THE GLOBE
Olympic turnaround in Fla's history
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\ The first woman to lead a Rio club, Patrícia Amorim wants to fly high
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\ PATRÍCIA AMORIM explains her plans for changes at Flamengo following her inauguration on January 5th
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\ Patrícia Amorim is, literally, a revolution in the form of a woman. With the same speed of strokes that she displayed in the pools and that led her to break 29 South American records, in the 200, 400, 800 and
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\ FLAMENGO: "I think Flamengo is great, ahead of its time, and not behind\ as we are now. I think the club is unique. There is no club in the world that has\ top-notch football and a high-performance Olympic sport. You can\ search. You will find a club that is good at Olympic sports or football. Both\ together, only here."
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THE CLUB: "I came to put the house in order. Settle the debts and modernize the club. Flamengo today is without structure, outdated in terms of equipment, materials and member services. Over the course of 15 weeks, I went to the club every day and did what the other six candidates did not do daily: talk to the members and understand their needs. The clear conclusion is that everyone wants a club that is better managed."
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PREJUDICE: "I was the victim of strong prejudice during the campaign. They were leaflets distributed with a lot of vulgarity. I always thought Flamengo should have evolved more in relation to a woman. But the more they beat me, the more I grew. João Havelange came from the water and became the greatest man in football. The accusations are kept hidden, but the answer is political: I won. Without appeal, without vulgarity and with a management program."
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\ FOOTBALL: "My idea is to keep everyone. The only ones who don't want to stay are those who don't.\ I know that in football we have to renew contracts with Andrade, Angelim, and Zé Roberto.\ Adriano has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave the club if he receives an offer he likes. My idea is to create a professional management model in football. It will have an executive director, and I already have two names in mind.\ The vice president is a political choice. We're talking to Marcos\ Braz, who did a good job and can stay. I don't intend to change much in football. It's about maintaining what is and making about four signings, giving maximum attention to developing new talent. Finishing Ninho do Urubu is important. The project is budgeted at R$20 million. If we don't have all the money right away, we can do it gradually."
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ADRIANO: "In my view, it's a marriage that worked well. At Flamengo, he was Brazilian champion and was called up to the Brazilian national team again. As he always says, money isn't everything, we can reach a good agreement. Many people talk about his absences from training. The extra-class athlete is really difficult. He's usually a genius with problems getting along on a daily basis. The important thing is dialogue. If you want to know what I'll do if he stays at the club and misses training, just wait."
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\ BARCELONA: "Barcelona has some things that I like. In football,\ it has six players who came through the ranks at home, including Messi. And the coach reminds me of\ Andrade, he came from the club. That's how I see Flamengo, always revealing\ values."
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OLYMPIC SPORTS: "We need strong infrastructure, top-of-the-line equipment, support for athletes, and decent working conditions. Let's take it step by step. First, honoring the local teams, then improving the structure until we reach the top teams. The Gávea training center is budgeted at R$8 million. It takes a while, but we're here to win."
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\ COUNCILWOMAN: "I have commitments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the afternoons. These are the days of debate and voting. In nine years of public life, I have only had one absence to watch a Flamengo basketball game.
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MEMBER: "Members must always be treated with care and attention. They are the ones who bring our club to life. How can a member pay the same price for a Flamengo shirt purchased at the club as one purchased elsewhere? It's all wrong. Let's make their lives easier and make our actions transparent, so they can monitor and participate in our administrative decisions. One of the things Flamengo needs most is an end to personal squabbles. Everyone is useful. If they are at Flamengo's service, they will always be welcome. Flamengo needs to evolve and move forward together to best fulfill its calling to always be first in everything."
FAN\ RONALDO
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Ronaldo doesn't understand. After saying he had become a Corinthians fan, he once again stated that he is a Flamengo fan. "This year was wonderful, I could never have imagined that I would once again win important titles. Two with Corinthians, the São Paulo state champion and the Copa do Brasil, and two also as a Flamengo fan (the State Championship and the Brazilian Championship)," said the Phenomenon at an event.
Column\ Ancelmo Gois
Serbian-Carioca
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\ A baby born on the Sunday of Flamengo's sixth title at Casa de Saúde São José, in\ Rio, was named Pet Gabriel by his parents, in homage, of course, to Petkovic,\ the hero midfielder of the red-black campaign.
