by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2014 | Sports
Belo Horizonte, Reuters—Germany and France snuffed out African hopes and reached the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday with hard-won victories over Algeria and Nigeria, while Uruguay striker Luis Suarez broke his silence to apologize for biting. Both European...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2014 | World
São Paulo, Reuters—Brazilian police used tear gas on Monday to disperse metro workers on strike in São Paulo in defiance of a court order to return to work, causing major traffic congestion just three days before the city hosts the opening match of the World Cup...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2014 | World
Rio De Janeiro, AP—A Rio de Janeiro slum erupted in violence late on Tuesday following the killing of a popular local figure, with angry residents setting fires and showering homemade explosives and glass bottles onto a busy avenue in the city’s main tourist...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2013 | Sports
Blida, AP—Algeria claimed Africa’s final place at the World Cup on away goals after edging Burkina Faso 1-0 in the second leg of their playoff on Tuesday and narrowly progressing with a 3-3 aggregate draw. But the Algerians only qualified for Brazil 2014 after a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2013 | Sports
London, Reuters—France produced one of soccer’s most famous comebacks on Tuesday to scrape into next year’s World Cup finals via the playoffs while Portugal blazed through after Cristiano Ronaldo conjured up a sensational hat-trick. The two European...
