ലോകകപ്പ് ഉത്ഘാടനം

ലോകകപ്പ് ഫുട്ബാളിനു ബ്രസീലിൽ തുടക്കം സാവൊ പൊളോയിൽ നടന്ന ഉത്ഘാടനം വർണശബളമെന്നതിലേറെ ഹരിതാഭമായിരുന്നു കാനനച്ചോലകളും മലമടക്കുകളും കടലോരവും ഒക്കെയായി  പ്രക്രുതിസൊവ്ന്ദര്യം  വഴിഞ്ഞൊഴുകുന്ന ബ്രസീലിന്റെ ഒരു ചെറിയ

പരിച്ചേദമായിരുന്നു ഉത്ഘാടന ചടങ്ങ് ഒപ്പം മൈതാനമധ്യത്തു  ഉള്ള കൂറ്റൻ ഗോളത്തിൽ നിന്നും ഗായകരും മറ്റും പുറത്തു വന്നപ്പൊൾ അതു  ടെക്നോളജിയുടെ വിസ്മയകരമായ  ഒരു അനുഭവം ആയി ബ്രസീലിയൻ  ഫുട്ബാൾ ഇതിഹാസം അവിടുത്തെ  കായിക മന്ത്രിയുമായ പെലെ ലോകകപ്പിനു പ്രചോദനമായി

Pelé

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]), better known as Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese: [pe̞ˈlɛ], name given as Edison on birth certificate, born 21 October 1940 – however, Pelé claims that he was born on 23 October^[1]), is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is regarded by many football critics, past players, current players and football fans in general to be the best player of all time.^[12] In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by theInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).^[13] The same year, France Football magazine consulted their former Ballon D'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century, selecting Pelé.^[14] In 1999, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC, and was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century.^[15] In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football.^[16]

According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals.^[17] In total Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games, for which he was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in football.^[18] During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.^[19] In his native Brazil, he is hailed as a national hero, for his accomplishments in football, and for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor.^[20] In 1961, Brazil President Jânio Quadros had Pelé declared a national treasure.^[21] During his career, he became known as "The Black Pearl" (Pérola Negra), "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei).^[22]

Pelé began playing for Santos at 15 and the Brazil national football team at 16. He won three FIFA World Cups; 1958, 1962and 1970, the only player ever to do so, and is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games.^[23] At club level he is also the record goalscorer for Santos, and led them to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores.^[24] Pelé’s electrifying play and penchant for spectacular goals made him a star around the world, and his club team Santos toured internationally in order to take full advantage of his popularity.^[25]

Since retiring in 1977, Pelé has been a worldwide ambassador for football and has undertaken various acting roles andcommercial ventures. In 2010, he was named the Honorary President of the New York Cosmos.^[26]

A cursory, uninformed glance at Sao Paulo’s New Corinthians Stadium a few minutes prior to the opening ceremony would have conveyed the impression of an apocalyptic alien landing on earth. There stood in the midst of a kaleidoscope of colours, a giant sphere of flashing lights and images. An ignorant person might have even been forgiven for thinking it to be a pod containing other worldly creatures ready to disembark on their new planet.

Once the festivities got underway, however, it all came together. As promised by the artistic designer of the show, Daphne Cornez, the ceremony depicted the three main aspects of Brazilian life: nature, people and football. The depiction of nature was done beautifully. Various aspects of the country’s flora were depicted as was its Amazonian rainforest. The Amazon was shown to be the real lifeline it is by the display of its various purposes to the Brazilian public over generations. At one point during this section, the focal point was a boy in a traditional boat navigating his way through the waters of the river.




In the next section, focus was placed on the diversity of people and cultures within the country. The dancing and the music certainly picked up. The director made a sincere effort to display various cultures and subcultures existing within Brazil. Various aspects of Brazilian culture were shown by the dancers. The samba, of course, as well as the carnival was acted out in well rehearsed dance moves. One of Brazil’s famous martial arts, capoeira,  was also demonstrated. Capoeira is a martial art form indigenous to this area. It was developed by African slaves while still under imperial powers needed to devise a way to protect themselves and their rights.

In the final section, Brazil’s favourite national pastime,football, is showcased. Boys dressed as referees entered the stadium with whistles and directed imaginary play. There were kids dressed as footballs in an organized chaos all around the LED ball. Children dressed in kits of the 32 participating countries concluded the routine.

