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TO HAVE MESSI GAMES, CONMEBOL GETS CLOSE TO MLS AND CONCACAF

Major League Soccer (MLS) growth draws the attention of Conmebol officials

Messi on the pitch for Inter Miami. Photo: Disclosure/Concacaf
Messi on the pitch for Inter Miami. Photo: Disclosure/Concacaf

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Conmebol is studying ways to innovate in competitions and one of them is to get closer to the United States. Directors of the South American entity are interested in the growth of Major League Soccer (MLS) and seek to take advantage of the 'Messi factor'.

According to information disclosed by the portal "Coluna do Fla", Conmebol will schedule two meetings with Concacaf still this semester to discuss how best to put the idea into practice. The entity's goal is to have some competition involving clubs from the United States.

That's because the growth of Major League Soccer (MLS) with players like Lionel Messi, from Inter Miami (USA), has drawn the attention of Conmebol. With that, the subject will be addressed, but without haste for the hammer to be beaten.

It is worth noting that, for 2024, the Libertadores of America dispute will basically be in the same format as the current edition, that is, no Americans or Mexicans. Current champion of the tournament, including Flamengo, takes the field to face Olimpia (PAR), this Thursday (10).


The game between Flamengo and Olimpia will be valid for the second leg of the round of 16 Libertadores final. The confrontation will take place from 9 pm (Brasília time), at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium, in Paraguay.



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Without a job in football, former goalkeeper Bruno now works as a delivery man in RJ

Former athlete was convicted of the murder of Eliza Samudio

Photo: Reproduction
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Former goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes, who gained national prominence when playing for Flamengoand was convicted of the murder of Eliza Samudio , now works as a furniture delivery man. At 39 years old, Bruno was seen performing his new role in Rio das Ostras, a city on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The information was released by CNN Brasil.


NEW PROFESSION IN RIO DAS OSTRAS

The revelation of Bruno's new occupation was made by the "Rio das Ostras 24 hora" profile on Instagram. A video published on the platform shows the former player unloading furniture from a truck in the city center. He would be working for a furniture company that also operates in Cabo Frio and Macaé, other locations on the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

In 2023, Bruno had already released videos on social media promoting a furniture company, which indicated his approach to this new field of activity.


CONVICTION AND PAST IN FOOTBALL

Bruno was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2010 for the crimes of murder and concealment of corpse of Eliza Samudio, in addition to the kidnapping of her son Bruninho. At the time, he was a goalkeeper for Mais Querido, and his arrest interrupted a career that was on the rise. Bruno became Brazilian champion in 2009 and, in 2010, he was in advanced negotiations to move to Milan, in Italy.



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Lucas Paquetá appears on social media teaching his son to sing the Flamengo anthem

The midfielder appeared singing the Mais Querido anthem in a moment of relaxation with his son

Photo: Reproduction/ Flamengo
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Created by Flamengo and considered one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, Lucas Paquetá does not hide his love for Mais Querido. Now, the player tries to pass on this red-black passion to the next generation. Thus, the athlete appeared in a video on social media teaching his son to sing the Mengo anthem.

In images published on social media by Lucas Paquetá's wife, which were reposted by the athlete, he appears at a moment relaxing with his family and helping his son sing the Flamengo anthem, even joking: “you have to sing it all”.


SOUNDED BY FLAMENGO

It is worth remembering that Lucas Paquetá was one of the names desired by the Red and Black board in the last transfer window. The midfielder is linked to West Ham (ING), but is experiencing a turbulent situation in England. This is because the midfielder is being investigated by the English Federation (FA) for "misconduct in relation to betting" in four Premier League matches.

Thus, Mais Querido even tried to convince the English team that a change of scenery would be positive for the player. However, West Ham did not accept the values ​​proposed by Flamengo and the negotiation did not progress.

DECISION AT LIBERTADORES

Most Querido is focused on the confrontation against Peñarol, in the Libertadores quarter-finals. Therefore, Flamengo faces the Uruguayans this Thursday (19), at 7pm, at Maracanã.


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Brazilian clubs need to pay attention to the 2025 Conmebol calendar! Understand

Flamengo will need to adapt to the calendar, as they will also compete in the Club World Cup

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Next season is promising. That's at least in terms of Dates. The calendar defined by Conmebol for 2025 has some points that demand the clubs' attention. Mainly those who usually qualify for continental tournaments. Who plays in the initial stages

For Brazilian clubs, who enter the second preliminary stage of the Libertadores , the competition starts on February 19th. Whoever is going to play in this knockout stage needs to be minimally organized so as not to fall midway.


Concentrated group stage

Whoever plays in the Libertadores will have an intense group stage. There will be six games in two months, between April and May. The competition will fill six of the nine possible midweeks in the period.


Long break in the Libertadores

On the other hand, the interval between the end of the group stage and the beginning of the round of 16 will last practically two and a half months. The base date for the start of the knockout stage is August 13th.

Are you going to the World Cup?

Palmeiras, Flamengo and Fluminense are already confirmed in the FIFA World Cup. The competition takes place between June 15th and July 13th. It may be that someone falls early and receives an unwanted refreshment. But this depends on how the CBF will fit the national calendar into the scope made by Conmebol.

South American Playoff x Libertadores maintained

The CBF even tried take away, but the playoff between the third-placed teams in the Libertadores and the second-placed teams in the Sudamericana group stage is maintained. They already take place from July 15/16. Therefore, very close to the end of the World Cup.

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Preparation for the Club World Cup may be affected by national team call-ups. There is a FIFA date (qualifiers games) at the beginning of June. The teams will meet between the 2nd and 10th. The Club World Cup starts five days later.

What will be the CBF's response?

Now the size of the problem will be effectively measured when the CBF fulfills the task of defining what the 2025 calendar will be like.

< Will everything stop during the World Cup? Will you preserve, even partially, the FIFA dates? How big are the States? The fact is that the year will not have more than 365 days.

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