- 1. Fireworks light up the Maracanã for Germany ...
- (World Cup 2014)
- Photographers assemble on the pitch as the Maracanã is lit up with fireworks at the end of Germany's 1-0 World Cup final victory over Argentina. Photo taken by Alex at FootballFans.eu ...
- Created on 14 July 2014
- 2. Revamped Maracanã full for its World Cup debut ...
- (World Cup 2014)
- The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro underwent a major reconstruction ahead of the 2014 World Cup, changing from a two-tier structure to a one-tier bowl and having its concrete roof replaced by fibreglass. Though ...
- Created on 17 June 2014
- 3. Overpowering crowd noises are a rare thing of beauty
- (Stories)
- ... the Maracaña. jV92Cp4Qmkg nJKEYaxEy54 Community singing tingles the spine but is ultimately a choice, requiring basic concentration. Nothing beats those roof-rattling, full-throated roars forced ...
- Created on 07 October 2016
- 4. Bosnia preview ~ World Cup 2014
- (World Cup 2014)
- ... rm a single team. The lyrics include a line about the neighbouring states facing each other in the final at the Maracanã, where they will barbecue lamb and eat baklava together. It is a refreshing altern ...
- Created on 15 June 2014
- 5. Messi and co must live up to big Argentina expectations
- (World Cup 2014)
- ... the Maracanã. The Napoli striker is recovering from an ankle injury and did not take part in either of the final two pre-tournament friendlies – comfortable wins against Trinidad and Slovenia – with Ezequie ...
- Created on 15 June 2014
- 6. Uruguay preview ~ World Cup 2014
- (World Cup 2014)
- ... side and surely possess, in Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez, one of the best strike partnerships in world football. The dream would be to repeat the Maracanazo of 1950, but reaching the last eight is ...
- Created on 14 June 2014
- 7. Australia & Chile preview ~ World Cup 2014
- (World Cup 2014)
- ... Canal 13 and the state-owned TVN. The latter's team will include retired striker Patricio Yáñez, famous for grabbing his testicular region and motioning to Brazil fans at a World Cup qualifier in the M ...
- Created on 13 June 2014
- 8. Brazil preview ~ World Cup 2014
- (World Cup 2014)
- What are the expectations for the team? For the more fervent, and those who can remember the Maracanazo of 1950, anything less than victory would be catastrophic. Others are less demanding, but with confidence ...
- Created on 12 June 2014
- 9. Brazil 4-0 Mexico, World Cup opening match, 1950
- (World Cup 2014)
- 6 June ~ In just under a week the 2014 World Cup will kick off in Brazil, with the host nation facing Croatia at the Maracanã in São Paulo. When they last held the tournament, in 1950, Brazil met Mexico ...
- Created on 06 June 2014
- 10. Backward headers the new bicycle kick at World Cup
- (World Cup 2014)
- ... the Copa Libertadores wasn't the most inspirational rendering. But it came against Flamengo, while eliminating them – at the Maracanã. The Leonidas legacy is under direct attack. Alex Anderson ...
- Created on 02 June 2014
- 11. Weekly Howl 31-05-13
- (2013)
- A small portion of despair and enlightenment delivered to your inbox every Friday 31 May 2013 ~ Expensive, widely criticised and with shaky foundations – who better to open the renovated Maracanã than ...
- Created on 06 June 2013
- 12. Fallen giants
- (South America)
- ... urther and close the gap to the more traditional powerhouses. And with the next World Cup final to be held in the Maracanã, scene of their greatest triumph in 1950, new South American champions Uruguay ...
- Created on 21 September 2011
- 13. Domestic disputes
- (Race)
- ... Filho, the first publication that looked at the impact of black players on the early history of the game. The author was the leading sports journalist of his day (the Maracanã later became known as the ...
- Created on 21 June 2011
- 14. Catching the flu
- (South America)
- ... icy Ramalho, to become Brazil manager in August, and the following month were not discouraged by being effectively evicted from the Maracanã as the stadium was closed for World Cup 2014 preparations (see ...
- Created on 21 February 2011
- 15. Grounds for appeal
- (South America)
- ... to prepare the 12 venues. Fluminense and Flamengo were effectively evicted from the Maracanã in early September, midway through the national championship, while Atlético Mineiro's and Cruzeiro's prospe ...
- Created on 21 November 2010
- 16. Keeping focus
- (South America)
- ... of last season’s Copa Libertadores, somehow managing to throw away the advantage of a 4-2 away win by collapsing to a 3-0 home defeat to Mexican team America in front of 50,000 bewildered fans in the Maracana. ...
- Created on 21 May 2009
- 17. Rafael Scheidt
- (The strange case of...)
- Celtic’s 'Brazil international defender' lived up to his name, but not his reputation. Dan Brennan explains how the club blew around £9 million for ten appearances In February, the Maracana was ...
- Created on 14 April 2005
- 18. Net workers
- (Media)
- ... had a charmingly laidback, retro quality. Nothing fazed him, not even the assignment of covering Hartlepool v Workington on a cold November day in 1974. It must have seemed a long way from the Maracana. ...
- Created on 14 October 2002
- 19. Sub standards
- (Asia)
- ... the only goal in a fiercely fought local derby in front of 120,000 fans. Next month he will be lining up against Shevchenko. He plays not at the Maracana or the San Siro, but at the Saltlake Stadium in ...
- Created on 14 March 2002
- 20. Black books
- (Referees)
- ... in front of 200,000 at the Maracana and was in charge of the notorious “Battle of Berne” (Brazil v Hungary) in the 1954 World Cup. His 1956 effort, Refereeing Round The World, is typical of its era, a ...
- Created on 14 July 2001