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Little Pet, who was born weighing 3,050 kg and measuring 49 cm, at 8:25 am, already appears in his first photo wearing a shirt with the Flamengo crest. May he be happy.
Dream Fla
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\ Zico, the greatest idol in Flamengo's history, will make his All-Star Game,\ at Maracanã, on the 27th, a great red-black party.
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\ The main match will be played by a Fla dream team, made up of the\ main players from the club's six national championships.
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\ The team will enter the field with Bruno; Léo Moura (or Jorginho), Leandro, Angelim and\ Júnior; Andrade, Petkovic and Zico; Bebeto, Adriano and Renato Gaúcho (or Nunes).
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\ Part of the proceeds will go to former striker Washington, who played for\ Fluminense, and the family of former red-and-black goalkeeper Zé Carlos, who passed away this\ year.
Love is beautiful
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\ Anyone who saw the exuberant praise from Márcio Braga, now former president of\ Flamengo, to his former rival Ricardo Teixeira, from the CBF, at the Brasileirão celebration,\ began to believe in the possibility of a PT-PSDB ticket for president, in\ peace in the Middle East and even in squaring the circle
Column\Fernando Calazans
Football for women
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The end of the year is truly generous to Rio's clubs, especially Flamengo. The latest news is that a woman will take over as club president. A first in every sense. A woman at the helm of a soccer club, the club with the largest fan base in the country. After just being crowned Brazilian champion, Flamengo will have a woman at the helm.
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\ Patrícia Amorim - a Flamengo fan through and through - reaches the highest position at\ Flamengo at a very opportune moment.
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\ Many will think that I am delirious in relation to the "propitious moment", because Flamengo, as we know, has been immersed in debt for a long time and immersed in an almost precarious professional structure.
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But I'm talking about the current football situation. The club and the team are coming to the end of the year on an absolute high, having won such an important title after 17 years. And with the fans fully mobilized, incredibly mobilized. Not just the local fans, either. It's the national fans, spread across the country. In short: Patrícia Amorim takes over at a time of extremely high spirits for Flamengo: Brazilian Champion!
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\ If she'll do a great job in the face of the immense difficulties the club faces, I, personally, can't guarantee it; I'm no fortune teller. Many people who are self-righteous (and I mean really self-righteous) have already failed. But Patrícia opens a door, opens a unique, special expectation, that she does.
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\ As incredible as it may seem, you'll find a reasonably organized football department, following the arrival of president Delair Dumbrosck and the appointment of\ Marcos Braz to the department. Supervisor Isaías Tinoco, I'm told,\ has returned to duties worthy of a supervisor. And, last but not least,\ you'll find none other than Andrade.
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\ We know of Patrícia Amorim's desire to keep the football team going and, why not?, count on the collaboration not only of Delair, but of other red-and-blacks\ interested in the rise of Flamengo as a club, as an institution, as a\ national power.
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\ I know of your desire to build an enviable training center and\ I know that there is already a project underway in this regard.
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\ What's missing then? This very difficult little thing is missing: for Flamengo to unite, for\ its icons to come together, for their heads to come together, for their efforts to combine.\ That's what's missing, and Patrícia Amorim already summarized the idea in a fitting phrase\ so soon after the victory: "We have to stop criticizing those who came\ before or after." There you have it.
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\ And what I would particularly like is for Patrícia Amorim to put an end to this\ small, shallow idea, this foolish prejudice, this Stone Age thinking that "football is for men".
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\ Show us, Patrícia, that football is for women.
Column\Good People
"Damn... now we're screwed," said one of the security guards at the Brasileirão Craque Awards the day before yesterday, when told that Petkovic was arriving at Vivo Rio, where the ceremony was taking place. The reason for the concern was justified: with each player who appeared at the door of the concert hall, a circle of fans, sports journalists and radio hosts formed, following the idol and knocking down anyone in their path.
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The players, almost all wearing suits - "Armani or Hugo Boss, footballers don't wear Vila Romana," said a specialist journalist - kept appearing and almost always saying the same things. Whatever you asked, the answer always began with "of course...". Are you happy? Of course. Would you rather play in Rio or
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Flamengo's Willians was the first to arrive. He wore a diamond earring in each ear and, on his wrist, a huge Bulgari watch. In the world of football, a large watch, preferably gold, is like a Louis Vuitton suitcase: it adds status.
