Cuando escribo esta entrada faltan exactamente 860 días para la copa mundial Brasil 2014 a mi juicio una de las mas esperadas de la historia.
Hace poco nos revelaban cuanto seria el costo para viajar con los cariocas a la maxima justa balompedica del orbe. Tambien te mostre con gusto las ciudades brasileñas en 360 grados, en esta ocasión toca ver los avances de los estadios que albergaran la pasión futbolera mundial, ciudad por ciudad:

Belo Horizonte – Mineirão

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América Futebol Clube (usually referred to as América Mineiro, América or América-MG) is a Brazilian soccer team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on April 30, 1912. The club returned...

FIFA have released the dates and venues for the matches of the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, with the patience of traveling supporters set to be tested once again.
Instead of keeping group games within a couple of venues located close to one-another, as used to be the norm, fans will face trips of up to 2,000 miles in order to watch all of their nation's opening clashes.

FIFA have finally confirmed the venues, dates and kick-off times for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 & Confederations Cup in 2013.
The World Cup will run from 12th June to 13th July. The opener is set for Corinthians new stadium in Itaquera, São Paulo, which may not be ready until February 2014.

FIFA have finally confirmed the venues, dates and kick-off times for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 & Confederations Cup in 2013.
The World Cup will run from 12th June to 13th July. The opener is set for Corinthians new stadium in Itaquera, São Paulo, which may not be ready until February 2014.

14.10.2011 - Fuentes oficiales informan que el gobierno regional de Río de Janeiro, propietario del estadio Maracaná, cumplió todos los requisitos exigidos para obtener los beneficios previstos por el Régimen Especial de Tributación para la Construcción y Reforma de los Estadios del Mundial de 2014 y ahorrar así un 9.

23.09.2011 - Empieza el Mundial (2014). El recorrido de 4 años puede coronarse con un fortuito rebote, una pelota en el palo o un error arbitral (?). Empiezan las eliminatorias (07.10.2011) mientras los estadios brasileños cobran forma.
El sábado (17.09.2011) empezó la cuenta regresiva.

Laurie Hughes obituary

England centre-half at the 1950 World Cup The tale of the Liverpool footballer Laurie Hughes, who has died aged 87, is one of the game's saddest stories. He was plunged into World Cup football in Brazil in 1950, his debut for England. But during a Charity Shield game a few months later, he was badly injured, ending his international career.

The Campeonato Brasileiro has reached the halfway stage and it once again is proving to be a tightly fought contest with six teams at the top of the standings separated by just five points.

Corinthians currently lead the way with 37 points from 19 games but they have already lost four games this season including yesterday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Palmeiras who, as a result of the victory, maintained their sixth placed position and are not far behind the league leaders.

Five of the eight places for the 2013 Confederations Cup have now been decided and already the line-up looks tasty already.
BRAZIL - Hosts
SPAIN - World Cup holders
JAPAN - Asian Cup 2011 winners
MEXICO - Gold Cup 2011 winners
URUGUAY - Copa America 2011 winners
These famous five will be joined by the winners of Euro 2012, the 2013 African Nations Cup and next year's Oceania championship.

By Chris Wright

In which Sport Recife's youth-string 'keeper Gustavo connects with an appalling, neck-high kick on unsuspecting Vasco de Gama midfielder Elivelton at the end of a Belo Horizonte Youth Cup tie yesterday evening a horrifying dick move that has promptly seen the young stopper forcibly ejected from the club and banned for life.

Back in 1950, Harry Keough perhaps summarised best the general attitude toward the quality of the American game that might still hold true in some quarters of the international football community. After the postal worker and semi-professional defender considered England's now legendary 1-0 loss to the US in Belo Horizonte, he quipped, "Boy, I feel sorry for these bastards.

With his 2006 work Soccer in a Football World, David Wangerin shone a light on the murky history of American professional soccer in a way that other historians hadn't. While most writers concentrate on the NASL era and beyond, Wangerin filled in the gaps between Belo Horizonte and Port of Spain, documenting the failures and missed chances of the United States national team alongside the well-worn story of the NASL's death and MLS's launch.

2014
Moradores de regiões pobres e trabalhadores dos estádios terão direito a 5% da carga
MARTÍN FERNANDEZ
SÉRGIO RANGELENVIADOS ESPECIAIS A LOS CARDALES
A Fifa vai distribuir ingressos para moradores de áreas carentes das 12 cidades-sedes da Copa do Mundo.

Nice logo, but not much else it turns out has either been completed or is on schedule it seems (still, and I yes, I know we've heard this before). Associated Press writer David Nowak has more:

MOSCOW (AP) -- FIFA remains concerned at the slow pace of Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup, saying soccer officials in South America appear to have invested more energy in winning the tournament than organizing it.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais founded on January 2, 1921 that has featured players such as Alex, Dida, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ramires through the years. The club currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian soccer – the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and finished [.

Artículo publicado en conmebol.com
Por PABLO ARO GERALDES
El 14 de mayo de 1976 falleció trágicamente Roberto Batata, brillante puntero derecho del Cruzeiro. Había convertido un gol en la visita a Alianza Lima por la Copa Libertadores y, apenas regresó a Belo Horizonte, aprovechó el día libre, manejó su Chevette con rumbo a Tres Corações.

The Maracanã

FIFA have named the five cities and stadiums that will host the Confederations Cup in Brazil in 2013. They are: Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã), Belo Horizonte (Mineirão), Porto Alegre (Beira-Rio), Brasília (Estádio Nacional) and Salvador (Fonte Nova).

All five venues are currently undergoing reconstruction in time for the World Cup in 2014.

América Futebol Clube (also known as América Mineiro, América or América-MG) is a Brazilian soccer team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on April 30, 1912. The club is back in the top tier of Brazilian soccer, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, after a lean period in the 2000s that saw them fall as far down [.

Copa Libertadores 2011: The Story so far... is a post from: Just Football

One month into the 2011 Copa Libertadores South America's premier club competition and with most teams halfway through the group stages it is a perfect time to catch up on the story so far, writes Just Football debutant Ralph Hannah.

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This week's main report continues with our series of profiling football super stars. Earlier this week we saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenômeno, Ronaldo.

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This week's main report continues with our series of profiling football super stars. Earlier this week we saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenômeno, Ronaldo.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais founded on January 2, 1921. Cruzeiro currently campaigns in the top-tier of Brazilian soccer – the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club finished in 2nd place in last season's league and won the 2010 Campeonato Mineiro.