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Engenhão Stadium Closed in Rio: Daily

By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio's Engenhão Stadium has been put out of action by city mayor Eduardo Paes for the indefinite future. The move leaves the Carioca football calendar in chaos, with the remainder of the local state tournament to play, not to mention Fluminense's participation in this year's Copa Libertadores tournament.

Problems with the structure of the stadium, which would have put fans' safety at risk, caused Paes to . . .

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