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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

Germany's Eric Frenzel soars through the air during the ski jumping portion on the final day of the Nordic Combined triple World Cup in Seefeld, Austria, Sunday, Jan.19, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Germany’s Frenzel wins WCup Nordic Combined Triple

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Alexis Pinturault of France clears a gate during the first run of the men's Alpine skiing slalom World Cup race at the Lauberhorn in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott)

Alexis Pinturault soars to World Cup slalom win

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Japan's Sara Takanashi soars through the air during the women's ski jump World Cup event in Zao, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. Takanashi, 17, won her seventh women's ski jump World Cup event of the season on Saturday, continuing her dominance ahead of the Sochi Olympics. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Takanashi wins women’s ski jump World Cup event

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Latvia's Martins Dukurs jumps on his skeleton during his first run of the men's Skeleton World Cup race in Innsbruck, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 18. 2014. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

Martins Dukurs wins again, closing in on title

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Germany's Eric Frenzel celebrates after winning day two of the Nordic Combined triple World Cup in Seefeld, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Frenzel wins 2nd Nordic combined WCup in 2 days

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Bode Miller, of the United States, is airborne during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Wengen, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

US racer Goldberg presses Olympic downhill claim

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Kikkan Randall from the U.S. poses for photographers after the decoration following her win in the Ladies World Cup Cross Country Ski 1.5km Sprint Free event in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Randall wins 2nd straight World Cup sprint

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Ted Ligety, of the United States, celebrates on the podium area after winning an alpine ski, men's World Cup super-combined, in Wengen, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Ligety of US wins 1st World Cup super-combined

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Mancuso managing her entire season around Sochi

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

Bode Miller, of the United States, warms up prior to the start of an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Wengen, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

30 years ago, Johnson created US downhill legacy

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Germany's Eric Frenzel soars through the air during the ski jumping portion on day one of the Nordic Combined triple World Cup in Seefeld, Austria, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Eric Frenzel wins Nordic combined World Cup

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France's Alexis Pinturault clears a gate to clock the fastest time during a slalom portion of a men's alpine ski World Cup super-combined event, in Wengen, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Shin Tanaka)

Ted Ligety wins 1st World Cup super-combined

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil takes the ball forward during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Loew picks 26 players for publicity events

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FILE - In this Tuesday Sept. 10, 2013 file photo, referee Mark Geiger signals a call at a 2014 World Cup qualifier soccer match between Honduras and Panama in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. FIFA selected referee Mark Geiger on Wednesday Jan. 15, 2014, as one of the 25 who will officiate at the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

American Mark Geiger to referee at World Cup

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Banjamin Raich, of Austria, speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Austria’s Raich could miss Olympic super-combined

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Canada's Mikael Kingsbury competes in the men's freestyle World Cup moguls event Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Wilmington, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Bilodeau wins freestyle World Cup mogul

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Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, competes on her way to set the fastest time during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom in Flachau, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

US teen Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom

By ERIC WILLEMSEN - Associated Press

Head coach of United States soccer team, Jurgen Klinsmann, talks during a press conference after a training session in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. The US national soccer team is on a training program to prepare for the World Cup tournament that starts in June. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

US gets early taste of Brazil ahead of World Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Ski jumper Morgenstern gets all-clear after crash

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