AC Milan midfielder
Ronaldinho faces a battle to win
a place in Brazil's World Cup squad next year.
Sport says Ricardo Teixeira, the president of the
Brazilian Football Confederation, has told Dunga that
Ronaldinho cannot be considered
for the Selecao.
Teixeira and his fellow Brazilian powerbrokers are unhappy with
Ronaldinho's poor preseason form
and reports of him partying in Barcelona this summer. He had hoped that the
appointment of Leonardo as Milan coach would motivate
Ronaldinho, but has been left
disappointed in recent weeks.