Brazil under-20 player tests positive for cocaine

Brazil loves football and it loves the game so much it's hosting next year's World Cup finals . But a huge number of fans from the state of Paraná are having a very hard time following their team this year because of media restrictions imposed by ...

SAO PAULO: Just over a year after Ricardo Teixeira resigned under duress as head of the Brazilian football federation, his successor is also being pressured to quit. Congressman Romario has been spearheading the campaign against Marin, and fellow ...

Bayern Munich defender Rafinha was given a two-match ban and fined €15,000 by the German Football Federation (DFB) on Wednesday after being sent off in last weekend's draw with Borussia Dortmund. The 27-year-old Brazilian was dismissed for ...

The governor of the Brasilia federal district on Monday pledged that the city's stadium would offer optimal conditions to host the World Cup next year. The 71,000-seat Mane Garrincha national stadium, rebuilt at a cost of $500 million, will be ...

It is one of the more improbable character re-inventions. One of the greatest Brazilian footballers, a rebel rarely out of trouble, reborn as a hard-working politician and a campaigner for disability rights. The BBC's Tim Franks went to Rio de ...

JOEY BARTON is back in trouble again after being summoned by the French Football Federation's ethics committee for calling Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva an "overweight ladyboy". Joey Barton has gone on another twitter rampage - this time ...

Brazil is the largest trade partner of Pakistan in Latin America. This was stated by President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry while meeting with Alfredo Leoni, Ambassador of Brazil to Pakistan. He said that current volume ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's sports minister Aldo Rebelo has reiterated his desire to overhaul the country's football calendar in a bid to revitalize its foundering domestic competitions. But in doing so he has set the government on ...

Brazilian David Luiz scored deep into stoppage time to keep Chelsea on track for a second successive European final after a 2-1 victory at Basel in their Europa League semi-final, first leg on Thursday. Reuters 26 minutes ago Email 0 Share 0 ...