernando Torres were ever sold without his consent.

Speculation has surrounded the� Spanish international's future with the club due to� its largely-publicized financial debt.

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Kaká

For their final fixture of the year, Brazil take on Oman in Muscat this Tuesday.

Coached by French man Claude Le Roy, Oman are ranked 79th in the world. Brazil are expected to win comfortably but Dunga added a note of caution: "They're a strong team and have experienced athletes who play abroad.

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Well all in all it wasn't a bad result. Though I watched the game alone I had a little liveblogging adventure with Daryl and various commenters. If you missed the game I'll give you a link to some highlights, and my pity (it was a good game). It was also, despite the fact it was a loss, was an encouraging result for England.

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England's preparations for next year's World Cup in South Africa got off to a slow start yesterday as they were confidently beaten by the World No.1 side Brazil. Nilmar's 47th minute header was enough to see off the challenge of Fabio Capello's men. Admittedly it was a second string England side, but one that still consisted [. Click to continue reading...

And it's L for Laura Guimarães! Nilmar scored a beauty of a header in Brazil's 1-0 victory over England yesterday (let's not talk about that Fabulouso penalty shall we, the sky fell down when that happened!) and aptly dedicated the goal to his wife!

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The makeshift England side assembled by Capello were defeated by Brazil in an international friendly in Qatar. Nilmar's headed goal on the 47th minute helped Brazil stroll to a comfortable 1-0 victory over England. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram em Doha, no Qatar, amistosamente, as seleções do Brasil (1º lugar do ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Inglaterra (7º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Brasil (1º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa do Mundo
2002Shizuoka 21/06/2002 ENG1:2 (1:1)BRA Quarter-finals1970Guadalajara 07/06/1970 BRA1:0 (0:0)ENG Group matches1962Vina Del Mar 10/06/1962 BRA3:1 (1:1)ENG Quarter-finals1958Gothenburg 11/06/1958 BRA0:0ENG Group matches
Amistosos:
2007London 01/06/2007 ENG1:1 (0:0)BRA
2000London 27/05/2000 ENG1:1 (1:1)BRA
1997Paris 10/06/1997 ENG0:1 (0:0)BRA
1995London 11/06/1995 ENG1:3 (1:0)BRA
1993Washington Dc 13/06/1993 ENG1:1 (0:0)BRA
1992London 17/05/1992 ENG1:1 (0:1)BRA
1990London 28/03/1990 ENG1:0 (1:0)BRA
1987London 19/05/1987 ENG1:1 (1:1)BRA
1984Rio De Janeiro 10/06/1984 BRA0:2 (0:1)ENG
1981London 12/05/1981 ENG0:1 (0:1)BRA
1978London 19/04/1978 ENG1:1 (0:1)BRA
1977Rio De Janeiro 08/06/1977 BRA0:0ENG
1976Los Angeles 23/05/1976 ENG0:1 (0:0)BRA
1969Rio De Janeiro 12/06/1969 BRA2:1 (0:1)ENG
1964Rio De Janeiro 30/05/1964 BRA5:1 (1:0)ENG
1963London 08/05/1963 ENG1:1 (0:1)BRA
1959Rio De Janeiro 13/05/1959 BRA2:0 (2:0)ENG
1956London 09/05/1956 ENG4:2 (2:0)BRA
Mundial Sub-17
2007Goyang City 24/08/2007 ENG2:1 (1:1)BRA First stage
O quarteto de arbitragem foi assim definido:
Árbitro:Adbulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
O único gol do jogo, foi marcado por Nilmar, aos 1 minutos do segundo tempo. Click to continue reading...

Brazil and England was going to be a reserve festival, as injuries took away many players from the match. So if in theory this is a match with no favorites, in reality, Brazil got that title as it had less players in the ER. Brazil had the responsibility to play better and add another match to the unbeaten streak against England that is 19 years-old.

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Kaká battles it out

A second-half goal by Nilmar was the difference in a forgettable match between Brazil and England in Qatar on Saturday.

The Villarreal man struck in the first minute of the second period after heading in a lovely floated ball from ex Manchester City player, Elano.

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The meeting of one great footballing mind and Dunga

Brazil take on England in Doho, Qatar, for the first of three international friendlies before the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

Dunga's men see the England game as a real test against one of their main contenders in the competition in 2010.

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(video gol highlights di Villareal-Lazio)
Villarreal (4-4-2): Diego Lopez (7' st Oliva); Angel Lopez, Gonzalo, Godin, Capdevila; Cani, Bruno Soriano, Eguren, Pires (33' st Rossi); Nilmar, Llorente (12' st Marcano). A disp.: David Fuster, Javi Venta, Jonathan Pereira, Escudero. All.: Valverde. Click to continue reading...

So Dopey officially called up 24 homensfor the selecao's upcoming friendly matches next month. Ooooh yes, we mean that exciting one against England in Qatar on the 14th and the other one against Oman in Muscat.

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FC Porto striker Hulk has earned his first ever call-up to the Brazilian national team. Brazilian manager Dunga gave the striker a call-up for next month's friendlies against England and Oman.

Hulk will be lining up against some of Brazil's brightest stars when he makes his international debut, as his fellow strikers will be Manchester City's Robinho, Villareal's Nilmar, and Confederations Cup sensation Luis Fabiano of Sevilla.

