Dunga took charge of Porto Alegre club Internacional on Wednesday, his first coaching job since leading Brazil at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Former captain and coach Dunga hailed the appointment of Luiz Felipe Scolari as coach saying he will take Brazil to great success.
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has been taken to hospital during a visit to Brazil to assess progress for the next year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.
Brazilian club Internacional's triumph over Mexican side Guadalajara on Thursday in the Copa Libertadores -- the South American equivalent of the Champions League -- final has ensured the possibility of a match-up with their European namesake, Internazionale, in the FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi at the year-end.
Tottenham Hotspur reached an agreement with Internacional on Monday to sign their international defensive midfielder Sandro for next season, the Brazilian club said.
Brazil playmaker Kaka will miss Sunday's World Cup qualifier in Ecuador because he has not fully recovered from an injury to his left foot, team doctor Jose Luis Runco said on Friday.
Mexican side Necaxa have been forced to move their Libertadores Cup tie at home because their stadium is to be used for a concert by pop star Shakira.
Ronaldinho has been asked to revert to pre-Barcelona style if he wants to keep his place in the Brazil squad.
After being left out of Brazil's first squad, Ronaldinho has been dumped on the substitutes' bench.
The Ronaldinho Instituto is designed to cater for upto 3,500 children and will offer sporting activities and courses in computing, theatre, music and languages.
The Barcelona defender pulled out of the World champions' squad due to an injury to his right knee.
A comprehensive discussion was held on the Kashmir issue at the ongoing six-day World Social Forum meet, which is focusing on problems faced by the South Asian region, the Palestine issue, Iraq and the Iran nuclear standoff.
Factbox on the Brazilian, who was named European Footballer of the Year.
Argentina, who would have made sure of their place in Germany if they had won, lost 0-2.
Parreira fielded Adriano and Ricardo Oliveira together in a training session between the first team and the reserves.
Troubled Brazilian club Gremio were banned from staging home games for the third time in less than a month on Friday following crowd trouble during a championship match.
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