100th Career goal Neymar
SAO PAULO, Brazil ● Neymar surpassed 100 career goals with Santos on Sunday, scoring a hat trick to lead the Brazilian club to the final of the Sao Paulo state championship. Santos beat rival Sao Paulo 3-1 to reach its fourth straight final in the Sao Paulo tournament, and will try to win its [...]
Workers building WCup stadium remain on strike
SAO PAULO, Brazil ● Workers building a World Cup stadium in northeastern Brazil decided to remain on strike Wednesday to demand better pay and improved benefits. The strike in Fortaleza entered its second week after workers rejected an offer made by the construction companies involved in the project. Workers in the northeast city of Natal [...]
Ex-FIFA head Havelange, 95, back in intensive care
SAO PAULO, Brazil ● Former FIFA President Joao Havelange was back in the intensive care unit Monday with heart and breathing problems, three weeks after he was hospitalized for an infection. The 95-year-old Brazilian’s health deteriorated overnight after “cardiac and respiratory insufficiency,” Dr. Joao Mansur Filho of Samaritano Hospital said in a statement. He said [...]
Police dog bites player during match in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil —A first-division match in southern Brazil was delayed for a few minutes after a police dog bit a player on the back of the leg. Television cameras showed the dog, a German Shepherd, biting Caxias striker Vanderlei as he and several other teammates complained to the officiating crew near the sidelines. The [...]
Police dog bites player during match in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil —A first-division match in southern Brazil was delayed for a few minutes after a police dog bit a player on the back of the leg. Television cameras showed the dog, a German Shepherd, biting Caxias striker Vanderlei as he and several other teammates complained to the officiating crew near the sidelines. The [...]
Havelange in serious state
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Former FIFA president and IOC member Joao Havelange is in serious condition while undergoing treatment for an infection, a Brazilian hospital said Monday. The Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro released a statement with the news Monday after the 95-year-old Havelange was admitted late Sunday night. “His condition is serious and [...]
Teixeira quits as head of Brazilian soccer
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Ricardo Teixeira resigned as head of the Brazilian soccer federation and the 2014 World Cup organizing committee on Monday after a contentious 23-year stint in charge of the sport in the country. The announcement ends an era that mixed success on and off the field for Brazil, with allegations that Teixeira [...]
Injured Kaka out of Brazil squad for friendlies
SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian football federation says Real Madrid players Kaka and Marcelo have been dropped from Brazil’s squad for upcoming friendlies against Gabon and Egypt. Both players sustained muscle injuries while playing for the Spanish club and will not recover in time for the friendlies. Brazil will visit Gabon on Thursday in [...]
