DreamTeam’s entries into the fall league were greeted with absolutely perfect weather conditions and finished the day with a perfect 3 wins, gaining all 9 points in the process. The 10s and 12s kicked off their matches at the start of the day; the youngsters at Sherborn and our “veterans” at Marlboro ForeKicks. It was not long before both were racking up goals. Bryann “Neymar” Almeida opened the scoring for the 10s with an individual bit of brilliance, taking on several of the America SC … [Read more...]

DreamTeam FCA’s unbeaten streak continued as the U10 and U11 squads picked up all three points along with a spirited U12 match ending in 3’s. The home date began with the U11 squad controlling play against John Smith’s U12 Soccer Club. After several opportunities went unrewarded, Michael Alpers pounced on a loose ball, sending a strike that the goalkeeper could not handle. An opportunistic Jaime Garcia jumped on the rebound, providing the DT11s the early goal. A solid midfield performance … [Read more...]

DreamTeam FCA sends our warmest wishes to Tony Da Silva, who is having the opportunity to visit the country of his birth after more than 20 years away. And while we are thrilled to have participated in this opportunity for Tony to return to Brasil we are also saddened to learn about his mother’s illness. We send Tony off with our best wishes during his 17-day visit and our heartfelt prayers go out to his mother for speedy recovery. … [Read more...]

Stingy defense and timely strikes brought another positive end to matchday 2 for DreamTeam’s U10, U11 and U12 squads. Led by the strong tackling of Max Stakun-Pickering, Raffaele Bauer, Itallo Campos and Michael Justiniano and backed by the solid goalkeeping of Vitor Barros, the U12 Blue posted an 8-3 win against John Smith’s Academy team. Goals by Franco Silveiro Jr., Lucas Da Silva and 2 each by Richard Nunes, Miguel Miranda and Tristan Woods provided the offense for the squad. Bryann … [Read more...]

Several DreamTeam players have been invited to participate in the New England Revolution’s Regional Development School designed to assist in the development of top young players from the area. Selected for the RDS Goalkeeping School are players Vitor Barros and Bruno Kajiwara. Bryann Almeida and Jordi Tornberg Ayala have been selected for the Skills Academy within the RDS. And rounding out the players participating in the 11-14 RDS program are Felipe De Andrade, Brandonn Bueno, Igor Da Silva … [Read more...]

Over a period of four days filled with perfect weather during the month of August, 3 coaches from Sport Networking Spain visited the players and coaches of DreamTeam FCA. These coaches, all with experience and knowledge of the methodology that has been so successful in developing players in Spain, put DreamTeam players through several days of soccer exercises and drills. Albert Rudé, a PHD at the University of Vic, one of the most important universities in Europe for developing coaches in … [Read more...]

Under 11s crush America FC. DreamTeam U12 draw at 4s to complete undefeated weekend! The Under 10 Boys, led by the 4 goals of Bryann “Neymar” Almeida, defeated the New England Rush 7-0. After several spectacular saves by the Rush keeper, Cauane De Andrade broke the deadlock getting on the end of a rebound to get the early lead. The strikes by “Neymar”, Jordi Tornberg Ayala and Victor Schimmelpfenning along with the fine goalkeeping of Jackson Contois and Gabriel Laudares allowed the … [Read more...]

Several players and coaches of DreamTeam FCA were invited to volunteer for the Portugal v Mexico match at Gillette Stadium. DreamTeam members stuffed thousands of programs into the cup holders at the seats throughout the stadium. Major League Soccer presented each of our volunteers with a ticket and a parking pass to attend the match. Of course, DreamTeam FCA turned the event into a party…starting with a Churrasco in the parking lot with a kick-a-round, a visit to the Fan Zone…and a lot of … [Read more...]

Sharing a common interest in the promoting of healthy lifestyle, the Ucal McKenzie Breakaway Foundation invited several members of DreamTeam FCA’s Under 11 players to participate in a high-level training program. The session was produced for participation in the highly acclaimed “One Day On Earth” documentary series. Click on the link to view this important video titled, “For Soccer, For Life”. … [Read more...]

Alex began his career in the youth system of Brazilian powerhouse Atlético Paranaense and earned his first team debut at age 18. His performances in South America's top club competition the Copa Libertadores attracted the interest of many clubs and led to a trial spell in July 2004 in England with Chelsea F.C.. He was offered more time to adapt but opted against the move to seal a dream deal with Santos. After a successful season he pursued his dream of playing in Europe and he was offered a … [Read more...]