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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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Designer Picked For Rio Golf Club House
Brazilian architect Pedro Évora has been named the winner of a competition to design the 2016 Olympic golf course club house. The winning project, which was revealed at the Brazilian Institute of Architects, Rio de Janeiro department, features a large veranda showcasing the lush tropical land ...
Adidas To Send Flamengo Official Proposal
Brasileiro club Flamengo's board of directors will receive "in the upcoming days" a 10-year sponsorship proposal from adidas that could be worth as much as R$465M ($228.9M), according to Braga and Mendes of LANCENET.com.br. The club will receive R$35M ($17.2M) starting in '13 with the amount increas ...
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Brazil Union Upset With World Cup Times
The National Federation of Professional Football Athletes (FENAPAF) in Brazil, released a statement asking FIFA and the Brazilian authorities organizing the 2014 World Cup "to alter the game times," according to GAZATAESPORTIVA.net. The intention of the organization is to "prevent athletes from suff ...
Cup Construction Worries Pelé
In a visit to Mexico for promotional campaigns, former Brazilian footballer Pelé said that he was "preoccupied by the delay in 2014 World Cup stadium constructions," according to the EFE. Pelé said, "The biggest concern is that some of the construction work is running late. That is wor ...
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Brazil Investing Up To $148M For Olympics
The Brazilian federal government "will free up" between R$250M ($123.4M) and R$300M ($148.1M) this year for sporting projects in preparation for the 2016 Rio Games, according to Rodrigo Mattos of UOL.com.br. The number represents three times the amount that was spent last year. The investment "is no ...
Channel 4 To Bid On Rio Paralympics
Channel 4 CEO David Abraham is preparing a bid for the TV rights to the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympics, but "could be derailed by a BBC plan to snatch back the rights," according to Mark Sweney of the London GUARDIAN. If Channel 4 can win the bid for the U.K. TV rights to the event, Abraham said th ...
Brazil Will Host Match Against Poverty
Former players Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are among the players who will take the field in the 10th UEFA-backed Match Against Poverty on Dec. 19 at the Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil. As goodwill ambassadors for the United Nations Development Program, Ronaldo and Zidane will each capta ...
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Nöra BlueCube Gets World Cup Contract
British company Nöra BlueCube has won the contract to supply the seats for the Castelão stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, according to PORTAL2014.org.br. The company will start installing the seats in the 64,000-seat World Cup stadium this month. The intention of Nöra BlueCube is to fur ...
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Vero To Lead Rio 2016 Communications
Vero communications and its Brazilian partner agencies have been called in by infrastructure and architecture firm AECOM to lead its communications around its work building the Rio 2016 Olympic Park, according to Lynsey Barber of PR WEEK. Vero’s Brazilian subsidiary MLA True Communications and ...
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FIFA, LOC Worry About Drainage Systems
The possible impact of "unexpected torrential rains" is preoccupying 2014 FIFA World Cup organizers, according to Rodrigo Mattos of UOL.com.br. With the majority of World Cup host stadiums more than halfway finished, the Local Organizing Committee has turned its focus to the "important matters in th ...
