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Brazil kicks off World Cup 2014
Published on 13/06/2014
» SAO PAULO - With all of the issues and questions leading up to the World Cup, Itaquerao Stadium shined under blue skies as Brazil kicked off its home World Cup with a football-style carnival.
World Cup debut for goal technology
AFP, Published on 12/06/2014
» Goalline technology will be used at a World Cup for the first time in Brazil with its backers insisting it is 100 percent accurate and cannot be hacked.
Clashes, tear gas as Brazil World Cup party starts
AFP, Published on 12/06/2014
» Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as protests broke out just hours before Sao Paulo hosted the opening game of the Brazil World Cup on Thursday.
World Cup poised for troubled kick-off
AFP, Published on 11/06/2014
» Brazil's President Dilma Roussef vowed that her country is ready to host the most trouble-plagued World Cup in history from Thursday as she confronted public anger at the multi-billion-dollar price tag.
FIFA's Blatter urged to end reign
AFP, Published on 11/06/2014
» Top European football officials on Tuesday publicly called on Sepp Blatter to end his reign as FIFA president amid accusations of corruption against Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.
Brazil gears up for World Cup but strike threat looms
AFP, Published on 10/06/2014
» Global football leaders descend on Sao Paulo Tuesday amid tensions over subway workers' new threat to spoil Brazil's World Cup party by going on strike the day of the opening match.
Blatter takes aim at FIFA 'destroyers'
AFP, Published on 10/06/2014
» World football chief Sepp Blatter blasted critics trying to "destroy" FIFA on Monday as he launched a staunch defence of his scandal-tainted organisation.
Fifa pressed over Thailand graft
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» Major sponsors Adidas, Sony and Visa on Sunday demanded that Fifa thoroughly investigate corruption allegations over Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid, piling pressure on football's rulers over the scandal.
Police, strikers clash in Sao Paulo
AFP, Published on 07/06/2014
» SAO PAULO - Brazil's World Cup preparations endured a rough, as police clashed with striking subway workers in Sao Paulo, massive traffic jams snarled the mega-city and fans booed the national team.
World Cup ruling looms
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 07/06/2014
» About 2.4 million TrueVisions subscribers are likely to watch all 64 World Cup football matches on its pay TV platform if RS Plc wins its Supreme Administrative Court appeal on Tuesday.