The 2014 World Cup: Prosperity for FIFA Means Pain for Brazil
Next week the FIFA World Cup tournament starts in Brazil and many Brazilians don't seem to be very happy about the world biggest football carnival coming to town.
Bread & Circuses: order your new World Cup T-shirt
UK-based Philosophy Football has a new T-shirt for the World Cup, based on a Brazilian design with the motto:
Recommended reading for World Cup fans
Philosophy Football's Mark Perryman provides a World Cup reading list.
Manaus: England fans’ friendly
Friendly match arranged for England football fans in Manaus
Girls in Play: Sexual exploitation and the World Cup
A brilliant comic-blog from LAB Partner A Pública, describes the trafficking of young girls to World Cup cities.
We was robbed (again)…
It could have been so different. Instead Brazil got corruption, repression, white elephant megastadiums... and FIFA
Follow the money
Never before has Brazil received so much coverage in the UK media as in the build-up to the World Cup. But, says Sue Branford, one key issue has been ignored.
São Paulo Fan Friendly
Ed Rhodes reports on a World Cup fans match, England vs Brazil. The match was arranged with LAB's help.
CLACSO’s World Cup Notebook
The Latin American Council for the Social Sciences produced a fascinating blog about the Cup and its importance and impact on the countries of the Region.