Football: Brazil's World Cup mascot named 'Fuleco'

FIFA has named the mascot for the 2014 Brazil World Cup Fuleco, a word which organisers say transmits a message of environmental awareness. Almost half of the more than 1.7 million people who voted......

Brazil unveils official poster for 2014 World Cup

Brazil presented the official poster for the 2014 World Cup at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, unveiling bright colors and fluid patterns that evoke the tropical nation's rich flora and......

PHOTOS: Messi named world's best player again

Lionel Messi, still only 25, was named the world's best player for the fourth time in a row on Monday after a year in which finally produced his best form for Argentina as well as Barcelona. -......