Entertainment

Thursday, October 20th 2011 - 06:44 UTC
Brazil’s ‘beautiful game’ fans want big boss ‘cartola’ out

Ricardo Teixeira has dominated Brazilian football for so long that, like many of the best players, he is known by just one name. They call him the “cartola,” literally the “top hat,” a title given to football bosses that instil respect and fear in equal measure and can carry more than a hint of shadiness.
Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 21:06 UTC
Who’s the best player ever: Pelé, Maradona, Romario or Messi?

Former Barcelona (1993/95) striker Romario and 1994 World Cup champion came on stage to say that Argentine star Lionel Messi still has some way to go before he can call himself the best player ever.
Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 20:51 UTC
What about “Life is short, have an affair” to sponsor a basketball team

Virtus Roma basketball team is in talks for a sponsorship deal with a website that helps unfaithful married people have an affair. Founder and president of www.ashleymadison.com Noel Biderman has been in talks with Roma president Claudio Toti for two days, something that has brought criticism from the Vatican.
Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 07:07 UTC
Argentine football ‘dictator’ “Don Julio” elected for an ninth time running

FIFA senior vice-president Julio Grondona, key right-hand man to Sepp Blatter, won a record ninth four-year term as Argentine Football Association (AFA) chief on Tuesday which will keep him in office until 2015.
Wednesday, October 12th 2011 - 05:52 UTC
Football star says Brazil “can’t become a slave of FIFA”

Brazil football star Romario has said FIFA must not be allowed to dictate changes to Brazilian law ahead of the World Cup in 2014. Romario, who is now a congressman, said laws that guarantee half-price tickets to students and pensioners should not be swept away.
Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 20:37 UTC
Falklands have the highest rate of network use in the world, says IMI

According to a report released by the Internet Market Institute, the highest rate of network use in the world is in the Falkland Islands. Taiwan ranked number 35 on the list and was number 5 in Asia, reports the Taiwan News.
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 16:24 UTC
Brazil wants to ban controversial ad campaign showing super model in knickers

Brazil's ministry for women has called for a TV advertising campaign showing supermodel Gisele Bundchen in just her underwear and high heels to be banned
Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:52 UTC
Buenos Aires prepares for impressive Beatles memorabilia auction next week

An original drawing by John Lennon is part of the more than 120 lots of Beatles memorabilia that will be auctioned in Buenos Aires by South America's largest collector of the Fab Four.
Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 20:15 UTC
Brazil-FIFA hold a ‘positive meeting’ but negotiations are ongoing

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had a “positive meeting” with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke on Monday to discuss the 2014 World Cup, Brazil's Sports Minister Orlando Silva said Tuesday.
Monday, October 3rd 2011 - 07:22 UTC
Rousseff and Blatter to discuss disputes regarding organization of 2014 World Cup

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to meet the president of soccer's world governing body on Monday to resolve a legal dispute over the 2014 World Cup, the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported.