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The history of colonial Brazil could be the perfect setting for the next Assassin’s Creed game, allowing it to tell a colonial story that’s very distinct from the ones told in the series so far. RELATED: There’s One Promising Detail About Recent Assassin’s Creed 2022 Rumors The Early Colonial Era In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the “New World” between the Spanish and the Portuguese, who had begun expanding westward after reclaiming the Iberian peninsula from Moorish occupation during a period known as Reconquista....

The stinging 2-1 defeat came just as the Selecao, as the team is known, had begun to gather steam, and Brazilians dared to hope that a victory could wash away years of recession, political uncertainty — and a humiliating defeat to Germany four years ago. “The World Cup allowed us a moment to forget our problems,” said Cristiano Conceicao, who works in a furniture store and watched the game with thousands of others in a traditional gathering place for soccer fans, a several-block stretch of Rio de Janeiro known as the Alzirao....

The Paris Saint-Germain forward fractured a metatarsal in February and consequently underwent surgery, leaving his participation in the World Cup in doubt. In Neymar’s absence, Brazil defeated Russia 3-0 before recording a 1-0 triumph over Germany on Tuesday to gain a small measure of revenge for the 7-1 battering they received against Die Mannschaft on home soil in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup. Tite had described Neymar as “irreplaceable” before the friendlies, but was happy with the way his side responded to playing without their talisman....

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The Barcelona captain is enjoying another stunning season and his second goal in the Champions League semi-final, first leg against Liverpool took him on to 48 for the campaign and up to another scarcely believable landmark. The Argentina great bundled Ernesto Valverde’s men into a 2-0 lead to go to 599 before finding a strike worthy of 600. After being fouled by Fabinho, Messi swept a sublime free-kick into the top corner from 30 yards, leaving him firmly on track for a fifth Champions League triumph....

Rabada received a two-Test ban, keeping him out for the rest of the series, having originally been ruled to have made inappropriate and deliberate contact with Smith after dismissing the Australia captain. He was fined 50 per cent of his match fee and hit with three demerit points as punishment for the incident, the latter sanction prompting an automatic two-match suspension for the accumulation of eight demerit points within a 24-month period....

Can anybody break up the Alabama-Clemson monopoly at the top of college football? Throughout the offseason, Sporting News will take a closer look at some of our post-spring top-10 programs that have the best chance to pull it off. MORE: Sporting News’ post-spring top 25 Today, we’ll take a closer look at the first team most people think of first when breaking up that monopoly. Georgia is ranked No. 3 in SN’s post-spring top 25, and the Bulldogs are 24-5 over the last two seasons....

Bravo has been in the firing line from some fans and pundits after conceding seven goals in two games against Chelsea and Leicester City. The Chilean was seen by some as a controversial replacement for City favourite Joe Hart in the summer, and has had to battle against those who would seemingly prefer the Englishman to have stayed at the Etihad Stadium. Sagna: Man City need to wake up...

The organization’s announcement came after there were numerous reports and rumors suggesting Brax’s move to TSM. Brax was infamously part of the seven CSGO players who were permabanned from Valve tournaments after a match-fixing scandal during his time on iBuyPower. Brax joins TSM’s Valorant roster Previously in the Valorant pro scene, Brax was a part of T1 where the team struggled to match expectations despite the presence of star talents like Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham and Keven “AZK” Larivière....

Widely regarded as one of the finest defenders of all time, Carlos Alberto is most fondly remembered for scoring the stunning fourth goal in Brazil’s 4-1 final win over Italy at Mexico 1970. A sublime team move, that concluded with a thunderous finish after Pele rolled a pass nonchalantly into the right back’s path, sealed a third world title for Brazil, allowing it to keep the Jules Rimet Trophy that Carlos Alberto hoisted at Estadio Azteca....

The five-time World Cup winners were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw against Panama - the country ranked 76th in the world - in Portugal on Saturday. It was the first time Brazil had failed to win a game since the World Cup in Russia last year, when the Selecao suffered a quarter-final exit at the hands of Belgium. Tuesday’s friendly with the Czech Republic in Prague is Brazil’s final friendly before the Copa America and Tite claims he is unfazed by those questioning his methods....

The Brazilian, who rejoined the Rossoneri last summer from Real Madrid, is in line to make his 300th appearance for the club against Chievo on Saturday. While he insists he does not regret his return to Milan despite the difficult season to date, Kaka has hinted he could consider leaving in the summer - and he would like to move to North America should he quit the club. "I have no regrets at my decision to come back to Milan," he told Corriere della Sera....

Holland was beaten in the final in 1974, 1978 and 2010, while it was eliminated in the semifinals in 1998 and 2014. MORE: Netherlands leaves with pride | Scolari gets it wrong Although it generally heads into each tournament as one of the favorites, the Netherlands has never won the World Cup – the only one of the major footballing nations not to have done so. Under Louis van Gaal’s wings, the dream was alive and kicking in Brazil, yet Sergio Romero’s heroics between the sticks for Argentina during Wednesday’s semifinal encounter were yet another huge blow for the Dutch as their hopes of lifting the famous trophy at last came to an abrupt end....

The winger has signed a five-year contract with the Bundesliga champions for a £ 44.2 million fee excluding bonuses and other variables. This figure, which includes a 10% sell-on clause, could rise to a whopping £ 54 million. Sane, who is reportedly set to pocket over £300,000 per week, can earn up to £ 19 million per year with Bayern Munich — close to double of what he had been claiming at the Etihad....

The incident occurred during the FA Cup meeting at Anfield on January 5, a match Liverpool went on to win 2-1 thanks to a late Virgil van Dijk header. Holgate pushed Firmino into the stands and sparked ugly scenes as the pair squared up to each other. The two players exchanged words and Holgate reacted angrily, with the Everton youngster lodging a complaint with the referee alleging Firmino had used a discriminatory term....

Foden is yet to start a Premier League game but is considered one of the brightest talents in England, although the 18-year-old has rejected comparisons to Barcelona icon Andres Iniesta. City have lost out on some of their prized talent of late with Jadon Sancho moving to Borussia Dortmund, who he has helped to top the Bundesliga table, earning England caps in the process. Brahim Diaz is also expected to follow Sancho away from the Etihad Stadium with Real Madrid reportedly lining up a deal for the teenager, whose contract is set to expire next year....

The Players Association is looking for minor league baseball players to join their union. This would give minor leaguers rights they have never had before and allow those rights to be negotiated by the Players Association. Once enough minor league players agree to this, Major League Baseball would then recognize those players as union members. What this means is that, like major leaguers, minor league players would have their own bargaining rights....

I’m very happy to see this transition happen. I have been waiting for this for awhile now. UPDATE from email: The Media Conference will address an affiliation agreement reached between the Royals and Flyers. The Royals will also announce several new marketing and ticket programs for the 2014-15 ECHL season. Speakers from the Royals are expected to be team President Drew Bell, Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Larry Courville, and Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Mark Wallace....