21.   Parreira suggested that six Brazilian teams be allowed to play in the World Cup.

22.   Ronaldinho was a young, gap-toothed striker whose personality was submerged by that veteran, high-profile Brazilian team.

23.   Sallen had earlier sent the Brazilian team an e-mail offer to sell it the address, raising a red flag for arbitrators.

24.   Should he sign, Branco would be reunited with former Brazilian national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, who coaches the MetroStars.

25.   Simoes also took various Jamaican teams to Brazil over a two-year period, training the teams with Brazilian professionals and scheduling games against top Brazilian teams.

26.   Some Nigerians compare Kanu to Socrates, the elegant former Brazilian national team star.

27.   Some still resent his decision not to include Romario, the second-leading goal scorer in the history of the Brazilian national team.

28.   The Brazilian national team is in transition.

29.   The congressional hearings, which are being televised, stem from a scandal last year involving Wanderley Luxemburgo, then the coach of the Brazilian national team.

30.   The controversy over who should start apparently split the Brazilian team, according to an interview with Dunga to be published in France Football magazine.