Brazil President Wants More Opportunities For Local-Based Players In National Team

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has suggested that Brazil’s national team should give more opportunities to players who ply their trade in the country’s league as they are as good as their foreign counterparts.

In an interview, (via Manchester Evening News) Lula stated that “there are no stars” playing outside of Brazil, asserting that the talent found in domestic leagues matches that of the high-profile names in England, Spain, and beyond.

Silva argued that there is no one of the calibre of “Garrincha or Romario” among those currently overseas, but rather “a…

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