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Brazil's World Cup Fever Soured By Massive Protests At Confederations Cup06 / 19 / 13Brazilians "are realistic about the World Cup and what will transpire on and off the pitch," according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. At a ceremony to mark the one-year countdown to the World Cup last week -- staged, inevitably, "on Copacabana beach under a blazing sun -- that the reve... Tags: International Football |
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Futsal To Expand In China
A non-governmental football association will "stage more professional futsal games" over the next five years to help boost Chinese football development, according to Qiu Quanlin of the CHINA DAILY. Guangdong Futsal Association Dir Liu Xiaowu revealed a futsal cup competition between Guangdong, Hong ...
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Man City Denies It Will Buy MLS Team
Man City is "close to being awarded a Major League Soccer expansion franchise" in Queens, N.Y., for a record $100M, according to Scott Soshnick of BLOOMBERG. Man City would be called the New York City Football Club, and has contacted David Beckham about a role. Man City will "explore other leagues a ...
Corinthians Fans Invade Japan
Brasileiro club Corinthians' marketing department revealed that fans spent R$200M ($95.9M) with the team's official airline for packages to attend the FIFA Club World Cup finals in Japan, according to Erich Betting of MAQUINA DO ESPORTE. Close to 30,000 fans have made the trip to Japan and bought tr ...
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New Super League For Russian Football?
Russia football officials speculate a football Super League "featuring the best teams from Russia and Ukraine could be launched in '14," according to RUSSIA TODAY. The idea of starting something similar to ice hockey’s KHL in football was first voiced by Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller and it "seem ...
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AC Milan Partners With Chinese Team
AC Milan has struck up a commercial partnership with Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande, according to ESPN. Representatives from Evergrande had been in discussions with AC Milan VP Adriano Galliani "in recent days." The negotiations "resulted in a deal being reached whereby both clu ...
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Copa Sudamericana Abandoned At Half
Argentina club Tigre accused police of pulling guns on its players and "refused to emerge from the dressing room" for the second half of its Copa Sudamericana final on Wednesday, according to REUTERS. As a result, São Paulo was declared winners of the tournament after it had taken a 2-0 lead ...
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China Backs Football In Five Cities
The "chronic under performance" of China on the int'l football stage "has spurred the government to implement a more hands-on approach to the game" that will be seen in five cities, according to Tang Zhe of the CHINA DAILY. To "explore new avenues to develop" Chinese football, Qingdao, Chengdu, Guan ...
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Chelsea Player Praises Goal-Line Tech
Chelsea player Frank Lampard believes that the introduction of goal-line technology "will add the same element of drama to football that the use of the Decision Review System has brought to cricket," according to Matt Hughes of the LONDON TIMES. Chelsea became the first English club to be involved i ...
English FA To Introduce Quotas
English football will introduce quotas for referees and coaches as part of an "unprecedented campaign to tackle racism," according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The plan will be adopted early in '13 and include the demand that at least 10% of entry level officials and coaches throughout ...
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Brazilian club Flamengo "may challenge Lionel Messi's calendar year record, saying that former Brazil captain Zico scored 89 goals in '79." Barcelona's Messi scored his 87th and 88th goals of the year "having thought he had broken Gerd Müller's '72 record of 85 on Sunday." Flamengo Head of Rese ...
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