Lula deplores Europe stealing Brazil's best players

[Zeppo]

Lula deplores Europe stealing Brazil's best players

Rules should be put in place to stop European clubs buying Brazil's best footballers during national championships, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told AFP in an interview.

"The stadiums are emptying in Brazil, the games are less interesting, and I prefer to watch English, Spanish, Italian championships. I'm even watching the Russian and Turkish ones. Soon I'll be watching Kazakhstan's," he said in his official Brasilia residence on Wednesday.

"Brazil 20 years ago was where the best football in the world was played. Today, the best football in the world is played in Spain, Britain, Italy, France, by players from Brazil, Argentina—Latin-American players," said the president, who declared himself a fan of Barcelona.

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[gothic]

stopped reading after the "fan of Barcelona" part; de man obviously crazy

[Peong]

It's not stealing if you pay for it.

[Andre]

how much of them currently playing for foreign country?

how much of them could make the brazil side?

of the top of mih head

germany - cacau, kuranyi
croatia - eduardo
USA - feilhaber
mexico - it have one
turkey - aurelio
portugal - pepe, deco
gueirro - poland

[Trini Madness]

how much of them currently playing for foreign country?

how much of them could make the brazil side?

of the top of mih head

germany - cacau, kuranyi
croatia - eduardo
USA - feilhaber
mexico - it have one
turkey - aurelio
portugal - pepe, deco
gueirro - poland

italy - amauri and mancini (both of them possess italian passports now)
japan - alex

[Zeppo]

how much of them currently playing for foreign country?

how much of them could make the brazil side?

of the top of mih head

germany - cacau, kuranyi
croatia - eduardo
USA - feilhaber
mexico - it have one
turkey - aurelio
portugal - pepe, deco
gueirro - poland

Feilhaber moved to the USA at the age of six; he's not a product of Brazilian football.

Mexico has two: Sinha and Leandro.

Portugal now has Liedson (a forward) to go with Pepe and Deco.

Italy is about to get Amauri, but Mancini is tied to Brazil.

[Deeks]

Then Lula should put more money in the Brazilian game.

[freakazoid]

hear wha, Europe give back lula d brazilian players

[Coop's]

The same thing happening to T&T best players 

[Toppa]

how much of them currently playing for foreign country?

how much of them could make the brazil side?

of the top of mih head

germany - cacau, kuranyi
croatia - eduardo
USA - feilhaber
mexico - it have one
turkey - aurelio
portugal - pepe, deco
gueirro - poland

Feilhaber moved to the USA at the age of six; he's not a product of Brazilian football.

Mexico has two: Sinha and Leandro.

Portugal now has Liedson (a forward) to go with Pepe and Deco.

Italy is about to get Amauri, but Mancini is tied to Brazil.

Portugal: Deco and Pepe

Spain: Marcos Senna

[Andre]

qatar - emerson

now if you put all of them on a side together, i bet they could beat the nuff national teams.

[Tenorsaw]

Good concerns, but tough to stop that trade...Only will happen if they could match revenue and sponsorship level in the top leagues in Europe...not going to happen.

[Bakes]

Then Lula should put more money in the Brazilian game.

The Brazilian game should put more money into the young players' pockets.

[Deeks]

Bakes,
          Correct. The Federation, businesses(brazil has plenty) and gov't(to a lesser extent) should do more to stem the tide of the departure. The majority of these guys are poor. You can't blame them for passing on the better financial opportunities abroad.