Kaka is the only player in Scolari's current 23-man squad to have played in Brazil's 2002 World Cup triumph. ...
02:31 PM, Mar 19, 2013
Brasilia: Luiz Felipe Scolari is set to be named as the new coach of 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil on Thursday, a source close to Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) told Reuters on Wednesday. Scolari, who led Brazil to their last World Cup title in 2002 and was heavily favoured to take over, will replace Mano Menezes who was sacked last Friday. Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Jose Maria Marin confirmed...
08:15 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Rio De Janeiro: Brazil's decision to sack coach Mano Menezes has opened a rift in the country's football federation (CBF) and left a key director saying he was on the brink of quitting. As speculation over Menezes' eventual replacement increased, Andres Sanchez, the CBF's national teams director and a friend of the coach, said he was not consulted over Friday's surprise firing and was likely to abandon ship. Brazil's 2002...
08:44 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Sao Paulo: Brazil fired Mano Menezes on Friday, little more than 18 months before the country hosts the 2014 World Cup and just as the coach seemed close to finding his ideal team after two years of experimenting. The five-times world champions have won six of their last eight games, scoring 26 goals in the process, and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the surprise decision had little to do...
07:53 AM, Nov 24, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Kaka has kept his place in the Brazil squad after his impressive return last month but Shakhtar Donetsk players were again overlooked by coach Mano Menezes. Menezes, naming his squad for next month's friendly against Colombia in the United States, also declined to give Ronaldinho another chance despite some good recent performances for Atletico Mineiro in the Brazilian championship. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the match,...
11:55 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Sao Paulo: A disappointing Brazil beat South Africa 1-0 in a friendly on Friday but the lacklustre performance cast further doubts on coach Mano Menezes's future in the job. Menezes sent out an attacking team but they struggled to break down the dogged South Africans and the match was only decided in the 74th minute with a goal from second-half substitute Hulk. The striker signed by Zenit St Petersburg last...
03:34 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's football confederation (CBF) has refused to guarantee the future of under-pressure coach Mano Menezes. Menezes, who is one of the few international coaches to be also in charge of his country's under-23 team, has faced calls for his sacking after Brazil's 1-2 loss to Mexico in Saturday's Olympics final, Xinhua reports. "The team is on the right track but that doesn't mean Mano will stay," CBF...
05:19 PM, Aug 13, 2012
