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Ganso vs Ronaldinho, Maicon vs Rafael & The Samba Stars Fighting To Be In Brazil's Copa America Squad

Ahead of Brazil's clash against Scotland in north London this weekend, Daniel Edwards looks at the players who are fighting for a Copa America place...

By Daniel Edwards

Mar 26, 2011 10:00:00 AM




Copa America holders Brazil have already begun preparations to defend their title in the backyard of their bitterest rivals Argentina, and with talent in almost every single position the hardest task for coach Mano Menezes will be deciding which stars will be forced to stay at home while the chosen 22 fight for a fifth Copa from the last six tournaments.

After dedicating the first six months of his tenure to blooding the stars of the future in the Selecao, Menezes is starting to give some of the players who reached the World Cup quarter final in 2010 a chance to state their claim. The Verdeamarelho have a reputation for giving their a youngsters a chance to shine in the South American tournament, but will the ex-Corinthians boss continue the trend?

Goalkeepers:

On the Plane: Julio Cesar (Inter), Victor (Gremio)

In The Airport Lounge: Jefferson

Searching For Ticket: Gomes (Tottenham), Fabio (Cruzeiro), Diego Alves (Almeria)

Little Argument over Selecao Stoppers:

With Julio Cesar and Victor almost certain to play as first and second choice keepers, the only doubt remains over who will gain the last slot on the plane as the understudy. Inter's Cesar has been inconsistent in recent games but is still without a doubt the most talented number one, while Victor has been impressive for the Porto Alegre outfit. Don't be surprised if Cruzeiro captain Fabio's experience tells in gaining him the final place.

Defenders:

On the Plane: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), David Luiz (Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Milan), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce)

In The Airport Lounge:Maicon (Inter), Luisao (Benfica), Lucio (Inter), Marcelo (Real Madrid)

Searching For Ticket:Mariano (Fluminense), Breno (Bayern Munchen), Miranda (Sao Paulo), Kleber (Internacional), Rafael (Manchester United)

Youth or Experience the Big Question:

There are unlikely to be too many surprises in the defenders Mano chooses to take over the border to Argentina, but the real decisions start when the first XI lines up against Venezuela for the first time in the Copa America. The coach must decide between dependable figures such as Lucio or the raw talent of David Luiz to anchor the defence; Miranda is a definite dark horse to make a back line which looks strong but is short on depth.

Midfielders:

On the Plane: Lucas (Liverpool), Sandro (Tottenham), Ramires (Chelsea), Elias (Atletico Madrid)

In The Airport Lounge:Elano (Santos), Jadson (Shakhtar Donetsk), Renato Augusto (Bayer Leverkusen), Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos)

Searching For Ticket: Jucilei (Anzhi), Hernanes (Lazio), Ronaldinho (Flamengo), Henrique (Cruzeiro), Lucas (Sao Paulo), Kaka (Real Madrid)

Tough Choices Ahead for Midfield Maestros:

One of the toughest areas to narrow down a Brazil squad, Menezes' choices depend heavily on the fitness of two players, creative geniuses Ganso and Kaka. If the now-returned Santos youngster can shine for his club in the three months before the Copa he will be a certainty in a team that conspicuously lack a spark at number 10. This would effectively end the chances of Ronaldinho to make the cut, but the Flamengo man will be hoping for the call if he can impress in the Rio club.

Elsewhere Elano seems to have fought his way back in contention and will have an excellent chance to make his case on Sunday against Scotland, as will young Atletico Madrid midfielder Elias.

Forwards:

On the Plane: Neymar (Santos), Alexandre Pato (Milan)

In The Airport Lounge:Robinho (Milan), Nilmar (Villarreal), Hulk (Porto)

Searching For Ticket:Andre (Bordeaux), Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Fred (Fluminense), Jonas (Valencia)

The Battle to Join Young Guns Neymar and Pato Heats up:

Barring disaster, Santos teenager Neymar and Milan's Pato will be the young hit-men around which Menezes' attack will be built, and the remaining Selecao frontmen will be battling for the chance to join them. Robinho's pace and talent on the ball makes him a natural choice to fill one of the wide attacking positions in a 4-3-3 set-up, while there are several players who can battle for the backup number nine jersey.

