Marta returns to Brazil’s national team for friendly matches against Japan
SAO PAULO: Marta is back.
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Zico says Ancelotti just the man to take Brazil back to the top
KASHIMA, Japan: Carlo Ancelotti’s track record of getting the most out of Brazilian players makes him the best man to take the national team back to the top, football legend Zico told AFP. The Italian Ancelotti has vowed to make five-time World Cup winners Brazil champions again next year after becoming the first non-Brazilian to coach the side in six decades. He nurtured Brazilians such as Vinicius Junior at Real Madrid, helping to turn the 24-year-old from a figure of fun because of his inconsistent end product into one of the Spanish league’s biggest stars. Zico is one of the best players ever to pull on Brazil’s iconic yellow shirt and believes Ancelotti’s understanding and experience make him the ideal man for the job. “Ancelotti played with Brazilian players, he has been a champion coach with Brazilian players at several teams and he’s always praised Brazilian players and put them in a position to help him,” Zico told AFP in Japan, where the 72-year-old is an adviser to J.
Star attraction Fonseca weathers noise level, Herbert to continue French Open run
PARIS :Rising star Joao Fonseca lit up the crowds at the French Open on Thursday, beating local hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-4 to reach the third round, as the fans' decibel level matched the Brazilian teenager's rapidly rising star status.
Bortoleto clarifies comment about putting Antonelli in the wall
BARCELONA :Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto said a team radio clip of him apparently threatening to put Mercedes rival Kimi Antonelli "in the wall" at last Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix was edited and gave a false impression.
Ruben Amorim can unleash new Man United midfield if he builds dream attack in transfer window
With just three days to go until the summer transfer window officially opens for business, it is impossible to predict what Manchester United's squad could look like come the start of next season.
Venezuelan Navarro reports xenophobic remark during Copa Libertadores clash
Talleres midfielder Miguel Navarro from Venezuela said Sao Paulo opponent Damian Bobadilla made a xenophobic remark during Tuesday's Copa Libertadores clash, which saw the Brazilian side beat the Argentinian team 2-1.
Omar Berrada says Man Utd have plan in place for ambitious transfer window
Chief executive Omar Berrada says Manchester United will balance “ambition” with the need to be “prudent” in the transfer market having been given permission to wrap up a deal for Wolves’ Matheus Cunha.
Manchester United player ratings vs ASEAN All-Stars with seven 5/10s in friendly defeat
Manchester United kicked off their post-season tour with a 1-0 defeat to ASEAN All-Stars in Kuala Lumpur.