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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff opens Brasilia World Cup stadium

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2013

It will host the FIFA Confederations Cup opener between Brazil and Japan on June 15 in addition to six 2014 World Cup fixtures.

AIFF team inspects I-League clubs

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013

Inspections began with tour of the overall infrastructure, and checking that the players and their training facilities are in order. The team also perused over junior players' nutrition and training schedule.

Sao Paulo World Cup stadium delay upsets FIFA

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 9, 2013

Earlier this week, the building firm responsible for the Itaquerao Stadium said the venue would not be ready until at least March next year, more than two months after the FIFA deadline, reports Xinhua.

Spain head unchanged top 10 in latest FIFA rankings

Agence France Presse | Thursday May 9, 2013

Germany, Argentina, Croatia, Portugal, Columbia, England, Italy, Holland and Ecuador round off the top 10.

India's 2017 U-17 World Cup bid gets support from FIFA vice president

Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2013

Al Hussein, who is one of eight vice-presidents of the FIFA, added that India should also be given representation in the AFC Champions League, Asia's top-tier club competition.

Zico urges Kaka to quit Real Madrid for Flamengo

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 4, 2013

Kaka, who won the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award while at AC Milan, has been used sparingly by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho in the past two seasons.

Brazil promises fast Internet connections at World Cup

Reuters | Friday May 3, 2013

Each of the 12 stadiums hosting the FIFA World Cup will have two separate 50-gigabyte networks connected to Brazil's fiber optic backbone.

Sepp Blatter calls for more Asian teams at FIFA World Cup

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 3, 2013

FIFA president Sepp Blatter called on Friday for more berths for Asian teams at future editions of the World Cup and said the issue would be addressed at a meeting later this month.

Brazil prostitutes learn English for football fans

Agence-France Presse | Friday May 3, 2013

English is being taught to prostitutes so they can give a warmer welcome to tens of thousands of football fans headed here for June's Confederations Cup, as well as next year's World Cup.

Did dictators fix World Cup title for Italy, Argentina?

Associated Press | Thursday April 25, 2013

A FIFA-hosted conference on World Cup history has been told that football's biggest prize was twice won with the help of dictators fixing matches for the host team.

FIFA President Blatter's Twitter account hacked

Reuters | Tuesday April 23, 2013

A group calling themselves the Syrian Electronic Army, claimed responsibility for hacking the accounts.

FIFA Twitter accounts hacked by Assad sympathisers

Associated Press | Tuesday April 23, 2013

Two of FIFA's Twitter accounts were hacked on Monday in the latest wave of cyberattacks claimed by Syrian government sympathisers.

Sepp Blatter neutral in AFC election race, says FIFA

Associated Press | Monday April 22, 2013

FIFA has dismissed claims that Sepp Blatter supports Yousuf al-Serkal's bid to be elected Asian Football Confederation president next week.

US soccer boss Sunil Gulati elected to FIFA executive committee

Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 20, 2013

The vote took place at the congress of the North and Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF) in Panama City on Friday. Gulati has been president of US soccer since 2006.

FIFA chief condemns terror attack in Boston

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 18, 2013

President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Joseph Blatter has condemned the terror attack targeting the Boston Marathon.