The final test event at the troubled World Cup stadium in Sao Paulo has been pushed back, soccer officials said Wednesday, raising fresh uncertainty about the arena’s readiness to host the opening match of the tournament.Saying it was responding to a request from local authorities, international soccer’s governing body, FIFA, said the test game scheduled for Friday May 29 had been moved to Sunday June 1 to avoid disrupting the city’s “operational routine” on a working day.FIFA said it also...
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Argentine playmaker Andres D’Alessandro and Chilean midfielder Charles Aranguiz scored a goal each to give Internacional a 2-1 win over Sport in the third round of the Brazilian league on Sunday.The victory puts Internacional atop the standings along with Goias, Corinthians and defending champion Cruzeiro, which beat Atletico Paranaense 3-2 with a late winner by Bolivian striker Marcelo Moreno on Saturday. Corinthians won 1-0 at recently promoted Chapecoense with a second-half goal by Peru striker Paolo Guerrero, which Goias upset...
In the latest chapter of a spat between past Brazil football greats, Ronaldo is publicly criticizing former teammate Romario for making another attack on him, this time over an alleged broken promise to provide free tickets for people with disabilities during the World Cup.Romario, now an outspoken lawmaker, is blaming Ronaldo for making the promise and not coming through with it. Ronaldo, a member of the local World Cup organizing committee, says it was the Brazilian football federation that failed...
Brazilian officials have inaugurated the Arena da Amazonia in the jungle city of Manaus, the ninth World Cup stadium to become available for football’s showcase event. Three still have to be finished, including the one hosting the opener in Sao Paulo in about three months.The Arena da Amazonia was not fully completed on Sunday but local authorities inaugurated the venue with a regional championship match with nearly 20,000 people in attendance, including workers who helped to build the venue. The...
The latest stadium inaugurated for the World Cup in Brazil held its first two matches without major glitches on Sunday, a day after demonstrators across Brazil protested against the tournament.The Arena das Dunas in the northeastern city of Natal sustained minor damage during the protests, but demonstrators stayed away on Sunday and officials said the stadium passed its first test, with only minor adjustments needed going forward.Work was being done until the final moments before the inaugural match, but the...
The roof of the stadium hosting the World Cup opener in a few weeks will not be fully finished in time for the tournament, constructors said Friday.Construction company Odebrecht confirmed that a part of the roof at the Itaquerao will only be completed after the World Cup.There was not enough time to install the glass covers that were supposed to be added to the stadium’s roofing structure, so Odebrecht and local organizers decided to postpone the work until after the...
Construction work can resume in part of the stadium where a worker died while installing temporary seats for the World Cup opener, Brazilian labor officials said Monday.Construction had been partially stopped at the Itaquerao stadium because of safety concerns following the worker’s death on March 29.Officials from the Labor Ministry inspected the venue on Monday and said most of the necessary safety measures had been implemented where the seats were being installed. Not all the work could resume, however, because...
A fan from a club in northeastern Brazil has died after falling from the stands while celebrating his team’s goal.Authorities say the 41-year-old man died of head injuries after falling from about three meters (10 feet) into the area separating the stands from the pitch at the Almeidao stadium in the city of Joao Pessoa on Sunday.The player who scored the goal in second-half injury time was running toward the section where the fan was located and saw him fall,...
Fans yelled racist insults at a Brazilian football player being interviewed by reporters after a match, the latest case of racism to hit the country that will host the World Cup in a few months.Santos midfielder Arouca, who played for Brazil’s national team last year, was on the field talking to reporters after his team’s 5-2 win in the Sao Paulo state championship on Thursday when some fans in the stands reportedly called him “monkey.”The midfielder released a statement Friday,...
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