Hulk has been in fantastic form for Porto and should provide a stiff challenge to the more experienced Nilmar when it comes to narrowing down the names for the Copa. An interesting wild card could be Jonas, who managed an astonishing 23 goal haul with Gremio in 2010 and coud be leading the line against the Scots on Sunday.

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Brazil 2-0 Scotland: Neymar Double Sees Selecao Stroll To Victory

Santos teenager bags a brace as Brazil cruise to a comfortable 2-0 friendly win at the Emirates...



Brazil cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Scotland in today's international friendly at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
In-demand Santos teenager Neymar was the star of the show, scoring either side of half-time to fully outline the huge future he has ahead of him.
It was Scotland who made a blistering start to the match, storming out of the blocks with pace and getting in the Brazilians’ faces. But Brazil gradually felt their way into proceedings, and when they did find their feet from the 15th minute onwards, they threatened to steamroller their opponents.
Jadson fired in an angled drive which Allan McGregor parried, and then Leandro Damiao rose highest to power an Elano corner against the crossbar and over.
Although Damiao was impressing in his first appearance for the Selecao, the undoubted star of the show was prodigious forward Neymar, who was an effulgent presence throughout.
The young star was tying the Scotland midfield and defence in knots with his sharp turns and sublime touches, and it was no surprise that it was he who opened the scoring three minutes before the break.
Left-back Andre Santos charged into space down the left and slipped the ball inside between Alan Hutton’s legs for the onrushing Neymar, who took a touch before whipping a low shot beyond McGregor’s flailing arms to break the deadlock. The lead was no less than Brazil deserved and left Scotland facing a daunting task in the second half.
Neymar immediately picked up where he’d left off in the first 45, firing against the crossbar with a magnificent effort from 25 yards, just seconds after the restart.
Brazil should have extended their lead in the 53rd minute, but Ramires screwed Dani Alves’ intelligent cut-back high over the crossbar.
Scotland began to force their way back into the game a little after the hour mark, but they struggled to find any fluency in the final third and were restricted to one long-range strike from Adam, which never troubled Julio Cesar.
Adam, in particular, was looking out of sorts for the Scots, and it was he who clumsily tripped Neymar inside the box to hand him the chance to extend Brazil’s lead in the 77th minute.
The 19-year-old made no mistake with the spot-kick, sweeping the ball into McGregor’s bottom right-hand corner.
The match effectively ended there as a contest, and although Scotland leave London with their tail firmly between their legs, they were always likely to be outclassed, and will not be too downhearted by the manner of defeat.
Brazil, meanwhile, will be delighted with their days work, and in particular the performance of starlet Neymar – who, if today’s showing is anything to go by, looks set to fulfil all expectations.

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Brazil Players List (European Club Members)

Total : 455

Spanish League 29

1. Real madrid : MF Kaka, DF Marcelo : 2
2. Barcilona : DF Daniel Alves, DF Maxwell Andrade,
DF Adriano Correia : 3
3. UD Almería : GK Diego Alves, DF Michel : 2
4.Atlético Madrid : MF Elías , MF Paulo Assunção ,DF Filipe Luís
FW Diego Costa : 4
5. Deportivo de La Coruña : MF Juca : 1
6. RCD Espanyol : DF Felipe Mattioni : 1
7. Levante UD : FW Wellington Silva 1
8. Málaga CF : DF Weligton,MF Júlio Baptista ,MF Sandro Silva,
GK Rodrigo Galatto : 4
9. RCD Mallorca : MF João Victor,DF Edson Ratinho : 2
10.CA Osasuna : DF Rovérsio : 1
11. Sevilla FC : MF Renato : 1
12.Valencia CF : FW Jonas, GK Renan : 2
13. Villarreal CF : FW Nilmar,DF Cicinho : 2
14. Real Zaragoza : MF Edmílson,DF Pablo de Barros : 2
15. Racing de Santander : DF Henrique -1


