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Boro legend Juninho ready for playing comeback |
 Simon and Juninho in 1996 Simon recently talked with former Middlesbrough and Brazil midfielders Juninho and Emerson. The three are dear friends, and while the idea for Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) was very much Simon's own, both players were instrumental in getting this whole thing moving in the earliest days of BSS.
Neither Juninho nor Emerson gave any interviews to journalists from television stations during their first season in England, yet each of the two did for Simon as help for the BBC documentaries - filmed in 1997 and 1998 - that detailed the beginnings of the International Confederation of Futebol de Salao's (ICFDS) mission to change the way football was both coached and played.
Simon was able to assist Juninho in getting international clearance for Juninho to play for the club that he now owns, 'Clube Futebol Ituano'. This was done in a day as Simon promised Juninho he could play for the side, whereas clearance usually takes up to thirty days. |
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BSS and SOCATOTS Canada help raise money for Haiti appeal |
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 Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) and SOCATOTS Ontario, Canada teamed up to help raise almost $2,000 for the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Appeal.
Led by coach Geordie Wilson, the group of players undertook a 10 hour marathon to help raise as much money as possible for the cause following the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in January which claimed the lives of over 200,000 people. On the effort, Geordie said: "Everybody left the marathon with very tired and wobbly legs, great effort by everyone involved.
"We would like to say a special thank you to Pino's Pizza for donating 12 large pizzas - where the sales to the players also went to the Haiti appeal - and Stratford Youth Soccer under-14 girls team, and their coach Ken Matthews, who participated in the marathon." |
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Brazil 1970 World Cup legend in Leeds knee op |
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post
By Jo Francisco
Football legend Carlos Alberto Torres is probably best known for lifting the World Cup for his beloved Brazil in 1970.
But on a visit to Leeds this month the trophy-winning captain was struck down by a knee injury – and underwent surgery at the LGI.
The 65-year-old was in town on business and to see his grandchildren, Diego and Vanessa, who are both studying at Leeds Met, when he suffered a sudden recurrence of a knee injury picked up during his playing career. |
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