World Cup Special

World Cup Special




Analysts side with hosts

May 21 - 27, 2014
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Brazil are clear-cut favourites to win a sixth World Cup title, confirming on home turf their reputation as a soccer superpower, according to a global survey of over 120 football-loving market analysts polled by Reuters, writes Silvio Cascione.





Local businesses look forward to new deals

May 21 - 27, 2014
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Many Brazilians think the upcoming football World Cup is a waste of money, but Apex, the nation’s export agency, says it can use the tournament to get more than $3 billion in new contracts for local businesses.





Contest between Suarez 1 & 2

May 21 - 27, 2014
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Liverpool fans finished the season idolising their centre-forward by crooning from the Kop ‘there’s only one Luis Suarez’. However, and I am sure this will delight Everton and Manchester United fans, they are wrong. Group E of the FIFA World Cup contains Honduras, which is managed by … Luis (Fernando) Suarez.