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Brazil's World Cup exit: Worse than 1950 trauma?
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» BELO HORIZONTE (BRAZIL) - Brazil's humiliating exit from the World Cup is as close as it gets to a national trauma in a football-mad nation whose identity is closely associated with its team.
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Putin in Cuba, Nicaragua to rekindle Latin America ties
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West.
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Real Madrid, Barcelona top Forbes rich list
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money after they were named as the world's two richest sports franchises.
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Final test for unfinished Sao Paulo venue
AFP, Published on 01/06/2014
» The Sao Paulo stadium hosting the opening match of the World Cup staged a second test game Sunday, with its upper north terrace closed and its southern counterpart at half capacity on firefighters' orders.
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Brazil look World Cup-ready on pitch -- off it, not so much
AFP, Published on 04/06/2014
» Brazil thrashed Panama in a friendly Tuesday, looking very much ready for the World Cup, although off the pitch, the hosts were still rushing to finish their stadiums nine days from kick-off.
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Brazil's president defends World Cup preparations
AFP, Published on 05/06/2014
» With the June 12 kickoff looming, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff defended her government's preparations for the World Cup on Wednesday amid criticism over chronic delays and soaring costs.
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Blatter confident over Cup as chaos grips Sao Paulo
AFP, Published on 05/06/2014
» Football supremo Sepp Blatter voiced confidence that Brazil would deliver a successful World Cup on Thursday as the city hosting the tournament's opening match grappled with transport chaos.
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Subway staff stick with strike snarling World Cup city
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» Sao Paulo subway workers ignored a court ruling Sunday and extended a strike threatening to cause traffic mayhem at the World Cup's opening game in Brazil's biggest city.
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Brazilians betting on W.Cup glory
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» A whopping 68 percent of Brazilians believe their team's name is on the World Cup -- and coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is the man to deliver it.
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England, Germany arrive for World Cup
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» England and Germany arrived in Brazil Sunday to launch their World Cup campaigns, with reigning champions Spain expected later and disgruntled Cameroon delaying their departure over a bonus row.
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