Tag: World Cup

FIFA Says Yes to Brazil’s Bid to Host 2014 World Cup

FIFA, the International Football Federation has recommended Brazil to host the World Cup in ...

Brazil Blames Dismal GDP on Peoples’ Love for Soccer

Brazil’s economy expanded less than anticipated in the second quarter as workers across the ...

Ronaldinho's statue destroyed by fans in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Brazil Not Only Lost the Cup But Also the World’s Respect

Not since the early 1970s when West Germany and Holland, with their "total football" ...

Brazil and Ronaldinho from Big Hope to Big Flop

Zinedine Zidane rediscovered his game in Germany, while Ronaldinho left his in Barcelona. Fans ...

French footballer hero Zinédine Zidane

It’s True, the French Stole Brazil’s Jogo Bonito, But We Always Have 2010

No doubt the headlines said it better than I ever could: "France Bids Brazil ...

Brazil Rides Coattails of World Cup Players to Sell Its Goods

The Brazilian government is taking advantage of all the opportunities at the World Soccer ...

Brazil Breezes Through Ghana While Ronaldo Makes Soccer History

Brazil ended Ghana’s scrappy World Cup debut today, June 27, with three streaking goals, the ...

Ghana’s Black Stars Promise a Ball Show Against Brazil

Ghana is the only one of the five African nations to have made it ...

O Globo's front page celebrating Brazil's victory against Japan

World Cup: Now Is the Winter of Brazil’s Discontent

Watching two old men playing chess in a park would have been more exciting ...

Time of World Cup in Brazil

World Cup Brings Out the Best and Worst in Brazil

The World Cup brings out much that is great about living in Brazil but ...