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Brazil Outclasses US in Friendly at New Meadowlands Stadium
By Brian Straus - AOL NewsEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- There's just something about that famous yellow shirt. Either it inspires those who get to wear it, or its allure forges greatness in those who hope to. It's long been said that Brazil could field multiple World Cup teams. On Tuesday night at the New Meadowlands Stadium, a collection of younger, inexperienced men wearing that yellow proved it, dominating a U.S. national team comprised almost entirely of World Cup veterans, 2-0. The game, a high-profile exhibition played before 77,223 fans, wasn't that close. On one level, the match was a well-deserved homecoming for ...
Brazil Leaving Most World Cup Players Behind For US Friendly
By Brian Straus - AOL NewsBrazil is bringing just four members of its recent World Cup team to northern New Jersey for the Aug. 10 exhibition match against the United States at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Following its second consecutive quarterfinal elimination, Brazil is getting a fresh start under new coach Mano Menezes with an eye toward winning its sixth World Cup on home soil in four years. Some players who competed in South Africa may have wanted to stay at their clubs for preseason training, but there's little doubt that Menezes also intends to get a look at some new blood. Fans certainly will recognize ...
Netherlands Topples Brazil to Advance
By Michael Cardillo - AOL NewsStarting defender pulling up lame in the pregame warm-up? Check. Bickering teammates? Check. Players diving to the ground looking for fouls? Check. Trailing at halftime after conceding one of the softest goals of the 2010 World Cup? Check. Any way you want to slice it, the Dutch were down and on their way out Friday at halftime of their World Cup quarterfinal against five-time champions Brazil. Soccer, though, is a crazy game, and thanks to a couple moments of brilliance from the feet of Wesley Sneijder, the Netherlands walked away from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with a historic ...
Say What You Want, Brazil Still Wins
By Brian Straus - AOL NewsJOHANNESBURG -- We're going to have to get used to this Brazilian national team, because it very well may win the World Cup on July 11. If it does so, it won't be in a style that echoes its famous predecessors. Far from it. At times Dunga's Brazil is downright difficult to watch. But they are also very, very hard to beat, as it demonstrated in Monday's 3-0 win over Chile in a round-of-16 match at Johannesburg's Ellis Park. That really is the bottom line for the no-nonsense coach who captained the 1994 Cup-winning squad. It starts with an air-tight defense marshaled by the incomparable Lucio, ...
Nike's World Cup Ad: Helping Yankees Learn to Love the Game
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyOne of the beauties of the World Cup -- which kicked off last Friday -- is its sheer global reach, the millions of tiny stories, the historical narratives known by every 10-year-old in every country, it seems, other than the United States. The stars of today -- Ronaldinho, Drogba, Ronaldo, Robinho -- are revered, of course, but stand on the shoulders of those who came before them. Whole countries embrace the recounting of triumph and dashed hopes. When a team drops out, children sob in the streets. When a team advances, carnival ensues. In 2006, I got a taste of that, reporting from Madrid, ...
Brazil Breezes by Zimbabwe, Receive Injury Scare From Goalkeeper
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsLONDON (AP) -- Brazil easily beat Zimbabwe 3-0 in a pre-World Cup exhibition Wednesday, despite an injury scare that forced first-choice goalkeeper Julio Cesar out of the game. While Paraguay won 2-0 against fellow World Cup qualifier Greece, Brazil eased past its lowly opponent in Harare through goals by Michel Bastos, Robinho and Elano. Cesar walked out of the match in the 26th minute because of a back injury, though team doctors said the Inter Milan player was not seriously injured and was replaced as a precaution. Honduras warmed up for its opener against Chile with a 0-0 draw against ...
Brazil Outclasses US
By Michael Cardillo - AOL NewsIf you're a fan of the U.S. men's national soccer team, there's probably no way to sugarcoat Thursday's disheartening 3-0 loss to world power Brazil in the 2009 Confederations Cup. The loss essentially eliminates the U.S. before its final group stage game Sunday against Egypt. Right from the opening whistle the U.S. looked a step short and like they were lacking energy against the Kaka-led Brazilian assault. Inside of eight minutes Brazil was ahead -- yet another early goal allowed by the U.S. This time it came on a header by Felipe Melo on a perfectly curled free kick Maicon set up after a ...
FIFA Boss: Clubs Must Release Players 23 and Under for Olympics
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsFIFA president Sepp Blatter should not have to remind clubs that they are obligated to release all players aged 23 and under for the Olympics. That's what he did today, though, after several European clubs attempted to hold back big name players from the competition. Barcelona, for example, insists that it will not allow Lionel Messi to go to Beijing, because the Olympic soccer competition not a FIFA-sanctioned event. They reportedly have the backing of La Liga on this matter. Likewise, Werder Bremen is attempting to hold back world-class striker Diego from Brazil, and Schalke 04 has no plans ...
FIFA Boss: Clubs Must Release Players 23 and Under for Olympics
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsFIFA president Sepp Blatter should not have to remind clubs that they are obligated to release all players aged 23 and under for the Olympics. That's what he did today, though, after several European clubs attempted to hold back big name players from the competition.Barcelona, for example, insists that it will not allow Lionel Messi to go to Beijing, because the Olympic soccer competition not a FIFA-sanctioned event. They reportedly have the backing of La Liga on this matter. Likewise, Werder Bremen is attempting to hold back world-class striker Diego from Brazil, and Schalke 04 has no plans ...
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