Tag: Brazil
Brazil goes up, Nigeria unchanged in latest FIFA rankings
Brazil move up to third in the last FIFA rankings released before the World Cup starts in one week. Reigning…
World Cup: Brazil thrash Panama 4-0
World Cup hosts Brazil strolled to a 4-0 win over Panama in their penultimate warm-up on Tuesday, goals from Neymar,…
Scolari blasts Brazil after training
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Sunday criticized his World Cup hopefuls after a training session which he said “did…
Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by United States authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a television interview…
Mexico’s Montes fractures leg, misses World Cup
Luis Montes will not compete for Mexico at the World Cup in Brazil after suffering a serious leg fracture during…
Pele’s son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in prison
A Brazilian court has sentenced football legend Pele’s son Edinho to 33 years in prison for laundering money for drug…
French has no worries over Ribery injury
French playmaker Franck Ribery will be fit to play in the World Cup, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet…
Germany without Neuer, Lahm for Cameroon friendly
Germany’s World Cup squad jetted to Moenchengladbach for Sunday’s friendly against Cameroon without captain Philipp Lahm and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer,…
Spain name Torres, Costa and Villa in World Cup squad
Experienced strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa were both included in Vicente del Bosque’s final 23-man World Cup squad on…
Sturridge can’t wait for first taste of World Cup
England forward Daniel Sturridge admits he can’t wait to get started at the World Cup after cementing his place with…
Brazil’s Zagallo hospitalized
Brazilian football legend Mario Zagallo, 82, was Tuesday hospitalized in Rio for tests on a spinal infection, Brazilian media reported.…
I leave Chelsea with ‘great sadness’ – David Luiz
Brazilian defender, David Luiz, said he is leaving Chelsea with ‘great sadness’ after passing a medical and agreeing terms with…
Watford signs goalkeeper Gomes
Championship side Watford have signed Brazilian goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes on a free transfer from Tottenham. “Heurelho Gomes has agreed terms…
Chelsea agrees record deal to sell Luiz to PSG
David Luiz is on the verge of joining Paris St Germain after Chelsea on Friday revealed they have agreed a…
Bus drivers strike casts a shadow on World Cup
A bus drivers’ strike stranded more than two million passengers in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, just 22 days before the…
Brazil Protest’ll Ruin World Cup, Says Pele
Brazilian football legend Pele has expressed concern that social protests in his country could prompt nervous fans from abroad to…
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World Cup: Brazil fights sex tourism, child prostitution
As night falls, Adriana de Morais patrols the clubs and bars of Natal, one of Brazil’s World Cup host cities,…
Bus accident kills 20 in Brazil
Twenty people were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were traveling in overturned Sunday in northeastern Brazil, officials…
Brazil prisoners take more than 120 hostages
Inmates in a prison in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe took 122 hostages on Saturday – nearly all of…
27 Days To FIFA World Cup: Protests, Strikes Rock Brazil
Brazil faced a test of its security preparations for the World Cup on Thursday as demonstrators aghast at the cost…
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World Cup: Nigeria Supporters club demand 62mn condoms
The Nigeria Football and other Sports Supporters Club (NFSSC) on Monday demanded for the provision of 62 million condoms for…
Injury won’t keep me out of World Cup – Neymar
Brazilian football star Neymar has said he would be well enough to play in the World Cup in June despite…
Brazil sends troops to troubled World Cup city
Troops patrolled Salvador de Bahia on Thursday after a wave of looting and murder erupted amid a police strike in…
IMF trims emerging market growth outlook
Emerging markets face increasing risks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned as it trimmed its outlook for the countries…
World Bank doubles lending to emerging economies
The World Bank plans to nearly double its annual lending to emerging economies like China and India as part of…
Brazil Stops Work On World Cup Stadium
The Brazilian government halted work on two temporary tribunes for Sao Paulo’s World Cup stadium after the death of another…
World Cup: Brazil has a lot of work to do, says FIFA
Brazil still has a lot of work to do to get ready for the 2014 World Cup finals, FIFA secretary…
Brazil federal police plan work boycott for two days
Brazil’s federal police said Monday they will stop work Tuesday and Wednesday to demand better wages and improved security for…
FIFA World Cup: Hundreds arrested in Brazil fresh protests
Brazilian police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds on Saturday as they dispersed a crowd in Sao Paulo that violently…
Barca’s Neymar blasts “false friends” amid sign-on fee probe
Brazil starlet Neymar blasted “false friends” as he alluded Sunday to the strain of a tax probe into last year’s…