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1. Brasilia stadium unveiled
   The venue for the first game of the FIFA Confederations Cup and seven matches at Brazil 2014 - the Estadio Nacional de Brasilia Mane Garrincha - was officially opened on Saturday.
2. The official FIFA World Cup Magazine - Episode 12
   FIFA.com and FIFA TV are pleased to present the 12th episode of the official 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Video Magazine.
3. INTERSPORT appointed Official Event Shop of Brazil 2014
   FIFA and INTERSPORT International Corp. GmbH have today announced an agreement which sees INTERSPORT become the Official Event Shop of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
4. A tale of two Iranian legends
   Iran have said goodbye to two of their greats with Ali Karimi and Mehdi Mahdavikia - the latter a member of Team Melli’s famed France 1998 generation - recently announcing their retirements.
5. LOC meeting introduces FIFA Confederations Cup volunteers
   Ticket sales already over 640,000 and due to restart in June, with the possibility of breaking the existing competition record.
6. LOC Board hold last general meeting before FIFA Confederations Cup
   With 30 days to go before the big kick-off, over 640,000 tickets have been sold for the tournament, while a new round of operational meetings will start on Friday in Rio de Janeiro.
7. Low names experimental squad
   Germany coach Joachim Low has named four uncapped players in his squad for friendlies against USA and Ecuador.
8. Nasri returns to France squad
   Samir Nasri has been named in the France squad for the first time in ten months as Dider Deschamps prepares to take his side to South America for friendlies against Uruguay and Brazil.
9. Montero: I've never experienced anything like this
   Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero chats to FIFA.com about his team's historic high in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and his dreams of reaching Brazil 2014.
10. Sabella mulls over Messi absence
    Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella says Lionel Messi's possible absence from upcoming Brazil 2014 qualifiers would allow the opportunity to look at other options.