Archive for January, 2010

EA unveils free soccer game for PC – Examiner.com (World Cup Groups)

EA unveils free soccer game for PC – Examiner.com

Platform Nation

EA unveils free soccer game for PC Examiner.com During the first closed beta stage, the game will feature a 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa tournament mode and a control system that uses the mouse only. … EA announces free-to-play FIFA OnlineThe Inquisitr EA's Free Footie Game 'FIFA Online' Going WorldwideShacknews 'FIFA Online' Announced – ScreensWorthPlaying.com Neoseeker -CrunchGear (blog) all 50 news articles »

Nairn Helps Lead US to CONCACAF U-20 Finals, FIFA World Cup Berth – GoPSUsports.com

Globe and Mail

Nairn Helps Lead US to CONCACAF U-20 Finals, FIFA World Cup Berth GoPSUsports.com … soccer to hold the score and advance to its fourth-straight U-20 CONCACAF Championship game as well as its fourth-straight FIFA U-20 World Cup. … US U-20 WNT Qualify for World CupSoccer365 GOING FOR THE CROWN US women vie for CONCACAF U-20 titleBig Apple Soccer Mexico edges Canada in under-20 soccer semCanada.com Soccer America -Big Apple Soccer all 90 news articles »

Toronto hip-hop artist K’Naan says World Cup anthem is a ‘huge thing’ – The Canadian Press

Toronto hip-hop artist K'Naan says World Cup anthem is a 'huge thing' The Canadian Press "There are a few World Cup songs. What I did is in fact the Coca-Cola anthem for the World Cup, so we can't really call it THE World Cup song," he explained … and more »

Trip tracker – Anchorage Daily News

Telegraph.co.uk

Trip tracker Anchorage Daily News South Africa will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup of football, or what we Americans call soccer, from June 11 to July 11. The host cities throughout the … MLS Alums: Bartlett boosting BafanaMLS – Major League Soccer World Cup Safety Fears Over – Played, Says ElsNew York Times FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa AnnouncedBlast Sowetan -Tribune (blog) -Terminal Gamer all 1,047 news articles »

Thousands cheer FIFA 2010 World Cup Trophy Tour in Indonesia – Investors Business Daily (FIFA World Cup)

Thousands cheer FIFA 2010 World Cup Trophy Tour in Indonesia – Investors Business Daily
JAKARTA, Jan 26, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Thousands of Indonesia’s soccer fans on Tuesday welcomed the FIFA 2010 World Cup Trophy Tour here. They had an opportunity to see directly the World Cup Trophy and to enjoy various amusements, namely 3D

Mexican National soccer team to visit Houston in May – KHOU
HOUSTON – The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), together with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), today announced details of the Mexican National team’s 2010 U.S. Tour. On the road to its 14 th FIFA World Cup participation this summer, Mexico

FIFA Says Two-Thirds of Soccer World Cup Tickets Sold (Update1) – BusinessWeek
interest” from the host nation, which accounted for 79 percent of applications in the third sales phase ended Jan. 22, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke told reporters in Johannesburg ticket sales,” said Danny Jordaan, head of the

The FIFA Confederations Cup – Associated Content (World Cup Qualifying)

The FIFA Confederations Cup – Associated Content
The FIFA (the football or soccer international federation) World Cup is played every few years. A year before the event another soccer tournament is held. It is the FIFA Confederations Cup. In this tournament the best team from every confederation is

FIFA Says Two-Thirds of Soccer World Cup Tickets Sold (Update1) – BusinessWeek
interest” from the host nation, which accounted for 79 percent of applications in the third sales phase ended Jan. 22, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke told reporters in Johannesburg ticket sales,” said Danny Jordaan, head of the

Thousands cheer FIFA 2010 World Cup Trophy Tour in Indonesia – Investors Business Daily
JAKARTA, Jan 26, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Thousands of Indonesia’s soccer fans on Tuesday welcomed the FIFA 2010 World Cup Trophy Tour here. They had an opportunity to see directly the World Cup Trophy and to enjoy various amusements, namely 3D

World Cup officials hope ticket sales increase as tournament – Charleston Daily Mail (Soccer News)

World Cup officials hope ticket sales increase as tournament – Charleston Daily Mail
JOHANNESBURG – The world soccer’s governing body says Africans and Americans had made the most bids for tickets in the third round of sales, which will be settled by lottery on Monday. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke dismissed concerns that

FIFA Says Almost 2 Million Soccer World Cup Tickets Sold – BusinessWeek
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — FIFA, soccer’s ruling body, said almost 2 million tickets have been sold for the 2010 World Cup being held in South Africa. There has been a “lot of interest” from South Africans, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke told

FIFA Says Two-Thirds of Soccer World Cup Tickets Sold (Update1) – BusinessWeek
interest” from the host nation, which accounted for 79 percent of applications in the third sales phase ended Jan. 22, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke told reporters in Johannesburg ticket sales,” said Danny Jordaan, head of the

The FIFA Confederations Cup – Associated Content
The FIFA (the football or soccer international federation) World Cup is played every few years. A year before the event another soccer tournament is held. It is the FIFA Confederations Cup. In this tournament the best team from every confederation is

Football: Bayern chief slams FIFA over World Cup decision – Channel NewsAsia (World Cup Qualifying)

Football: Bayern chief slams FIFA over World Cup decision – Channel NewsAsia
BERLIN: Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has criticised FIFA’s decision to award the hosting of the World Cup to South Africa and said he will not be going because of safety fears. The World Cup will be held in the Republic, and on African soil, for

