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Brazil Coach Calls For Calm To Confederations Cup Protests, As Quarter Million Demonstrate06 / 20 / 13Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari "has called for protesters to remain calm after demonstrations rocked the country during the Confederations Cup," according to Ben Smith of the BBC. Speaking before Brazil's match against Mexico on Wednesday, Scolari "likened the problems to the 2011 riots in London,... Tags: International Football, Brazil |
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Corinthians Agree To $145M Nike Deal
Brasileiro club Corinthians has agreed to a contract extension with kit supplier Nike worth R$300M ($145M), according to Reis & Macedo of FOLHA DE S. PAULO. Team President Mário Gobbi confirmed the news in Japan, where the team is playing in the FIFA Club World Cup. Corinthians' current k ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Brazil
Palmeiras Land Stadium Sponsorships
Brazilian club Palmeiras "has closed six sponsorship deals" for its new Arena Palestra Itália stadium, according to YAHOO ESPORTE. The São Paulo club, which played top flight football this season but has been regulated to the second division for the '13 season, "has sold six of the 14 ...
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Olympics Tennis To See Rule Change
Tennis officials are "considering adding third-set tiebreakers" at the next Olympics after some marathon matches in London this year, according to the AP. In addition, Bronze Medal matches "could be eliminated to lighten the loads of players entered in multiple events." Int'l Tennis Federation Presi ...
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CBF Working On Significant Project
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is working on a project to ensure that the World Cup stadiums being built in Cuiabá, Manaus and Brasilia do not turn into "white elephants" after the tournament, according to Rodrigo Vessoni of LANCE NET. The CBF does not want "so much tax payer mone ...
Maracanã Control To Be Disputed
Portuguese stadium operator Lusoarenas and Brazilian sports marketing agency Traffic Sports have partnered "to dispute the control of the Maracanã," according to Almeida, Castro & Konchinski of UOL. Lusoarenas President Marco Herling confirmed the partnership. Herling said that the compan ...
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Brasileiro Club Deciding On Sponsors
Brasileiro club Santos is "up against time" to figure out which sponsors will be on the team's jersey next season, according to Milton Pazzi Jr. of FOLHA DE S. PAULO. The club's current five sponsors -- Seara, Banco BMG, Netshoes, Marabraz and CSU -- all have deals that expire on Dec. 31. So far "no ...
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Corinthians Fans Damage Airport
Close to 15,000 fans of Brasileiro club Corinthians were at São Paulo's Guarulhos Int'l Airport to cheer the squad as it left for the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, according to GLOBO ESPORTE. However, the party ended in "confusion with the military police" and airport security. According to a ...
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IOC Tells Rio Organizers 'Time Is Ticking'
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics organizers have been warned "time is ticking in a not-so-subtle hint to fast-track their Olympic preparations," according to Jacquelin Magnay of the London TELEGRAPH. The IOC's exec board is "increasingly concerned about the rate of progress for the Games, which are mire ...
Sevens To Play In Olympic Stadium In '16
Rugby Sevens "will take centre stage in the main Olympic Stadium" in '16 if a site visit to Rio de Janeiro after Christmas from Int'l Rugby Board CEO Brett Gosper and his technical team goes to plan, according to Brendan Gallagher of the London TELEGRAPH. The Rio organzing committee plans to use a s ...
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In the first hour they went on sale, close to 20,000 people applied for "the most popular Confederations Cup tickets." The category 4 tickets are the cheapest and only available to Brazilian residents. They are priced between R$28.5 ($13.5) and R$57 ($27). On Saturday, FIFA revealed that more than 1 ...
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