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Demonstrations have continued across Brazil with protesters notably blocking the main access road to the Arena Castelao, in Fortaleza where the Selecao will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday evening.

Protesters are blocking the main access road to the northeastern Brazilian stadium where Brazil will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday.

Showtime has pulled out all the stops for the first event in its 11-city, two-country tour to hype the Sept. 14 showdown between pound-for-pound boss Floyd Mayweather and Mexico's Canelo Alvarez. Mayweather and Alvarez will meet and greet fans on ...

Colorado landed a commitment Tuesday from quarterback Cade Apsay (Canyon County, Calif./Canyon), the Daily Camera reports. Arizona, Eastern Washington, New Mexico and Northern Colorado also extended scholarship offers to the 6-foot-1, 179-pound pr...

Brazil-Mexico

FORTALEZA, Brazil -- Paulo Vinicius Coelho has one of the sharpest minds in Brazilian football, which is just as well. I arrive to seek his counsel on a morning in which just about everything in Brazil appears to be in flux: the forward progress of ...

Over the past three years, Mario Balotelli has become one of the most-discussed footballers in the world. However, among the stories involving grass allergy, car crashes, dart throwing, bib problems, fireworks and visits to women's prisons, coverage ...

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Italian striker Mario Balotelli is confident the Azzurri can make the Confederations Cup final after starting the tournament with a 2-1 win over Mexico.

Italian striker Mario Balotelli is confident the Azzurri can make the Confederations Cup final after starting the tournament with a 2-1 win over Mexico.

Spain dominated its Confederations Cup opener against Uruguay, winning 2-1 on first-half goals by Pedro and Roberto Soldado.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mario Balotelli claimed he didn't realize that, in the Confederations Cup, two yellow cards equals a one-game ban. Which may or may not explain why, after scoring Italy's winner in the 2-1 victory over Mexico at the Maracana, he cel...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three quick talking points from the Azzurri's 2-1 win over El Tri: 1. If you play possession-based football, you really need to convert your chances. Italy had two or three in the first 10 minutes but could easily have gone a goa...

Mexico-Italy

Italy boss Cesare Prandelli has allayed fears of an injury to Mario Balotelli, revealing the striker is likely to be fit for Sunday's Confederations Cup clash against Mexico.

#INSERT type:image caption: Italy celebrate Mario Balotelli's goal END# Italy moved level with Brazil at the top of Confederations Cup Group A after beating Mexico at the Maracana. Andrea Pirlo, playing his 100th game for his country, put Italy ahe...