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Column: Brazil World Cup killed ‘beautiful game’

By John Leicester
Published July 7, 2014 9:05pm ET
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Column: Brazil World Cup killed ‘beautiful game’
Brazil's soccer players, Fred, right, Paulinho, center and Oscar, joke around during a practice session at the Granja Comary training center, in Teresopolis, Brazil, Sunday, July 6, 2014. Brazil will face Germany on Tuesday in their World Cup semifinals' match, without superstar soccer player Neymar. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) | Leo Correa

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Because it is turning out better than expected, the World Cup is doing more good than harm to brand Brazil. The opposite is true for Brazil’s brand of football.

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