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"Lyon" team defender Juninho announced his retirement from the Brazilian national team and urged his teammates to do the same after being eliminated from the World Cup, giving the youth a chance. "My time with the national team is over, and those of us who are over 30 should make room for younger players - to create a new team for 2010. We need to think about the youth and build a new team. There is a feeling of total disappointment now, but this is not the time to find blame, we all lost," said 31-year-old Juninho. Players such as Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Gilberto, Emerson, Ze Roberto, Ricardinho, as well as goalkeepers Dida and Rogerio Ceni in the Brazilian national team are already over 30 years old. The former world champions received criticism in their country after losing to France in the quarterfinals for having too many older players in their ranks.
