Ronaldinho, Kaka, Ramires left out of Brazil squad
Ronaldinho and Kaka were both left out of the Brazil's squad for the Confederations Cup, named by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Tuesday.
Ronaldinho and Kaka were both left out of the Brazil's squad for the Confederations Cup, named by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Tuesday.
Chelsea trio Oscar, Ramires and David Luiz have been included in the Brazil squad for their exhibition match against Colombia in the United States next month.
Ramires grabbed a late brace as Chelsea dispatched Portsmouth 4-0 in the FA Cup third round today.
David Luiz and Ramires both missed Chelsea's open training session at Stamford Bridge today.
Alex and Ramires have failed to recover from hamstring injuries and will miss Chelsea's Barclays Premier League game against Birmingham tonight.
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones could return to action after missing last weekend's defeat to Tottenham with an ankle injury.
Brazil midfielder Ramires signed a four-year deal with Premier League champions Chelsea on Friday, the west London club said.
Benfica have confirmed they have reached an agreement to sell Ramires to Chelsea for 22million euros (£18.2million), subject to the midfielder passing a medical.
Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Benfica's Brazil midfielder Ramires.
Double strikes from Robinho and Ramires helped Brazil end their World Cup preparations in style with a handsome win over Tanzania in Dar-es-Salaam.
Cavan bantamweight John Joe Nevin got Ireland back to winning ways at the AIBA World Championships with a classy 19-4 preliminary round victory over Ramir Najafou of Azerbaijan in Milan this morning.