Abreu double lifts Botafogo to Carioca Cup final
April 30th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 30 (IANS) Two first-half goals by Uruguay international striker Loco Abreu helped Brazilian club Botafogo reach the Carioca Cup final with a 3-1 win over Vasco ... Read more...
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2014 World Cup title a must for Brazil: Coach Parreira
April 3rd, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 3 (IANS) Former national coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has said Brazil's 2014 World Cup campaign will be considered a failure if the team does not ... Read more...
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Brazilian navy refloats tanker in Antarctica
March 5th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, March 5 (IANS/EFE) A tanker that had sunk in Antarctica has been refloated and docked, the Brazilian navy said Sunday.The tanker, carrying about 10,000 liters of fuel, had sunk ... Read more...
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Brazil says loss of station won’t stop Antarctica research
February 28th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Brazil will accept the help offered by other South American nations with bases in Antarctica so that it can continue with the scientific studies ... Read more...
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South Africa salvage pride with 2-1 over France; both exit (Lead)
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 22 (DPA) South Africa defeated 10-man France 2-1 Tuesday but that still made them the first World Cup football hosts to go out in the group stage and also ... Read more...
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Organisers of ambush marketing gimmick charged by FIFA
June 17th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 17 (DPA) FIFA has pressed charges against organisers of an ambush marketing effort during a World Cup match between the Netherlands and Denmark in Johannesburg Monday.
"We have made charges against ... Read more...
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Uruguay can win World Cup, says coach Tabarez
June 17th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 17 (DPA) Uruguay can go all the way and win the 2010 World Cup, coach Oscar Tabarez said after seeing his team achieve its best finals result in 56 years ... Read more...
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Forlan double sends South Africa close to World Cup exit
June 17th, 2010 - 4:39 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 17 (DPA) Diego Forlan scored twice in Uruguay's 3-0 victory over South Africa in Group A Wednesday in Pretoria.
With 42,858 expectant fans inside the Loftus Versfeld stadium the hosts went ... Read more...
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Hosts hoping to celebrate with the nation
June 15th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 15 (DPA) Kagisho Dikgacoi still has a score to settle with Diego Forlan and is hoping that Wednesday will be pay-back day.
The last time the two met was in May ... Read more...
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Bafana eager to show numbers mean nothing
June 10th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 10 (DPA) When South Africa take on Mexico in Friday's football World Cup opening match in Soccer City, the outcome should be clear.
Mexico is ranked the 17th best country ... Read more...
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Slide Tackle - World Cup curiosities
June 9th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 9 (DPA) The question of ticketing has been one of the most controversial aspects of the World Cup and many South Africans have not only been left ticket-less, but also ... Read more...
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Parreira hoping Bafana can find their identity in Germany
April 22nd, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Herzogenaurach (Germany), April 22 (DPA) Like a field marshal mustering his troops, Carlos Alberto Parreira stands on the pitch in the Adi-Dassler-Stadium in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
With arms folded across his chest, the Brazilian ... Read more...
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Lippi, Parreira back Capello to guide England to World Cup glory
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2(ANI): World Cup winning coaches Marcelo Lippi and Carlos Alberto Parreira reckon that England manager Fabio Capello can emulate them to bag the reputed trophy during this summer's tournament in ... Read more...
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Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz not bothered about Brazil
December 10th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 (DPA) Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has said he is not scared of playing Brazil, winner of five World Cups, in the first round of South Africa 2010.
"Nobody ... Read more...
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Parreira sees some good coming out of Henry handball
December 5th, 2009 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 5 (DPA) South African coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, whose side were drawn into a group at the World Cup finals that includes 1998 world champions France, said Saturday ... Read more...
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India extends grants, lines of credit to Sao Tome and Principe
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India has extended a line of credit of $5 million to the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, as well as a grant of $1 ... Read more...
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World Cup organiser worried hosts might crash out in first round
December 2nd, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 2 (DPA) The chief organiser of the football World Cup, Danny Jordaan, said Wednesday he hoped the final draw this week would be kind to South Africa - so ... Read more...
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Online novel details struggle for press freedom in Cuba
November 28th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 28 (EFE) Exiled Cuban author and journalist Julio San Francisco documents the struggle for press freedom in his homeland in "Prensa Gulag", an online novel that the co-founder of an ... Read more...
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Brazil the favourites, so what’s new? (Team Profile)
November 26th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 26 (DPA) Brazil rely on an unwritten motto -- drive, discipline and austerity -- to seek in South Africa 2010 their longed-for sixth World Cup title.
Confirming Brazil's status ... Read more...
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Quarter-final spot is achievable for South Africa: Parreira
November 6th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Nov 6 (DPA) The coach of dispirited World Cup hosts South Africa said Friday he believed Bafana Bafana could clinch a spot in the quarter-finals.
Carlos Alberto Parreira was speaking a day ... Read more...
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Parreira returns to a sceptical South Africa
November 5th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Nov 5 (DPA) Brazil's Carlos Alberto Parreira returned to South Africa Thursday morning to resume coaching the beleaguered national football team.
His arrival at Johannesburg's OR Tambo airport was markedly devoid ... Read more...
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Bremen’s Diego on defensive after more headline trouble
January 21st, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bremen, Jan 21 (DPA) The Bundesliga has had some eccentric players from Brazil in the past, but at least Werder Bremen have a model professional in Diego Ribas da Cunha - commonly ... Read more...
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India’s budding players to train at Brazilian Football Academy
July 5th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Sixteen budding Indian footballers from seven schools will fly out to Brazil for a six-day training camp beginning Monday. The players, selected from among 3,000 footballers who participated ... Read more...
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Ronaldo ‘very depressed’ after girlfriend leaves him
May 1st, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Rio de Janeiro, May 1 (DPA) The nightmare launched by a sex scandal involving transvestites is not yet over for Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who is reportedly "very depressed" after girlfriend Maria Beatriz ... Read more...
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Flamengo bids farewell to ‘miracle man’ Joel Santana
April 23rd, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Rio de Janeiro, April 23 (DPA) Coach Joel Santana - the apparent substitute of Carlos Alberto Parreira at the helm of 2010 World Cup host South Africa - has left Brazilian club ... Read more...
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Parreira quits as Bafana coach to be with ailing wife
April 22nd, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Johannesburg, April 22 (DPA) Carlos Alberto Parreira will quit his post as coach of the South African national football team to be with his ill wife but will remain a technical advisor ... Read more...
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