Brazil's players complained on Saturday after being told they would play the rest of the Olympic games without their traditional badge on their shirts.
The badge, which consists of five stars representing the five World Cups won by Brazil above the letters CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation), has been removed because it contravenes Olympic policy, officials said.
Some critics said their official shirts with the five stars representing their five World Cup wins and the logo of their sponsors Nike went against the amateur spirit of the games. Teams are not permitted to wear national football federation badges.
"This is a load of messing around," midfielder Anderson told Brazilian media in Shenyang, where his side face New Zealand in a Group C game on Sunday.
"It's a pain to play without the symbol on the shirt because it imposes respect. We're five times champions of the world and we carry that on our chest."
"But it's a political matter and something which the players don't need to get involved in."
Brazil wore the badge in their 1-0 win over Belgium on Wednesday but were asked by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) to change it for the rest of the tournament, the CBF said.
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so they will wear just a template Brazil-look-alike jersey?
and what the swoosh of Nike also cannot be put there? Bullsh**, then who in the world sponsor athletes?
brazzuca\'s will just have to win the gold and start a new tradition with their olympic kits.
Speak proper English next time, idiot.
Nobody gives a shit, football in the Olympics was doomed the day the World Cup started, I don\'t know why the IOC even bother.
Team GB, haha what a joke.
Every footballers dream is to play at the World Cup.
They even have it at Under 21 level.
Therefore the football event in the Olympics is meaningless
[censored]wit.
A load of nonsense.
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