Bruno, Flamengo's goalkeeper and captain, is the best-served player in terms of personal security: wherever he goes, two suit-wearing wardrobes accompany him. Bruno begins all his sentences with "I think...", a variation of "for sure."
Andrade, Fla's coach, who, according to a guest, "is very chic, the Paulinho da Viola of football," was the only one concerned about the safety of the female journalists who were literally run over by radio hosts and sports reporters. "Watch out for the girl, young man," he asked a brute who pushed his colleague.
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\ Greeted with a chorus of "It's Pet, it's Pet, it's Pet," Petkovic said he was "extremely happy" with 2009 and, under the lens of SporTV, exclaimed "what wonderful children!" upon seeing himself surrounded by brats. With the\ camera turned off, Pet asked the boys to leave. He said he wasn't going to sign\ autographs now. "If I give one, I have to give them all." Then, more relaxed, he attended to everyone.
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Pet sat with his wife—the most beautiful of the night—and his daughter. Their conversation was in Serbian. "Will you take a picture with me? I'm the granddaughter of Mrs. Miriam, who taught your daughter," the woman said to his idol. The girl smiled, as if confirming the information.
At the party, with four men for every woman, goalkeeper Bruno could be seen dancing until four in the morning with the championship trophy in his hand. DJ Janot played soccer-themed songs, such as "Where's the penalty?" and "How beautiful is..." from Channel 100.
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"Sign this for me, Pet?" a gray-haired man asked the Serb at a table. Behind him, five more middle-aged men were waiting anxiously for their turn. They looked like children. "I like this," Pet said.
SPORTS JOURNAL
New president wants to maintain winning base
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Rio de Janeiro: As soon as she took office, Patrícia Amorim, recently elected president of six-time champion Flamengo, made several promises, most notably the retention of much of this year's winning squad, including coach Andrade and Emperor Adriano. Amorim believes these two players in particular will only stay if they don't want to, as they will also be offered a substantial salary increase.
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According to the new president, many changes will take place in the club's management, such as increased investment in Olympic sports, revitalization of Gávea, increased partnerships, and improvements to the team's training center. Coming from the pools, she now wants to make history at "Brazil's Most Beloved." (LA)
Patrícia Amorim has the "strength" at Flamengo
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Rio de Janeiro - Starting off with a bang, Flamengo's newest president can't wait to take office. This Wednesday marks the beginning of the transition period from current president Márcio Braga to the next group responsible for taking charge of a club beloved by around 35 million people.
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"Starting tomorrow (Wednesday), we will start a transition group. I have already spoken with Márcio Braga and we will have a clear understanding not only of the financial situation, but also of the contracts that will expire. I will not receive the inheritance without knowing what happened. I have no difficulty whatsoever in my relationship with the current board of directors. We will share all the decisions made with the press," the director assures.
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For the first time, the red-black team will have a woman as president. In Rio de Janeiro, such a move has already happened at a traditional club, Bangu. At the time, Rita de Cássia Trindade led the red team from 2003 to 2006.
Patrícia Amorim wants Flamengo "to la\Barcelona "
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Rio de Janeiro - Newly elected Flamengo president Patrícia Amorim, in her first press conference, said that the club that should serve as a model for the red-black team is Barcelona, from Spain. According to her, the Catalan team has six youth players on the team, including star Messi, and has a coach, Pepe Guardiola, who is similar to Andrade.
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Scorer of the title-winning goal, Angelim has not yet been approached to renew his contract.
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Rio de Janeiro – Scorer of Flamengo's most important goal in the last 17 years, Ronaldo Angelim gave his team the victory over Grêmio and secured their sixth Brazilian championship. The defender, who is already 34 years old, has his contract ending at the end of 2009 and has not yet been contacted to discuss his future, but he guarantees that he intends to stay at Gávea.
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"I haven't been approached yet, but we'll resolve everything calmly. I told Andrade that I'll play wherever he wants. I've even played as a left-back. If he thinks I should go to the stands, I'll go without a problem," said the number 4.
