Brazil national team handed key to Bernards municipality | OneFootball

The presentation of the key to Bernards to the Brazilian National Team was attended by Seleção delegation chief Leomar Quintanilha (first on the right)Credits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

The Brazilian National Team was presented with the key to the municipality of Bernards, where it has been based since arriving in the United States for the World Cup. The symbolic item was handed over this Thursday (1st) in a ceremony at City Hall, attended by Mayor Ana Duarte McCarthy and Seleção delegation chief Leomar Quintanilha.

In the resolution published, the municipality said it was “honored” to have welcomed the Brazilian National Team’s players, coaching staff, and supporters, and highlighted that it will forever commemorate in the community the presence of one of the “most successful and admired teams in the history of world football.”

Brazil landed in the United States exactly one month ago, on June 2. Since then, the team has been staying at The Ridge hotel, located in Basking Ridge, a district of Bernards. In its first few days there, in an event organized jointly with FIFA, the team welcomed local residents to watch a training session and interact with the players.

The key to Bernards was presented to the Brazilian National Team; the municipality hosted the Seleção during its World Cup preparationsCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

“It is a great honor and joy to be here in Bernards, a city that is already part of the history of the Brazilian National Team, and we very much hope to stay here until the World Cup final. On behalf of the CBF, I thank Bernards and its residents for the hospitality and affection shown to the team,” said Leomar Quintanilha.

In addition to Quintanilha, the event was also attended by Bernards Deputy Mayor John Tompkins, committee members Jennifer Asay and Andrew McNally, Municipal Clerk Christy Kieffer, Somerset County commissioners — Director Shanel Robinson, Deputy Director Paul Drake, and Commissioner Liz Graner — as well as Verizon Vice President and Associate General Counsel Greg Romano.

For Bernards, the gesture of presenting the key to the municipality represents a symbol of friendship, appreciation, and the lasting bond established between the community and the Brazilians.

Carlo Ancelotti and Rodrigo Caetano with the key to the city of Bernards, which was presented to the Brazilian National TeamCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

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