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Santos seeks World Cup farewell gift for Greeks
AFP, Published on 13/05/2014
» Greece will create a little bit of history in Brazil in June and reach the World Cup knockout stages for the first time, coach Fernando Santos has confidently predicted.
Brazil coach faces tax cheat inquiry
AFP, Published on 14/05/2014
» Portuguese authorities are investigating Brazil's national football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for tax fraud, media reports said Wednesday less than a month before the start of the World Cup.
Scolari to become World Cup legend or loser
AFP, Published on 15/05/2014
» Luiz Felipe Scolari is putting his legendary status on the line as Brazil's coach at the World Cup, and now faces a major distraction after Portuguese authorities charged him on Wednesday with tax fraud.
Only a win at World Cup will do for Honduras
AFP, Published on 15/05/2014
» Honduras wants only one thing at this year's World Cup finals -- to finally win a game.
World Cup chiefs delay online ticket launch
AFP, Published on 15/05/2014
» Tournament chiefs have delayed Friday's scheduled launch of the "rugby community" sale of tickets for next year's Rugby World Cup in England until May 29.
FIFA's Valcke insists Brazil wants World Cup
AFP, Published on 20/05/2014
» FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke insisted Monday that Brazilians still wanted to host the World Cup but said organizers needed to give "100 percent" to finish the stadium holding the opening match.
Brazil strikes mar run-up to World Cup
AFP, Published on 22/05/2014
» A bus drivers' strike stranded more than two million passengers in Sao Paulo, just 22 days before the Brazilian megacity hosts the opening match of the World Cup.
World Cup: money making no-brainer or costly folly?
AFP, Published on 25/05/2014
» The World Cup will cost Brazil more than $11 billion, a sum that sparked outraged protests and sent economists dashing for new data on an old question: is hosting global sports events worth it?
Injured Falcao trains in Argentina with Colombia
AFP, Published on 27/05/2014
» Star Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, boosted hopes that he will be fit for the World Cup, as he trained with the national squad in Argentina on Tuesday.
Torres gets a foothold in Spain World Cup squad
AFP, Published on 27/05/2014
» Chelsea striker Fernando Torres considers it a "spectacular prize" just to get back into Spain's squad for a World Cup friendly, but has vowed to fight to secure a ticket on the plane to Brazil.