FIFA and government officials have been saying that improving Brazil’s outdated airport infrastructure is one of the main challenges to prepare the country to host the World Cup and the2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Now a Brazilian judge has stopped building work to renovate and expand Brazil’s largest airport for the 2014 World Cup. […]
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Ronaldinho's Gol Olimpico
[VIDEO PICK] Ronaldinho scored both goals in Flamengo’s 3-2 loss last weekend to Avai, including a brilliant strike direct from a cornerkick. A goal direct from the corner kick is known in Latin America as a “Gol Olimpico,” because the first on record was scored by Uruguay’s Cesareo Onzari againstArgentina shortly after Uruguay won the […]
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Quo vadis Arsene and Arsenal?
By Paul Gardner Is it OK to feel sorry for Arsene Wenger? That 8-2 rout by ManU was a humiliation that he surely did not deserve, a sad, sad moment in the history ofArsenal, a cruel game that I found it almost agonizing to watch. Over the years Wenger has earned great respect with his […]
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Brazilian coach suffers stroke during game
Vasco da Gama’s 46-year-old coach Ricardo Gomes suffered a stroke during a Brazilian league game and was hospitalized in serious condition Sunday. The former Brazilian nationalteam defender was sedated in an intensive care unit and not breathing fully on his own. About 20 minutes into the second half of Vasco’s 0-0 draw with Flamengo in […]
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Oscar night in Bogota
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] A hat trick from Oscar gave Brazil a 3-2 overtime win over Brazil for its fifth Under-20 World Cuptitle, matching its haul in the World Cup and giving it only one less than the record six U-20 championships won by archrival Argentina. Oscar‘swinner in Bogota came in the 111th minute when his […]
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Youngsters ignite Germany
[GERMANY-BRAZIL] Making his first international start, 19-year-old Mario Goetze scored in Germany’s 3-2 friendly winover Brazil, its first victory over the Brazilians in 18 years, and earned high praise from his coach. “Goetze has extraordinary awareness,” said Germany coach Joachim Loew after the Borussia Dortmund midfielder scored after rounding Brazil keeper Julio Cesar. “He always […]
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Houston adds Brazilian midfielder
[MLS] In the wake of trading Jamaican midfielder Lovel Palmer to Portland, Houston has signed center mid Luiz Camargo. “I liked the way he played when I saw him,” saidKinnear. “He can play in central midfield and gives us some options and flexibility in there.” Camargo (5-foot-8, 172 pounds) was born in Vinheda, Sao Paulo. […]
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International soccer's shop window
While a few players like Spain’s Sergio Canales (Real Madrid) and Brazil’s Philippe Coutinho (InterMilan) have already made it at big European clubs, most players are hoping the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia will be a springboard to success. Brazilians Oscar, Henrique, Danilo, Bruno Uvini and Casemiro are among the players who could be leaving […]
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Neymar's golazo overshadows Ronaldinho hat trick
[VIDEO PICK] The 19-year-old Brazilian Neymar showed why he’s got a $60 million price tag on him with this golazo for Santos … Flamengo came back thanks to a hat trick from 31-year-old Ronaldinho to win, 5-4, but Neymar’s brilliant goal still stole the show. …
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2011 Copa America this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] After Argentina, Brazil, the other favorite, was knocked out of the Copa America in a shootout. The defending champion slumped out of thetournament, falling to Paraguay 2-0 in a shootout after the game ended 0-0 following overtime. In another shocker, Venezuela qualified for the semifinals for the first time with a 2-1 win over […]