Power fails in southern part of Rio de Janeiro – FOXSports.com

Power fails in southern part of Rio de JaneiroFOXSports.comRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Power failed late Sunday afternoon in a densely populated area in the southern part of Rio de Janeiro that is popular with tourists visiting for the World Cup. Buildings throughout the well-to-do Botafogo district lost electricity …Power outage darkens neighborhood district of Rio … Read more

Countdown starts for World Cup 2nd round – MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.comRIO DE JANEIRO — Monday signals the start of four days of make-or-break matches at the World Cup, with teams either advancing to the second round or booking their flights home. Four games will be played every day, with each group playing its last two …Brazil faces issues around racism despite imageMerced Sun-Star all 90 … Read more

Power fails in southern part of Rio de Janeiro – MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.comRIO DE JANEIRO — Power failed late Sunday afternoon in a densely populated area in the southern part of Rio de Janeiro that is popular with tourists visiting for the World Cup. Buildings throughout the well-to-do Botafogo district lost electricity …Power outage darkens neighborhood district of Rio de Janeiro popular with …Fox NewsThe Power Just … Read more

Power out for 3 hours in southern part of Rio – MiamiHerald.com

Power out for 3 hours in southern part of RioMiamiHerald.comRIO DE JANEIRO — Power failed for about three hours Sunday in a densely populated area in the southern part of Rio de Janeiro that is popular with tourists visiting for the World Cup. Buildings throughout the well-to-do Botafogo district lost …Power outage darkens neighborhood district … Read more

Origi scores late winner for Belgium vs Russia – TheNewsTribune.com

TheNewsTribune.comRIO DE JANEIRO — Twice now, Belgium has relied on a late revival boosted by stamina and its bench to turn desperate situations around at the World Cup. On Sunday, it was teenager Divock Origi who turned a listless Belgian performance into a late 1-0 …Capello and Russia may start looking aheadBelleville News DemocratKompany starts … Read more

Latin Americans cheering for each other _ for now – TheNewsTribune.com

TheNewsTribune.com“The influx of Latin American supporters is above our expectations,” said Roberto Alzir, a top Rio de Janeiro state security official in charge of policing the World Cup. There have also been a few ugly street scenes, one with Brazilians and Argentines … and more …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google News … Read more

FIFA probes blackface fan photos from Ghana match – SunHerald.com

SunHerald.comdealsaver. RIO DE JANEIRO — FIFA is investigating a possible racial discrimination case after photographs circulated of fans with blackface makeup at Germany’s match against Ghana. Images posted on social media networks showed two men, appearing to … and more …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

Brazil beefs up World Cup security at Maracana – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratChilean fans are surrounded by security personnel after breaking into Maracana Stadium before the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and Chile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. BERNAT ARMANGUE — AP Photo.World Cup site, Rio De Janeiro at nightTucson News Now all 115 news articles …read more … Read more

Referee Rodriquez gets Italy-Uruguay duty – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratRIO DE JANEIRO — FIFA has picked Marco Rodriquez of Mexico to referee the Italy vs. Uruguay game that will decide which team advances from Group D with Costa Rica. Rodriquez, who is working at his third World Cup, will referee the match on Tuesday in …FIFA picks Irmatov to referee Croatia-MexicoColumbus Ledger-Enquirer … Read more

Brazil faces issues around racism despite image – News & Observer

News & ObserverRIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian national midfielder Arouca, playing for Pele’s old club Santos, was doing a sideline TV interview a few months ago when opposing fans began to chant “monkey, monkey, monkey.” Those taunting hit him with another jab: … and more …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google … Read more

Brazil faces issues around racism despite image – TheNewsTribune.com

TheNewsTribune.comRIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian national midfielder Arouca, playing for Pele’s old club Santos, was doing a sideline TV interview a few months ago when opposing fans began to chant “monkey, monkey, monkey.” Those taunting hit him with another jab: … and more …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google News Zennie … Read more

Brazil faces issues around racism despite image – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratRIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian national midfielder Arouca, playing for Pele’s old club Santos, was doing a sideline TV interview a few months ago when opposing fans began to chant “monkey, monkey, monkey.” Those taunting hit him with another jab: … and more …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google … Read more

Chinese football fans in Rio de Janeiro – CCTV

Chinese football fans in Rio de JaneiroCCTVMore than 600,000 foreign tourists are, or will be, visiting Brazil to watch World Cup matches, and more than 3 billion are watching on television. Football is undoubtedly a global game. Right now, Rio does seem the cosmopolitan center, of world football. and more …read more Source: Rio De … Read more

Messi scores winner, Klose ties Ronaldo’s record – Lexington Herald Leader

Lexington Herald LeaderRIO DE JANEIRO — Miroslav Klose scored a World Cup goal for the record books. Lionel Messi grabbed a late winner to put Argentina into the round of 16. Klose’s 15th World Cup goal matched Brazilian great Ronaldo’s record tally on football’s greatest …The World Cup so far – how are things going?Modesto … Read more

The World Cup so far, how are things going? – Bellingham Herald

Bellingham HeraldBuy Now! dealsaver. RIO DE JANEIRO — In the weeks leading up to the World Cup, reports of strikes, demonstrations, unfinished stadiums and inevitable traffic problems dominated the news. But since the first match kicked off on June 12, goal-filled … and more …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google News Zennie … Read more

Late Messi strike seals Argentina win over Iran – Lexington Herald Leader

Lexington Herald LeaderEngland national soccer team player Wayne Rooney attends a press conference after a squad training session for the 2014 soccer World Cup at the Urca military base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Costa Rica’s surprise 1-0 win over …Argentina eyes 2nd round of World CupCentre Daily Times all 1,326 … Read more

Late Messi strike seals Argentina win over Iran – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratEngland national soccer team player Wayne Rooney attends a press conference after a squad training session for the 2014 soccer World Cup at the Urca military base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Costa Rica’s surprise 1-0 win over …World Cup of big surprises smiles on AmericasBellingham Herald all 3,660 … Read more

England squad breaks cover after debacle – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratEngland national soccer team head coach Roy Hodgson points during a squad training session for the 2014 soccer World Cup at the Urca military base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Costa Rica’s surprise 1-0 win over Italy on Friday …World Cup of big surprises smiles on AmericasBellingham HeraldEngland will … Read more

France draws highest TV ratings since 2006 final – TheNewsTribune.com

TheNewsTribune.comRIO DE JANEIRO — France’s 5-2 victory over Switzerland drew the biggest World Cup television audience in the country since the Zinedine Zidane era. FIFA says state broadcaster TF1 had 16.7 million viewers for Friday’s match, which kicked off at 9 p.m. … and more …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google News … Read more

Brazil boosts security at Rio de Janeiro stadium – Ahram Online

Ahram OnlineSwarms of rowdy fans have gate-crashed each of the two matches the iconic Rio de Janeiro stadium has hosted so far, embarrassing organizers and raising concerns about security at its remaining games, including the final on July 13. “We are going to …Sunday’s Rio match beefed up with more policeBelleville News Democrat all 325 … Read more