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Closing Ceremony FIFA 2014 Shakira, Santana, Ivete Sangalo performance

Colombian star Shakira, Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana, Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo Closing Ceremony performance and a samba school will enthrall the crowd with their musical entertainment at FIFA World Cup`s closing ceremony on Sunday. Shakira, who is making her third straight World Cup appearance, will sing "La la la (Brazil 2014)" with Brazilian star Carlinhos Brown, FIFA said in a statement earlier. Santana, Wyclef and Brazilian singer Alexandre Pires will perform the tournament`s official anthem, "Dar Um Jeito" at the legendary Maracana Stadium. Pires will also perform a medley of local music with Brazilian star Ivete Sangalo. "I`m thrilled to be performing my song `La la la (Brazil 2014)` at the 2014 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony," said Shakira, who had a son last year with Spain defender Gerard Pique. Four years ago in South Africa, Shakira had them on their feet with Waka Waka and four years earlier in Germany she wowed fans with Hips Don't Lie. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter will hand the trophy to the winner of the big final. Also, before the end of the match, former Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol and Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen escort the trophy to the stadium. A team of 26,000 policemen will make sure there are no security issues in and outside the stadium as well as the city. Opening Ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup was graced by Pitbul, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. Closing Ceremony FIFA World Cup 2014 | Shakira, Santana, Ivete Sangalo performance Closing Ceremony

Shakira, Salim Santana, Samba for Closing Ceremony of FIFA World Cup

Following the gap song, Shakira, working at her third FIFA World Cup, can sure on stage to sing "La la la (Brazil 2014)" functioning at home favorite Carlinhos Brown. Colombia Pop singer Shakira poses with a football on the pitch of the Maracana sports stadium in Delaware Janeiro Rio city metropolis urban center De Janeiro on Gregorian July-12, 2014 a day before the 2014 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina vs Germany.

Shakira thanks World Cup for bringing her and 'love of her life' Gerard Pique together 

Shakira poses with a football on the pitch of the Maracana sports stadium
source: irishmirror.ie

Colombian star Shakira, Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana, Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo and a samba school will lead the musical entertainment at Sunday's closing ceremony of World Cup. The show can begin at 2230 IST, associate hour and a before Argentina and Federal Republic of Germany emerge to try to to battle at the Maracana sports stadium in Rio. Also on the bill area unit Haitian hip hop star Wyclef Jean and Brazilian singer Alexandre Pires, World Health Organization can sing the theme tune "Dar um Jeito (We can find A Way)" as fans pour into the venue for the trophy match. Following the gap song, Shakira, notice her assemblage Cup, can certain on stage to sing "La la la (Brazil 2014)" aboard home favorite Carlinhos Brown.

Colombia Pop singer Shakira poses with a football on the pitch of the Maracana sports stadium in Delaware Janeiro Rio city

Shakira says she is "very excited." "Hi Brazil, here I am, miss you. very happy to see you again! Shak," she wrote on her @shakira Twitter feed Friday in Portuguese after arriving in the country with baby son Milan Pique, whose dad is Spain star Gerard Pique. Four years agone in South Africa, Shakira had them on their feet with "Waka Waka" and 4 years earlier in germany she wowed fans with "Hips do not lie".

Sangalo can meanwhile offer a combination of pop songs from her country while fans also will be regaled by famous samba college Academicos do Grande Rio before kick-off. The champions can meanwhile receive the trophy from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Before the sport former Barcelona star Carles Puyol and Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen can present the trophy at the stadium. Security are the tightest Brazil has ever seen with 26,000 police and security agents on duty across the city. The gap ceremony on June twelve at Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena asterisked US-Cuban rapper Pitbull, U.S. singer Jennifer Lopez and Brazil's Claudia Leitte. source: sports.ndtv.com

FIFA World Cup Megamix 2014 - Santana, Shakira, Chawki, JLo, Ricky Martin, Pitbull

FIFA World Cup 2014: Germany's Top Secret Plan to Stop Lionel Messi

Argentine star Lionel Messi had a comparatively quiet match against European country as Wednesday's FIFA World Cup 2014 semi-final was settled by penalties. Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (R) vies for the ball with Germany's midfielder Thomas Mueller (L) game the friendly football match Germany vs Argentina on Assumption of Mary, 2012 in urban center am Main, western Federal Republic of Germany. 

