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Osvaldo joins Juventus on loan from Southampton

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, United States' Landon Donovan kicks the ball during a soccer training session in Sao Paulo. Donovan and the U.S. soccer team are back home after a 12-day camp in Brazil, and they're ready to start figuring out how the pieces will fit at the World Cup. Even with several key players, in Europe, coach Jurgen Klinsmann hopes to learn a little more in Saturday's exhibition against South Korea. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine, File)

Coach hopes Donovan shows off when US hosts SKorea

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

As world ages, immigration seen as big boost to US

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Specialist Paul Cosentino works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The U.S. stock market stumbled briefly after the Federal Reserve decided to further reduce its economic stimulus. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Markets reel as Federal Reserve cuts back stimulus

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Head coach of the United States soccer team, Jurgen Klinsmann, from Germany, talks with the press inside Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. Manaus is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup, and will host a game between the U.S. and Portugal. (AP Photo/Raphael Alves)

Johnson injury, Altidore’s woes concerns for US

By KURT VOIGT - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's President Josep Maria Bartomeu attends a press conference at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Jan 24, 2014. Barcelona says its board of directors is calling an ''extraordinary'' meeting, fueling Spanish media reports that club president Sandro Rosell is under pressure to consider stepping down due to the lawsuit regarding Neymar's transfer. Barcelona said in a statement that the meeting will take place on Thursday afternoon, a day after a judge agreed to hear a lawsuit brought by a Barcelona club member over the cost of Neymar's signing. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Neymar’s father: Barcelona secured deal in 2011

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Nike, South African football announce sponsor deal

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Bribery probe leaves Brazilian football in turmoil

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2013 file photo, Brazil's soccer team coordinator Carlos Alberto Parreira attends a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil's assistant coach and former world champion Parreira says it’s a “joke” the Brazilian government took so long to start working on some of the infrastructure projects needed for the World Cup. With less than five months before the tournament, Parreira said this Monday Jan. 27, 2014 that he is disappointed with the country’s preparations and accused the government of missing a huge opportunity to improve conditions for Brazilians. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Parreira blasts Brazil’s World Cup preparations

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Demonstrators destroy a bank to protest the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and demand better public services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Last year, millions of people took to the streets across Brazil complaining of higher bus fares, poor public services and corruption while the country spends billions on the World Cup, which is scheduled to start in June. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

World Cup stadium opens a day after protests

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Demonstrators destroy a bank to protest the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and demand better public services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Last year, millions of people took to the streets across Brazil complaining of higher bus fares, poor public services and corruption while the country spends billions on the World Cup, which is scheduled to start in June. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Hundreds protest against the World Cup in Brazil

By STAN LEHMAN - Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina claps his hands during their la Copa del Rey soccer match against Levante at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia, Spain, Wednesday Jan. 22, 2014. The Argentinean plays his 400th game in an Barcelona shirt in the Copa del Rey against Levante.(AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

5 things to know about the Spanish league

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

NM agency seeks Mexico City trade office

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FC Barcelona's president Sandro Rosell, attends a press conference at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Jan 23, 2014. Sandro Rosell is stepping down as president of Barcelona a day after a judge agreed to hear a lawsuit accusing him of allegedly hiding the cost of the transfer of Brazil striker Neymar.Rosell says he is resigning after an emergency meeting with Barcelona's board of directors on Thursday. Rosell says vice president Josep Bartomeu will take his place as president and finish the term that expires in 2016. Elected in 2010 to replace outgoing president Joan Laporta, Rosell said last April he planned to run for re-election in 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Barca president quits amid Neymar transfer lawsuit

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's president Sandro Rosell, looks down during a press conference at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Jan 23, 2014. Sandro Rosell is stepping down as president of Barcelona a day after a judge agreed to hear a lawsuit accusing him of allegedly hiding the cost of the transfer of Brazil striker Neymar. Rosell says he is resigning after an emergency meeting with Barcelona's board of directors on Thursday. Rosell says vice president Josep Bartomeu will take his place as president and finish the term that expires in 2016. Elected in 2010 to replace outgoing president Joan Laporta, Rosell said last April he planned to run for re-election in 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Barca president resigns amid Neymar lawsuit

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach kicks a soccer ball during a visit to Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The city of Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympics in 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Bach again reminds ‘no day to lose’ to ready Rio

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Quotes from voters in AP Global Football 10

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, left, speaks with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff during a meeting at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The city of Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympics in 2016. (AP Photo/Joel Rodrigues)

Bach expresses ‘full confidence’ in Rio Olympics

By MARCO SIBAJA - Associated Press

In this Dec. 8, 2013 photo, a mixture of artificial fibres and natural grass grows on the pitch of the Arena de Sao Paulo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. At Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, Edu played on one of football's finest pitches. Award-winning Arsenal groundsman Paul Burgess became so well-known for his green fingers that he was eventually lured away by Real Madrid. So when Edu returned home to Brazil in 2009 to finish his career, the worn and sorry state of some Brazilian football fields was an eye-opener. Even now, as the World Cup host rushes to ready itself, Edu says pitches in Brazil aren't on a par with those in Europe, where he played for eight years, at Arsenal and Valencia. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)

2014 World Cup: Brazilian star Edu working to upgrade fields in host country

By John Leicester - Associated Press

In this Dec. 8, 2013 photo, a mixture of artificial fibres and natural grass grows on the pitch of the Arena de Sao Paulo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. At Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, Edu played on one of football's finest pitches. Award-winning Arsenal groundsman Paul Burgess became so well-known for his green fingers that he was eventually lured away by Real Madrid. So when Edu returned home to Brazil in 2009 to finish his career, the worn and sorry state of some Brazilian football fields was an eye-opener. Even now, as the World Cup host rushes to ready itself, Edu says pitches in Brazil aren't on a par with those in Europe, where he played for eight years, at Arsenal and Valencia. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)

Greener grass: A World Cup legacy for Brazil?

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press