Tag: Sao Paulo

São Paulo considering Carlos Queiroz.

The Brazilian club São Paulo has declared their intention of seeking the services of Team Melli head coach.

The widely popular el globo newspaper of Brazil through their website, el Globo esporte, reported the following:

The Brazilian club São Paulo management interviewed the Portuguese Jose Peseiro on Monday for the vacant job of head coach of the team. The interview was conducted by President Carlos Miguel Aidar and the football vice Ataide Gil Guerreiro.  The interview follows earlier one with Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio, conducted in Medellin on Wednesday of last week. Aidar was impressed, but there are more candidates in his “interview list.”

 Just this week, the President intends to talk to representatives of coach Carlos Queiroz , Peseiro’s compatriot and current head coach of the Iranian team. In April, he resigned his post, but his resignation was not accepted by the Iranian federation.

 Interestingly, Peseiro served as Carlos Queiroz assistant at Real Madrid between 2003 and 2004. The two are close friends.

The relation between São Paulo and Carlos Queiroz was cemented before and during the FIFA World Cup 2014. Queiroz selected the popular Brazilian club for the camp site and was well received by the Brazilians who provided all the assistance for Team Melli.

The good relation between the two sides and the subsequent result of Team Melli against Argentina has increased the popularity of Queiroz in São Paulo club to the extent of considering him for the job of head coach. Queiroz has never coached in Latin America but has expressed his desire several times before the World Cup, while he was publically declaring that he will leave Iran’s job that he wants to coach in Brazil.

São Paulo FC is the most successful club in Brazilian Football with 18 titles overall.  It is the only Brazilian side that has won the FIFA Club World Cup, titles three times. The Job fits Queiroz wishes perfectly.

Now that the São Paulo offer is in the open, it is unclear what effect it has on the stability of Team Melli and Queiroz himself.

It is no secret that Queiroz is staying in Iran under duress bound by a legal contract. He wants to leave but not with an empty pocket if he unilaterally cancels the contract. Kaffashian has stated earlier that Queiroz has other offers as one of the reasons behind the Portuguese coach intent to quit his job.

Brazil World Cup 2014: Clashes at Sao Paulo protest

Riot police using tear gas and rubber truncheons to disperse about 50 protesters near a metro station on the route to the Arena Corinthians

Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo have used tear gas to break up a protest against the football World Cup, hours before the opening match.

At least one person was arrested and five others were injured, three of them journalists. Protesters had tried to block a road leading to the stadium where the opening ceremony will take place.

Further protests are planned in other Brazilian cities over the expense of hosting the tournament.

In another development, striking airport workers in Rio de Janeiro blocked a road outside the airport, demanding a wage increase and a World Cup bonus.

The strike was to have lasted for 24 hours but union leaders called it off early for legal reasons.

Striking teachers also staged a rally in Rio city centre, further disrupting traffic.

Chanting

BBC correspondents in Sao Paulo said police charged with batons and riot shields, firing rubber bullets over heads of scores of protesters near a metro station on the route to the Arena Corinthians.

CNN journalist injured in clashes. 12 June 2014
A CNN producer was one of three journalists injured in the clashes

Police moved in after the demonstrators refused to clear the road.

The demonstrators had been chanting “there won’t be a Cup”.

A tweet from CNN presenter Alex Thomas said Sao Paulo producer Barbara Arvanitidis was among those injured, suffering a suspected broken arm.

The violence happened about 13km (8 miles) from the stadium where Brazil will play Croatia at 20:00 GMT.

Last year, more than a million people joined protests across the country to demand better public services and highlight corruption and the high cost of staging the World Cup.

Since then, other smaller anti-World Cup protests have been staged in Brazil, with some descending into violence.

Team Melli begins training in Brazil

Team Melli squad hit the gym as it started the last phase of to its tough training regime in Sao Paulo Brazil.

After completion of several formalities in the morning, in which the team was also given a briefing by FIFA representatives and local organizing committee covering the events and rules applicable to the tournament, the squad left to the Corinthians training complex under strict security from the Brazilian authorities. Fears of disruptions and protest by many Brazilian citizens who object to the huge amount of funds spend to host the World Cup has increased the alertness of the police with security forces leaving nothing to chance. Team Melli was escorted by the police from the hotel to the training ground and back.

 

The squad hit the gym early on for physical training before moving to the football pitch.

During the training Queiroz received many requests for interviews and statements , which he eventually provided to the local newspapers and TV stations.

 

Team Melli will be meeting Trinidad & Tobago on the 8th June behind closed-door , for the final preparation match before the match against Nigeria. Argentine beat Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 last night with goals from R. Palacio 45’+1 (assist by Á. di María) , J. Mascherano 51′ (assist by Messi) and Maxi Rodríguez 64′ (assist by R. Palacio)

 

Davari & Dejagah at the Gym

 

Dejagah , Teymourian and Ale Nemeh doing push ups
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Security breach at Team Melli’s camp site in Brazil

Corinthians fans attacked Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero after invading the team’s training centre in Sao Paulo in protest at the Brazilian team’s recent struggles, club president Mario Gobbi has said.

Gobbi said the protest turned violent and fans grabbed the striker by the neck. He said other club employees were also attacked during Saturday’s confrontation after about 100 fans broke in. Nobody was seriously injured.

The training centre, in Sao Paulo, will be used by the Iran national team during the World Cup in the summer. Corinthians’ stadium, the Itaquerao, will host the tournament’s opener between Brazil and Croatia.

Gobbi told Radio Jovem Pan that Guerrero, who scored the winner against Chelsea in the Club World Cup final in 2012, was attacked.

“They tried to strangle the player who scored the most important goal in team history. We didn’t deserve this,” he said.

He said the club had already contacted police and would help authorities arrest those responsible for the attack, with security camera footage being handed over to investigators.

“This is a case for the police to handle,” he added. “Our employees don’t feel safe any more.”

The fans cut through a wire mesh fence to try to reach Corinthians players. Local media reported that they also targeted striker Emerson Sheik and former AC Milan forward Alexandre Pato, the club’s most expensive signing last year, along with coach Mano Menezes.

As the World Cup kick off is approaching , much concern and alarm has been raised by the various events surrounding the tournaments from strikes, riots against the World Cup and now this security breach in a training camp. The authorities in Brazil has promised tight security for all the visitors and teams.