Tag: FIFA

Havelange Dies at 100, Before the End of the Olympics He Brought to Rio

The former president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), João Havelange, died ...

The Olympic Chaos and Corruption Don’t Stop in Rio. They Are All Over the Sports World

Wounds have opened. recriminations are all around. The Rio Olympic Games, even before the ...

Brazil President Predicts Protests Will Go Away Once World Cup Starts

Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, confided during dinner with sports journalists that she ...

Delays, Deaths and Preparations on FIFA’s Agenda for Brazil’s World Cup

All the trouble involving Brazil’s 2014 World Cup preparations and concerns about human rights ...

After Stadium Deaths, FIFA’s Honchos Head to the Beach in Bahia, Braz

Here we go again. After the deaths, which took place in the São Paulo ...

After Stadium Deaths, FIFA’s Honchos Head to the Beach in Bahia, Brazil

Here we go again. After the deaths, which took place in the São Paulo ...

Giant Brazil Wakes Up, Boos President and Takes to the Streets

High inflation, slower growth, street protests over the increase in bus fares smacked full ...

Can Brazil’s World Cup Leave More than White Elephants as Legacy?

A little over a year before the opening, 2014 FIFA World Cup projects are ...

Brazil’s World Cup Law Guarantees Plenty of Booze and Holidays

Brazil’s 2014 World Soccer Cup law approved yesterday, March 28, by the Brazilian House ...

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