Ronaldo celebrates Flamengo's titles
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São Paulo - Striker Ronaldo made a point of highlighting another successful year in his soccer career. Last Monday, the Corinthians number 9 celebrated the club's two titles in 2009 - Paulista and Copa do Brasil - and celebrated Flamengo's victory in the Brazilian Championship. Furthermore, the red-and-black club was also crowned Rio de Janeiro champion.
"This year was wonderful for me. I could never have imagined that I could achieve it again. And with titles. Two with Corinthians and two as a Flamengo fan," he said, before drawing smiles from the audience.
Ronaldo participated in an event with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. At the event, the President of the Republic received the Brazilian of the Year award from Isto É magazine.
The Corinthians striker was also one of those honored at the awards ceremony, as was Brazilian swimmer César Cielo, Olympic medalist and world champion and record holder.
England may be the Emperor's destination
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Rio de Janeiro: After winning the Brazilian Championship, Adriano showed that he still hasn't decided where he will play in 2010. The striker is of interest to several European clubs. In addition to Roma, another club wants to count on the Emperor for next season. According to the English newspaper "The Sun", West Ham (ENG) hopes to have him in its squad from January.
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Italian coach Gianfranco Zola says he needs Adriano to keep the English Championship going. West Ham is in 17th place, one place above the relegation zone.
"She has the experience to keep Flamengo at a high level," says Márcio Braga about Patrícia Amorim
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Rio de Janeiro – Known for his constant joy and for sometimes claiming victory prematurely, Flamengo president Márcio Braga, who was present at the Craque do Brasileirão party this Monday to receive the trophy for winning the Brazilian Championship with the players, did not fail to congratulate an opponent after a defeat.
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This isn't about football, it's about the presidential elections, which took place this Monday in Gávea. The current president supported the candidacy of her running mate Delair Dumbrosck, who was defeated by former swimmer Patrícia Amorim. Even so, Márcio Braga expressed satisfaction with the election results.
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"Patrícia is to be congratulated. She was an athlete at the club and has worked there. She knows all the details and certainly has the experience to keep Flamengo at a high level," said a happy Márcio Braga.
Flamengo's new president promises to maintain the team's base, with an eye on the Libertadores
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The arrival of Patrícia Amorim as president of Flamengo is not expected to bring significant changes to the professional football team. So much so that the club's new president stated in an interview with ESPN Brasil that she will maintain the core of the Brazilian champion team to try to win the 2010 Copa Libertadores.
"Flamengo's solution is within Flamengo itself. Andrade won't stay unless he wants to; Adriano won't stay unless he wants to. If there's a shortage in any position, we'll hire someone, but this is our team and it's with this team that we'll win the Libertadores and qualify for the World Cup," said Patrícia Amorim.
THE DAY
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Ricardo Teixeira asks Patrícia Amorim for the seventh title
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The president of the CBF ignores the controversy surrounding the 1987 Brazilian Championship title and, after wishing Flamengo's president-elect good luck, praises the Rubro-Negro's six victories.
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BY DIOGO DANTAS
Rio - Who said that the CBF, the highest governing body of Brazilian football, doesn't recognize Flamengo's sixth championship title? Yesterday, during the Footecon sports congress, president Ricardo Teixeira stated that he hopes that the club's new president, Patrícia Amorim, will win her seventh title in the 2010 Brasileirão.
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But not everyone agrees with Teixeira. On Monday, at the CBF awards ceremony, São Paulo players made a point of saying that only the São Paulo team has six Brazilian titles, since the CBF does not recognize Flamengo's 1987 title.
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"For me, Flamengo is the fifth champion. Only São Paulo is the sixth champion," said midfielder Hernanes, who was voted the best in his position.
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"Flamengo deserved it. Now, the '87 title has an asterisk next to it," said the defender, who said he had been misinterpreted regarding the statement about the club's greatness.
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"Unfortunately, there are malicious people. There isn't a single human being in the world who would make Flamengo small, even considering its history. Who am I to do something like that? It never crossed my mind to say that Flamengo is small," said André, who played at Gávea in 2001 and 2002.
Patrícia frames the\Red-Black Emperor
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Flamengo's president-elect wants to keep the striker at Gávea in 2010, but demands better behavior
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Rio - One day after being elected the first woman to preside over Flamengo, for the 2010-2012 three-year period, Patrícia Amorim stated yesterday that Adriano will only stay at Gávea if he doesn't want to, but let slip that she expects a change in the Emperor's behavior. The president also stated that Andrade will remain at the club, as far as it depends on her, as will the entire squad.
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\"Adriano won't stay unless he doesn't want to. Logically, his behavior needs to improve a little," said Patrícia, in interview to the Arena Sportv program.
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\ Then, in a press conference, the president stated that she will work in\ football as she has always done in Olympic sports, talking "eye to eye" with\ the athletes"Every good athlete is a genius, with a difficult personality. I've worked with several athletes, from Fernando Scherer to Diego Hypólito, from Daniele Hypólito to Marcelinho (from basketball). Do you think it's easy to work with Marcelinho? But I speak eye to eye and I have no problem," she said, adding: "Certain attitudes can compromise the team, but I'm not hard-line. You need to have trust and talk."
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But Patrícia argued that everyone needs to be committed, including the club. "Adriano received a medal at the Chamber of Deputies, and there was no one from Flamengo there. These changes can make a difference," she said.
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Earlier, the president had already shown that she doesn't want privileges. "Adriano has a very special chapter. But if he has one chapter, the club has several," she said.
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\ "He married well with Flamengo, he commanded the team and returned to the National Team", he said, speaking about the entire squad: "The intention is to keep this entire squad. Only those who don't want to stay won't. I intend to stay with Andrade, who has earned his place. With the result, there is nothing to discuss".
LIBERATORS
"We have a proposal to sell a booklet with the three games together from the first phase of the Libertadores to help, including, with the payment of the payroll", said Patrícia Amorim.
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"I want a different kind of fan membership. There is the possibility of using the tax incentive law, creating a discount on income tax. Or perhaps making it possible to purchase tickets in advance," said Flamengo's president-elect.
BUDGET
Patrícia said that the restructuring of Ninho do Urubu is budgeted at R$25 million, but could be done in stages, with the first costing between R$10 million and R$15 million. The restructuring of Gávea would cost R$8 million. She wants to stem the R$300 million debt.
Barcelona becomes a mirror for Fla
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Rio - Patrícia Amorim already has the model of club she would like to see Flamengo next: Barcelona. "I would like Flamengo to behave like Barcelona, which has six youth players in the first team, including Messi, and has a coach (Guardiola) similar to Andrade," she said, making it clear that the European reality is different. "I dream of seeing Flamengo forming the base of the national team," she added.
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\ The names of the department of football fans have not been announced yet. "I'm calm because I haven't made any kind of position agreement with anyone. We want a model professional, with a director executive and a vice president, which will be a political position," she explained.
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Patrícia also spoke about the criticism and prejudice she faced during the campaign. "I thought Flamengo was more evolved in some ways. There was a lot of prejudice. It's stored away. But the response was political, with the election results," she said, adding that she will have to divide her time between Flamengo and the City Council. "I have to be there on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons or when there's voting. The rest of the day, I'll be focused on Flamengo."
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Rio - Not doubly, not triply, but "six times happy." Upon arriving at the CBF party on Monday night, Petkovic was commenting on his achievements in 2009 and was asked if he was doubly happy for the title and for award of best midfielder. A small Flamengo fan whispered in the Serbian's ear. "Not twice. 'Exactly'." Pet looked to the side and said: "Good!"
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\ The success of Serbian is so much that a baby born on Sunday in Home Insurance The São José Health Center in Humaitá was named Pet Gabriel, a tribute from his father, a die-hard Flamengo fan, to the foreigner. "The person responsible for the sixth title is Pet. That's why, and because of the example he sets, I gave my son this name," biologist Rodrigo Carvalho told globoesporte.com.
Patrícia Amorim promises dialogue to keep Adriano at Fla
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Rio\ - One day after becoming the first female president in Flamengo's 114-year history, former swimmer Patrícia Amorim showed confidence in her day to solve the club's problems in the next three years. Claiming to be "well-spoken" and "close to the athletes" due to her past, the 40-year-old director promises to have a lot of dialogue with both members of the opposition and members of the Brazilian soccer champion squad, including striker Adriano, who has been hounded by European clubs after winning the title.
