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03 September, 2012 15:59 PM

Brazuca – Official Name Of Brazil’s 2013 World Cup Ball

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 3 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) – FIFA says Brazilians have decided to name the 2014 World Cup ball ”Brazuca” – an informal word often used to describe national pride in the country and how Brazilians are referred to in several neighbouring countries.

FIFA says more than one million people voted to select the ball’s name, with 70% picking the term. FIFA says the name ”symbolizes emotion, pride and goodwill to all,” mirroring Brazil’s ”approach to football.” ”Brazuca” is also often used as the nickname given to Brazilians living outside the country, including the hundreds of footballers playing abroad.

Adidas, the official World Cup ball supplier since 1970, says two other names had made the final list – Bossa Nova and Carnavalesca.

FIFA said Sunday it was the first time fans were directly involved in the naming of the World Cup ball, which is still being developed and tested with several clubs and associations worldwide.

The Brazuca likely will be the first World Cup ball equipped with goal-line technology, which will be introduced by FIFA at the seven-team Club World Cup in Japan in December.

The goal of FIFA is to have the mechanism fully tested ahead of next year’s Confederations Cup, which will also take place in Brazil.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — FIFA says Brazilians have decided to name the 2014 World Cup ball ”Brazuca,” an informal word often used to describe national pride in the South American country.

FIFA says more than one million people voted to select the ball’s name, with 70 percent picking the term.

Soccer’s governing body says the name ”symbolizes emotion, pride and goodwill to all,” mirroring Brazil’s ”approach to football.”

”Brazuca” is also often used as the nickname given to Brazilians living outside the country, including the hundreds of footballers playing abroad.

Adidas, the official World Cup ball supplier since 1970, says two other names had made the final list – Bossa Nova and Carnavalesca.

FIFA said Sunday it was the first time fans were directly involved in the naming of the World Cup ball, which is still being developed and tested with several clubs and associations worldwide.

The Brazuca likely will be the first World Cup ball equipped with goal-line technology, which will be introduced by FIFA at the seven-team Club World Cup in Japan in December. FIFA’s goal is to have the mechanism fully tested ahead of next year’s Confederations Cup, which will also take place in Brazil.

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by Panos Bletsos

Fact: Italy made the final of Euro 2012 unaffected by the latest Calcio Scommesse scandal.

Fact: The four-time World Cup winners suffered a hands-down 4-0 humiliation at the hands of Spain in the Kiev endgame.

Fact: Italy has just surrendered one of its Champions League berths to Germany.

Fact: Some of Serie As biggest stars, such as Lavezzi, Thiago Silva and Ibrahimovi, have found France (and not Spain or England) a more suited destination to ply their trade rather than stay in Italy.

Fact: The erstwhile almighty Calcio is decomposing fast.

Italy has been one of the cornerstones of the global game since the late 19th century, not only because of its own success on international level, but also thanks to that extra spice Italian immigrants have added to the flavour of South American football: there are some 30 million Brazilians and another 22 million Argentines of Italian descent, as well as 1.6 million Uruguayans, almost half of the countrys population.

The Rise

After the English introduced the Beautiful Game to the peninsula sometime in the 1880s Italy quickly developed into a major force and before World War II broke out its national side had won the FIFA World Cup twice (1934, 38) as well as the 1936 Olympic football tournament in Berlin. The Azzurri went on to add another two world titles (1982, 2006) and the 1968 European Championship to their collection, while Italian sides have dominated the UEFA club competitions since their inception, back in the 50s: they have won a combined total of 46 titles (including the FIFA Club World Cup and the now defunct Intercontinental Cup) compared to Spains 42 and Englands 35.

And The Fall

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The Roman Empire in Rapid Decline

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