Tag: Brazil
Brazil poll rivals clash over corruption claim
Brazil’s presidential candidates clashed over corruption allegations in Friday’s final debate, as incumbent Dilma Rousseff rejected a report that she…
Japan confidence shredded by Neymar bashing
With their homeland battered by typhoons in recent weeks, Japan’s footballers face a crisis of confidence ahead of their Asian…
Brazil inmates take guards hostage in latest riot
Inmates at a Brazilian prison took 12 guards and several fellow inmates hostage Monday in the latest of a series…
Messi misses as Brazil beat Argentina
Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty as Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in a fiercely contested “Superclasico” friendly in Beijing on…
Brazil’s “Bin Laden” arrested
A candidate running for the Amazonia state assembly in northern Brazil under the monicker Osama Bin Laden was detained during…
Retired colonel found with 351-kilo drug haul
Brazilian police Saturday arrested a retired army colonel after discovering 351 kilograms (770 pounds) of marijuana in his van, Brazilian…
3 dead, 11 missing after tourism vessel capsizes in Brazil
Search and rescue teams on Thursday combed the Paraguay River in search of 11 tourists still missing a day after…
NDLEA monitors over Nigeria-Brazil air route cocaine smuggling
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Alhaji Ahmed Giade, on Friday directed personnel of the agency to closely…
Pele: Messi Can Win World Cup
Brazil icon Pele has stressed that Lionel Messi still has a shot at winning a World Cup and added that…
Neymar lifts Brazil over Colombia in friendly
Neymar scored on a second half free kick as Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 Friday in their first game since their…
Four inmates killed, two beheaded in Brazil jail riot
Inmates rioting for better facilities in a Brazilian jail killed four fellow prisoners, decapitating two of them, and took two…
Dunga names Coutinho, Felipe Luis drops Marcelo, Dani Alves
New Brazil coach Dunga announced the first squad of his second spell in charge of the Selecao on Tuesday, with…
Thousands mourn Brazil presidential candidate Campos
Thousands of mourners paid tribute to Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos here Sunday after the socialist politician’s death in a…
Brazil overtakes US as cosmetic surgery world capital
Move over Beverly Hills: image-conscious Brazil has overtaken the United States as the world’s capital of cosmetic surgery. O Estado…
Brazil appoints Dunga as Scolari successor
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday appointed Dunga as coach, replacing Luiz Felipe Scolari, whose contract was not renewed…
Brazil tried but we’re slipping – Neymar
Sifting through the ruins of Brazil’s World Cup campaign, star player Neymar says his team strove hard for glory, but…
Brazil declares ‘victory’ in staging of World Cup
Although her country failed to net a sixth triumph, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday declared as a victory the…
Blatter scores World Cup 9.25 out of ten
FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday lavished praise on the World Cup in Brazil, saying it had been a “very…
Lessons From 2014 World Cup
The race for the coveted World Cup trophy which began in Brazil on 12 June ended Sunday night when Germany…
Brazil fires Felipe Scolari
Brazil’s football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s contract, local media reported early Monday, just hours…
Messi named World Cup Player of the tournament
Lionel Messi, who lost out on the World Cup title after Argentina’s 1-0 loss to Germany in Sunday’s final, was…
Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas
Police launched tear gas and stun grenades Sunday to disperse some 300 anti-World Cup protesters who tried to march toward…
World Cup fever grips Germany with fourth title in reach
Germans saw a fourth World Cup title tantalisingly within their grasp Sunday, with millions set to flood the streets in…
Scolari leaves decision on future to CBF
Luiz Felipe Scolari has left a decision on his future as coach of Brazil to the country’s federation after the…
Boos rain down as Brazil beaten 3-0 by Dutch
Boos and catcalls rained down on hosts Brazil as they ended their World Cup with a 3-0 defeat by the…
Netherlands beat Brazil 3-0 in World Cup play-off
Brazil’s miserable World Cup campaign ended to a chorus of boos on Saturday as the hosts slumped to a 3-0…
Neymar returns to watch Brazil fight for World Cup honour
Brazil striker Neymar returns to World Cup duty on Saturday when he goes to watch his humiliated teammates take on…
Scolari not to blame for Germany debacle – Silva
Brazil captain Thiago Silva on Friday spoke out in defence of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who has come in for…
200 Ghanaians who travelled to Brazil for World Cup seek asylum
Some 200 Ghanaians who travelled to Brazil to watch the football World Cup and have applied to stay permanently, citing…
Germany pledged not to humiliate Brazil at half-time
Germany made a half-time pledge not to humiliate World Cup host Brazil in their astonishing semi-final clash on Tuesday night.…