Santo Andre, Brazil: Federal Republic of Germany have a game to shut Argentina whiz Lionel Messi out of Sunday's world cup final at American state Janeiro Rio city metropolis|urban center de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium.

Assistant coach Hansi Flick aforementioned Thursday there's a "special plan" to cope with the four-time Ballon d'Or winner however refused to convey details. (Argentina vs Germany: A 'battle' of 2 popes?) Messi had a relatively quiet match against European country as Wednesday's semi-final was settled by penalties. The 27-year-old was usually greeted by 2 Oranje shirts in metropolis and therefore the Germans also are obtaining organized. (Five warnings for rampaging Germany) 

"We saw however the Dutch managed to stay Messi out, however we tend to too have a special arrange for him -- though I will not provide that away," aforementioned Flick. "We're trying forward to meeting a compact, organized team and in Messi, they need one the outstanding players of the tournament. "We recognize lots concerning Argentina, Federal Republic of Germany has got to settle for the role of favourites, however the ultimate can write it's own script." 

Defender Benedikt Hoewedes aforementioned the Federal Republic of Germany defence can pay Messi an equivalent shut attention Cristiano Ronaldo received within the 4-0 rout of Portuguese Republic within the cluster stages. "Messi is one in all the most effective players within the world, however even as  aforementioned before the Portuguese Republic game after we moon-faced Ronaldo, we've got to defend as a team," aforementioned the left-back. "We need to stifle his opportunities to attain goal and make dangerous things." 

This is the sixth time Federal Republic of Germany can meet Argentina at the planet Cup and therefore the second time within the final. On their most up-to-date meeting, Messi scored 2 years past once Argentina enjoyed a 3-1 convince ten-man Federal Republic of Germany in an exceedingly urban center friendly. The Germans won the foremost recent World Cup conferences. 

They routed a Diego Maradona-coached Argentina 4-0 in metropolis at African country 2010 once a quarter-final penalty shoot-out win in Berlin four years earlier. Germany lost the United Mexican States 1986 final 3-2 to Argentina, then took revenge four years later by winning the European country 1990 final 1-0 once Argentina finished with 9 men in Rome. 

Argentina legend Maradona contend in each matches, but Germany's veteran striker Miroslav Klose aforementioned neither match has any connectedness currently. "You cannot extremely build comparisons, Maradona was one player, but Messi is simply as fantastic and that they square measure fully on par," same Klose. "We need to return up with a couple of surprises of our own and that i am simply wanting forward to associate exciting game, which is able to be marked by techniques and a little of trickery." 

Flick warned Federal Republic of Germany fans to not expect something like Tuesday's exceptional 7-1 semi-final rout of Brazil, especially once Argentina's penalty shoot-out win against the Dutch. "It's aiming to be a totally completely different game to the semi-final," aforementioned Flick. The Argentina-Netherlands semi-final "was a military science match, each groups neutral one another. "The theme of the sport was 2 wonderful defenses and not each match will be as spectacular as Germany-Brazil," aforementioned Flick. source: sports.ndtv.com

FIFA has Officially Announced 10 Players Name for the Golden Boot award

FIFA has officially announced 10 players name for the Golden Boot award Four Germans, three Argentines, and every player from Brazil, Colombia and the Netherlands were selected for the "Golden Ball" award given to the best player of FIFA World Cup 2014. 

A split image of Neymar, Muller, Robben and Messi

FIFA has officially declared the names of the 10 players in contention for the Golden Boot award generally given to the championship's most exceptional player. Four Germans, three Argentines, and one player every from Brazil, Colombia and the Netherlands are competing for the in demand trophy, won by Uruguayan Diego Forlan in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 

While Lionel Messi and Thomas Muller will be crown favorites, on the other hand Neymar will remain a sentimental choice after a back injury ruined his campaign in the tournament. Strikingly, there is no Ronaldo in the shortlist. Portugal had failed to move on to the second step of the FIFA world cup 2014. The victors of the Golden Ball, Silver Ball and Bronze Ball will all be declared after Sunday's Final between Argentina vs. Germany.

