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Lula and Bolsonaro’s mudslinging heats up ahead of weekend vote

The mudslinging between Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his election rival, Flavio Bolsonaro, has heated up ahead of what is expected to be an extremely close vote this weekend. From stating loose rumours as facts, to taking comments completely out of their context, they are both doing everything they can to win a few more votes.

League of Nations: Zidane finds Italy and the Stade de France

Twenty years after the 2006 World Cup final, Zinédine Zidane finds Italy this Friday, this time on the bench of the French team, on the third day of the League of Nations. For his first encounter in the Hexagon as a breeder, he also returned to the Stade de France, where he had several great moments of his career.

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In Brazil, Lula's "last dance" for a fourth presidential term

At 80, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a candidate for his re-election as head of Brazil on Sunday. And to run for a fourth term, the former metal worker relied on his popularity and a solid balance sheet with a revitalized economy. But in the face of Donald Trump's pressure, he struggles to mobilize. To the point of being at the elbow-to-neck in the polls with his far right rival, Flavio Bolsonaro.

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