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RIO DE JANEIRO: Gremio centre half Pedro Geromel and Corinthians pair Cassio and Fagner were the surprise inclusions in Brazil‘s 23-man World Cup squad on Monday.
The three were the only home-based players in a squad that will go to Russia as joint favourites having lost just one game in 19 since Tite took over in 2016.
The only country to win the World Cup five times, Brazil kick off their World Cup campaign against Switzerland on June 17 before playing Costa Rica and Serbia in Group E.
Gremio defender Geromel has just two caps but was outstanding in leading the Porto Alegre side to the Copa Libertadores last season.
“Gremio have played at a high level for the last two years,” Tite told a packed room of reporters at the Brazilian Football Confederation. “Geromel has been great during that whole period.”
The former Gremio and Corinthians coach, who was tasked with revamping the country’s reputation after their 7-1 mauling by Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-final, said he had not decided who will fill the void left by Dani Alves. The defender was ruled out last week with a knee injury.
He selected Fagner of Corinthians and Danilo of Manchester City to replace the Paris St Germain right back and said both were up to the task.
“Of course we are going to miss him but other paths and opportunities arise,” Tite said. “I have the same confidence in them as I had in Dani.”
Left back Filipe Luis, who recently returned to the Atletico Madrid side after fracturing his tibia, was selected as back up to Marcelo.
PSG striker Neymar, who was been out with an injured foot since Feb. 25, was also named in the squad as he is expected to be fit by early June.
Cassio, who has just one cap, was selected as the third goalkeeper behind regulars Alisson (Roma) and Ederson (Manchester City).
Brazil’s players are to meet in Rio de Janeiro on May 21 for a week of training before heading to London, where they will be based at Spurs’ training ground.
The Brazilians will play friendlies against Croatia in Liverpool on June 3 and Austria in Vienna on June 10.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Roma), Ederson (Man City), Cassio (Corinthians)
Full-backs: Marcelo (Real Madrid) Danilo (Man City), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Fagner (Corinthians).
Centre-backs: Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (PSG), Miranda (Inter Milan), Pedro Geromel (Gremio).
Midfielders: Willian (Chelsea), Fernandinho (Man City), Paulinho (Barcelona), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan), Fred (Shakhtar).
Forwards: Neymar (PSG), Gabriel Jesus (Man City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Douglas Costa (Juventus), Taison (Shakhtar).
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Roberto Mancini attending press conference after being named as Italian national team coach on Tuesday, 15 May, 2018. Photo: REUTERS
ROME: Italy have named Roberto Mancini as the new coach of their national team, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said in a statement on their website on Monday.
The FIGC said Mancini would officially be presented at the team’s headquarters in Florence on Tuesday. He replaces Gian Piero Ventura who was fired in November after they failed to qualify for the World Cup.
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Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes give their first-hand experience of playing alongside India’s biggest star
The last time an incumbent captain of India joined an English county side was in 2000, when Sourav Ganguly pitched up at Lancashire. The story goes that early on, such was their overseas signing’s attitude that he handed his batting partner, one Mike Atherton, his sweater during a break in play with orders to run it back to the dressing room.
It’s a great line but, sadly, one that is apocryphal, or has at least been spun to such an extent that Muttiah Muralitharan would have been be proud. Atherton did briefly find himself holding said cable-knit while his team-mate made a sartorial adjustment but apparently no such instruction was given.
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Joe Hart has become the first high-profile omission from England’s squad for the summer’s World Cup after Gareth Southgate opted against selecting the national side’s most experienced current player for the tournament in Russia.
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Continue reading…Staging the Champions Cup final in Bilbao showed the benefit of taking a risk or two instead of clinging to the tried and tested
The word final is a relative term in rugby. Leinster’s European Champions Cup victory in Bilbao should logically have represented a high-profile full stop but for many it is not yet the end of the season – far from it. The Premiership and Pro14 have yet to play their semi-finals, the Top 14 final in France is not until 2 June and this summer’s hectic international tour schedule would cause even a travel agent’s head to spin.
Talk to the Champions Cup organisers and they freely admit they would prefer their tournament to mirror football’s Champions League final: a natural conclusion to the season for every club in Europe. As things stand Leinster have just won the ultimate prize but, as with Saracens last year, now have to prove themselves all over again. It is a bit like hosting a royal wedding and then arranging the stag night on the subsequent weekend.
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Continue reading…• Shakhtar Donetsk manager met David Sullivan on Monday
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West Ham plan to interview at least three more managers this week despite holding productive talks with Paulo Fonseca.
David Sullivan, the co-owner, hosted Fonseca and the Shakhtar Donetsk manager’s agent, Jorge Mendes, at his Essex home on Monday and it is understood that positive discussions took place over a 75-minute meeting.
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