Monday, December 30, 2013

2014 Fifa World Cup song contest: 300 now online

 

Following Sony's December 2 launch of international music contest SuperSong, contestants have already uploaded over 300 videos as of December 26. The winning song will be included on the official album of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, taking place in Brazil next summer

Ricky Martin will head up the jury tasked with selecting the winning song. The Puerto Rican star is no stranger to World Cup music, as he sang "La Copa de la Vida" on the album of the 1998 edition of the tournament, which took place in France.

Aspiring musicians from 30 eligible countries -- including France, the US, Japan and Russia -- can still head to SuperSong.com to upload a video showing their original musical tribute to the World Cup, as entries will be accepted through January 6, 2014. The videos already entered can be seen by visitors to the site in the Gallery section.

After several elimination rounds, including one in which the general public can select their favorite by voting online, the winning song -- written in English, Portuguese or Spanish -- will be announced in February.
The winner will then fly to Puerto Rico to meet Ricky Martin and a music producer in order to record the final version of the song for the album, performed by Ricky Martin. And as an added bonus, the winner will receive two tickets to the final match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

 

Friday, November 29, 2013

New FIFA app to live stream World Cup 2014 draw



FIFA, international football’s governing body, will live stream the World Cup 2014 draw next Friday on its new app for Android, iPad and iPhone.

On December 6 the 32 teams that have qualified for the World Cup in Brazil next summer, including African nations Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon, will discover their group fate.

The free app has already been released and will also feature content in the build up to the World Cup and information from 197 leagues around the world.

There will be match schedules, destination guides and team profiles for Brazil 2014 as well.

A World Match Centre has also been included which allows fans to customise which results from which leagues and competitions they are kept updated on.

It is expected to compete against the already established The Football App, which in October claimed it had 4.5 million active users.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Electronic Arts confirm Fifa World Cup 2014



During the most recent conference call with investors, Electronic Arts revealed that it will launch at some point games: The Sims 4, UFC, EA Sports FIFA World Cup 2014 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Not yet known whether FIFA World Cup 2014 will be available only in digital format, as was the case with   UEFA Euro 2012 which was released as a DLC for FIFA 12.



Thursday, May 30, 2013

World Cup Tickets Will Go On Sale In August, FIFA Says

Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will go on sale on August 20.

FIFA confirmed fans will have the chance to buy tickets from the organisation's website during the first phase of sales.

Ticket prices are scheduled to be confirmed on July 1, the day after the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro. 

FIFA has previously said it expects around 3.3 million tickets to be available for the 64-match flagship tournament which runs from June 12 to July.

The first round of ticket sales will be allocated in a worldwide lottery with further briefs available after the 32-team lineup is confirmed in November.

The World Cup draw will be conducted on December 6 in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.



Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Partner Program for 2014 World Cup in Brazil Sold Out


Bloomberg : The partner program for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has sold out, Jerome Valcke, general secretary of soccer governing body FIFA, said. Latin American sports retailer Centauro was the final company to join FIFA's commercial program, Valcke said.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Clive Richardson Ltd won contract for six football pitches

A company from County Armagh has won a contract to work on six football pitches, which are to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The contract, which is worth more than £1m, was awarded to Clive Richardson Ltd (CRL) from Craigavon.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster made the announcement as she arrived in Brazil for a trade mission. CRL recently took part in an Invest NI trade mission to Brazil.

The contract will involve preparing football pitches at the Gremio in Porto Alegre, Forteliza in Forteliza, Barradao in Salvador, Belo Horizonte, International, Porto Alegre and Corinthian's, Sao Paulo.

Speaking about the deal, Ms Foster said: "This very substantial announcement today follows CRL's success in preparing pitches for other global competitions including those used during recent UEFA European Championships.

"As a result of these successes, CRL is now firmly established as a world leader in the construction, preparation and maintenance of sports grounds.

"By enhancing their reputation through a commitment to innovation, the company has pioneered the development of unique technology that enables them to offer high profile clients expertise in the management of grass in extreme climates such as the Ukraine and now Brazil."

Clive Richardson Ltd specialise in Sportsground Construction and Civil Engineering Works. Its previous projects include building the pitches at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Bomb-detecting robots at WC 2014

To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives.

The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are the same robots which examined the car allegedly hijacked by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Sky News reports.

According to the report, the Brazilian authorities are spending 7.2 million dollars to deal with any security threat from a distance at the World Cup show and also will be setting a precedent for the Olympics to follow two years later.

The government will also be spending additionally millions of dollars on face-scanning glasses which can scan 400 faces a second at a distance of 45 metre to spot potential hooligans based on a criminal database, the report added.