According to a Peruvian journalist, Pizarro and several other players, including Jefferson Farfan, Santiago Acasiete, and Andrés Mendoza, smuggled women and alcohol into the team hotel after Peru's 1-1 draw with Brazil on 18 November and only three days before their 5-1 hammering by Ecuador. Despite Pizarro's claim of innocence, the Peruvian football federation suspended him for 18 months and fined him $80,000.
Although they later reduced the suspension to 3 months and the fine to $10,000, Pizarro appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to clear his name. The CAS overturned both rulings, finding that "[t]he facts put forward by (the federation) in relation to Pizarro were not supported by concrete evidence." Peru, however, has not recalled Pizarro to the national team since his initial suspension.
Jefferson Farfan Peru
Jefferson Farfan Peru
Jefferson Farfan PeruAccording to a Peruvian journalist, Pizarro and several other players, including Jefferson Farfan, Santiago Acasiete, and Andrés Mendoza, smuggled women and alcohol into the team hotel after Peru's 1-1 draw with Brazil on 18 November and only three days before their 5-1 hammering by Ecuador. Despite Pizarro's claim of innocence, the Peruvian football federation suspended him for 18 months and fined him $80,000.
Jefferson Farfan Peru
Jefferson Farfan Peru
Jefferson Farfan Peru
Jefferson Farfan Peru
This is the nation that has always determined the guidelines in international football. Brazil have won the FIFA World Cup™ five times, so becoming the record World Cup champions ahead of Italy with four, and Germany with three titles. No other national team can boast of competing in all FIFA World Cup finals since 1930. If everything goes well, the South Americans will battle for the 18th time in South Africa next year for the most valuable trophy in international football. And they will also aim for a record at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup: As the current title holders and 1997 champions the team, coached by Carlos Dunga, will fight for their third victory in South Africa. Again no other team has been so successful and competed so often at the Confed Cup. It may be doubted, however, whether the South American champions can be quoted as a firm favourite. The team is currently going through a low, but compared to the crises of other nations it need not have dramatic consequences. Since the introduction of the FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings in 1993, the Seleção have held top position every year until 2006 – with the exception of 2001.
