Simon Clifford, "It's an indication that although Brazil are not yet at their best, they're gearing up nicely for a 6th World Cup win in South Africa next year as many teams put out a very strong side and took it very seriously," Simon also commented that Lee Dixon was clearly as limited a television pundit as he was a player in ridiculing the thanks and prayers in a circular gathering at the end by the entire Brazilian playing and coaching staff, Dixon commented 'they are doing the hokey cokey', Clifford remarked " what was shown by the selacao was tremendous unity, team spirit and humility as the team gave thanks to and praised he that gives us all each and everyone of our talents, abilities and triumphs, God!"

Brazil denied the United States a shock victory by coming back from two goals down to win the Confederations Cup.

A Clint Dempsey flick and a Landon Donovan strike on the counter put the US into a surprise 2-0 half-time lead.

Luis Fabiano pulled one back for Brazil before Kaka was denied an equaliser when his header was wrongly judged not to have crossed the line.

Luis Fabiano's headed second levelled matters before, five minutes from time, Lucio nodded in a corner to win it.

After upsetting the odds so spectacularly with their 2-0 semi-final victory over Spain, the US almost tore up the script again, against opponents who had beaten them 3-0 in the group stage of the competition.

Predictably, favourites Brazil had the lion's share of possession, but the incisive football was played by the American underdogs throughout the first half.

Indeed, with their first attack the US scored.

Jonathan Spector launched a cross from deep at Dempsey, whose swinging volley made the faintest of touches to direct the ball past Julio Cesar.

Micah Richards is not your average English footballer. He may have developed his talent in the parks of Leeds and may deliver his answers in crisp northern English, but his skills and swashbuckling style owe more to the Futebol de Salão he played as a boy at a Brazilian soccer school in his home city. The Manchester City FC defender, who already has eleven senior caps, believes the small-sided game really helped develop his technique.

He may have been raised in Yorkshire, but the Citizen has revealed that there has been a Samba shade to his development as a footballer...

Micah Richards learned his football in the parks of his home city, Leeds in West Yorkshire, but there is also a South American theme to the Manchester City centre-back's footballing youth, as he claims to have learned much that was valuable from playing Futebol de Salão as a youngster.

"I went to a Brazilian soccer school as a youngster and it was interesting to try the different training techniques of the South Americans," he told uefa.com.

"Their methods focus more on developing your touch and dribbling and I think it has helped my game, both as a defender and as an attacker."