A Spanish NGO says an exemption on tariffs for importations means hundreds of millions potentially put toward public works in Brazil is staying in the pockets of businesses.

After suffering a torn knee ligament in a recent training session, Bayern Munich and Spanish National team midfielder Thiago Alcantara has been ruled out for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.

2 million residents of Rio de Janeiro were affected by a transport strike, yet the city has no emergency plan for the World Cup.

São Paulo Police have created a pamphlet warning tourists of how to behave if they are mugged during the World Cup.

Iconic former footballer Pelé gave a pleasant surprise to the members of One Direction when he made an appearance on screens at their concert.

With the World Cup just over a month away, Brazil head coach Luiz Scolari has released his complete 23-man roster, which features top-level talent including Barcelona star Neymar and Chelsea defender David Luiz.

Despite indicating that he could feature in Chelsea's season finale Sunday, Brazilian star Oscar is worried that another setback with his current hip injury could derail his chances of appearing at the upcoming World Cup.

Despite his recent offensive struggles, Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo still believes he can land a spot on the Spanish National team's World Cup roster.

Dani Alves received a racist attack during the second half of the Villarreal-Barcelona: he made it into internet gold.

Meanwhile, some 2,500 federal forces continue to occupy the Complexo da Mare favela.

Sony Music is being sued for fraud over the Ricky Martin's "Vida," the winning son in “Sony Music World Cup FIFA Songwriting Contest.”

After suffering a bruised foot in Barcelona's Copa del Rey loss to Real Madrid, Brazilian star Neymar is slated to miss the next four weeks of action.

"Rio 2," the sequel of "Rio," is set to hit theaters Friday as the beloved blue macaws -- Blu and Jewel -- venture into the Amazon. Check out our interview with Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha on the making of the movie.

"We Are One (Ole Ola)" was selected as the official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song. Performed by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, this song brings a little "carnaval" flavor to football's (soccer) biggest event. Listen to the song here.

A Brazilian TV station has aired a video of a woman being mugged while talking about insecurity at the main train station in Rio de Janeiro.

Ricardo Peláez has revealed that there won't be any restrictions as to the El Tri' sex lives while they play in the 2014 World Cup.

Sharon Stone was admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil where she has been promoting her charitable causes. The 56-year-old actress was taken to Sirio Libanes Hospital.

The Street Child World Cup was held today in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the main FIFA event in June.

El Tri's head coach Miguel 'El Piojo' Herrera has admitted that it may be hard for him to choose players that he has not worked with before.

Spain has revealed that in early March, it ordered a halt to anti-riot gear sales to Venezuela.

Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader recently expelled from the country's National Assembly, has today spoken before the Brazilian Senate.

With the 2014 World Cup just two months away, Nike unveiled sharp looking away uni's for the United States men's national team, who open their tournament slate on June 16 against Ghana.

Jürgen Klinsmann won't have the services of DaMarcus Beasley and Michael Orozco April 2 against Mexico since the two were not granted release from their club.

After undergoing a successful knee operation, Barcelona and Spanish National team goalie Víctor Valdés will miss the next seven months, leaving him out of action for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Watch a funny Emirates Airlines commercial featuring two of the biggest soccer stars of all-time, Pelé and Cristiano Ronaldo!

With their international friendly approaching, both the United States Men's National team and Mexican National squad released their complete rosters for the April 2 showdown in Arizona.

Set to launch '2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil' in two weeks, EA Sports released a fresh developer trailer highlighting the latest features installed for the highly anticipated video game.

With ongoing protests taking center stage in Brazil less than three months before the start of the 2014 World Cup, singer Edu Krieger released the unofficial anti-World Cup theme "Desculpe, Neymar" in order to highlight what's really taking place.

Despite losing his place in the rotation to Diego Costa and Alvaro Negredo, Chelsea star Fernando Torres remains hopeful of earning a place at the 2014 World Cup with the Spanish National team.

El Tri's uniform designers have gotten pretty creative this year in their design for Mexico's national uniform for the World Cup in Brazil.