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                    [Title] => Sao Paulo may not host football games for 2016 Olympics
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Sao Paulo may not be able to host games for the 2016 Olympic football tournament because of the high costs involved in the competition, city officials said this week.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-15 04:31:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1760676 [AuthorName] => Tales Azzoni [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1341188 [Title] => Algeria coach: fasting up to players at World Cup [Summary] =>

Algeria's players are being left to decide whether or not they observe the Ramadan fast during yesterday's World Cup game against Germany, with coach Vahid Halilhodzic saying it's not a divisive issue.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-01 02:15:07 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1226204 [AuthorName] => Chris Brummitt [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335445 [Title] => Rio officer shoots live round during Cup protests [Summary] =>

A motorcycle policeman can be seen on an Associated Press video firing what appeared to be a live pistol round at anti-World Cup protesters Sunday near Rio de Janeiro's Maracana soccer stadium.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-16 10:49:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1334961 [Title] => The Netherlands hiniya ang Spain sa World Cup [Summary] =>

Hindi magpapadala ang the Netherlands sa magandang panalo na nakuha laban sa nagdedepensang World Cup champion Spain.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1274385 [Title] => World Cup stadium symbolically delivered in Brazil [Summary] =>

One of six Brazilian World Cup stadiums that had to be completed before the end of 2013 was symbolically delivered on New Year's Eve, although it won't be fully ready until the end of the month.

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All 12 Brazilian cities hosting World Cup games have their claims to fame. Here are three that, for one reason or another, particularly caught our eye:

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The 500-day mark to the 2014 World Cup arrived Monday with FIFA President Sepp Blatter leaving football matters aside and offering support to Brazilians mourning the death of more than 230 people in nightclub fire a day earlier.

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 Ronaldinho scored three goals and set up two others in a remarkable performance as Atletico Mineiro routed 10-man Figueirense 6-0 on Saturday, but it was not enough to move the team closer to Fluminense atop the Brazilian league.

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Power Plant Mall gives its bazaar-loving customers a shopping buzz with interesting finds at the Rockwell Urban Bazaar in the Rockwell Tent today until Sunday, Aug. 27 to 29.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Xinhua) -- FIFA will delay for two months the announcement of the 12 host cities of Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, the soccer's world governing body said on Wednesday.

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