Previous Golden Ball winners:
1982 FIFA World Cup Spain: Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico: Diego Maradona (Argentina)
1990 FIFA World Cup Italy: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)
1994 FIFA World Cup USA: Romario (Brazil)
1998 FIFA World Cup France: Ronaldo (Brazil)
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan: Oliver Kahn (Germany)
2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: Zinedine Zidane (France)
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
With inputs from FIFA.com

FIFA World Cup: Germany prepare to wreck Messi dream

A Germany side chasing a place in history will attempt to wreck Lionel Messi's dream of a World Cup coronation with Argentina on Sunday as the month-long football carnival hits a climax at the Maracana Stadium.

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Healthy Living Advances Duration by 10 years: Study

Behavior like eating healthy, exercising daily and cutting down on the intake of tobacco and cigarettes helps increase durability, according to a study. 

Unhealthful living among injurious habits like drinking alcohol, smoking, eating junk food and not exercising on a regular basis is known to cause untimely diseases like diabetes, heart attacks, stroke and cancer and finally death. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich Researchers found people with healthy lifestyle habits live 10 years longer than those who eat too much fat, hang about physically inactive and indulge in excessive smoking and drinking. 

This Institute learns observed 16,721 people aged from 16 to 90 who were a part of the Swiss National Cohort to assess their risk of suffering heart diseases and cancer. The researchers also recorded participant's BMI, blood pressure level, frequency of tobacco use, physical movement levels and consumption of healthy diet and alcohol. 

Persons who were satisfied about their and recklessly engaged in harmful habits had 2.5 increased danger of dying near the beginning. The humanity rates were 57 and 15 percent higher for those who on a regular basis drank and smoked, in that order. "A healthy lifestyle be capable of assist you stay ten years' younger," said Eva Martin-Diener, learn author and researchers from the University of Zurich in a news release. 

The authors believe these findings necessary to teach people about the health hazards of ignoring healthy lifestyle to decrease mortality rates and prevalence of illness.

Bugatti's Next Car To Offer 1,500 HP Hybrid, Outpace Veyron Super Sport

Bugatti Veyron’s 1500 HP hybrid successor predictable after this year. Estimate what! Bugatti Veyron, the greatest street legal creation car, is every one set to take delivery of a hybrid successor. But don’t be mistaken by the hybrid tag as the upcoming Bugatti will build more control than ever before.

Bugatti Veyron’s 1500 HP hybrid

Within the next 12 months Bugatti is programmed to closing stages Veyron production. Just around 20 build slots left for the 450 car run of Veyrons. The car may develop as much as 1,500 horsepower from a 16-cylinder engine the sources also said that signifying it will aspect a customized version of the Veyron’s quad-turbocharged 8.0 - liter W - 16 mill. 

Veyron would build it still extra powerful than the 1,340 - HP Koenigsegg One: 1, currently the world’s a good number commanding production car. Inconsequential structure is expected to be a enter trait as well. Veyron descendant will be a stylish car and will be finished in limited figures.

World Cup 2014 Netherlands vs Argentina: Messi leads his team into final

World Cup semi-final between Netherlands and Argentina at Arena Corinthians, on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Penalty heartbreak for Netherlands as Lionel Messi leads his men into World Cup final 2014.

Netherlands  0 (2)   -  0 ( 4)  Argentina 

Penalty shootout

                                 R.  Vlaar       0                             0    L. Messi
                                 A.  Robben   0                             0    E. Garay
                                 W. Sneijder  0                              0    S. Agüero
                                 D.  Kuyt       0                              0    Maxi Rodríguez

Argentina's victory over the Netherlands during the World Cup Semi Final 

The best player of his generation Lionel Messi, now faces the best team of this World Cup 2014, Germany. Two-time champions Argentina now take on three-time winners Germany in Sunday's World Cup 2014 final, it looks at first fleeting look like a summit between sparkling individual. Lionel Messi was one of Argentina's four winning penalty-takers as they deservedly overcame the ultra-defensive Netherlands after two stupefying hours of football. 

Argentina's Sergio Romero celebrates defeating the Netherlands in a
shootout during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semi Final match

Lionel Messi is a extraordinary player, a genius who merits this final chance. Messi was unable to inflict himself in anticipation of the shoot-out. But he now has the stage to procession his indisputable gifts. The whole world fans will be watching. The man who so graced Maracana, and with Alfredo di Stefano, whose reminiscence was saluted expressively before kick-off here. 

Messi is a wonderful player, a genius who merits this final chance.      © AFP 

Argentina's victory over the Dutch to set up a final with Germany for Messi the re-establishment of one of the great historic World Cup fixtures, a match that has been decided down the years by shoot-outs.