Tag: Soccer

Demonstrators protest against money spent on the preparations for the upcoming World Cup, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, May 24, 2014. The Sao Paulo police department said on its Twitter page that no violent incidents had been reported and that about 250 protesters took part in the demonstration which began outside the city's Roman Catholic cathedral. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Anti-World Cup protest rally in Brazil

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 11:16 pm

Soccer helps some young Hondurans to avoid gangs

alberto-arce · May 24, 2014 4:44 pm

Soccer helps some young Hondurans escape the gangs

alberto-arce · May 24, 2014 3:29 pm

Brazil’s weak service makes World Cup Tweets unlikely

LUIS ANDRES HENAO · May 24, 2014 4:30 am

Police helicopter hovers in front of the National Stadium during a practice for security operations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, May 22, 2014. The football stadium is a multi-purpose arena that will host games during the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament that starts in June. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil sets aside $856M for World Cup security

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 1:43 am

Mayor to introduce bill on DC United stadium

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2014 6:16 am

A boy walks on a street decorated for the upcoming World Cup in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Manaus is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Record World Cup numbers game for FIFA and Brazil

Graham Dunbar · May 22, 2014 8:45 pm

In an image provided by Findlay Sports & Entertainment, an artist's rendering shows a proposed soccer stadium for Las Vegas. A company that's been trying for years to bring an arena to downtown Las Vegas announced plans to try to attract Major League Soccer to Las Vegas, a city that currently has no professional teams of its own, according to an announcement Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Findlay Sports & Entertainment)

Developer wants to bring pro soccer to Las Vegas

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 12:23 am

Handcuffed radio host Marlon Puente Rimula, second from left, smiles as he is escorted by police to a courtroom, in Guatemala City, late Tuesday night, May 13, 2014. Guatemalan police arrested the radio host who leads a fan organization for the Club Municipal soccer team for allegedly inciting fellow fans to kill a supporter of a rival team. Puente Rimola and two other men were arrested for the April 27 beating and stabbing death of Kevin Diaz, a 17-year-old fan of the rival team, Comunicaciones. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Guatemala arrests soccer radio host in killing

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 4:26 pm

FILE - This March 2014 file photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It's all coming down to the final 30 days. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Mauricio Simonetti, File)

With Cup a month away, a lot to be done in Brazil

Tales Azzoni · May 13, 2014 9:19 pm

Congo soccer stadium stampede kills at least 15

JEANRIC UMANDEGERALD IMRAY · May 12, 2014 7:05 pm

Biden to meet with Brazil leader on World Cup trip

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 10:45 pm