Posted on 05/30/2014 12:57:10 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
England's remarkably serene build-up to the World Cup includes agreeing player bonuses for Brazil with the minimum of fuss well in advance of the big kick-off.
The squad are understood to be on around £350,000 each for winning the tournament, with the deal heavily incentivised for progressing through the group stage.
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They’ve been sending one of those balls with cameras embedded in it for a pre-World Cup promo tour. Are there any plans for using that tech in the matches themselves, though?
The design of brazuca Final Rio has been inspired by the green and gold on the FIFA World Cup Trophy and is a variation of the previously released adidas brazuca Official Match Ball, which was launched back in December last year.
I hadn’t known that, sounds like a wild idea though!
Just search for Brazuca on YouTube to see some of the videos. How wild would it be to watch a penalty taken from the vantage point of the ball?
Peru are without Bayern Munich striker and national team captain Claudio Pizarro and Schalke forward Jefferson Farfan.
Brazil at 50% probability seems way too high. I like Spain. England rarely delivers, and they’re in a group of death.
-— All 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup from Brazil will be broadcast live on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 in English -—
Suh-weet!
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