Brazil unveils mascot for 2014 World Cup
Anticipation mounted for months as Brazil deliberated on what they would choose as the mascot for the 2014 World Cup. As the host city, the pressure has been on to get something that would stand out...
View ArticleBrazil’s National Anthem is amazing when sung by 60,000 fans
I don’t understand a lick of Portuguese, but that doesn’t mean one cannot appreciate the beauty of 60,000 fans singing their country’s National Anthem in unison. Amid strife over corruption due to the...
View ArticleReport: Slave labor in Qatar for 2022 World Cup
According to a shocking report by the Guardian, migrant workers in Qatar are suffering through human rights abuses that amount to “modern-day slavery,” in the construction and preparation for the 2022...
View ArticleMexico “thanks” US, blasts their own
Situation: Last round of the Hex. The United States is already through (and is seeking a shot at getting seeded, although that was already slim from the start). So are Costa Rica and Honduras....
View ArticleFIFA plans to move its 2022 World Cup date to winter?
The drama about the controversy-filled 2022 FIFA World Cup just won’t end, and it is still 8 years away. Earlier today, FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke told Radio France that he ruled out the...
View ArticleIan Darke shines in ESPN FIFA World Cup ad
ESPN ‘s last FIFA Men’s World Cup as rights holders (for a while) will take place in Brazil later this year, and they are pulling out amazing tricks to put pressure on the next rights holders (Looking...
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