goal.com - 7/8/2008
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Both players were nominated by Brazilian coach Carlos Dunga on Monday, but the Bundesliga clubs have refused to release their players for the Beijing Olympic football tournament. The two clubs have repeated previous statements that the players will not be allowed to join up with their countries and miss vital Bundesliga matches at the start of the season. Midfielder Diego and full back Rafinha ...
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Diego (definitely not) to the Olympics
Werder Bremen —
... So much for that. What was expected to happen this afternoon did infact happen and Werder have denied Diego the opportunity to represent Brazil in China next month. The only question that remained was whether or not Werder would face sanctions or some form of punishment from FIFA for keeping the playmaker locked in his room in Bremen/Austria/Norderney when Dunga drove by to pick him up. Klaus Allofs doesn’t seem to think so: ...
Ronaldinho, Robinho and Thiago Silva
TheOriginalWinger.com —
... Ronaldinho his chance to represent Brazil at the 20008 Beijing Olympics. I’m just starting to wonder if Dunga had spoken to any of the clubs about pre-season, qualifiers or possible transfers that he’s pulling players from. UPDATE - Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 have denied both Diego and Rafinha their Olympic Team release, much to the dismay of Brazil Head Coach Dunga. While the Bundesliga sides do not have to allow the release of their players (much like Bayern Munich’s refusal to release Martin Demichelis, Lucio and Mark van Bommel to represent their countries in ...
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