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Hulk, Michel Bastos, Fábio Aurélio, Carlos Eduardo

Dunga has called up 24 players to face England on November 14th in Doha, Qatar, and Oman three days later in Muscat.

The squad includes Liverpool's Lucas and Fábio Aurélio� plus Manchester City's Robinho. Porto frontman, Givanildo Vieira de Souza (Hulk), gets his first call-up.

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Halloween will arrive in a few days, but for Atlético Madrid, this season has been a complete nightmare from the beginning.� Los rojiblancos hit their low point with a dull thud on Saturday when they could not fend off a nine-man Mallorca team and settled for a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderón.

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(video gol highlights di Lazio-Villareal)
TABELLINO:
LAZIO: Bizarri, Lichsteiner, Kolarov, Cribari, Radu; Foggia (31'st Rocchi), Dabo (1'st Diakhite), Matuzalem, Baronio; Zarate, Cruz (27'st Mauri). A disp.: Muslera, Eliseu, Brocchi, Perpetuini. All.: Ballardini.
VILLAREAL: Diego López, Angel Lopez, Gonzalo, Marcano, Capdevila, Eguren, Pires, Marcos Senna, Cani (29'st S. Click to continue reading...

• So Argentina qualified for the World Cup and Tevez looks confused. Seriously, though, why does The Dona look like he's being pushed around? How dare you! We can almost imagine the amused look on everyone's faces at the press conference after hearing this : "Our victory is going to all Argentineans, except the journalists.

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It wasn't the prettiest match in football history, nor was it supposed to be. Brazil had already qualified and Venezuela had almost no chances of qualifying (unless they beat Brazil 6-0 and Argentina beat Uruguay 9-0!), so it was what it was. Dunga did some experimenting and some things are definitely clear: Robinho should never come back, neither should Filipe Luiz, who plays anything but good football.

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No way through against Venezuela

Brazil ended their WC qualifying campaign with a goalless draw at home to Venezuela. Dunga's side played most of the second-half with just ten men after São Paulo's Miranda was sent off. But with Paraguay losing at Colombia, Brazil finished as group leaders.

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Lucas (left) training with Brazil

Brazil play their final match in the WC qualifiers tonight in the estádio Morenão in Campo Grande. Gilberto Silva, Kaká and Luis Fabiano, who were� rested for Sunday's loss against Bolivia, all return. Daniel Alves and Josué are suspended. So, Dunga has brought in Liverpool midfielder, Lucas.

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There's nothing that can be demanded from Dunga and his players.

The team was already qualified, which turned the match against Bolivia into a open lab in the skies. The skies of La Paz took the reserve side of Brazil closer to hell than heaven. The 3600 meters above sea level suffocated the players.

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The only person who looks ready for this family and class photo is... Andre Santos! Nevertheless, manos failed to secure a win over the Bolivians yesterday... losing 2-1 to them instead. it must have been the altitude! Nilmar scored the only goal for the selecao, but as they say in Brazil, poderia ter sido melhor!

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Down and out in La Paz

A lacklustre Brazil went down 2-1 in La Paz against Bolivia and so ended Dunga's team's 19 game unbeaten run.

Olivares and Marcelo Moreno had given the homeside a two-goal cushion before � Nilmar pulled one back in the second-half. The combination of high altitude and poor attitude meant that Brazil rarely threatened and the whole match had that ‘end of season' feel to it.

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Blue is the colour

For their penultimate game in the WC qualifiers, Brazil take on Bolivia in La Paz and Dunga is expected to make changes from his regular starting line-up. With Kaká, Gilberto Silva and Luis Fabiano all rested, the coach could test Josué, Miranda, and Diego Souza. The latter two have had good seasons for São Paulo and Palmeiras respectively but have yet to secure a place in the squad for next year's finals.

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Bom dia and welcome to Day 2 of the Brazilian Bootcamp! Both our coach and goalkeeper are enjoying a Soul Sista moment in the photo above� (Dunga : "Gurrrl, you got strength!" The Cesar : "Adriano ain't got nuthin' on me, lady.

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Tudo bem, people?! Welcome to Day 1 of the Selecao bootcamp.... a staple here at Futbolita. And in true spirit, we just did a thorough assessment of the selecao's arrival at Granja Comary with our Brazilian amiga here, Ana.

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Now would be the ideal time for Dopey to experiment seeing how the seleção have already qualified for the World Cup. What we don't get, however, is tio's love for Andre Santos!!!

Anyway, the squad for the remaining qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia has been finalised and it's nice to see Naldo and Diego Souza back again.

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On a night when European Champions Spain and England booked their place in next year's; Argentina added more worries to their cause by losing against Paraguay. A well below par Argentina went down to a solitary goal against Paraguay; this victory sealed Paraguay's place in South Africa. Argentina lies in fifth place with 22 points. Click to continue reading...

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• It's a week to Promise and Deliver! Luis Fabiano, Fabregas and Nilmar expressed their desire to score and promptly delivered. The Arsenal midfielder opened the scoring for La Furia Roja last night, helping Spain to a 3-0 win over Estonia.

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We only wished for Nilmar to start against Chile.... and mano went on to score a hat trick against them last night! Daaaamn, tipo over here is keeping track, ya'll. On hindsight, 4-2 isn't the perfect score but what else can we say to Nilmar except muito obrigada?

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