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World Cup beer battle brewing between Brazil and FIFA – CNN International


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World Cup beer battle brewing between Brazil and FIFA
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(CNN) — FIFA and World Cup host nation Brazil are on a collision course over whether alcohol should be served in stadiums during the 2014 finals. Legislation passed by the Brazilian government in 2003 prohibits the sale of all alcohol in football …
Brazil vows to fulfil pledges to FIFA on World CupMonsters and Critics.com
FIFA: 2014 World Cup in Brazil must have beerWashington Post (blog)
Russia, Brazil urged to serve beer at World CupLos Angeles Times
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Brazil inmates seek World Cup redemption – DAWN.com


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Brazil inmates seek World Cup redemption
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-Photo by AFP BELO HORIZONTE: Football is like a religion in Brazil and the 2014 World Cup is offering inmates in the South American host nation a shot at redemption. “My life has changed direction,” said sun-beaten Thiago Ferreira, a 26-year-old …

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Brazil inmates seek World Cup redemption – SuperSport.com (blog)

Brazil inmates seek World Cup redemption
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Football is like a religion in Brazil and the 2014 World Cup is offering inmates in the South American host nation a shot at redemption. “My life has changed direction,” said sun-beaten Thiago Ferreira, a 26-year-old convicted drug trafficker who is …

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Switzerland player Robert Ballaman, star for host nation at 1954 World Cup … – Washington Post

Switzerland player Robert Ballaman, star for host nation at 1954 World Cup …
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Ballaman had two goals in the highest scoring match ever at a World Cup, among his 18 goals in 50 appearances for Switzerland from 1948-61. Host nation Switzerland lost 7-5 to Austria in a 1954 quarterfinal in Lausanne that was played in searing …

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The Rugby World Cup – New Yorker (blog)


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The Rugby World Cup
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The seventh Rugby World Cup began earlier today in New Zealand, with a high-scoring opener of its own. The host nation defeated Tonga by a score of 41-10. Over the next seven weeks, sixteen teams will play forty-seven more matches to determine the …
New Zealand Opens World Cup With Romp Over TongaNew York Times
Rugby World Cup, including US, kicks off FridayChristian Science Monitor
New Zealand rout Tonga in Rugby World Cup opener as Williams starsThe Guardian
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Rugby World Cup 2011: Delon Armitage insists New Zealand can be beaten – The Guardian


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Rugby World Cup 2011: Delon Armitage insists New Zealand can be beaten
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Australia's win over New Zealand last weekend has set down a marker for the World Cup. Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images England will spend their first days in Auckland shaking off jet lag and preparing to remind the host nation that World Cups …
Australia lay down World Cup markerYahoo! Eurosport UK (blog)
Johnson: WAGs welcome to join squad at World CupSydney Morning Herald
Winning World Cup England's only aimHerald Sun
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