This guy still plays in Brazil, but that won’t be for long. Neymar will be as household a name as Ronaldinho in a year (he’s headed to Barcelona.) Brazil ended up beating Japan 3-0 in what is essentially a World Cup dry run. Oh, and Brazil’s President thinks his mic is broken…

The 2014 World Cup will be hosted in Brazil, with countries throughout the world congregating for one of globe’s most popular tournaments. With events like these, the language barrier can often lead to unforeseen difficulties for visiting fans. Luckily the (legal!) prostitutes of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, who mostly speak Portuguese, are flocking to free English classes.

Well, really the “adidas Brazuca” because “adidas” is annoying and lowercase. The 2014 World Cup will be played in Brazil, and Brazilian fans were given the opportunity to vote on the name of the ball to be used during the games. According to FIFA.com, 70 percent of a Brazilian vote involving more than one million people picked the “adidas Brazuca” as the 2014 World Cup ball.

A delay of game call that led to the United States women’s soccer team tying things up against Canada yesterday was incorrect… but it ultimately did not cost the Canadian team the match. After the jump, a full breakdown.

Russia edged Brazil 75-74 in Olympic basketball today. Why should you care? Because of this epic, game-winning 3-pointer by Russia with less than five seconds left. And the (uncalled) foul. See it all after the jump.

I’m sure Brazilian judoka Felipe Kitadai has led a fine life, full of success and accomplishment. The bronze medal he won in London, however, has to be his most crowning achievement. So much so that he didn’t let the pendant leave his side and took it into the shower.

Bored at work? Want to watch Olympic soccer live? No worries: You can now watch a live stream of Olympic soccer (and other Olympic events) on your computer while you pretend to do whatever you do at your office job.

Vitória, a second-division Brazilian football club, has new kits for the upcoming season that caught our attention — although not solely due to their design.

Former Bayern Munich defender Breno will be spending the next three years and nine months in a German prison. More, after the jump.

Soccer players aren’t supposed to use their hands, and apparently that aversion carries over to brawls on the pitch: footballers absolutely love to weakly employ those flying ninja kicks.