Brazil has a problem that any of World Cup contender would love to have. They have too many good forwards… In naming his most recent squad, Brazilian manager Tite chose to leave Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli out of his latest squad, so depth is clearly not a concern for the five-time winners. What [...]
Copa America
The 2021 Copa America will be hosted by Brazil, after Argentina was stripped of the tournament just two weeks before it starts. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said Argentina was removed as host because of the “present circumstances”. Argentina is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases. “Conmebol thanks the president @jairbolsonaro and his [...]
So much for Federations not putting much importance on the Copa America results. Just two days after seeing his side losing 1-0 to Peru, Dunga has been sacked as the Brazil manager, a result that saw the Samba Boys fail to reach the knockout phase for the first time since 1987. Dunga, who was sacked [...]
Bad news for Uruguay heading into the Copa America tournament next month is that star striker Luis Suarez pulled his hamstring during Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Sevilla in the Copa del Rey at the weekend. Suarez left the field in tears as it was feared that he would the tournament but that does not seem [...]
