¤ Soccer Intelligence: All in the Mind, or the Feet? Theo Walcott was criticized by a former England winger, Chris Waddle, last week for lacking a "football brain," but few really know what goes on in the mind of players.
¤ Robinho and Brazil Sparkle in Warm-Up An own-goal by Keith Andrews and an impressive strike by Robinho gave Brazil a 2-0 victory over Ireland in friendly played in London.
¤ A Rare Chance for World Cup Rehearsals With less than 100 days to kickoff in South Africa, there are warm-up matches spread across the globe this week. It is time managers and coaches show their hands.
¤ An American in Brazil Hillary Clinton's visit recognizes Brazil as the most powerful country in South America and a rising global power.
¤ Brazil’s Navy Defends Its Response to a Capsizing It took about 19 hours for the navy to deploy a search aircraft after it received a distress signal from the S. V. Concordia on Wednesday, but officials said that was in line with standard procedure.
¤ Two Returning Stars Find a Warm Welcome Robinho and Roberto Carlos both shone as they played again in Brazil. These are significant homecomings Brazilian fans deserve to see their fine performers in the flesh.
