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28 Gorgeous Pictures Of Brazil's World Cup Cities
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Why Cristiano Ronaldo Is So Good
For the unfamiliar, Cristiano Ronaldo will probably be the one rampaging through the U.S. defense when Portugal plays the U.S. at this summer's World Cup.The Real Madrid forward is the best player in...
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Brazil Will Have Troops Guard Amazon Border During World Cup
Brazil began deploying 30,000 troops on Saturday to patrol its borders and beef up security for the World Cup soccer tournament that will kick off in 12 Brazilian cities next month, the Defense...
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Bad Things Tend To Happen In World Cup Years
The World Cup is coming up in Brazil this summer, so watch out."Bad things tend to happen in World Cup years."That's the message from Dario Perkins of Lombard Street research. He writes:For many, the...
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The 30 Americans Who Still Have A Shot At Going To The World Cup
We're getting close now. The provisional roster isn't the final roster, but Jurgen Klinsmann's list of 30 names marks a major milestone on the road to the biggest sporting event in the world.A few...
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MAP: Where The Players On The 30-Man US World Cup Roster Are From
The U.S. men's national team, like many squads throughout the world, has taken on a decidedly international feel for the 2014 World Cup.The 30-man preliminary World Cup roster features players six...
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French Soccer Star's Girlfriend Goes On NSFW Twitter Tirade After Boyfriend...
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri was left off the France World Cup team in a mild surprise, and his girlfriend is not happy about it.Nasri had a bit of a falling out with coach Didier Deschamps...
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Brazilian Security Will Wear 'Robocop' Style Protection Equipment
World Cup police in Rio de Janeiro will be kitted out in a 'RoboCop' style suit of armour to protect officers in the event of violent protests during the tournament.Members of a special unit set up for...
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FIFA Is Using The Big Economic Lie About Hosting The World Cup To Scold...
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke scolded Brazilians for using the World Cup to protest government waste, corruption, and mismanagement in an interview on FIFA.com.In his explanation, he used an...
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World Cup Tourists Are In For An Unpleasant Surprise On Rio's Beaches
Brazil’s “Marvelous City” will play host to around 400,000 tourists during the World Cup next month. And there’s one thing visitors may be unable to avoid, be it on their way to the airport or at the...
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Here Are The Brand New World Cup Uniforms For All 32 Teams
All 32 teams at the 2014 World Cup redesigned their uniforms for this summer's tournament.Some teams with iconic kits (Brazil, Croatia) only made small tweaks, while others got radical overhauls...
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Swine Flu Kills 2 People In Brazil's Most Controversial World Cup Host City
Two people have died from the H1N1 flu virus (known as swine flu) in the last two weeks in Manaus, Brazil, the Foundation for Health Services in Amazonas told Globo.There have been 11 cases of the...
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Meet Diego Costa, The Hated Brazilian Striker Who's Playing For Spain In The...
Diego Costa can't win.Before he decided which national team he'd play for at the World Cup, the 25-year-old Brazilian-born Spanish striker was the target of nationalistic taunts from fans."Diego Costa...
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30 Photos Of The Pickup Soccer Fields That Produce Brazil's Best Players
The Brazilian word for pickup soccer — "pelada"— means "naked" (specifically, a naked woman).It's soccer at its most basic. All over Brazil there are pickup games going on at all times, despite the...
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FIFA President Makes Stunning Statement On Giving Qatar The 2022 World Cup:...
In an interview with Swiss TV station RTS, FIFA president Sepp Blatter admitted that awarding Qatar the 2022 World Cup was a mistake.His full quote (as translated by the Guardian):"Of course, it was a...
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Why Some Brazilians Want Their Country To Lose The World Cup
When Brazil was awarded the 2014 soccer World Cup, it seemed a no-brainer that it would please the nation known as the most skilled and passionate in the world at “the beautiful game.”Brazil’s love and...
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8 Reasons Why Giving Qatar The 2022 World Cup Was A Horrible Mistake
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that awarding Qatar the 2022 World Cup was "a mistake" in an interview on Swiss television.It's a stunning admission.While it's widely believed Blatter didn't vote for...
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Swine Flu Hits Brazil Amid World Cup Preparations And Riots
As if Brazil did not have enough problems with unfinished stadiums and shantytown riots, a new problem has hit one of the 2014 World Cup host cities: Swine flu has claimed two lives in the Amazon city...
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Brazil Is Panicking About Trying To Pull Off The World Cup During Huge Protests
Protests against the World Cup in 13 cities have marked the worst day in another terrible week for Brazil as the government struggles with strikes, public unease, and crime less than a month before the...
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The 5 Biggest Security Threats To The World Cup
With the World Cup kickoff just a month away, the Brazilian government is working overtime to get prepared to host the expected throngs of people that will descend on the country.With visitors come the...
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