Don’t recall seeing this so I’ll ask the question...
Do any of you know what happened in Brazil regarding the players taking a stance on playing in the Copa America. And then the repercussions?
I appreciate we’re all in Euros mode but what went down there is off the charts...
seems to have received little coverage from what I’ve seen just wondered the extend to which it’s gone under the radar - and why? It’s an outrage that all world football should be concerned about.
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Thread: We need to talk about Brazil...
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09-06-2021 09:39 AM #1
We need to talk about Brazil...
"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
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09-06-2021 09:44 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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The first I heard something was up was a Tweet from Andrew Downie (Hibby, journalist and author of Doctor Socrates) saying that the manager would make a statement after WC qualifiers responding to rumours the team were not going to play in the Copa...
What emerged from then breaks your heart for what’s being sytemically done to a wonderful country with wonderful people albeit with some deep rooted social problems. But there was intervention. Just wanting to understand whether people were even aware. It should be a huge news story."We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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09-06-2021 09:53 AM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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09-06-2021 09:59 AM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
” there was intervention “. ??
what kind, explain.
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09-06-2021 10:17 AM #7
When you've got 4 professional leagues, Libertadores and World Cup qualifiers going on, the Copa America — meaning that you have a few extra professional players staying in the best hotels — is a drop in the ocean compared to them having bars and restaurants open as 2 thousand have died everyday on average for the past few months.
The only scandal would be it took the government a few hours to respond to CONMENBOL, while they ignored Pfizer's vaccine proposal for months in 2020.
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09-06-2021 10:24 AM #8
Is this thread's OP the dot net equivalent of a Twitter teaser for an upcoming announcement?
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09-06-2021 11:08 AM #9
I've not heard anything at any point about Brazil.
It's been a weird year for news though. What would ordinarily appear to be pretty big news stories, very much in the public interest (UK government corruption etc) appear to be glossed over where once they would have caused outrage.
There are fairly appalling and remarkable things that seem to happen all the time - the entire Trump administration for example, ends up just being normal eventually.
I find I tend to gloss over stuff that should really register more and I don't think I'm alone.
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09-06-2021 11:22 AM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Not much about the Scottish Government corruption either.
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09-06-2021 11:31 AM #11
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I thought maybe they were still struggling to get over the Scottish cup final when I first saw this
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09-06-2021 11:36 AM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I agree that that it’s not corruption, but it’s what the UK Government did, and they are being accused of corruption.
whats good for the goose. Etc
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09-06-2021 11:36 AM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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You'll really have to go some to find anything like the same level of sleaze at Holyrood as seems to be rife in Westminster.
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09-06-2021 11:40 AM #17
Back on topic...no, not aware of what's going on in Brazil (other than general awareness that their government are a bit sketchy).
What's happening?
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09-06-2021 11:42 AM #18
Scottish/uk govt chat can go on the Holy Ground please folks.
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09-06-2021 11:55 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Talk about scant detail.
That's not news that's a blunt worthless statement.Last edited by CMurdoch; 09-06-2021 at 11:59 AM.
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09-06-2021 12:53 PM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If I've got that wrong someone could maybe fill in the details.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57410176Last edited by Moulin Yarns; 09-06-2021 at 12:56 PM.
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09-06-2021 01:02 PM #24
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09-06-2021 02:37 PM #25
Sorry for the delay - life events got in the way so I couldn’t get back on for long.
Team threatened and then pulled out of the Copa.
Bolsonaro intervened putting his man in at the head of CBF who then supposedly applied pressure / threatened/sacked the coach to replace him with his own man. All of which Bolsonaro denies.
Team then performs a U-turn and plays the Copa. Yellow colour is perhaps apt.
There’s an interesting Reuters lecture that was given yesterday from a Brazilian journalist about the situations they are facing to report the truth there in the midst of the lies and mis-information. One for the other boards but this level of interference is like going back to the dictatorship. Where is the modern day equivalent of Socrates - who spoke out about the dictatorship - now?
https://brasil.elpais.com/esportes/2...a-america.html"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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09-06-2021 02:40 PM #26This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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09-06-2021 05:04 PM #27
Probably the players were hoping it was gonna be cancelled, cos it almost was, and they'd have less football to play. They had already planned to stay in their swish pads in Europe watching the Euros sipping champagne and banging models. Then the envelopes came out and the tournament was switched to Brazil, spoiling their parties.
The average Brazilian couldn't care less about the national team, unless it's World Cup, as far as I can tell. I guess the players may feel the same.
You're being quite opaque, Viva Palmeiras.
Can you expand on your government/pandemic screeching?
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09-06-2021 05:16 PM #28
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I thought this thread would be nuts. And it is.
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