Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar says he is ready to repay the faith shown in him by Luiz Felipe Scolari at the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Scolari has been criticised in some parts for including Cesar in Brazil s squad for the showpiece event, with the veteran shot-stopper plying his trade in MLS for Toronto FC.
But the 34-year-old, who is in competition with Botafogo s Jefferson and Atletico Mineiro s Victor to be number one, is determined to prove the doubters wrong as Brazil aim to advance past Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon in Group A on home soil.
When criticism comes along, you have to accept it, said the 78-cap stalwart, who made his debut for Brazil in the 2004 Copa America. It s just like an orange, you have to peel away the good parts and separate the bad parts.
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Real snatch Ajax starlet
Real Madrid have signed Dutch midfielder Mink Peeters from Ajax Amsterdam, the player has revealed via his Twitter account.
The 16-year-old has confirmed that he is now officially a Real Madrid player, even if FIFA have yet to sanction the deal.
Should the transfer go through, Peeters will become the third youngster to leave Ajax for a top European club in a short period of time, with Javairo Dilrosun and Timothy Fosu-Mensah joining Manchester United and Manchester City respectively.
The interesting thing is that Ajax only signed the midfielder two years back from arch rivals PSV Eindhoven and they have now been given the taste of their own medicine.
Mink Peeters, who act as an attacking midfielder, has yet to be handed h…