The giant LED ball, made up of more than 90,000 light clusters and producing a luminance of 7,000 nits, all throughout, continued to be the focal point of the show. After the display of the three characteristics of Brazilian life, the ball ‘blossomed’ into a ro with its petals open. Out emerged the world’s most popular popstars, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Clauedia Leitte. An energetic performance of the World Cup Theme song, ‘We are the one’ followed by the thre people stationed inside.

And with that the FIFA World Cup 2014 was open.


FIFA Opening Ceremony : 
The FIFA World cup 2014 is approaching to give you a powerful dose of entertainment for a complete month beginning from the 12th of June 2014 and extending till the 13th of July 2014. 

The hustle to get that all important entry ticket to the stadiums is on! If you are a football fan than you must know that the venue decided for next year’s World Cup is the Mecca of Soccer, Brazil. The FIFA World Cup 2014 opening ceremony will be held in the Itaquera stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The opening ceremony of the FIFA World cup 2014 will be held on the first day of the tournament, Thursday 12th June 2014. The curtain raising ceremony will boast of a magical display of fireworks, performances by renowned entertainers across the world coupled with a sensational musical theme. It is expected to last for not more than an hour, a little more than the 2010 World Cup opening ceremony that lasted for 40 minutes. Itaquera stadium is also called the Itaquera Arena or Corinthians stadium, because it is the home of the Corinthians, a popular Brazilian football team.

The much-awaited international Football World Cup will commence with the scintillating opening ceremony on 12 June 2014 from 15:15 (local time) in Sao Paulo at the New Corinthians Stadium. Since Brazil is going to host the world's biggest competition ever; the opening ceremony is expected to be as promising as this global soccer tournament itself.

Over 600 participants are rehearsing strenuously for putting up a great show and to enthrall the watching world at the opening ceremony. So once the performers and dancers have paid tribute to the pride of Brazil through their performances, the opening ceremony will be marked by Claudia Leitte, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, and the Brazilian Olodum Band performing the official anthem of the 2014 World Cup, ''We Are One." Also, Mohammed Assaf, the winner of ''Palestine idol'' and who has a big name from the music industry of middle-east is invited by the president of the tournament to give a performance.


  

Stilt walkers, acrobatic gymnasts, capoeira performers, and trampolinist will all participate in the ceremony to kick off the celebrations.

(In association with Aniket Mishra, Editor-in-Chief, MSR SportsNews)
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Claudia Leitte

Claudia Leitte was born on July 10, 1980^[1] in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[9] Leitte started singing children's songs, while still young, then worked as a singer in bars. Born in Rio de Janeiro, but five days moved to Salvador, where the dream was born to be a star. She was also the vocalist of several axé music bands. As a teenager she sang in trios elétricos.^[9] She became a professional singer when she was thirteen years old.^[3]

Leitte has been the vocalist of Salvador-based axé band Babado Novo since November 2001. Her band released five albums.^[10] The band's first album, named Sem Vergonha, released in 2003, sold more than 90,000 copies, being the band's first Gold disc, while the album named Uau! Babado Novo ao Vivo em Salvador, released in 2004, sold more than 100,000 CDs and more than 70,000 DVDs, and the fourth album, released in December 2005, named Diário de Claudinha (meaning Claudinha's Diary, Claudinha being Claudia Leitte's nickname) sold 70,000 copies in just one week.^[3]

Currently in Brazil, Leitte is one of the most followed celebrities on the internet, with more than 16 million Internet fans, ensuring one of the largest artistic caches in the country, charging on average between $450,000 and $600,000 for each appearance. Claudia is considered, along with Ivete Sangalo, one of the largest and most powerful Brazilian artists.The last few years have seen further achievements in Leitte's career:.

