Tag: 2014 FIFA World Cup

• Friday, November 11th 2011 - 08:03 UTC

  FIFA protects Brazilian football chief Teixeira who faces corruption charges

  

  FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has dismissed claims of corruption against Brazilian football chief Ricardo Teixeira.Teixeira has faced bribery and fraud accusations in recent weeks, as he continues the task of preparing Brazil to host the World Cup in 2014.

• Thursday, November 10th 2011 - 06:01 UTC

  War zone in Rio as police prepares to take control of the city’s biggest favela

  

  Brazilian police made two key arrests Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro's biggest favela (slum) as they ready to take control of the area from drug traffickers, in anticipation of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2011 - 07:14 UTC

  FIFA warns Brazil about 2014 World Cup delays: “not a day to lose”

  

  Brazil must hurry up and pass a package of new laws if the 2014 World Cup is to go ahead, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told the country's Congress on Tuesday, adding there was “not a day to lose.”

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 17:24 UTC

  Pele says Brazil “is not ready” to host the 2014 World Cup

  

  Brazil is not yet ready to host the 2014 World Cup, football great Pele told the ESPN Soccernet website in an interview posted on Friday. According to Pele, chaotic organization and communication difficulties are the biggest problems facing Brazil as it prepares for the World Cup.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 04:45 UTC

  Dilma respects cabinet sharing: names another Communist new Sports minister

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff appointed a Communist Party congressman as the country's new Sports minister Thursday, replacing Orlando Silva, an official from the same party who resigned as he fights corruption allegations.

• Friday, October 21st 2011 - 05:19 UTC

  World Cup 2014 takes off in Sao Paulo and Maracana stadium the final

  

  Sao Paulo will host the opening match of the 2014 World Cup and Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, where Uruguay in 1950 knocked out the host’s dream of its first Cup, will stage the final, FIFA announced Thursday.

• 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.

• Friday, October 14th 2011 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazil sets tough rules for three airport terminals concessions

  

  Operators interested in running Brazil's largest airport will be required to make a minimum bid of 1.3 billion dollars, Brazil's aviation authority said on Thursday.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:54 UTC

  Brazil satisfied with first chapter of “Strategic Frontiers Plan”

  

  President Dilma Rousseff revealed Monday that in the last four months Brazilian forces in the framework of the ‘Strategic Frontiers Plan’ had seized over 62 tons of drugs and 650 kilos of arms and explosives.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 01:45 UTC

  FIFA bribery allegations: Grondona apologizes for ‘unacceptable’ insults about England

  

  Julio Grondona, Argentina's FIFA vice-president has apologised for his “unacceptable” insults about England, David Bernstein the chairman of the English Football Association said. The controversy at the time also involved bribery allegations and the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dispute.