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    Brazil president gets tough on squad indiscipline

    Reuters

    Monday, August 17, 2009

    Indisciplined players will have no part in Dunga's national squad, Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Ricardo Teixeira said on Monday. "It's clear the attitude of a player counts and that's nothing new since (coach) Dunga took command of the team (after the 2006 World Cup)," Teixeira told a news conference. "What happened in 2006 will certainly never happen again in terms of the Brazilian national team. You only learn when you suffer. I'll make the changes for that not to happen ...

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