Toca Bola: A Brazilian Soccer Team Blog

Brazil’s 52-man Olympics Squad:

Somehow Kaka does “not figure in to the Brazilian teams plans” yet Ronaldinho does. It’s beyond me at this point. The list will be trimmed to 35 on June 8th. The final squad list will be announced July 6th. - tB

Goalkeepers

Diego Alves (Valencia), Gabriel (Cruzeiro), Jefferson (Botafogo), Julio Cesar (Internazionale), Neto (Fiorentina), Rafael Cabral (Santos), Renan Ribeiro (Atlético Mineiro)

Defenders

Adriano (Barcelona), Alex Sandro (Porto), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Danilo (Porto), Fagner (Vasco), Gabriel Silva (Novara), Galhardo (Flamengo), Lucas Mendes (Coritiba), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Rafael (Manchester United), Bruno Uvini (Tottenham), David Luiz (Chelsea), Dedé (Vasco), Juan (Internazionale), Luisão (Benfica), Marquinhos (Corinthians), Romário (Internacional), Thiago Silva (Milan)

Midfielders

Allan (Vasco), Casemiro (São Paulo), Elias (Sporting), Fernandinho (Shaktar Donetsk), Fernando (Grêmio), Hernanes (Lazio), Rômulo (Vasco), Sandro (Tottenham), Bernard (Atlético Mineiro) Douglas Costa (Shaktar Donetsk), Elkeson (Botafogo), Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos), Giuliano (Dnipro), Lucas (São Paulo), Oscar (Internacional), Philippe Coutinho (Espanyol), Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Flamengo)

Forwards

Alexandre Pato (Milan), André (Atlético Mineiro), Dudu (Dínamo de Kiev), Henrique, (Granada), Hulk (Porto), Jonas (Valen