Pitbull (rapper)

Armando Christian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper and Latin Grammy winning artist from Miami, Florida. He has released seven albums and one EP. His first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from Lil Jon's 2002 album Kings of Crunk, which featured Pitbull rapping over Jon's production. In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album titled M.I.A.M.I. (short for Money Is A Major Issue), under TVT Records; the album included production from high-profile producers Lil Jon and Jim Jonsin. Pitbull later released his second album El Mariel, in 2006 and his third, The Boatlift, in 2007.^[4] In 2009, his fourth album Rebelution, spawned the hit single "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)". Pitbull's 2011 album Planet Pit, featured the single "Give Me Everything", which was his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song reached #1 worldwide and featured fellow artists Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack. Pitbull also released "Timber" in October 2013 from his EP album Meltdown and was a global hit, reaching #1 in many countries and making it to #1 in Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in UK for a total of twenty #1 positions worldwide. The song has charted worldwide making it his second one to do so. He performed the song in different award show including the 2013 American Music Awards, in which he was the host. Pitbull has performed as a featured artist on the remixes of other hit singles such as "Tik Tok", "Scream & Shout", "Lo Hecho Está Hecho", "Bad", "Papi", "Diamonds", "How Low", "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)", "Video Phone", "Over To You Now", "Bumpy Ride", and "Dark Horse".

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969, in the Castle Hill neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City, New York^[6] to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez. Her younger sister Lynda is a journalist. She and Lynda have an elder sister named Leslie.^[7] David worked the night shift at the Guardian Insurance Company, before becoming a computer technician at the firm, while Guadalupe was a homemaker. When Lopez was born, the family was living in a small apartment. A few years later, her parents had saved up enough money to be able to purchase a two-story house, which was considered a big deal for the relatively poor family.^[8] At the age of five, Lopez began taking singing and dancing lessons. She toured New York with her school when she was seven years old. Her parents stressed the importance of work ethic and being able to speak English. They encouraged their three daughters to put on performances at home; singing and dancing in front of each other and their friends so that they would stay "out of trouble".^[9] Lopez spent her entire academic career in Catholic schools, finishing at Preston High School.^[10] In school, Lopez did gymnastics, ran track on a national level and was a member of the school's softball team.^[11] She excelled athletically rather than academically, competing in national track championships.

Lopez has been influenced by artists such as Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Barbra Streisand.^{[178][179][180]} Critics have considered Lopez's soubrettevocal type to be limited,^[181][182] though "radio friendly".^[183] Having experienced insecurity about the strength of her voice herself, Lopez has since grown in confidence, crediting former husband Marc Anthony for helping her.^[184] Rolling Stone observed: "Instead of strained vocal pyrotechnics, Lopez sticks to the understated R&B murmur of a round-the-way superstar who doesn't need to belt because she knows you're already paying attention [...] She makes a little va-va and a whole lot of voom go a long way."^[185] Entertainment Weekly criticized her vocal performance for lacking the trademark "husky-voiced voluptuousness" she has in her films.^[186] The Baltimore Sun regards Lopez as having a "breathy" stylistic range, but lacking personality.^[187] Today Music opined: "like Madonna and Janet, people don’t listen to J.Lo for the poignant lyrics—she’s best when riding a dance groove".^[188]

Lopez is often noted for her choreography and high-energy provocative stage performances, which have at times caused her to receive scrutiny from the public.^{[199][200][201]} She often includes bodysuits as part of her performances.^[202][203] Though noted to lip sync in the early stages of her music career, Lopez's Dance Again World Tour was praised for showcasing her live vocals and choreography synchronously.^{[204][205][206]} In May 2013, Lopez's performance on the finale of the television series Britain's Got Talent, which was deemed inappropriate and over-raunchy for family-friendly television, drew official viewer complaints to Ofcom.

തുടർന്നു നടന്ന ഉത്ഘാടന മത്സരത്തിൽ ആതിഥേയരായ ബ്രസീൽ ക്രൊയേഷ്യയെ 3-0നു തോല്പ്പിച്ചു പുതുമുഖങ്ങൾ ധാരാളമുള്ള ടീമിൽ കൊവ്മാര താരം നെയ്മർ കോച്ച് സ്കോളാരിയുടെ വിശ്വാസം കാത്തു ഒരു ഗോൾ അടിക്കുകയും നല്ല പ്രകടനം നടത്തുകയും ചെയ്തു മാഴ്സെലൊയും  ഓസ്കറും കീപെർ സീസെറും  നന്നയി കളിച്ചു നെയ്മർ ആണു മികച്ച കളിക്കാരൻ

                                        

                                                                          

     

                                                                 

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