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Ballon d'Or: Vinícius Júnior and the Real Madrid squad will not travel to the awards ceremony; see reason
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0Flamengo faces Palmeiras this Wednesday (31/07), at 8pm, at Maracanã, on the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. For the match, coach Tite announced some changes to the starting lineup.
The coach will promote the return of defenders Fabrício Bruno and Léo Pereira to the starting lineup. On the wings, Tite will keep Varela and Ayrton Lucas, while goalkeeper Matheus Cunha will be the starter again.
In this way, Flamengowill take the field against Palmeiras with the following formation: Matheus Cunha , Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas, Pulgar, De La Cruz, Arrascaeta, Gerson, Cebolinha and Pedro.
PALMEIRAS STRATEGY
According to journalist Danilo Lavieri, from UOL, coach Abel Ferreira plans a defensive strategy for Palmeiras in the clash. The objective is to "come back alive" for the return game, which will be held at Allianz Parque, on August 7th.
"The people I spoke to told me that Palmeiras will play closed as hell It's going to be a very defensive team. Palmeiras trained today (Tuesday), but the official team will only be released tomorrow morning. But everyone I spoke to confirms this: it's going to be a very defensive team", revealed Danilo Lavieri. p>
Former Mengão striker is unlikely to win the Ballon d'Or and journalist sent a message of support to the Real Madrid player on social media
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0Shocking news emerged this Monday morning (28): striker Vinícius Júnior, former player of Flamengo and currently at Real Madrid, will not be the winner of the Ballon d'Or this season. According to information, the award should go to Spanish midfielder Rodri, from Manchester City, as determined by France Football magazine. Official confirmation is scheduled for 4pm this Monday.
The news caused outrage from André Henning, a journalist at TNT Sports, who criticized the decision of the European press, calling it " shameful", and declared his support for Vini Jr.
“What's the excuse this time? What caught? What's up, huh? Again? Vini, you're really going to have to play 20 times better than the others to be chosen as the best in the world. If this is confirmed, if it's not a stupid prank, forget about this business of the best in the world award. Forget it, it will go on with your life”, said André Henning.
“It's unbelievable what's happening again. And this time, even more open. We'll wait for new information, but the Real Madrid delegation won't be going. Real's entire entourage isn't going to Paris. What a shame, huh. One more, one more shame. Vini, we are together”, concluded the journalist.
Reaction from Tati Mantovani after the leaked news
Tati Mantovani, correspondent for TNT Sports in Madrid, also reacted with surprise upon learning that < a href="https://www.sofascore.com/pt/player/vinicius-junior/868812" target="_blank">Vinícius Júnior would not win the prize. “Unbelievable”, he published in his stories, showing perplexity.
The Spanish newspaper Marca had reported that Vinícius Júnior was confident of victory, and Nike had even prepared a golden boot in honor to the player.
Player should be free on the market after the end of his contract with Internacional and the northeast club is keeping an eye on the situation of the former Mengão
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0Renê, revealed in the categories of Sport Recife base and former Flamengo player, may return to the Ilha do Retiro club in 2025. Vice-leader of Serie B with 59 points, Sport sees the full-back as an excellent option for strengthen the squad next season, aiming for a possible dispute in Series A of the Brasileirão.
The player has a contract with Internacional until December, but has already been authorized by the club from Rio Grande do Sul to seek new opportunities. With 122 appearances, two goals and four assists at Beira-Rio, Renê did not win titles with Inter. In contrast, his career at Flamengo included 10 titles, in addition to two victories state by Sport.
At 32 years old, Renê sees positively the possibility of returning to Sport Recife, the club he formed , especially because part of his family lives in Pernambuco. The news about Sport's interest was released by the 'RTI Esporte' portal.
History of achievements at Flamengo
Renê arrived at Flamengo in 2017, remaining until 2022, when he chose to leave after the signing of Ayrton Lucas, who came from Russian football. During that period, Flamengo was led by Paulo Sousa, and Internacional signed Renê at no cost.
In his time at Rubro-Negro, the full-back accumulated 207 matches and won four Carioca Championships, two Brazilian Championships, one Libertadores, two Brazilian Super Cups and one South American Recopa. He scored six goals for Flamengo and, in 2018, was named the best left-back in the Brasileirão.
Council of Great Benefactors of the Club will meet this Monday (28) where they will elect new titles and Landim competes
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0This Monday (28), the Council of Great Benefactors of Flamengomeets in Gávea to elect new Emeritus, Meritorious and Greatly Beneficial Members. Among the candidates for the title of Benemérito is president Rodolfo Landim, widely favorite to receive him. However, with the elections approaching, there is a possibility that the political dispute will influence the meeting.
To become Meritorious of Flamengo, the partner must accumulate at least five years of services provided as Emeritus. Landim received the title of Emeritus in 2019, when he assumed the presidency, and now completes the period necessary to apply for the new honor precisely in the year in which he leaves the position.
Landim is one of the candidates eligible to be voted on by the Council of Great Benefactors for one of the three available vacancies. Despite the limited number of vacancies, he remains the favorite, being considered the most successful president in Flamengo's recent history and recognized by members for the improvements made at the Gávea headquarters.
An eventual rejection of Landim's candidacy would be unexpected, but the electoral climate brings a small chance of this happening. The president of the Council, Marcelo Antero, for example, recently signed a request for clarification on management expenses. In addition, supporters of candidates running for president withRodrigo Dunshee (supported by Landim) also make up the Council. This group includes allies of Luiz Eduardo Baptista, the Bap, accused by the Dunshee campaign of using his position on the Board of Directors to influence the electoral process.
Although Landim is widely favored in the vote to receive the title of Benemérito do Flamengo, the meeting could, in a less likely scenario , becoming a stage for political disputes.
Understand each title, according to the Flamengo Statute:
Grande Benemérito: is the Benemérito who, for at least ten years after receiving the title of Benemérito, continues to provide relevant services to Flamengo, as per Council's judgment.
Meritorious: is the Emeritus who, for at least five years after receiving the title of Emeritus, continues to provide relevant services to Flamengo, as judged by the Council.
Emeritus: is the member who provides relevant services to Flamengo for at least five years, as judged of the Council.
Honorary: title granted in special honor for notable services provided to Flamengo or national sport.
Laureate: is the member who, competing for Flamengo, wins individual championships for five consecutive years, or three consecutive years (or five alternating years), and who remains affiliated with the club for at least ten years, with the approval of the Board of Directors.
Remido: is a member with fifty consecutive years of affiliation with Flamengo, exempt from contributing financially to the club.