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"This marriage worked well. Adriano did well for Flamengo. It worked, he commanded, he led a Brazilian championship team, something that hadn't happened in 17 years. He returned to the national team, playing well and found himself again in Rio de Janeiro and at Flamengo. I don't understand why he would leave now. If he says that money that's not all, we are betting "in this", said the president, who is counting on her experience to convince the striker to stay at Gávea. "I've always had a good relationship, I've always had respect for the athletes, because I'm very close. Who knows, maybe this power of persuasion can help", she stated.
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Successor to the duo of Márcio Braga and Delair Dumbrosck as Flamengo's manager, Amorim appeared quite calm in her first interview at Gávea and repeatedly stated that she was "at ease." However, for good management, she spoke of integrating all of Flamengo's departments. "This transition must be done without trauma, without consequences, without inheriting situations we are unfamiliar with. I want a good dialogue for the good of Flamengo," the president stated, before citing her personal strengths.
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"Flamengo must always know that its biggest business is its passion, and managing this is my biggest challenge. My greatest virtue is being a very articulate person. I'm very patient, even more so after being hit the way I was. I think this balance is what the club lacks: the possibility of rescuing people who have a history." winner here", said the leader, always showing firmness in her answers and showing a lot of confidence.
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Among other names recently crowned Brazilian champions, Amorim made clear his intention to retain some standout players for the Copa Libertadores. In addition to Adriano, the situations of defender Ronaldo Angelim, attacking midfielder Zé Roberto, and coach Andrade are being treated as priorities in the coming days. "The intention is to keep this entire squad. I think the only ones who don't want to stay at Flamengo are those who don't want to. I intend to keep Andrade, who I have enormous admiration for; he's earned his place and has no reason to leave. I'll try to help in whatever way is necessary," he stated.
Flamengo will play the Libertadores at Maracanã
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Rio\ - Present at Footecon, the State Secretary of Sport, Tourism and Leisure, Márcia Lins, gave a good talk this Tuesday news article for crowd red-black. She stated that, due to the participation of Flamengo In the Copa Libertadores, Maracanã must remain open until August 2010. With this decision, Rubro-Negro will be able to play the final matches of the competition at the stadium, if they advance in the tournament.
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The Maracanã was initially expected to close for construction work on the 2014 World Cup at the end of December. However, the plan was changed, with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) being changed to a line of credit from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).
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"We want to keep Maracanã open until August because of Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores. We have already sent the new project to the organizing committee to analyze and return it to us with their observations," said Márcia Lins.
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The secretary also explained that there is a new project, sent to the 2014 World Cup organizing committee, to maintain the Júlio Delamare Aquatic Park and the Célio de Barros Stadium. In the initial proposal sent to FIFA, both sites would be demolished.
SPORTS GAZETTE
Dumbrosck promises "Brazil's biggest sponsorship" to his successor
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Paulo Amaral and Valter\Junior, special envoys - Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
The president on leave\ Márcio Braga called for unity and it seems that it will be met. Delair Dumbrosck, who\ was temporarily occupying the position and was defeated by Patrícia Amorim in the race for the next term to command Flamengo on Monday night, he guaranteed to have left a good legacy for his successor.
Despite the debt unofficially hovering around R$330 million, Dumbrosck revealed, in interview exclusive for Gazeta Esportiva.Net, that the red-black has\ triggered proposals to become the club with the biggest sponsorship in the country,\ surpassing even the Corinthians, of the 'phenomenon' Ronaldo, who receives around R$30 million annually.
"We have three shirt sponsorships being discussed, each competing with the other. Before, we had to chase them, but now it's the opposite: three want us," Delair boasted, then revealing the companies that want to print their logo on the red-black jersey and the values that could make the team the highest paid in the country.
"They are Batavo, Ale, our current partner, and BR (Petrobrás, the club's former partner). If the talks are well conducted and the agreement well negotiated, we can close at up to R$36 million per season. It has everything to be the biggest sponsorship in Brazil," he assured.
Legacy: In addition to preparing the ground for Patrícia Amorim to seal a good deal with sponsors, Dumbrosck made a point of mentioning the legacy he left for his successor as president of the Brazilian champion.
"We have some projects on the shelf, one of them with (Luis Gonzaga) Belluzzo (president of Palmeiras), which involves the government and the legacy that will be left by the Co