BRAZIL 2014: The Fifa #WorldCup as soccer players’ market

Hundreds of soccer talent scouts are already in Brazil to hunt for new players who would have, by the end of the World Cup, succeeded in convincing the world of their worth.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

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13 Jun

BRAZIL 2014: Will this #WorldCup pass the carbon emissions test?

The world’s biggest sports fest is a major source of carbon

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Jun

BRAZIL 2014: Croatia defender rails against penalty, says ref shouldn't be at #WorldCup

Unfancied Croatia took a shock lead when Marcelo put the ball into his own net early in the Group A match before Neymar levelled in front of a jubilant crowd in the Corinthians Arena.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Jul

BRAZIL 2014: Scolari to stay put till after #WorldCup despite calls to 'go to hell'

Scolari also tried to put a positive spin on Brazil's performance, pointing out the Selecao had reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2002.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Jun

#BRAZIL 2014: 21 killed in Boko Haram attack at #Naija #WorldCup ‘show’

Local residents said the bomb appeared to have been hidden in a motorised rickshaw outside the venue for the World Cup screening.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Jul

BRAZIL 2014: #Germany comes home to cheers and tears of 10,000 manic fans - #WorldCup

Tens of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Tuesday to welcome the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jun

BRAZIL 2014: Brazil, where soccer, beauty and carnival rule supreme

>Two years ago during the London 2012 Olympics, an Italian journalist made what he termed an ‘easy decision’ by foregoing an event involving his country’s athlete, an athletics event he was under obligation to cover for his media house, to rush to the Horse Guards Parade to watch the Brazilian beach volleyball team. The emphasis here is on the female team.

 

10 years ago

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19 Dec

SOCCER: Brazil 2014: a tourney to cherish

>The 2014 World Cup was a captivating carnival of football, rated by many as the best yet, with high drama on and off the pitch, and, in Germany, champions worthy of the name.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Jun

Top underrated players at 2014 FIFA World Cup

Rio de Janeiro. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar will be some of the headlining acts in Brazil during the 20th FIFA World Cup, which roars into life on Thursday.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Jun

BRAZIL 2014: 5 players to watch in Group B fixtures

So should you be watching Spain's Sergio Ramos, or Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez? Read on and pick your favorite.

 

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