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The Official Website of the FIFA World Cup™ – FIFA.com

The Official Website of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™

http://FIFA.com

Pirlo: Italy are not dependant on me

Much of Italy’s success for the past decade owes to the creativity and determination of Andrea Pirlo. The veteran midfielder insisted on Wednesday, however, that the main strength of Gli Azzurri is their reliance on team play and not on any single individual. “This national team is not Pirlo-dependent,” the 35-year-old said.

http://en.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=pirlo-italy-are-not-dependant-on-me-2368084.html?cid=twitter_button

Pros and Cons: Going to the World Cup

With the World Cup kicking off in Brazil, Jimmy weighs the good and the bad of going to the soccer tournament.

http://youtu.be/wlPf4GZ5Bys

A Retrospective of Brasil's Yellow Jersey

The yellow jersey. Called Amarelinha or Little Yellow One, the home shirt for the most successful football team in the world represents the exuberant pride of the nation and is as recognizable as the country’s flag. “Football is so ingrained in Brasil, it dissolves into the culture.

http://nikeinc.com/news/a-retrospective-of-brasil-s-yellow-jersey

FOX Soccer Blog

by Thomas Hautmann During the Confederations Cup, social media was all abuzz over Brazilian forward Hulk. No, not because of his name, or his tendency to blow chance after chance, but because of his “hulky” behind!

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/55285056382/brazilian-tv-measures-hulks-bum-its-bigger-than-we

"And What a Great Goal That Was" A World Cup Animation by Richard Swarbrick @RikkiLeaks

“And What a Great Goal That Was” A World Cup Animation by Richard Swarbrick @RikkiLeaks Subscribe to Richard Swarbrick’s channel to watch more animations: http://bit.ly/1naT400 Directed and animated by Richard Swarbrick (@RikkiLeaks) Music: The only way by Three Laws In association with Hotspur and Argyle.

http://youtu.be/iXyrQTcSmzY

Italy: a World Cup history – video animation

James Richardson presents our animated history of Italy’s turbulent life in international football

http://gu.com/p/3q2dh/tw

Suarez doing 'triple shifts' to be fit

Last updated at 09:37 Striker Luis Suarez is working overtime to be fit for the World Cup as he recovers from knee surgery, says Uruguay team-mate Cristian Rodriguez. Uruguay open their Group D campaign against Costa Rica on Saturday, and coach Oscar Tabarez does not know when the Liverpool player will be available.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27790805

The World Cup of Everything Else

How the tournament would play out if 32 countries were competing in things other than soccer.

http://graphics.wsj.com/documents/WORLDCUPTOEE/#/?lang=en&metrics=Most%20Forest