Soccer

General view at the Itaquerao Stadium during an official training session the day before the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia in the Itaquerao Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Will Brazil’s Cup spotlight burn too bright?

Bradley Brooks · June 12, 2014 1:38 pm

FILE - In this June 2, 2014, file photo, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff waves to children at a ceremony where FIFA President Sepp Blatter presented the 2014 World Cup trophy to Rousseff at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. President Rousseff has taken to the nation's airwaves Tuesday June 10, 2104, to deliver a pre-taped address trying to rally the nation behind the World Cup that begins this week. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres,File)

Brazil leader defends World Cup in speech

Bradley Brooks · June 11, 2014 8:54 am

Facebook is pulling its "Trending" section as executives refine content policies amid claims that the social media giant promoted "fake news" and allowed an anti-conservative bias.

Facebook, Twitter brace for World Cup fever

Barbara Ortutay · June 11, 2014 8:07 am

A Brazilian fan tries to tie his country's flag on top of his car, outside Arena de Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. The World Cup is set to open on June 12 with Brazil facing Croatia in Sao Paulo. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Brazil ready to finally get World Cup underway

Tales Azzoni · June 11, 2014 12:11 am

Valentine’s in Brazil comes early because of WCup

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · June 10, 2014 10:40 pm

World Cup fans face rough landing in Brazil

World Cup fans face rough landing in Brazil

adriana-gomez and liconjenny-barchfield · June 10, 2014 8:15 am

Boys watch as another boy practices his soccer bicycle kicks at a Rio de Janeiro slum, Brazi, Monday, June 9, 2014. The 2014 Word Cup soccer tournament is set to begin in just a few days, with Brazil and Croatia playing in the opening match on June 12. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil grapples with joy, frustration of World Cup

Bradley Brooks · June 9, 2014 8:06 pm

Metro trains sit parked on the second day of a strike by the operators in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 6, 2014. Overland commuter train operators went on strike Thursday, stranding the millions of people who use Sao Paulo's public transport systems. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Brazil subway strike on in WCup city despite fine

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · June 8, 2014 10:55 pm

FIFA President Sepp Blatter arrives for a press conference where he talked about the organization and infrastructure of the upcoming World Cup, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 5, 2014. The World Cup soccer tournament starts on 12 June. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil, Qatar continue to cause FIFA problems

Graham Dunbar · June 8, 2014 9:06 pm

File - In this Dec. 6, 2013, file photo, Mexico's head coach Miguel Herrera listens to a question during a press conference at the national team's training center in Mexico City, after the final draw in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. Herrera, who said last May 2014, that he expects his players to refrain from any horizontal samba during their stay in Brazil, where the monthlong tournament opens next week. (AP Photo/Christian Palma, File)

A World Cup quandary: sex or abstinence

Joshua Goodman · June 4, 2014 4:02 am

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, center, puts a hat during the inauguration of the BRT Transcarioca (Rapid Transit Bus) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 1, 2014. The corridor has 39 kilometers long, cutting through 27 neighborhoods and will serve 320 thousand people every day, reducing in 60 per cent the average time of the commute. The corridor will connect the International Airport to the subway, which takes the passengers to the Maracana stadium. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil opens Rio bus system planned for World Cup

Associated Press · June 2, 2014 1:53 am

Saudi Arabians are not happy that the wife of their new soccer coach is a Playboy-featured model, Al Arabiya reports.

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Saudi Arabians don’t want wife of new football coach because she’s a nude model

Ashe Schow · May 30, 2014 6:03 pm