According to police, around 400 had hit the street in the northeastern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Norte, threatening US fans who were making their way to the match. Aside from the US flag, the FIFA flag was also burned in protest.
For the others who are not fortunate to secure tickets to see their favorite teams at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, they are willing to break a few laws, risk getting jailed, and even get broke, all for the sake of the tournament, Hindustan Times said.
Croatian coach Niko Kovac does not believe that the decision of referee Yuichi Nishimura to award Brazil a penalty kick that helped the latter win the opening match in the World Cup was called for, insinuating that the referee was biased with his call, Yahoo Sports reported.
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service public body in the UK suggested several policies that employers could consider having in place to combat low employee productivity and staffing during this year's World Cup, the Guardian reported.
The 64th FIFA Congress held in Sao Brazil was the football organization president Sepp Blatter's platform to secure his continued run as the leader of the sports group as majority of the FIFA delegates voted to eliminate the age and term limits for current officials, Daily Mail reported.
Oscar nominee and artist Carlinhos Brown, who created the more "softer" noisemaker called caxirola, said that the instrument he created was unfairly stigmatized following the improper use of the items at a rowdy match in Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
A part of the stadium, known as "Itaquerao", in Sao Paulo Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least three people and causing significant damage to the venue, which will host the 2014 World Cup opening game, authorities said.
Bosnia qualified for its first World Cup in fifth attempt as an independent nation with a 1-0 victory over Lithuania on Tuesday, CNNSI reported. Forward Vedad Ibišević scored the winning goal in the 68th minute, in a game played in Kaunas Lithuania.
