SOCCER

Team Italy arrived in Brazil in style wearing Dolce & Gabbana suits, a far cry from the USA national team that showed up in sweatpants.

A recent survey showed that nearly 60 percent of Brazilians are against their country's decision to host the soccer World Cup.

Fans in the United States will be able to enjoy unprecedented coverage of the World Cup this summer.

In the countdown to the World Cup games, Brazil is beset by strikes and threats of more strikes.

Two days to go before the 2014 World Cup, subway workers may strike again, water is scarce and poor field conditions could injure players.

Several players could earn big-money transfers behind their performances in Brazil.

Deutsche Bank analysts devised a computer model that picked England as the winner while Brazil emerges as the favorite in most predictions.

The FIFA bribery scandal surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is yet another distraction for Brazil.

FIFA says the ticket exchange has happened at previous World Cups.

Preparations for the World Cup have been plagued by frequent delays, protests and scandals.

Political, logistical and contractual problems threaten to turn a potential PR bonanza into a nightmare.

“Brazil has been hit by severe drought and has been scrambling to find additional supplies of gas to compensate for the lack of hydropower."

New World Cup commercial features a bevy of the globe's best athletes.

The ubiquitous plastic trumpets that turned the 2010 cup into a constant racket will be gone this time, and so will iPads.

There is usually at least one team that gatecrashes the latter stages of the World Cup, and there are plenty of candidates to fulfill that role in Brazil.

Hosting the World Cup is expected to cost the nation about $11 billion.

Bribery and match-fixing allegations have cast a shadow over governing body FIFA ahead of the 2014 World Cup, but what else is new?

FIFA faces allegation of match-fixing and corruption ahead of the 2014 World Cup, but fans have grown accustomed to the organization's frequent scandals.

New York City FC’s proposed signing of David Villa could be the first in several high-profile arrivals at the MLS expansion team.

Who are the forwards most likely to make their mark at the World Cup this summer?

Goldman Sachs analysts have predicted which team will win the World Cup -- and the effect on the economy. Their tip: Buy Brazil.