English Premier League : 12

1. Arsenal F.C. : MF Denílson - 1
2. Chelsea F.C. : DF David Luiz, MF Ramires, DF Alex - 3
3.Liverpool F.C. : DF Fábio Aurélio , MF Lucas Leiva - 2
4.Manchester United F.C. : MF Anderson, DF Fábio ,DF Rafael - 3
5.Tottenham Hotspur F.C. : GK Heurelho Gomes, MF Sandro - 2 6.Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. : GK Adriano Basso - 1

Italian League : 32

1. A.S. Bari : FW Paulo Vitor Barreto - 1
2. Brescia Calcio : FW Éder , FW Jonathas - 2
3. Cagliari Calcio : FW Nenê - 1
4. Calcio Catania : MF Raphael Martinho - 1
5. Cesena : DF Felipe - 1
6. Chievo : MF Luciano - 1
7. Fiorentina : GK Neto - 1
8. Genoa : MF Rafinha - 1
9. Inter Milan : GK Júlio César ,DF Lúcio,DF Maicon ,
MF Philippe Coutinho - 4
10. Juventus F.C. : MF Felipe Melo - 1
11. Lazio : DF André Dias,MF Hernanes ,MF Matuzalém -3
12. Lecce : DF Gustavo,DF Fabiano,FW Jeda - 3
13. A.C. Milan : FW Alexandre Pato,DF Thiago Silva,FW Robinho-3
14. Napoli : DF Emílson Cribari - 1
15. Parma : MF Ângelo, MF Zé Eduardo -2
16. A.S. Roma : DF Juan, MF Rodrigo Taddei , GK Júlio Sérgio
MF Fábio Simplício , GK Doni - 5
17. Sampdoria : GK Júnior da Costa - 1


German Football League : 26

1. FC Kaiserslautern : DF Lucas, DF Rodnei - 2
2. FC Köln : DF Andrezinho, DF Pedro Geromel - 2
3. Bayer 04 Leverkusen : MF Renato Augusto - 1
4. Borussia Dortmund : DF Dedê, DF Felipe Santana , MF Antônio da Silva - 3
5. Borussia Mönchengladbach : DF Anderson Bamba, DF Dante - 2
6. Eintracht Frankfurt : DF Chris, MF Caio - 2
7. FC Bayern Munich : DF Breno, MF Luiz Gustavo - 2
8. FC Schalke 04 : FW Edu , MF Avelar - 2
9. Hamburger SV : MF Zé Roberto - 1
10. Werder Bremen : DF Naldo , MF Wesley, DF Samuel - 3
11. Hoffenheim : MF Roberto Firmino - 1
12. VfB Stuttgart : MF Élson - 1
13. Wolfsburg : MFJosué,MF Cícero,FW Grafite,MF Diego-4


French League : 19

1. Arles-Avignon : FW Johnathan - 1
2. FC Girondins de Bordeaux : DF Carlos Henrique, MF Fernando Menegazzo ,FW André, MF Jussiê, MF Wendel, - 5

3. RC Lens : FW Eduardo - 1
4. Lille OSC : FW Túlio de Melo, DF Emerson Conceição-2
5. Lyon : DF Cris, MF Ederson, MF Michel Bastos, - 3
6. Marseille : DF Hilton, GK Elinton Andrade - 2
7. AS Monaco : DF Adriano - 1
8. AS Nancy : DF André Luiz - 1
9. Paris Saint-Germain : DF Ceará, MF Nenê - 1
10. FC Sochaux : MF Carlão - 1
11. Valenciennes FC : DF Rafael Schmitz - 1


Portugal League : 130


1. Benfica : MF Airton, DF Luisão, GK Júlio César, MF Felipe Menezes FW Weldon, DF Sidnei, FW Alan Kardec, DF Jarde -8

2. F.C. Porto : GK Helton, DF Maicon, FW Hulk, FW Walter, MF Souza, MF Fernando - 6

3. Sporting Clube : DF Ânderson Polga - 1

4. Vitória S.C. : GK Nilson , DF Freire , FW Douglas , MF Renan , MF Edson ,MF Cléber
FW Edgar , MF Rafael Crivellaro , DF Anderson , MF João Pedro ,
FW Maranhão , GK Douglas , MF Marcelo Toscano -13

