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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Matt Tifft, a part-time driver in the Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series who underwent brain surgery in July and returned to the drivers seat 11 weeks later, has signed a deal to race a full Xfinity season for Joe Gibbs Racing next year.The 20-year-old Tifft had surgery July 1 to remove a tumor, which was about the size of a half-dollar and located on the right side near his temple, about an inch into his brain at the deepest point. It was not cancerous but had the potential to grow aggressively.Doctors had found the tumor when treating Tifft for a back injury.I am thrilled to be with JGR and know they will be instrumental in my career, Tifft said in a release. Through my health challenges this year and while I have continued to learn and improve my driving skills, Coach [Joe] Gibbs, the staff, and veteran drivers here have mentored me and I look forward to the opportunity to be around them now for a full season.Tifft has one top-5 and four top-10s in eight Xfinity starts (including five for JGR) this year. He has one top-5 and two top-10s in seven truck starts for Red Horse Racing.JGR did not announce sponsorship for Tifft. He will have Denny Hamlins current Sprint Cup engineer, Matt Beckman, as his crew chief. Gary Matthews Braves Jersey . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. Huascar Ynoa Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. 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In six matches in charge, Adenor Leonardo Bacchi -- known universally as Tite (pronounced Chi-Chi) -- has won all six.Now hes offering to challenge Europes best, including defending champion Germany, as the five-time World Cup winners prepare for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where they are likely to be among the favorites.Lets play against Italy away, Tite said Monday in a 35-minute interview with The Associated Press. Spain, Germany, Portugal away.Tite also mentioned playing England at Wembley, which he called the temple of football.Tite, speaking in his modest office surrounded by TVs, a blackboard, and books, said he didnt expect his teams quick success. But now that its come and with Brazil not playing in next years Confederations Cup -- the World Cup warmup -- he must look elsewhere.Since we wont play in the Confederations Cup to feel the heat, the adrenaline, we will try another way. He said Brazil needs to play away so we feel that weight. So we have a solid performance in different venues.Tite is certainly interested in Germany, which humiliated Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semifinals 2 + years ago in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte.The first step is to play a friendly against them, wherever they want in Germany, he said.The European schedule could become a reality quickly. Brazil, which leads South American qualifying, could officially qualify for Russia in its next two qualifiers in March against Uruguay and Paraguay.Brazil defeated Argentina 3-0 and Peru 2-0 in its last two qualifiers in November, and moved to No. 2 in the world rankings behind Argentina.Brazil has become less dependent on Barcelona star Neymar in the last few matches since Tite took over after Dunga was fired.In the meantime, he has discovered several rising stars that have made Brazil a team -- not a one-player show.If Brazil depends only on Neymar there will be a problem with Brazil, not with Neymar, Tite explained. Brazil needs the individual creativity of Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Douglas Costa. But it needs the collective creativity that sometimes people dont pay attention to.Tite also said that Neymars clash withh Spanish tax authorities was personal though he added that theres not much he can do about it.ddddddddddddTite is counting on improvement from his No. 9, 19-year-old Gabriel Jesus, who is moving to Manchester City in January from Brazil club Palmeiras. He expects him to be as good in Europe as hes been in Brazil.His level of performance will be very similar, with some tactical adjustments, of course, Tite said.Asked about investigations into CBF President Marco Polo del Nero, who has been indicted by U.S. authorities for corruption, Tite said those responsible are the ones that have to pay.He declined to say more, but last year he signed a petition asking for Del Nero to resign.Tite will be on the road in the next few days. On Thursday he is off to Spain to see Barcelona play Real Madrid. A big believer in scouting his players, he also expects to watch Brazilian players at Paris Saint-Germain.The former coach of Sao Paulo club Corinthians, Tite is also a student of the game. He is reading former Manchester United manager Alex Fergusons autobiography, and the copy already is full of footnotes and notations.But his main inspiration is Bayern Munichs coach Carlo Ancelotti, who allowed him to be an observer in 2014 at Real Madrid.Ancelottis teams are more balanced, Tite said. Its a more Italian defense and creativity from the midfield forward. I admire his work and also his discreet profile. I am also like that.When he is not working, Tite clings to his family in Rio. His son Matheus is one of his key scouts. And his wife Rose keeps him down to earth during their early morning walks.Hes also thinking beyond the 2018 World Cup. But he suggested nothing will be as exciting as the next 19 months.I am honestly making a dream come true, he said. Anything that comes after Brazil will not be bigger than this.---Mauricio Savarese on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MSavarese . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/mauricio-savareseStephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP .His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wade ' ' '