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Olympic Flame was Delivered in Four Lamps The Olympic torch has been transported to Brazil from Switzerland by the official carrier of the games – LATAM Airlines. On May 3, 2016, the carrier flew Boeing 767 from Geneva to the host nation’s capital Brasilia, escorted by two F-5 fighters from the Brazilian Air Force. The

Pregnant women are advised not to travel to Brazil during the 2016 Olympic Games to avoid potential birth defects related to an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Dilma Rousseff’s Chief of Staff, Jaques Wagner, said. “It’s a serious risk for pregnant women,” Wagner told reporters after an emergency cabinet meeting Monday. He added

Former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, who was one of 14 people indicted in a massive bribery scandal, vowed to reveal new evidence against the world soccer’s governing body and its embattled president, Sepp Blatter. It’s just the latest blow to a brand in crisis.

Right now, FIFA is engaged in a high-stakes “win or go home” game of penalty kicks, with the sponsors who line their pockets with billions of dollars on the offensive side of the shoot-out getting ready for their kicks, while its own embattled brand is in goal, gearing up to block and deflect anything that comes its way. Meanwhile, a global consumer audience that has celebrated the game for generations is blowing the whistle and pointing to the penalty spot, its trust on the line.

The Blues suffered a 5-3 humiliation at the hands of Spurs that day and Mourinho claims its impact was felt throughout the squad and it inspired the team rather than demoralising them-so much so that they’ve yet to lose since, putting together a formidable 14-game unbeaten run, clinching the title in the process.

Story highlights
• Real Madrid tops Deloitte’s annual Money League for the club with the highest revenue
• Manchester United surpasses Barcelona and Bayern Munich to move into second spot
• List is dominated by English football with all 20 Premier League clubs in the world’s top 40.

Can anybody stop Real Madrid, on the football pitch and off it? For the 10th year running, European champion, Real Madrid is the world’s richest club in the annual Football Money League published by accountants Deloitte, with a revenue of $639 million.

Didier Drogba , Ronaldo, Zidane in 12th Annual Match Against Poverty. Football superstar and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba joined a star-studded array of international active and retired players for the 12th Annual Match Against Poverty which will took place on 20 April at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne, France.