Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants to stop calling up players who play for European clubs to the national team.
Vinicius JuniorThis was reported by Mundo Deportivo. According to the source, da Silva will soon meet with representatives of the Brazilian Football Federation to discuss this issue.
"Those who play abroad are no better than those who play here. I have been saying for a long time that the Brazilian national team should have players who play in the country. The two players who scored yesterday play in Brazil. We have to give opportunities to players from here, not to guests from abroad," he said in a commentary to Sapo.br after Brazil's victory over Chile in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
It will be recalled that such representatives of the Brazilian national team as Vinicius, Rodrigo, Andric, Rafinha, Ederson, Gabriel Magalhaes and Alisson play abroad.
