England coach Fabio Capello has dismissed the relevance of FIFA’s rankings after seeing his team rise to fourth. England jumped above Uruguay and Brazil over the last month despite winning just five of its nine matches since exiting the 2010 World Cup in the last 16. “I am happy, but the ranking is only one value,” Capello said.
Continue reading here: Capello questions relevance of FIFA rankings (AP)
The Canadian men?€™s soccer team has shaken up its roster in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualifying matches in Toronto and Bayamon, Puerto Rico, next month.
Visit link: Canada adds soccer trio
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for the opening match of the 2014 World Cup to be played at Brazil’s most famous football stadium – the Maracana in Rio – and not in Sao Paulo.
The rest is here: Blatter wants 2014 opener at Rio’s Maracana
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group has announced that Brazilian affiliate Liberty Seguros is a FIFA World Cup National Supporter for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and the FIFA Confederation Cup 2013.
Visit link: Liberty Mutual Group Sponsorsing 2014 FIFA World Cup
When the World Cup groups were first drafted back in December, most fans instantly tabbed Group G (Brazil, Ivory Coast, Portugal, and North Korea) as 2010s Group of Death. I was not among them. Group D was my choice, and my justification is thus: A true Group of Death (GOD, henceforth) is comprised of four teams, any two of which could just as easily advance at the expense of the others …
View original post here: 2010 FIFA World Cup: Group D PreviewThe Real Group of Death?
We continue our 30-day countdown to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa with the 1970 Brazil side , who won the original Jules Rimet Trophy in perpetuity.
More here: Countdown No.2: Brazil 1970
