WC 2014 Match 16 Brazil v Mexico

[harry]

3 Brazilians clean through and they still can't score. Let's sign the Mexican keeper and play with no defence next year!

[tulip]

Brazil still failing to impress. Mexico look the better team.

[sputnik]

Not a great first half. This has got 0-0 written all over it.

[tmesis]

There are more leagues than just the English league!

Or was that a whoosh?

The point being the English league is one of the biggest in the world, so that's a stupendous number to be playing abroad professionally.

If the number is true, I'd guess they are using a very liberal use of the word professional.

[Ian Royal]

I could believe 5000 professional Brazillians worldwide if you include Brazil.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Fred's not very good, is he?

[Ralph Jolly]

Christ. Jonathon Pearce still going on about goalline technology getting it "wrong" the other night.

Couldn't someone have explained it to him?

[From Despair To Where?]

I could believe 5000 professional Brazillians worldwide if you include Brazil.

I can believe it. there's shitloads of Braziians playing in minor leagues all over Asia, we're talking Sunday League standard but if they only get paid 20 rupees or something like that to play they're still classed as professional.

[harry]

Mexico just need to get a few shots on target. They've only got a QPR reserve to beat.

[sandman]

Apparently the Brazil fans are singing "it's just like watching Reading".

[harry]

Apparently the Brazil fans are singing "it's just like watching Reading".

[6ft Kerplunk]

Fred's not very good, is he?

Narrowing it down to just him is a bit harsh based on how the rest of them are playing so far.

[Fluff]

Apparently the Brazil fans are singing "it's just like watching Reading".

They should be so lucky.

[Whatevs]

For the fourth year running, the home of the beautiful game provided Europe's 478 top-division sides with over 500 players - nearly double the second biggest exporter, France.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21157572 not sure about the rest of the world

[Whatevs]

the full list of players http://eurorivals.net/abroad/brazilian.html

[Ouroboros]

Fred's not very good, is he?

He's an awful human being.

[harry]

Fred's not very good, is he?

Narrowing it down to just him is a bit harsh based on how the rest of them are playing so far.

Harsh but fair.
Pre game analysis was saying how much he did last game without touching the ball. Next time it'll be how much he did without moving.
They've looked better without him. Can see them nicking it now which would be cruel on Mexico.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Fred's not very good, is he?

He's an awful human being.

I'm pretty sure it was you who convinced me to back him.

[Ouroboros]

Surely you've learned by now...

[Ian Royal]

Brazil have been much better this half. That's damning them with faint praise though. Mexico deserve a point here. You gotta feel for one of Mexico and Croatia. Looked really quite good, but they're not both going to make it through despite Brazil being thoroughly mediocre.