RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – From afar, the Complexo do Alemão favela looks like Legos dropped from the sky, a mountain of small building blocks stacked one…
A stingy defense helped carry La Sele to the quarterfinals, conceding less than half a goal per game during the 2014 World Cup. The Ticos gave up 0.4…
The final mejenga ("match") of the World Cup is set for Sunday afternoon. While La Sele ("Costa Rica's national team") won't be playing, you can still watch…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – An executive from the World Cup's hospitality services firm escaped out the back door of his plush Rio de Janeiro hotel Thursday to…
SAO PAULO -- Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties in a shootout with the Netherlands on Wednesday to take his country through to the World Cup…
[caption id="attachment_42248" align="alignright" width="300"] Courtesy National Police[/caption] Police arrested 17 Tuesday during the widespread celebrations in Paseo Colón for the Costa Rica national team's homecoming. Some 200,000 fans…
BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – It's been said Brazil has never fully recovered from its greatest sporting tragedy, the 1950 home loss to Uruguay in the World Cup final.…
National Police arrested 90 people in brawls and other incidents during and after Costa Rica’s match against the Netherlands on Saturday, according to a statement from the Public…
La Sele fans celebrated on San José's Avenida Central on Saturday after their team's great performance in the World Cup. The Ticos lost in a penalty shootout…
A La Sele fan winces after a missed penalty kick during Costa Rica's match with the Netherlands in the World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday. After the teams…
