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• Tuesday, May 27th 2014 - 09:14 UTC

  Brazilian protests extend to the national team as it left Rio airport

  

  Brazil's World Cup squad were forced to avoid a group of 200 striking teachers on Monday as they headed for their tournament base camp against a backdrop of public anger over the cost of staging the event.

• Monday, May 26th 2014 - 06:33 UTC

  Brazil: Furious Dilma fires back at World Cup criticism from soccer star Ronaldo

  

  President Dilma Rousseff hit back over the weekend at criticism voiced by former soccer star Ronaldo over mishandled preparations for the World Cup. In an interview with Reuters Ronaldo lamented that many infrastructure projects promised for the tournament were significantly delayed, scaled-down, or canceled, while some stadiums remain unfinished just over two weeks from kick-off.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:39 UTC

  FIFA warns about buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers

  

  FIFA has told fans buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers that they could be barred from stadiums. Three weeks from the opening match, FIFA said yesterday that it “cancels tickets discovered as illegally sold or re-sold with the bearers risking not being permitted entry.” FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said some fans have already been affected.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:13 UTC

  British fans travelling to the Cup in Brazil warned about 'Argentine gangs'

  

  If the recent protests and demonstrations across Brazil prior to the World Cup are any indication of the domestic and public violence that is expected to happen, fans, of all nationalities must be cautious, as the Brazilian military police has warned.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:59 UTC

  Strikes and protests in chaotic Sao Paulo move to the suburbs

  

  Brazil faced new protests and strikes Friday as bus drivers continued their walkout in Sao Paulo's suburbs and Rio de Janeiro braced for demonstrations 20 days from the World Cup.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 10:11 UTC

  Suarez resting at home expects to begin exercises next week

  

  Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is resting at home following a Thursday early morning arthroscopy, and should be back with recuperation exercises as early as next week, according to the latest sanitary report from the Uruguayan Football Association medical team.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 07:28 UTC

  Suarez to undergo knee surgery, according to sports news; Uruguay plays England 19 June

  

  Uruguay’s striker Luis Suarez will undergo surgery on Thursday in a knee according to relatives and close friends of the best player of the English Premier league with the Liverpool colors.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 01:07 UTC

  FIFA demands second test for the recently opened Sao Paulo stadium

  

  FIFA has demanded Brazil’s World Cup organizers stage one final test event at the Sao Paulo stadium staging the June 12 opener. The Brazilian league schedule has been re-jigged to accommodate Corinthians match against Brazilian champions Cruzeiro at the 68,000-seat Itaquerao, which is still unfinished, on June first.

• Tuesday, May 20th 2014 - 08:07 UTC

  Pele admits tourists are cancelling trips to Brazil because of protests and delays

  

  Protests in Brazil and delays in building stadiums are putting the World Cup next month at risk and prompting tourists to stay away, soccer great Pele said on Monday. Brazil's tournament organizers have faced headwinds since the country was tapped to host the World Cup in 2007.

• Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 09:03 UTC

  Brazilian police tells tourists that if attacked “don't fight, scream or argue”

  

  If attacked in Brazil: “Don't fight, scream or argue”. That's the advice being offered to tourists by São Paulo Civil Police ahead of this year's World Cup games which authorities have revealed will be enforced by armored, “RoboCop”-styled riot police.