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Fuleco establishing himself as a Brazilian football great

Source: FIFA, Dec 7 2012, 7:35am CST

Almost three months after being revealed to the Brazilian public Brazil’s most famous armadillo is taking a few days off and reflecting on a busy and exciting start to his ambassadorial role. Fuleco, who was named after a nationwide naming ...

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8 minutes ago

Video: Brazil 2014 World Cup wine Lidio Carraro at Vinexpo

Source: Decanter  |   Jun 20 2013, 4:10am CDT

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23 minutes ago

Pique enjoying Brazilian culture

Source: Soccer News  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:55am CDT

Spain defender Gerard Pique is relishing the chance to experience life away from football while in Brazil at the FIFA Confederations Cup. The Barcelona star, who played in the FIFA World Cup winners’ 2-1 opening victory over Urugu ...

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27 weeks ago


Quote:
"Every football fan has at least one FIFA World Cup mascot that they will never forget. Take World Cup Willie in 1966, the first ever official mascot, or Naranjito from 1982 who is still very well known in Brazil, or Zakumi, Fuleco’s predecessor from 2010. From what we have seen in just three months, Brazil’s tatu-bola is well on his way to establishing himself in FIFA World Cup history"


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33 minutes ago

FIFA reviews 3D World Cup

Source: Broadband TV News  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:45am CDT

FIFA is reconsidering plans to video the next World Cup in the 3D format; it follows the decision by the US sports broadcaster ESPN to close its own 3D channel later this year. “We know that the technology has had a few setbac ...

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44 minutes ago

Zambia: 'Up Your Game'

Source: AllAfrica.com  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:34am CDT

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has told players to individually step up their game and begin to focus on how they will conquer Ghana in Kumasi for them to sail through to the final round of the Brazil 2014 FIFA ...

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58 minutes ago

De la Torre rues Neymar class, talks 2014 aim

Source: FIFA  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:20am CDT

Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre has rued poor finishing and the genius of Neymar after his side's FIFA Confederations Cup ambitions were dashed by Brazil in Fortaleza on Wednesday. Neymar scored one superb goal and made another in a 2-0 victory that ...

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1 hour ago

Brazil's perfect storm of discontent

Source: Al Jazeera  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:13am CDT

Brazil has been roiled by protests in recent weeks. At first, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the country to protest bus and subway fare hikes and demand free public transportation. Ra ...

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1 hour ago

Brazilians mock Pele’s appeal to end protests

Source: Irish Independent  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:06am CDT

Brazilian soccer great Pele has called on thousands of protestors demonstrating over poor quality public services and corruption to leave the streets and focus on football, an appeal that was quickly met with deris ...

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1 hour ago

Brazil protests for public transportation, health, education

Source: Merinews  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:03am CDT

General Secretary of the Brazilian Presidency, Gilberto Carvalho said the Brazilian Federal Government was not prepared for these successive events across the country, since the protesters changed their political forma ...

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1 hour ago

Brazil's poor feel left behind on road to World Cup

Source: The Express Tribune Pakistan  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:46am CDT

Demonstrators run during clashes with riot police near the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza June 19, 2013. PHOTO: AFP BRAZIL: Brazilians left behind by a vaunted economic boom have come to see next year’s World Cup not as ...

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