Fifa takes aim at the English for criticising South Africa’s World Cup – The Guardian
Jérôme Valcke, Fifa’s secretary general, wants media coverage in England and Germany to be more positive about the World Cup. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Fifa has angrily accused the English “football family” of undermining this summer’s World Cup

FAS says FIFA has not responded on World Cup TV rights issue – Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The Football Association of Singapore is confident that FIFA will get back to it on the World Cup TV broadcast rights issue. The association had decided to step in and approach FIFA after a stalemate over pricing between FIFA and the three

One-third of World Cup tickets unsold, FIFA says – OregonLive.com
(AP) — JOHANNESBURG – Football officials say one-third of World Cup tickets remain unsold less than five months before the tournament begins. FIFA said in a Wednesday statement that South Africans and Americans led the 1.2 million ticket bids in

Fifa takes aim at the English for criticising South Africa’s World Cup – The Guardian (World Cup Group)

Jérôme Valcke, Fifa’s secretary general, wants media coverage in England and Germany to be more positive about the World Cup. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Fifa has angrily accused the English “football family” of undermining this summer’s World Cup Learn more

The FIFA (the football or soccer international federation) World Cup is played every few years. A year before the event another soccer tournament is held. It is the FIFA Confederations Cup. In this tournament the best team from every confederation is Learn more

Football fans rejoice, you can lead your team to World Cup glory months before this summer’s tournament takes place as EA Sports announced the launch of the officially licensed 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa game. Walking out on the PS3 , Xbox 360 Learn more

Survey: South African confidence in good World Cup remains high – Monsters and Critics (WorldCup Update)

Zurich – South Africans are confident and feel immense pride in staging the football World Cup later this year, the ruling body FIFA said on Wednesday in a statement, citing a survey. The Sport and Markt company conducted the survey immediately after World Cup Football Continued

BERLIN: Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has criticised FIFA’s decision to award the hosting of the World Cup to South Africa and said he will not be going because of safety fears. The World Cup will be held in the Republic, and on African soil, for World Cup Football Continued

The FIFA (the football or soccer international federation) World Cup is played every few years. A year before the event another soccer tournament is held. It is the FIFA Confederations Cup. In this tournament the best team from every confederation is World Cup Football Continued

PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 25, 2010 – Joachim Low, the German Coach has declared that to be the part of FIFA World Cup squad, playing in the first team football is essential for his candidates. He also admitted that he had learnt a lot from his World Cup Football Continued

(AP) — JOHANNESBURG – Football officials say one-third of World Cup tickets remain unsold less than five months before the tournament begins. FIFA said in a Wednesday statement that South Africans and Americans led the 1.2 million ticket bids in World Cup Football Continued

2010 FIFA World Cup Arrives on April 27 – Softpedia (FIFA World Cup)

2010 FIFA World Cup Arrives on April 27 – Softpedia
Electronic Arts has announced that it will release the official videogame simulation of the football World Cup set to take place in June in South Africa. Officially titled 2010 FIFA World Cup, the football game will arrive on the Xbox 360 from

FIFA World Cup 2010 – OleOle
For the 2010 World Cup, Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, which was also the host of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, will be hosting the first and second round matches. Green Point Stadium in Cape Town South Africa will be hosting the first and

Averting disgrace at the 2010 World Cup – NEXT
Grouped with Argentina, South Korea and Greece, our Super Eagles have a very tough task when the FIFA football World Cup begins in South Africa in June. If the team’s performances in the qualifiers and the Angola 2010 Africa Nations Cup where they

One-third of World Cup tickets unsold, FIFA says – OregonLive.com
(AP) — JOHANNESBURG – Football officials say one-third of World Cup tickets remain unsold less than five months before the tournament begins. FIFA said in a Wednesday statement that South Africans and Americans led the 1.2 million ticket bids in

Football: Bayern chief slams FIFA over World Cup decision – Channel NewsAsia
BERLIN: Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has criticised FIFA’s decision to award the hosting of the World Cup to South Africa and said he will not be going because of safety fears. The World Cup will be held in the Republic, and on African soil, for

FIFA Says Almost 2 Million Soccer World Cup Tickets Sold – BusinessWeek (World Cup Qualifying)

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — FIFA, soccer’s ruling body, said almost 2 million tickets have been sold for the 2010 World Cup being held in South Africa. There has been a “lot of interest” from South Africans, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke told For more info click here

JAKARTA, Jan 26, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Thousands of Indonesia’s soccer fans on Tuesday welcomed the FIFA 2010 World Cup Trophy Tour here. They had an opportunity to see directly the World Cup Trophy and to enjoy various amusements, namely 3D For more info click here

The FIFA Confederations Cup – Associated Content (World Cup Group)

The FIFA Confederations Cup – Associated Content
The FIFA (the football or soccer international federation) World Cup is played every few years. A year before the event another soccer tournament is held. It is the FIFA Confederations Cup. In this tournament the best team from every confederation is

One-third of World Cup tickets unsold, FIFA says – OregonLive.com
(AP) — JOHANNESBURG – Football officials say one-third of World Cup tickets remain unsold less than five months before the tournament begins. FIFA said in a Wednesday statement that South Africans and Americans led the 1.2 million ticket bids in

FAS says FIFA has not responded on World Cup TV rights issue – Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The Football Association of Singapore is confident that FIFA will get back to it on the World Cup TV broadcast rights issue. The association had decided to step in and approach FIFA after a stalemate over pricing between FIFA and the three