WC 2010 Group Draw On Friday
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter [caption id="attachment_14961" align="alignleft" width="243" caption="South African ex-president Nelson Mandela holds the World Cup Trophy, photo...
December 1, 2009Section
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Preparations for 2014 World Cup
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter [caption id="attachment_14333" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ricardo Teixeira, CBF president since 1989, also commands the 2014 World...
November 17, 2009
Bolivia Ends Brazil’s Winning Streak
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_12481" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Maicon set Nilmar's goal, photo by Pedro Kirillos/Photocamera."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO...
October 13, 2009
Brazil Makes World Cup Cut
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_10307" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Brazilian team celebrate, photo by BBC Sport."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO...
September 8, 2009
Soccer and Diplomacy at the G-8
By Juliana Tafur, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6298" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lula gives the U.S. president a soccer jersey from the Brazilian...
July 14, 2009
The Real is Top Performer
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_5952" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The modern Real has been in circulation since 1994, photo by...
July 7, 2009
Brazil Beats USA to Win Confederations Cup
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_5493" align="alignleft" width="264" caption="Luiz Fabiano scored two of the three Brazilian goals, photo by...
June 30, 2009
Brazil Outs Italy 3-0 in Confederations Cup
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_5102" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Robinho was responsible for the pass that resulted in the own...
June 23, 2009
Brazil Beats Egypt In Confederations Cup
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_4697" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Striker Luís Fabiano (here depicted playing against Bolivia) scored Brazil's second...
June 16, 2009