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FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 file photo, Brazil's former World Cup champions, from left, Zagallo, Marcos, Rivellino, Amarildo who holds the World Cup, and Bebeto pose for a photo below the Christ the Redeemer statue at the launch of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. World Cup sponsor Coca-Cola has disclosed contingency plans to soften the celebratory tone of its sponsorship of football's showpiece event in Brazil if unrest returns to the streets. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

Coke to soften marketing if unrest hits World Cup

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Head of Olympic planning in Rio city hall resigns

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Germany to allow late-night public viewing

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US fans buy most World Cup tickets outside Brazil

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Shields are seen during a demonstration staged by activists from 'Amnesty International Brazil' commemorating the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The activists are asking for a review of the 'Amnesty law' and end of impunity for crimes committed during the military dictatorship. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil armed forces to probe dictatorship abuses

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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, left, and Neymar, from Brazil, right, attend a a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in San Joan Despi, Spain, Monday, March 31, 2014. FC Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid in a first leg quarter-final Champions League soccer match on April 1. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Neymar lighting up social media, not Barcelona

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2014 file photo, Brazilian club Corinthians soccer players practice at the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A construction company says one of its workers has been seriously injured at the site of the Itaquerao stadium that will host Brazil’s World Cup opener. Fast Engenharia says in a statement that the worker fell about 26 feet (8 meters) while helping install temporary seats at the stadium. The accident comes about four months after two workers died when a crane collapsed at the stadium. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil police: Worker likely without safety cable

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2014 file photo, Brazilian club Corinthians soccer players practice at the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A construction company says one of its workers has been seriously injured at the site of the Itaquerao stadium that will host Brazil’s World Cup opener. Fast Engenharia says in a statement that the worker fell about 26 feet (8 meters) while helping install temporary seats at the stadium. The accident comes about four months after two workers died when a crane collapsed at the stadium. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Worker dies at stadium hosting World Cup opener

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Ronaldo, Brazil's former soccer player and a member of the local organizing committee for the 2014 World Cup, talks during a news conference at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Ronaldo: Pressure ‘huge’ on Brazil World Cup team

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

A general view of the soccer fields at the Granja Comary training center, where the Brazilian soccer team will be training and staying during the upcoming World Cup, in Teresopolis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil inaugurates its World Cup training center

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Brazilian club fined $21,000 for fans’ racism

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Quotes from voters in AP Global Football 10

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Italy coach Cesare Prandelli smiles in the stands prior to the Serie A soccer match between Parma and Genoa at Parma's Tardini stadium, Italy, Sunday, March 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)

Italy coach Prandelli agrees to 2-year extension

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, MARCH 22-23 - FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2012, file photo, United States' Jordan Larson plays a shot during a women's preliminary volleyball match against Turkey at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. With the Rio Olympics still over two years away, many players on the U.S. volleyball team are working their day jobs: Playing for professional volleyball teams overseas. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

College isn’t the end for star volleyball players

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Rio de Janeiro's Eduardo Paes, right, talks with Nawal El Moutawakel, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission, center, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Director for the Olympic Games, Gilbert Felli during a visit to the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 20, 2014. With IOC officials in Rio de Janeiro on to monitor progress on the 2016 Olympics, the city's mayor acknowledged that work on a large cluster of venues is far behind schedule. Paes made his remarks as Nawal El Moutawakel reminded Rio officials that the recent Sochi Winter Olympics showcased &quot;meticulous planning.&quot; She urged Rio organizers to meet deadlines and to explain clearly to the Brazilian public why it should back the games. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio Games: Crucial meeting next week over funding

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 26, 2013, file photo, a breakfast sandwich is photographed at the Triple XXX restaurant in West Lafayette, Ind. Breakfast is now being served with a dose of sticker shock. The cost of morning staples like bacon, coffee and orange juice is surging on a host of global supply problems, from drought in Brazil to disease on U.S. pig farms. (AP Photo/Journal &amp; Courier, Brent Drinkut)

Breakfast foods are getting pricier

By STEVE ROTHWELL - Associated Press

Brazil announces it will host IndyCar race in 2015

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

2014 USA IBC to be held June 14-29 in Jackson

By SHERRY LUCAS - Associated Press

Torres says he can make Spain’s World Cup team

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