Friday September 24th 2021
Professionals should arrive early
Brazil is arming itself against the next scandal
When Brazil plays to qualify for the soccer World Cup in Qatar, there has been a lot of irritation on and off the field of late. This time everything should be better and more relaxed. Also to avoid trouble with the club coaches. There was also that recently.
After England veto and Corona scandal at the last World Cup qualifiers in South America, Brazil’s national soccer coach Tite has appointed the squad for the upcoming games around ten days before the date of arrival. This should guarantee a possible quarantine, reported the portal “UOL”.
According to a statement from the Brazilian Football Association CBF, the 25-player squad includes eight England professionals, including superstar Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), who is suspended for the first game because of two yellow cards, and newcomer Antony from Ajax Amsterdam.
According to the sports portal “Globoesporte” it is expected that the Brazilian national players will be released this time in the Premier League. According to the football association CBF, however, details still have to be clarified. The association had already made an exemption for the entry of players with the government. Great Britain is on Brazil’s red corona list.
In August, the Premier League clubs refused to transfer players to countries on the British government’s red corona list, whereupon Tite appointed nine more players. The game between Brazil and Argentina was canceled after a few minutes because officials from the health authority Anvisa wanted to remove three Argentinians playing for English clubs because of alleged violations of the Corona regulations. Brazil will face Venezuela on October 7th, Colombia on October 10th and Uruguay in Manaus on October 14th. The qualification in South America for the World Cup in Qatar 2022 leads Brazil ahead of Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador.