Tag: FIFA Football World Cup 2014
Neymar out of World Cup with back injury
Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup after fracturing his vertebrae in the closing stages of the 2-1 quarter-final win...
Algerian coach slams reporters’ Ramazan questions
PORTO ALEGRE-
Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Sunday turned on reporters repeatedly asking whether his players are observing Ramazan on the eve of their World...
FIFA World Cup enthusiast dies of sleeplessness
A 25-year-old man died after staying up till the early hours to watch a football game on television, doctor said in China.
The man was...
Spain mourns end of an era
MADRID-
Spanish newspapers and football fans on Thursday mourned the end of an era for their national team after the world and European champions crashed...
Louis Vuitton designs World Cup trophy case
Louis Vuitton has designed a travelling case for the World Cup trophy.
The luxury brand has created a one-of-a-kind, custom-made trunk for the coveted trophy...
500 Pakistani football fans travelling to Brazil for World Cup
ISLAMABAD-
ISLAMABAD: Around 500 excited Pakistani fans are travelling to Brazil to witness the biggest sporting carnival- the 2014 FIFA Football World Cup, Brazilian...
Brazil hopes for smooth opener as World Cup kicks off
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After years of construction delays and budget overruns, the World Cup kicks off in Brazil on Thursday under a cloud of discontent...
Jennifer Lopez to Perform at World Cup
Jennifer Lopez will perform at the World Cup opening ceremony after all, despite announcing that "production issues" would prevent her from being at the...
Facebook, Twitter brace for world cup fever
NEW YORK-
This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from...
Bangladesh red-cards World Cup flags
DHAKA-
Authorities in western Bangladesh pleaded with football fans Tuesday to remove tens of thousands of Brazilian and Argentinian flags from their rooftops as World...
World Cup city gripped by dengue fever
RIO DE JANEIRO-
The Brazilian city where Portugal´s Cristiano Ronaldo and Nigeria´s John Mikel Obi will train for the World Cup is in the...
42 million soccer balls exported from Sialkot ahead of FIFA World...
SIALKOT
Over 42 million soccer balls worth Rs17.473 million have been exported from Sialkot so far ahead of the FIFA Football World Cup 2014.
Sources in...