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Tim Vickery column
As the club game takes a brief rest and the focus switches to international football, there will be some head scratching and a worried post-mortem taking place at the CBF, Brazil's FA.
Going into 2005, Brazil were the unchallenged kings of the global game.
They had swept the board - world champions at senior, Under-20 and Under-17 levels.
Ronaldo and company had taken them to their fifth World Cup win in 2002, and the two junior titles were acquired the following year.
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As the club game takes a brief rest and the focus switches to international football, there will be some head scratching and a worried post-mortem taking place at the CBF, Brazil's FA.
Going into 2005, Brazil were the unchallenged kings of the global game.
They had swept the board - world champions at senior, Under-20 and Under-17 levels.
Ronaldo and company had taken them to their fifth World Cup win in 2002, and the two junior titles were acquired the following year.
(continue)