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Costa Rica striker Alvaro Saborio has been ruled out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ following a
metatarsal fracture in his right foot.

FIFA reported three to four months is needed for the 32-year-old striker to recover. He will not be able to play against England, Italy or Uruguay in Group D at Brazil.

A statement published on Real Salt Lake's official website revealed Saborio had fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot on Thursday while practising with the Costa Rica team at their training camp in San Jose.

Saborio has scored 32 goals for Costa Rica in 93 appearances and played for his country at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Armed with bows and arrows, around 400 people of different ethnic groups in Brazil rallied outside the Justice Ministry in the capital on Thursday, to protest against a legislation before congress that threatens to shrink the size of some reserves for indigenous groups. The indigenous protesters were demanding to meet with Justice Minister Eduardo Cardozo to discuss the said legislation.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

This was the second demonstration by the indigenous groups this week in Brazil's capital.

They were angered about the billions being spent on the tournament, saying the money should have gone to improving Brazil's public services.

Read more about the protests:

• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/native-brazilians-protest-against-fifa-world-cup-2014-9457139.html
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2640969/Brazils-indigenous-police-clash-protest.html
• http://www.kansas.com/2014/05/29/3480758/indigenous-groups-demonstrate.html

Team Australia touched down at the Curitiba International Airport in Brazil on Wednesday becoming the first team to arrive in Brazil  for the FIFA World Cup 2014™.

Australia is the lowest-ranking of the 32 teams in the tournament but midfielder Tommy Oar said that they were using that as a motivation.

“We are the underdogs. It will be a good opportunity for the Australian team to surprise, so this is all very exciting. And being in the ‘soccer country’ is an extra motivation, of course,” Oar said in a statement released by FIFA.

“We’ve been training for the last few days and things have gone well. We still have some two more weeks to keep on training, so I think we will be well-prepared for the World Cup."

Australia, who are playing in their third straight World Cup, have their first match on June 13 against Chile as part of Group B. They will also face Spain and the Netherlands.

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named the 23-man roster that will play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup this summer in Brazil. The roster will be officially submitted to FIFA on June 2.

Goalkeepers (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) Defenders (8): DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC) Midfielders (8): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) Forwards (4): Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

Most notable roster cut is longtime player Landon Donovan who has participated in three World Cups, has five World Cup goals, and is the all-time leading U.S. goal scorer [1].

Landon Donovan released a statement on Facebook:

To my fans,

It has been an honor and privilege to have represented the US National Team in three World Cups. I was looking forward to playing in Brazil and, as you can imagine, I am very disappointed with today’s decision. Regardless, I will be cheering on my friends and teammates this summer, and I remain committed to helping grow soccer in the US in the years to come.

Thanks for all your support,

Landon

Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/austinhunt/united-states-releases-world-cup-roster 

The Associated Press

FIFA has told fans buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers that they could be barred from stadiums.

Three weeks from the opening match, FIFA said Thursday that it "cancels tickets discovered as illegally sold or re-sold with the bearers risking not being permitted entry."

FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said some fans have already been affected.

"Over the last few weeks we have unfortunately seen more and more people leaving our ticket centers disappointed as they failed to collect their tickets purchased through unofficial websites," Weil said in a statement.

FIFA said its website is the "only legitimate source" for tickets, including a re-sale section for buyers unable to attend.

Football's governing body did not identify "companies, websites and individuals" it said was "offering tickets to unsuspecting fans through unauthorized resells at exorbitant prices."

The Stubhub website was offering tickets made available by buyers priced from $2,300 for the Brazil-Croatia game on June 12 in Sao Paulo. Viagogo's cheapest offer was for $1,149.

FIFA said it is a crime in Brazil "to sell or supply a ticket for more than the face price," and it has provided information to prosecuting authorities.

"The efforts are not limited to Brazil but applied on an international scale in engagement with local authorities in relevant jurisdictions and in particular in close collaboration with consumer protection authorities, which have far-reaching and efficient legal resources," FIFA said.

Almost 3 million tickets were made available for the 64 matches. Adding seats for guests and media, the total World Cup stadium capacity is expected to exceed 3.3 million.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/22/6424708/fifa-warns-fans-about-re-sold.html#storylink=cpy

FIFA has demanded for one more test game at the Sao Paulo stadium where the opening match of the World Cup will take place. This is after problems surfaced over the weekend at the venue's inaugural match.

not the actual arena

The Arena Corinthians held its first official match on Sunday between the Figueirense and Corinthians soccer teams as part of the Brazilian National Championship tournament.

FIFA was prompted to ask for another test after Sunday's game where not all the seats required for the World Cup were installed in time. FIFA requires the venue to seat 68,000 spectators but only 40,000 were used for Sunday's match. The other 28,000 seats are temporary and will only be used during the World Cup.

The second test game will take place on 29th of May between Corinthians and Cruzeiro. Some problems occurred during Sunday's test game due to an unfinished roof that forced fans to scramble for covered seats because of heavy rain. Part of the roof that will cover the rest of the seats at the stadium won't be finished until after the World Cup, according to the local media.

Read more about FIFA's demands: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304422704579573910098627536

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a “mistake”.

When asked by Swiss broadcaster RTS if selecting Qatar was an error, Blatter said: “Of course, it was a mistake.” He added: “You know, one makes a lot of mistakes in life.

“The technical report into Qatar said clearly it was too hot but the executive committee – with a large majority – decided all the same to play it in Qatar.”

However, he denied persisting allegations that Qatar had bought the World Cup. “I will never say that they bought it, because it was political pushing,” he said.

Following his comments FIFA quickly issued a statement to clarify that Blatter had not questioned Qatar’s capability to host the event.

“As explained in his answer to the journalist, the president reiterated that the decision to organise the World Cup in summer was an ‘error’ based on the technical assessment report of the bid, which had highlighted the extremely hot temperatures in summer in Qatar,” it said.

“At no stage did he question Qatar as the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.”

Read more: http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/05/fifa-president-sepp-blatter-mistake-award-2022-world-cup-qatar 

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