Filed under: Brazilian State Championships | Tags: Adriano, Flamengo, Inter Milan
Adriano’s wishes are close to be fulfilled. Or at least so it seems.
The former Inter Milan striker who has left the Italian side claiming he was taking a break from football because he had lost the joy of playing apparently found what was missing. Recently he was quoted proclaiming himself “absurdly willing” to play again for Flamengo, Brazil’s most popular club, where he began his career.
This Thursday, Flamengo’s acting president Delair Dumbrosck said that Flamengo found partners to make the move viable.
“The situation is settled”, he said. “We found a partner that will pay most of Adriano’s salary.
The sponsor’s identity, however, was kept in secret for now, while club and Adriano’s still work to finalize the agreement
Filed under: Brazilian State Championships | Tags: Carlos Eugenio Simon, Ceará, Ceará State League, Flamengo, Fortaleza, Germany, Referees, Sweden, Teddy Lucic, World Cup
Wrong decisions in a big league match put referees in the headlines week in week out. But bizarre decisions put referees in the headlines no matter where or when they happen. Campeonato Cearense (Ceará State League) in Northern Brazil seldom appears in the national news. But this week it happened. Not because of the clash between local rivals and perennial finalists Ceará SC and Fortaleza EC, but due to a gross misjudgement by Fifa referee Carlos Eugênio Simon. Simon, who refereed in two World Cups and is looking for his third, awarded Ceará SC a ghost penalty after striker Edu Sales fell in the box (see below) even though the closest Fortaleza defender was three meters away.
The images were not enough to make the referee change his view. In an interview the day after the match Simon mantained he made the right call. To his luck the bizarre decision did not affect the final score since Fortaleza EC ended up winning the derby 2-1. However, it may hit Carlos Simon’s plans to become the first Brazilian to referee in three World Cups. After a dodgy decision which denied Flamengo a penalty in the added time of a match against Cruzeiro in the Brazilian League , Flamengo officials started a crusade against the referee sending Fifa a video of Simon’s alleged mistake. Now the club announced it will dispatch images of Simon’s most recent mistake to Fifa. The 43-year-old is the only Brazilian in the list of prospective referees for the 2010 World Championship in South Africa.
Also a journalist and trade unionist, Simon has taken part in five World Cup matches. He is best remembered not for a disputable penalty or offside call, but for a controversial grin after sending off Sweden’s defender Teddy Lucic in the first half of the 2006 World Cup second-round match against Germany – followed by a pat on the back from Germany’s striker Lukas Podolski.
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