Brazil’s sports minister couldn’t resist making a playful joke at England’s expense regarding the weather in Manaus, where the Three Lions begin their World Cup campaign in what is set to be stifling heat. Prior to last year’s World Cup draw, England…
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Yesterday the blogosphere was saturated with the wedding story of Nigerian singer Olu Maintain. . The star singer who became…
Children as young as 12 are selling themselves for sex for as little as 80p in one of Brazil’s World Cup cities, a Sky News investigation has found. It comes as international footballers join a campaign warning fans travelling to the tournament not…
Juan Mata hopes his club record transfer from Chelsea to Manchester United will help cement his place in the Spain World Cup squad in Brazil later this year. A lack of first-team opportunities, and concerns over his international future, prompted the…
African champions Nigeria will train in Houston in the United States for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a top official has announced. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi had proposed the team train in either Miami or Houston for the World Cup, but top Nigeria…
Brazilian forward Kaka boosted his World Cup hopes by scoring his 100th and 101st goals for AC Milan in a welcome 3-0 win over Atalanta at the San Siro on Monday. Kaka is one of several Europe-based stars hoping to nail a place in Luiz Felipe Scolari…
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says his only fear for the 2014 World Cup is players gloating over past victories and failing to be humble in the face of the great challenge ahead in Brazil. “We have to forget the past and not gloat over what we have…
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Brazil’s northern Amazonia state ruled Wednesday that work could resume fully at the World Cup stadium in Manaus where a worker fell to his death over the weekend, media reports said. Construction at the site partially resumed on Monday, although not…
One person was killed Saturday in an accident at the Manaus Arena World Cup stadium in Brazil, falling some 35 meters, officials said. The accident came barely two weeks after two people died at the World Cup stadium in Sao Paulo which is scheduled…