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Brazil says suspended Raphinha will stay in Singapore

Raphinha’s red card rules him out of Brazil’s Singapore friendly, but it doesn’t bring him back to Barcelona early. Rodrigo Caetano, the executive coordinator for Brazil’s men’s national teams, says Raphinha will stay with the squad for now because he is one of its leaders. The report says he can’t start the return journey until after Tuesday’s match; had he been left off the squad list, he could have returned sooner. The trip is about 11,000 kilometers and takes more than 12 hours by air, with Barcelona seven hours behind Singapore. The report says the delay pushes back his preparation and adjustment to the local time before Barcelona hosts Villarreal on Sunday, Nov. 22.

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