The association president is deposed by the court, captain Neymar throws parties but can’t play – and now his dream coach has also canceled. Brazilian football is in a deep crisis. Is Jose Mourinho coming?
Even ten years later, the Brazilians have not forgotten the 7-1 defeat against Germany in the semi-finals of their 2014 World Cup. Whenever the country embarrasses itself, especially in football, the so-called “sete a um” (pronounced: setschi a um), the blot on national sports history, is brought out of the mothballs again. When the news came out of Spain at the weekend that Carlo Ancelotti had extended his contract with Real Madrid by two years, several experts in the Brazilian media commented that they had once again made a fool of themselves. Another sete a um.