5. S.C. Braga : GK Artur , DF Paulão , DF Kaká , MF Vinicius , MF Mossoró
FW Paulo César , FW Lima , MF Leandro Salino , GK Marcos
FW Alan , MF Guilherme , MF Vandinho - 12

6. Académica Coimbra : DF Luiz Nunes , GK Laionel , MF Diogo Melo , MF Diogo Gomes - 4

7. Vitória F.C. : DF Anderson do Ó , MF Bruno Gallo , MF Silva , FW Jaílson
DF Michel , GK Diego , FW William , GK Getúlio , DF Ney Santos
FW Sassá , FW Cláudio Pitbull , FW Henrique - 12

8. S.C. Olhanense : DF Maurício , DF Ismaily , FW Djalmir , MF Cadu , FW Adilson - 5


9. Leixões S.C. : DF Danilo , MF Tales , GK Ricardo Andrade , MF Cauê ,
FW Dyego Sousa , FW Rui Pedro , FW Félix - 7

10. C.S. Marítimo : GK Marcelo , DF Alonso , DF Robson , MF Marquinho , FW Kléber
MF Tchô , GK Peçanha , MF Rafael Miranda , DF Luciano Amaral
FW Danilo , DF João Guilherme - 11

11. U.D. Leiria : MF Vinícius , MF Paulo Sérgio , FW Rodrigo Silva , FW Fabricio Simões
MF Marcos Paulo , FW Cacá , MF Leandro Lima , DF Patrick , GK Gottardi
GK Luiz Carlos - 10

12. C.F. Os Belenenses : DF Baggio , MF Diego Lima , DF Luiz Alberto , DF Célio , MF Sidnei ,
FW Élton Calé , DF Victor Silva , FW Elton - 8

13. Rio Ave F.C. : DF Jeferson , FW Saulo , FW Sidnei , MF Wíres , DF Éder Monteiro
DF Lionn - 6

14. Naval 1º de Maio : DF Orestes , DF Daniel Cruz , FW Michel Simplício , FW Edvaldo
FW Lucas . FW Fábio Júnior , MF Giuliano , DF Rogério , FW Bruno Moraes - 9

15. C.D. Nacional : GK Rafael Bracalli , DF Felipe Lopes , FW Thiago Gentil , FW Pedro Oldoni
DF Claudemir , FW Diego Barcellos , DF Arthur Henrique , DF Danielson
GK Elisson , MF Luís Alberto - 10

16. F.C. Paços : GK Cássio , DF Ozéia , DF Samuel , DF Maykon ,DF Baiano
MF Leonel Olímpio , MF Bruno , DF Renan - 8



Dutch Football League : 10

1. Feyenoord : DF André Bahia , GK Darley - 2
2. FC Groningen : GK Luciano - 1
3. Heracles Almelo : FW Everton - 1
4. NAC Breda : FW Leonardo - 1
5. PSV Eindhoven : DF Marcelo , MF Gerson , FW Jonathan Reis GK Cássio Ramos - 4
6. FC Twente : DF Douglas - 1


Russian League : 15

1. FC Anzhi Makhachkala : DF Roberto Carlos , MF Jucilei , FW Diego Tardelli , DF João Carlos - 4
2. CSKA Moscow : FW Vagner Love - 1
3. FC Krasnodar : MF Joãozinho - 1
4. FC Kuban Krasnodar : DF Zelão - 1
5. FC Lokomotiv Moscow : GK Guilherme , FW Maicon - 2
6.FC Rubin Kazan : MF Carlos Eduardo - 1
7. PFC Spartak Nalchik : DF Leandro - 1
8. FC Terek Grozny : DF Antonio Ferreira , MF Maurício , FW Rodrigo Tiuí - 3
9. FC Volga Nizhny : DF Leilton - 1


