The Selecao have plenty of reasons to be optimistic for the future with a new host of promising youngsters set to take major steps in the game in 2018
ANALYSIS - Raisa Simplicio & Rupert Fryer
Brazilian football produces talent like no other nation on earth.
Between 1994 and 2007, Brazilians were named as FIFA World Player of the Year in eight of 14 editions, as Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka left a legacy for the next generation.
The new breed would be led by Neymar, who’s desire to stand alone at the top of the world football – just like his idol Robinho had so desperately craved – was no doubt influenced by growing up in an age in which a Brazilian was almost always named the best.