This Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most dramatic moments in football history: the final match of the ...

Long lines are still outside Maracana Stadium, waiting to get through the copious team of security and into their seats for the opening ceremony. But inside, the pre-show is underway.

View of the Maracana stadium a day ahead of the Copa Libertadores championship match between Argentina's Boca Juniors and Brazil's Fluminense, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

The pitch of the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, where its turf is dry and worn. The iconic stadium hosted the 2016 Olympic Games, but six months later a series of legal battles and ...

After a series of delays, criticisms and protests, the iconic Maracana stadium is finally ready to reopen in Rio de Janeiro. The venue for the 2014 World Cup final and of the opening and closing ...

3. It hosted the 1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. Speaking of football, the Maracanã Stadium has played host to two different World Cups — one in 1950, the very same year that the stadium opened ...

SAO PAULO — Brazilians would agree that Pelé is the greatest soccer player ever, but they differ on renaming the historic Maracanã stadium in his honor. The stadium’s name could soon change ...

After a series of delays, criticisms and protests, the iconic Maracana stadium is finally ready to reopen in Rio de Janeiro. The venue for the 2014 World Cup final and of the opening and closing ...

Next year the Maracana will have one of the most important roles to play during the World Cup. Rio de Janeiro has been allotted seven games, the joint highest amount alongside capital city Brasilia.

Today, Maracanã Stadium is used for myriad social purposes in Rio — when it's not hosting the Olympic Games, that is. The city's four main soccer teams all play here, including Flamengo and ...

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilians would agree that Pelé is the greatest soccer player ever, but they differ on renaming the historic Maracanã stadium in his honor. The stadium’s name could soon ...