The cost of infrastructure development to host a mega-event can be offset against economic growth over future decades.

Sporting events like the Olympics have developed and maintained a clear message of promoting gender equality as an essential criterion in the success of any international event.

Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as a hero and a role model for young Indian girls.

Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.

You're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around.

As people grow and evolve, we still are the experiences that we had in our childhood, but they shape us in different ways.

Football, particularly Brazilian football, is about being happy, and that's what tricks do. It's part of our culture, at the end of the day, though, it's all about winning.

In Ivory Coast it's very hard to have normal shoes, so just imagine football boots - they were considered a true luxury.