Friday, May 30, 2008

Brazil v. Canada (friendly) Preview

I'm going to give you a brief introduction to all the Brazil players who will be on the squad for their up-coming friendly against Canada this Saturday, May 31, 2008 here in Seattle.

Goalies-
(Julio Cesar)

Julio Cesar- (Inter), previously played for Chievo, Verona, and Flamengo. He's 28 years old, is married to a Brazillian supermodel/actress and has two kids. PS- we don't like him!

Diego Alves- don't know much about him. He's 22 and he plays for a team called Almeria. I don't even know what country that team's from.

Doni- (Roma), played for Juventude, Curzero, Santos, and Corinthians. He's 28 and one of the best goalies in Serie A.


Defense-
(Maicon)

Daniel Alves- (Sevilla), he's 25 and an attacking winger... hmmm, what does that mean?

Gilberto- (Tottenham), played for Hertha Berling, Gremio, Inter, Cruzerio, Flamengo, and America. He's 32 and his brother are also footballers... but not as good.

Maicon- (Inter), hey, we saw this guy get a nasty bump on the head the other day. He's bald... his name was supposed to be Michael Douglas at birth, but the hospital messed up and named him Maicon Douglas... not sure if I believe this.

Henrique- (Palmeiras) almost no info on this guy. He's 24 and his last name is Buss.

Juan- (Roma), the Champions League announcers said this guy's name really weirdly. He played for Bayer Leverkusen and Flamengo. He's 29 years old and described as a 'consistent' player.

Luisaoo- (Benfica)- he's bald too. He's supposed to go to Portsmouth in the off season.

Marcelo- (Real Madrid)- he's 20 and apparently he once quit football because he's so poor.


Midfield
(Gilberto Silva)

Gilberto Silva (Arsenal)- this guy seems like an interesting guy. He would be a furniture maker if he wasn't a footballer (it's the family trade), and he plays the mandolin.

Josue (Wolfsburg), formerly of Sao Paulo. He's 28. That's about it.

Diego- (Werder Bremen), he played for Porto and Santos before. He's 23 years older and he's 5ft. 8.5"

Elano- (Manchester City), he's 26 and is known for scoring from a distance

Anderson- (Manchester United), played for Porto and Gremio before. He made his penalty kick in the Champions League. Darn.


Forwards-
(Pato)

Luis Fabiano- (Sevilla), he's played for Porto, Sao Paulo, Rennes, and some team called Ponte Preto. He's 27 and apparently his mom was once kidnapped for 61 days!

Alexandre Pato- (Milan) formerly of Internacional. He's they're little prodigy... his nickname means the duck... when he was 10, he broke his arm in training and they found a tumor... ooooh... (oh, and he's like my favorite player in the world)

Robinho- (Real Madrid), played for Santos (didn't everyone), he's 24 and had 15 goals this season. Oh, and his mom was once kidnapped too.

Adriano- (Sao Paulo, on loan from Inter). He's 26 and was sent back to Brazil because of his partying and alcohol problems.

Rafael Sobis- (Real Betis)- he's 22 and has played for Inter (in Brazil), Cruzerio, and Corinthians.

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