Ukrain League : 25

1. Dnipropetrovsk : MF Giuliano , FW Matheus - 2
2. FC Dynamo Kyiv : DF Danilo Silva , DF Betão , MF Gérson Magrão ,DF Leandro Almeida - 4
3. FC Karpaty Lviv : FW William Batista , FW Thiago - 2
4. FC Metalist Kharkiv : MF Cleiton Xavier , DF Fininho , FW Taison - 3
5. FC Metalurh Donetsk : MF Zé Soares - 1
6. FC Metalurh Zaporizhya : DF Stefanello , DF Matheus , FW Anderson , MF Junior , MF Jeferson
MF Fabiano Lima - 6
7. FC Shakhtar Donetsk : MF Fernandinho , MF Jádson , FW Luiz Adriano , MF Willian , MF Douglas Costa
MF Alex Teixeira - 6
8. SC Tavriya Simferopol : DF Leandro - 1


Romanian League : 15


1. FC Steaua Bucuresti : MF Ricardo , DF Éder Bonfim ,FW Maicon - 3
2. FC Universitatea Craiova : DF David Lopes , MF Wendel Gomes - 2

3. FC Rapid Bucuresti : DF Ezequias , DF Marcos Antonio , MF Césinha , FW Cassio , MF Olberdam DF Glauber , MF Juliano Spadacio - 7

4. CFR Cluj : DF Edimar , MF Rafael Bastos , DF Leo Veloso - 3


Turkey League : 21

1. Besiktas J.K. : FW Bobo - 1
2. Bucaspor : FW Beto - 1
3. Eskisehirspor : DF Diego Angelo - 1
4. Fenerbahce S.K. : MF Alex , MF Cristian Baroni , DF Andre Santos ,DF Fabio Bilica - 4
5. Gaziantepspor : DF Ivan , FW Jorginho , MF Wagner , FW Julio Cesar - 4
6. Istanbul : DF Marcus Vinicius - 1
7. Karabukspor : DF Coelho , MF Tozo - 2
8. Kasimpasa S.K. : DF Luiz Henrique - 1
9. Kayserispor : MF Andre Moritz - 1
10. Konyaspor : FW Kahê - 1
11. Antalyaspor : GK Tita - 1
12. Sivasspor : MF Sandro - 1
13. Trabzonspor : MF Alanzinho , FW Jaja - 2


Greece Superleague : 28
1. AEL 1964 FC : MF Romeu - 1
2. AEK Athens : FW Leonardo , FW Éder - 2
3. Aris Thessaloniki F.C. : DF Neto , DF Ronaldo , DF Michel - 3
4. Asteras Tripoli F.C. : MF Rogerio , MF Marcelo - 2
5. Atromitos F.C. : MF Brito , DF Marcelo Oliveira - 2
6. Ergotelis F.C. : MF Beto , MF Júnior - 2
7. Iraklis : MF Carlinhos - 1
8. Kavala F.C. : DF Douglão - 1
9. Kerkyra F.C. : MF Flavinho , DF Gustavo Veronesi - 2
10. Olympiacos F.C. : MF Dudu , MF Leandro - 2
11. Ethnikos F.C. : MF Ticão - 1
12. Panathinaikos FC : MF Gilberto Silva , MF Cleyton - 2
13. Panserraikos F.C. : MF Chumbinho , MF Leozinho - 2
14. PAOK F.C. : DF Lino , DF Etto - 2
15. Skoda Xanthi F.C. : DF Gleison , MF Marcelinho , FW Jean Carioca - 3

Swiss Super League : 4

1. FC Sion : MF Rodrigo , DF Adaílton - 2
2. FC St. Gallen : DF Fernando - 1
3. Grasshopper Club Zürich : DF Paulo Menezes - 1


Belgian Pro League : 16

1. R.S.C. Anderlecht : MF Kanu - 1
2. Cercle Brugge K.S.V. : MF Reynaldo , MF Renato Neto - 2
3. Club Brugge K.V. : DF Marcos Camozzato - 1
4. K.R.C. Genk : DF Nadson José Ferreira - 1
5. K.A.A. Gent : DF Adriano Duarte , DF Wallace - 2
6. K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot : MF Jean Acosta Soares , FW Dudu , FW Júnior Negrão - 3
7.Standard Liège : DF Victor Ramos , DF Felipe , FW Danilo , DF Kanu - 4
8. K.V.C. Westerlo : FW Liliu , FW Paulo Henrique - 2


