The Soccer Scene
With Scolari stepping down, the Brazilian men's soccer team has ushered in Pereira at the helm. On this trip to China, they brought along 12 champions in a star-studded lineup!
The Brazilian starting lineup (4-2-3-1) and substitutes are as follows: goalkeeper 1 Dida; captains 2 Cafu, 3 Luizón, 4 Polgar, 6 Robert Carlos; midfielders 8 Kleberson (75 min., 18 Juninho), 5 Gilberto Silva; strikers 11 Zeroberto (75 min., 15 Emerson), 7 Ronaldinho (62 min. 17-Denilson), 10-Rivaldo; 9-Ronaldo (46 min, 19-Amoruso).
Sun Jihai, the pride of Soccer City, goes head-to-head with Brazilian prodigy Ronaldinho. Once a star at Manchester City in the English Premier League, he has now returned to his hometown of Dalian to devote himself to the training of youth soccer. And Junior, a talented player in soccer history, is full of honors despite off-field turmoil, having played for such powerhouses as Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and AC Milan.
Li Wei Feng vs. Li Wei Feng, who used to play for Everton, is now the general manager of Henan Football Club, although he has no chance to play in the English Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo, the perfect combination of speed and technology, known as the "Alien", is an absolute superstar.
Zheng Zhi said goodbye to the Guangzhou team, which was struggling due to problems with parent company Evergrande, and transitioned to assistant coach of the national team. Xu Yunlong became Beijing Guoan's commercial director, and Yang Pu served as first-team assistant coach. Yu Genwei, meanwhile, coaches the Chinese Super League's Tianjinmen Tigers. And Liu Yunfei, once AA's best goalkeeper, who was detained for well-known reasons and faded from the public eye after many years, is now back in soccer.
Li Weifeng fell to the ground to defend and stop Brazilian star Rivaldo. Rivaldo, who played for Barcelona, AC Milan and other powerhouses, was the top midfielder in soccer at the time. And Zhao Junzhe, the representative player of Liao Xiaohu, served as Lions coach in Cangzhou last season.
Cafu faces Li Tie, who has played for Real Madrid, Leverkusen, Bayern and other European powerhouses. One of the greatest right backs in soccer history, Cafu played for AC Milan, Roma and led the Brazilian men's soccer team to the World Cup.
National team goalkeeper Liu Yunfei tries to stop Rivaldo's shot. Liu Yunfei's heroic performance in that match earned him the trust of new coach Alihan.Liu Yunfei was the starting goalkeeper in the 2004 Asian Cup, when the national soccer team finished second due to a Rai handball by the Kobayashi men's soccer team.
Li Yi breaks through Brazilian defender Polgar with the ball. Known as "The Great", Li Yi was once the best scorer in the Chinese Super League and an absolute mainstay of Shenzhen Ping An's first (2004) Chinese Super League championship. Today, he is the head coach of Sichuan Jiuniu and a part-time soccer commentator.
Yang Chen and Cafu form the main strikers of the national soccer team. Yang Chen was a former Bundesliga player for Eintracht Frankfurt, becoming the first Chinese player in Europe's top five leagues. He scored 16 Bundesliga goals in his career and was the head coach of the U17 national youth team.
Wei Xin broke through with the ball on the right and faced Denilson, who had played for Real Madrid, Leverkusen, Bayern and other European powerhouses.
