Brazil Squad

[WalterPill]

Brazil name mouthwatering squad

Monday May 15 2006

Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva has been rewarded for a good season at club level with an expected place in Brazil's 23-man squad for the defence of the World Cup.
Goalscoring goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni has also been named in Brazil's squad.
The Sao Paulo captain, who takes free-kicks and penalties for his club side, was selected ahead of Palmeiras custodian Marcos, who was Brazil's goalkeeper in the 2002 finals.
Elsewhere, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira sprung few surprises, naming Ronaldo, Robinho, Adriano and Fred as the strikers in his party.
Ronaldinho, the two-time world player of the year, and Kaka are the stars in midfield while in defence there is no place for Roque Junior, a World Cup winner four years ago.
Parreira has opted for just two domestic-based players, Ceni and Corinthians midfielder Ricardinho.
Brazil, the holders, will be in Group F in Germany, alongside Japan, Australia and Croatia.

Squad: Dida (AC Milan), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo); Cafu (AC Milan), Roberto Carlos, Cicinho (both Real Madrid), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Cris (Lyon), Luisao (Benfica); Emerson (Juventus), Ze Roberto (Bayern Munich), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon), Kaka (AC Milan), Ronaldinho, Edmilson (both Barcelona), Ricardinho (Corinthians); Ronaldo, Robinho (both Real Madrid), Adriano (Inter Milan), Fred (Lyon).

There's a few goals there.

[partyman]

Fred?

[MancRed]

Wicked striker from Lyon! I'm looking forwards to seeing Fred if they give him a go!

[DB]

No surprise at all with that squad is there?

1 word sums them up....Awesome !!

[maverick_15]

Fred?

put the dummy in his mouth when he scored in the champions league recently because he'd just had a kid.

cant wait to see the brazil team in action

[Epiphany]

Fred?

LOL, exactly what i was thinking. Not exactly a traditional Brazilian name

Ronaldinho
Ricardinho
Juninho
Adriano
and Fred

That is an astounding team though. I can't see anyone stopping them this year. Half that team is on a different level

[FireBlade]

WTF is Fred?

[reverend]

They should have called him Fredinho, no one would batter an eye lid then! Looking forward to seeing what this lot can do this year!

[lombie]

That is one fine team and for anyone else it'd look a very tough group.

I fancy them for 9 points though.

[Snotty]

Put its into perspective when you see our squad with the likes of Walcott and Crouchinho

All the footballing world will be thinking 'who the fcuk are these?!'

[ab3rz]

personally i think this team is unstopable