Washington: Marco Rodriguez, the referee who failed to see Luis Suarez biting Giorgio Chiellini, has been assigned to referee the World Cup Semi-final in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. FIFA, on its website, declared that Mexico`s Rodriguez would referee the match between Brazil and Germany. Rodriguez has handled two World Cup matches – Uruguay`s 1-0 win …
RIO DE JANEIRO: The battle to avoid joining the likes of Spain and England on the World Cup scrapheap begins in earnest on Monday as the final round of first phase fixtures kicks off with Brazil bidding to book their place in the last 16. The most entertaining World Cup in years has made a …
One match to go for Brazil. Only Mexico stands in the way of its first Olympic gold in football. Brazil moved a step closer to winning the elusive medal by beating South Korea 3-0 on Tuesday and reaching the final of the men’s Olympic tournament for the first time in 24 years. It will face …
