Blatter: The highest quality Confeds (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de...
(Source: FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has described the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 as having the "highest quality" on-the-pitch...
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Click photo to enlarge A protester, using a sling shot, throws a rock at police near the soccer stadium where Spain and Italy met in a Confederations Cup soccer semifinals' match in Fortaleza, Brazil,...
View ArticleSpain beats Italy 7-6 on penalties to reach final
Jesus Navas scored the decisive penalty as World Cup holder Spain beat Italy 7-6 in a shootout Thursday after extra time ended 0-0, setting up a showdown with host Brazil in the Confederations Cup...
View ArticleBrazilian protesters clash with police near Confederations Cup stadium
Around 5,000 protesters in clashes with police near Castelao stadium in Fortaleza where Spain beat Italy in semi-final tie Brazilian riot police fire rubber bullets at protesters near the Castelao...
View ArticleSecurity concerns could cast a shadow on 2014 World Cup in Brazil
For the FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil put 54,000 security officers on the streets, worked out of coordinated command centers in all host cities for the soccer tournament, and invested in technology,...
View ArticleSpain edge past stubborn Italy to create dream final with hosts Brazil
June 28, 2013 -- Updated 0026 GMT (0826 HKT) Sergio Ramos leads the celebrations as Jesus Navas' penalty takes Spain to Sunday's Confederations Cup final. (CNN) -- Reigning world and European...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 will be a success in Brazil: Blatter
RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA president Sepp Blatter glossed over the nationwide protests which have formed the backdrop to the Confederations Cup in Brazil, saying football had played a "positive part" for...
View ArticleFifa could never have imagined Brazil would react like this
The dress rehearsal has unearthed more problems than solutions ahead of next year's World Cup finals, as Goal's reporting team in the host cities discovered £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 = URY Draw ITA £5 £10...
View ArticleBrazil protesters target Confederations Cup match
Click photo to enlarge Riot police officers stand guard on a road leading to the Castelao stadium prior to the soccer Confederations Cup semifinal match between Spain and Italy in Fortaleza,...
View ArticleAnger in Brazil: 'o protesto continua' (Video)
Protestors are planning to march towards the Maracana stadium before the Confederations Cup final, according to the BBC. The cause for the protests started about a month ago, as people hurting from...
View ArticleAnalysis: Brazil's mass protests peak, ball in politicians' court
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The massive protests that paralyzed Brazil last week appear to have peaked after sending the country's shaken political establishment a loud message that it needs to change its...
View ArticleTear gas. Flash grenades. Rubber bullets: welcome to next year's World Cup...
James Montague All it takes is a well-placed stone to start a riot, but it takes a thousand rubber bullets to put one down. The sun still burns as it sets over the metal barricade that separate 50,000...
View ArticleConfederations Cup 2013: why Spain v Brazil is the dream final
The Confederations Cup has got the final that nearly everyone wanted. The World Cup holder against the five-time champion. The two-time European champions against the tournament host. Spain's passing...
View ArticleBrazil's mass protests peak, ball in politicians' court
* Congress has frenzy of activity, Rousseff plans plebiscite * Demonstrators demand better services, corruption crackdown * Protests could re-ignite if changes are slow in coming By Anthony Boadle...
View ArticleBrazil protests continue despite proposed reforms
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Protesters yesterday returned to the streets in low-income suburbs of Brazil's biggest city to demand better education, transport and health services, one day after President...
View ArticleBrazil protests have not harmed Fifa - Sepp Blatter
Fifa president Sepp Blatter believes the governing body's reputation has been enhanced by the Confederations Cup, despite the demonstrations that have swept across Brazil. Speaking for the first time...
View Article100,000 expected to protest before Brazil match
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Demanding better public services and angered by World Cup costs, about 100,000 people are expected at a protest Wednesday before Brazil plays Uruguay in the Confederations Cup...
View ArticleBlatter glosses over protests, says FIFA "stronger"
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter glossed over the nationwide protests which have formed the backdrop to the Confederations Cup in Brazil, saying football had played a...
View ArticleBlatter glosses over protests, says FIFA 'stronger'
RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA president Sepp Blatter glossed over the nationwide protests which have formed the backdrop to the Confederations Cup in Brazil, saying football had played a "positive part" for...
View ArticleBrazil protests back despite proposed reforms
SAO PAULO (AP) — Protesters returned to the streets in smaller, sporadic protests in a handful of Brazilian cities Tuesday, demanding better education, transport and health services. The protests came...
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