Danish Superliga : 5

1. AaB Fodbold : Kayke Rodrigues - 1
2. AC Horsens : FW Gilberto Macena - 1
3. Brøndby IF : FW Bruno - 1
4. F.C. Copenhagen : MF Claudemir , FW César Santin - 2


Serbian SuperLiga : 7

1. FK Borac Cacak : FW Washington , MF William Alves - 2
2. FK Javor Ivanjica : MF Eliomar - 1
3. FK Sloboda Point Sevojno : FW Tiago Galvão , MF Ricardinho - 2
4. Red Star Belgrade : MF Evandro Goebel , MF Cadú - 2


Swedish League : 11

1. GAIS : FW Álvaro , MF Romarinho - 2
2. IFK Norrköping : DF Caio Mendes , FW Bruno Santos - 2
3. Kalmar FF : MF Daniel Sobralense , FW Daniel Mendes , FW Ricardo Santos , FW Marcel Sacramento - 4

4. Malmö FF : MF Wílton Figueiredo , DF Ricardinho - 2
5. Syrianska FC : MF Alex Pereira - 1


Check Republic League : 2

1. SK Sigma Olomouc : MF Daniel - 1
2. SK Dynamo : MF Hudson - 1


Croation League : 6

1. NK Dinamo Zagreb : MF Sammir - 1
2. NK Istra 1961 : FW Ninoslav Milenkovic - 1
3. NK Lokomotiva : FW Dodô - 1
4. NK Osijek : DF Carlos , MF Jefthon , DF James - 3

Bulgarian League : 19

1. PFC Akademik Sofia : MF Marcos Bonfim - 1
2. PFC Beroe Stara Zagora : FW Romario - 1
3. PFC Cherno More Varna : MF Ademar Junior , MF Samuel Camazzola , DF Marco Tiago - 3
4. PSFC Chernomorets Burgas : DF Gabriel Atz - 1
5. CSKA Sofia : FW Michel Platini , MF Marquinhos - 2
6. PFC Litex Lovech : MF Tom , MF Sandrinho , MF Doka Madureira ,MF Neném , GK Vinícius Barrivieira - 5

7. PFC Minyor Pernik : MF Tom - 1
8. PFC Montana : FW Luiz Eduardo , MF Anderson - 2
9. PFC Slavia Sofia : DF Josias Basso , MF Baiano , FW Jose Junior - 3

Hungarian League : 10
1. Budapest Honvéd FC : FW Danilo , FW Moreira - 2
2. Debreceni VSC : FW Vinicius - 1
3. Ferencvárosi TC : MF Andrezinho , DF Junior - 2
4. Gyori ETO FC : FW Nicolas Ceolin, MF Ji-Paraná - 2
5. Kaposvári Rákóczi FC : MF Pedro - 1
6. Újpest FC : DF Jhonnes - 1
7. Videoton FC : FW André Alves - 1

Austrian League : 3

1. FC Red Bull Salzburg : FW Alan , DF Douglas - 2
2. FK Austria Wien : FW Schumacher - 1


Latvian League : 2

1. Skonto FC : FW Nathan Júnior , MF Fabinho - 2

Norwegian Premier League : 1

1. SK Brann : FW Juninho - 1

Poland League : 3

1. Legia Warszawa : FW Bruno Mezenga - 1
2. Widzew Lódz : DF Dudu - 1
3. Polonia Warszawa : MF Bruno - 1

Slovenian League : 4

1. ND Gorica : FW Franklin - 1
2. NK Domžale : MF Juninho - 1
3. NK Maribor : FW Marcos Tavares , MF Da Silva - 2


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Legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo will return to play for Corinthians, according to the club's president Andres Sanchez.Ronaldo, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 1994 and 2002, retired from the game three months ago and has been pursuing a new career in player management and acting. However, 'O Fenemeno' is set for a shock return to the pitch and is expected to be offered a contract with Corinthians into mid-2012.
"Ronaldo is going to play again. I don't know if he will play three, four or five games, but he will be back," Sanchez told Lance.
The 34-year-old could be back in the side within the next few weeks and Inter and Barcelona are reported to be lined up for two lucrative friendly games provisionally scheduled for May 25 and June 2.