Sydney Morning Herald Rio seeks relief from revellers' relieving themselves Reuters By Jeb Blount | RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – An oil-led economic boom, hosting of the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, and a plunge in violent crime are making Rio de Janeiro, called Cidade Maravilhosa, feel like the “Marvellous City” for the … Carnival in Rio | 02.20.12 News & Observer Photos: Carnival In Brazil Denver Post all 1,408 news articles
Boston.com Ambitious plans for US Boston.com Part of Klinsmann's contribution to taking soccer to the next level in the US is connecting its best players with elite teams in Europe. If Dempsey, who started his professional career as a member of the Revolution from 2004-06, can move to a top-level … USMNT: 7 Stars Set to Breakthrough in 2014 World Cup Qualifying Bleacher Report all 6 news articles
Former 'slaves' build Brazil World Cup stadium GMA News Nivaldo Inacio da Silva has a word to describe what it's like to wake up at 6 am, strap on a hardhat and endure suffocating 100-degree heat on the construction site of one of Brazil's new World Cup soccer stadiums: “Freedom. and more
Soccer Caspules: Timbers welcome Scottish striker Boyd Brownsville Herald Atletico will be without Brazilian playmaker Diego, who is out for a month with a right leg muscle injury. “The coach is doing great work,” Atletico full back Juanfran Torres said. “We need to continue on the same way, with the same motivation. and more
High Tide: From Iran Cutting Off UK And France To Kidnapping For Terrorism Funds Wall Street Journal (blog) (Corporate Crime Reporter) The former deputy chief of China's soccer association was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for taking $200000 in bribes. Twenty others were also sentenced for match-fixing. Pressure is building on Brazil's soccer … and more
Voestalpine to Build Two Track Switch Plants in Brazil in 2012 BusinessWeek 21 (Bloomberg) — Voestalpine AG, Austria's biggest steelmaker, plans to build two plants for rail-track switches in Brazil this year to gain as the country prepares to host the soccer World Cup and the Olympic Games. The plants will be located in Sao …
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Financial Mirror Carnival in Rio | 02.20.12 News & Observer AP Dancers of Vila Isabel samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , Monday Feb. 20, 2012. – AP A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parades carrying a costume with a photo of former soccer … Brazil kicks off carnival as fears of unrest fade Financial Mirror Carnival in Brazil draws hundreds of thousands of revelers Washington Post News of the world in photos: Marching to Fat Tuesday Seattle Post Intelligencer International Business Times
The Wait Goes On for Soccer to Clean Up New York Times In Brazil, the land of the Beautiful Game, there are almost daily contradictions concerning Ricardo Teixeira. He has never created anything so magical as Messi, but he is the boss of both the Brazilian soccer federation and the World Cup committee that … and more
CHIVAS USA: McKenzie ready for his shot ESPN (blog) The 25-year-old center back, Chivas USA's newest signing, mostly has sat and watched through his first four Major League Soccer seasons, and a fine showing in the Goats' preseason camp the past month or so probably isn't going to give him a regular … and more
GALAXY: Juninho back in 'second home' ESPN (blog) The 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder would rather be running things for São Paulo, the powerhouse that loaned him to LA the past two seasons, recalled and re-signed him in December, then decided two weeks ago to loan him out, again, after all.
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