South America
Assange to be expelled from Ecudaorian embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be expelled from Ecuador’s London embassy within hours or days, according to a “high level” source…
Chapecoense plane crash survivor dies after football game
Rafael Henzel, one of the only six survivors of the plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense in…
Former Brazilian President Temer arrested
Michel Temer, the former Brazilian President, has been arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation. Numerous Brazilian politicians and business executives…
Convoy carrying nuclear fuel attacked in Brazil
A convoy of trucks carrying uranium fuel to a nuclear power plant near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro was targeted…
Pictorial Slideshow: Carnival in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kick off
Deutsche Welle (DW) reports that Brazil's world-famous Rio de Janeiro's Carnival celebrations officially began on Friday. This year's celebration is of particular…
The Guardian: World Cup spotlights Brazil’s great players – and their single mothers
Round the corner from a gang member with a pistol in his waistband and an automatic rifle in his hands, the Women’s…
Insight: Israel vs Argentina – Geopolitics and Sport
The Times of Israel analyst Ben Sales writes an analysis on the impact of the decision of the cancellation of Argentina vs…
Opinion: Argentina should not play the World Cup in Russia, otherwise its decision on Israeli game is mere hypocrisy
The following is an article penned by Miguel Wiñazki which appeared in Clarin (Argentina). Article was originally written in Argentinian and what…
Goal net from Brazil’s World Cup disaster 7 – 1 loss against Germany to be sold for charity
Samuel Loyd, the director of Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Brazil’s footballing meltdown occurred on July 8 four years ago, announced…
Contrary to Argentinian media reports, Malta won’t play against Argentina
Sources close to the Malta Football Association denied a report on Mundo Albiceleste quoting Fox Sport (Argentina) which said that the Maltese…
Argentina cancels ‘friendly’ football match against Israel
Argentina's national football team has cancelled an upcoming friendly match with Israel, Argentine sports website Minutouno reported. The report states that Saturday's…