SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Congress postponed a key World Cup bill again on Wednesday, a move that is likely to frustrate officials of football’s governing body who say its passage is crucial to preparations for the 2014 World Cup. The bill, which has been years in the making, provides a legislative framework for the organization of the FIFA World Cup and its curtain raiser, the 2013 …

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Do you believe Brazil will be ready for the World Cup? The response is likely to sound a bit like the varying answers I’ve gotten when I’ve posed it to Brazilians lately: They’ll pull it together at the absolute last minute.

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Brazil is Woefully, Comfortably Behind on its World Cup 2014 Prep

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £50 in free bets! Brazil legend Ronaldo has indicated that he wants to start a political career in football, with the presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) a possibility after the 2014 World Cup.

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Brazil legend Ronaldo refuses to rule out CBF presidency after 2014 World Cup

Brazil reassured FIFA president Sepp Blatter that it will fulfill its commitments in preparing for the 2014 World Cup.

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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — The sports minister of Brazil, site of the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament, told FIFA – the sport’s governing body — that the government is pushing to approve the sale of alcohol inside host stadiums, the Associated Press reports. While Brazilian legislators are divided on the issue, Aldo Rebelo said that the federal government “clarifies that the commitment to FIFA in …

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Ricardo Teixeira has quit his post as head of the 2014 World Cup organising committee following a spate of corruption allegations. corruption allegations

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Brazil's 2014 World Cup boss resigns

Rio de Janeiro, March 11 (IANS) Led by former football star Renato Gaucho, Brazil 2 defeated Paraguay in the finals of the four-on-four footvolley 2012 World Cup. With a score of two games to one, the Brazilians won the second annual international tournament.

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FIFA has postponed a planned 2014 World Cup inspection trip to Brazil next week by its top administrator Jerome Valcke, who sparked anger there by criticizing delays in preparations.

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FIFA Delays 2014 Inspection Trip to Brazil

Brazil moved toward relaxing its strict ban on alcohol at soccer games Tuesday, responding to World Cup organizers’ concerns. Soccer’s governing body is pushing for the change so it can make Budweiser the “Official Beer of the FIFA World Cup” when Brazil hosts the event in 2014.

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In Brazil, where futebol fanaticism is only matched by the extraordinary lengths the game’s leaders will go to steal money, two young Brazilians are chasing down a different kind of green. Construction delays and corruption charges be damned – if Ian McKee and Vicente Mello have their way, World Cup 2014 will go down as the first Green Cup in history.

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Greed, Greenwashing and Brazil's Hail Mary for a Green World Cup

Brazil says it will no longer deal with key Fifa official Jerome Valcke after his criticism of its World Cup 2014 organisation.

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A Brazilian congressional commission approves the draft of a law urged by Fifa to cover the 2014 World Cup, but sticking points remain.

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SAO PAULO — A congressional commission partially approved a bill regulating the 2014 World Cup in Brazil on Tuesday, but congressmen remained divided on whether to allow the sale of alcohol at games during the monthlong tournament, dealing a setback to FIFA and local organizers. read more

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Vicente del Bosque is musing over tactical changes up front for the visit of fast-improving Venezuela to Malaga and may turn to the man he signed as a 14-year-old, Roberto Soldado.

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South Korea overpowered Uzbekistan 4-2 on Saturday in a confidence-boosting win before next week’s crunch home World Cup qualifer at home to Kuwait. South Korea, World Cup semi-finalists as co-hosts with Japan in 2002, need to avoid defeat against Kuwait to be certain of advancing to the final round of qualifying for the 2014 finals in Brazil.

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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: South Korea braces for Kuwait

The FA are planning for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil — even though the qualification campaign has not even started.

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EXCLUSIVE: FA begin search for 2014 World Cup base with sightseeing trips across Brazil

It wasn’t a tough choice for convicted bank robber Chiquinho: spend the day in a cell or make money out in the sun helping Brazil build a 2014 World Cup stadium.

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Former labor slaves, prisoners build WCup venues

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Construction in Brazil – Key Trends & Opportunities to 2016: Activity …

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South Florida soccer fans unable to swing a trip to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup can enjoy an appetizer much closer to home. The grueling two-year journey to the quadrennial tournament will begin in Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium for the U.S. national team with a qualifier June 8 against Antigua and Barbuda.

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As Brazil gears up for the 2014 soccer World Cup and 2016 Olympics, government ministers have become fond of proclaiming how the tournaments will boost economic development. read more

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Brazil's World Cup, Olympics upgrades spark criticism

Brazil could field Ronaldinho, Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso, a key trio in their 2014 World Cup ambitions, when they meet Bosnia in a friendly in Switzerland on February 28.

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Brazil Squad Reunites Gifted Ronaldinho, Neymar, Ganso

Legendary Brazilian forward Romário’s Brazil due to poor level of preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. According to Romario, Brazilians need to radically improve the situation with airports. “If that does not begin as soon as possible, arriving in our country fans face chaos,” he said.

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The U.S. Men’s National Team continues its competition against the world’s top teams when they host five-time World Cup champions Brazil on Wednesday, May 30 in Landover, Md. Kickoff for the USA’s first ever match at FedExField is set for 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2, ESPN3 and Univision.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Workers building and renovating Brazil’s stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don’t agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.

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Brazil raised 24.5 billion reais ($14 billion) through the sale of licenses to operate three of the country’s busiest airports in an auction today aimed at accelerating investments ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos’ devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn’t watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium this nation’s temple to the sport.

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Favela do Metro shantytown, right, and the Maracana stadium, background, are seen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Residents of communities like Metro, located on the surroundings of the Maracana stadium, are being pushed out of their homes to make way for new roads, Olympic venues, and other projects as part of preparations to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Demand for flights in Brazil has nearly tripled in the past decade, authorities said Wednesday. That is straining a system that is under pressure to prepare for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

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Brazil Air Travel Triples Since 2002

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, the collapse of three buildings puts a stain on the country, reports Mac Margolis.

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RIO DE JANEIRO : Brazil can host the 2014 World Cup without getting into a fight with football’s governing body FIFA , Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo said Friday.

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