Brazil olympic games 2008

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Thank you! Brazil's Paulinho celebrated his goal in his country's Olympic Games victory over Germany by making the gesture of an archer to take a public stand against religious intolerance Report an error Print. Manchester United. Alexandre Pato. Unless the current climate changes, this team will field only English players and, despite Lord Coe, head of the London Games organising committee, recently saying Sir Alex Ferguson was a possible contender to take charge, this is unlikely, not least because the Manchester United manager is a Scot.

The team is likely to be led by an English coach who 'can get valuable practice at a major tournament with a view to possibly taking over the top job with England' at some point after the Games, says a senior source at the Football Association, who are likely to be the key decision-makers. Brazil, winners of five World Cups, are so desperate for victory in the one major competition they have never claimed that the coach of their senior team is already in place for the Olympics.

Dunga, who captained Brazil to the World Cup, has selected the strongest possible squad, led by Ronaldinho - one of the three permitted overage players. Real Madrid's Robinho would have played, too, but for suffering a groin strain. Galliani, though, added that the year-old would not have been allowed to play if it had been Milan's decision. This is the recurring sentiment from club bosses who are conscious that more and more of their stars want the chance to win a gold medal.

Some are hoping that, because the competition is not part of the official international football calendar, players can be withheld. Barcelona are still questioning the inclusion of year-old Messi despite Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, issuing a letter to all competing nations which reiterated that 'the release of players below the age of 23 has always been mandatory for all clubs. They and Lucas will miss the opening of the Premier League season and the Champions League qualifiers.

While Ronaldinho, Babel and company are in China despite the grumbles, football politics exempts British stars. So the team with the most Olympic titles level with Hungary - three golds between and - will have to wait until London for a possible fourth. Since the s, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have feared any combined side would allow Fifa to remove their separate status, leading to a British team competing in the World Cup.