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Argentine Football Club Chair Daniel Angelici Will Protest Playing Late Games05 / 21 / 13Argentine football club Boca Juniors Chair Daniel Angelici made "strong statements to protest Boca playing next weekend against Newell's at 9:30pm local time," according to CLARIN. Angelici said that Tuesday, he will make a suggestion in the Argentine FA against the decision made by Football For All... |
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Arena Tricolor Opener Tickets Going Fast
The inaugural game of the Arena Tricolor in Porto Alegre, Brazil, has already sold 45,000 tickets, according to Vicente Fonseca of GAZETAESPORTIVA.net. The new 60,540 seat multi-use stadium, home of Brasileiro club Grêmio, will host a number of 2014 World Cup matches. The stadium opener featu ...
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World Cup Stadium Has Plan Altered
The consortium in charge of the Arena Pernambucu in Recife, Brazil, has "opted to alter the project" to speed up construction and get it ready for the 2013 Confederations Cup in June, according to Itri & Rizzo of FOLHA DE S. PAULO. This is significant as the Confederations Cup is set to take pla ...
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Rio Games Ready For Mascot Selection
The Local Organizing Committe of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games "initiated the process for the selection of the mascot," according to Vinicius Konchinski of UOL.com.br. The organization "launched the process to contract a company" that will develop the mascot for the Games. Rio ...
Brazil WC Host Cities Wary Of New Costs
After receiving the final requisitions from FIFA for provisional installations, the 2014 World Cup host cities "were frightened by the cost increase" and have already asked the federal government for help, according to Rodrigo Mattos of UOL.com.br. The initial estimates indicate between R$20M ($9.8M ...
São Januário Will Not Host Rugby Sevens
The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Organizing Committee revealed it "will not be using the São Januário stadium" for the rugby sevens competition, according to GLOBO ESPORTE. Brasileiro club Vasco, which is the tenant of the stadium, did not send the necessary documents to authoriti ...
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FIFA Under Pressure To Allow Brazilian Food At WC
FIFA is under pressure to allow sales of a native Brazilian sandwich in stadiums at the 2014 World Cup "amid allegations that the governing body is bowing to corporate sponsors such as McDonald's," according to the AFP. The dispute centers on acaraje, an iconic black-eyed pea fritter from the north ...
Ferrer Added To Federer Gillette Tour
The Gillette Federer Tour revealed that "an additional day" will be added to the event along with the presence of two more tennis players from the ATP tour, according to GAZETAESPORTIVA.net. The event, staged in the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil will be played from Dec. 6- ...
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Confederations Cup Venues Nearly Set
FIFA "will confirm next week whether all six venues for next year's Confederations Cup in Brazil will be able to stage the event," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. FIFA has already announced that Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fortaleza, Recife and Brasilia "will host matches in th ...
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World Cup 2014 Adds Partner
Glass manufacturer AGC Asahi Glass has agreed to become a new partner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, according to Felipe Turlão of MEIO&MENSAGEM.com.br. The Japanese company agreed to a licensing agreement with FIFA to become the "official licensed glass roof of the 2014 FIFA World ...
Grêmio Close To Arena Deal
Brasileiro club Grêmio "is close to selling the naming-rights" to its new stadium to Chinese bank ICBC Bank, according to PLACAR. Representatives of the "largest bank in China" arrived in Brazil on Monday to conclude the negotiations. Grêmio President Eduardo Antonini confirmed that "the ...
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