Archive for February, 2010

Football World Cup trophy to be shown at Lincoln City – BBC UK News (FIFA World Cup)

Football World Cup trophy to be shown at Lincoln City – BBC UK News
The trophy is being taken on a 225-day global tour The Fifa World Cup trophy will visit Lincoln in its only stop-off at a UK football ground on a global tour. The trophy will arrive by helicopter at the Sincil Bank ground on 12 March and fans will

Around the World Cup table – Al-Ahram Weekly
FIFA’s conference room in Zurich; FIFA President Blatter; Valcke speaking to the Weekly ’s Mazhar. Below: Durban stadium which Valcke described as one of the most beautiful stadiums ever used at a FIFA World Cup The group was warmly received by FIFA

FIFA confirms bases for 32 World Cup finalists – MLive.com (World Cup Soccer)

(AP) — SUN CITY, South Africa – FIFA has confirmed the training bases for all 32 World Cup finalists in South Africa. The list published Wednesday confirmed that England will use Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus as its training base despite the ongoing World Cup Football Continued

Continental AG Becomes Exclusive Tire Partner and Official Sponsor of – FOX News (World Cup Qualifying)

Continental AG Becomes Exclusive Tire Partner and Official Sponsor of – FOX News
Continental AG is steadfastly holding to its successful long-range marketing strategy for its premium Continental tire brand and extending its sponsoring of world soccer events in the tire product category through the 2014 FIFA World Cup(TM) in

FIFA: World Cup couldn’t start tomorrow – ESPN.com
Valcke is happy with progress in the construction of stadiums and training camps but there have been concerns this week over England’s camp at Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus near Rustenburg, while the Soccer City venue in Johannesburg is not completed.

FIFA to conduct doping tests before World Cup – Punch (World Cup Football)

FIFA to conduct doping tests before World Cup – Punch
World football governing body, FIFA, said on Monday that will conduct out-of-competition doping tests on prospective World Cup competitors from April. The federation said the blood and urine tests would be held without notice. They would start on April 10 and run until the day before the World Cup

FIFA warns football fans over sale of fake World Cup tickets online – Daily News and Analysis
Fifa has said that it would not issue paper tickets until a few weeks before the competition starts — supplying them to the original applicant at collection points in South division is working with international authorities to monitor the

Falconets inch closer to World Cup ticket – NEXT
The Falconets of Nigeria are just 90 minutes away from qualifying for a fifth successive FIFA U-20 Women World Cup in Germany and the coach of the team, Edet Egan is confident that his girls would qualify for the World Cup when it plays their South

FIFA to conduct doping tests before World Cup – Punch (Football News)

World football governing body, FIFA, said on Monday that will conduct out-of-competition doping tests on prospective World Cup competitors from April. The federation said the blood and urine tests would be held without notice. They would start on April 10 and run until the day before the World Cup World Cup Football Continued

Except that these soccer fans are not sitting in the stadium, but rather in front of a 3D television, far away from the hustle and bustle of FIFA World Cup football in South Africa. 2010 will be the year in which cinema and television make the jump World Cup Football Continued

INTERVIEW-Nike says to win soccer World Cup vs Adidas – CNN Money (World Cup Soccer)

INTERVIEW-Nike says to win soccer World Cup vs Adidas – CNN Money
LONDON (Reuters) – Nike , the world’s largest sporting goods maker, will extend its lead in sales of soccer-related products over rival Adidas helped by new launches and a marketing blitz at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, its chief executive told

FIFA worried about African stimulants at World Cup – CNN Sports Illustrated
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — FIFA is afraid that players at the World Cup could use undetectable stimulants derived from traditional African medicines that aren’t currently banned substances. FIFA medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe told The

FIFA to conduct doping tests before World Cup – Reuters UK
SUN CITY, South Africa (Reuters) – FIFA will conduct out-of-competition doping tests on prospective World Cup competitors from April, world soccer’s governing body said on Monday. FIFA said the blood and urine tests would be held without notice. They

World Soccer – YAHOO!
A man makes his way across a skywalk into the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Phokeng, near, Rustenburg, South Africa, Saturday Feb 27, 2010 during a FIFA road trip ahead of next week’s 100 day count down to the 2010 soccer World Cup

Stadium unfinished, World Cup tickets unsold – but Fifa defiant – Times Online
Jérôme Valcke confessed yesterday that South Africa is not yet ready to host the World Cup finals, but the Fifa general secretary declared 700,000 tickets for the tournament remain unsold and that Soccer City, the Johannesburg stadium that will

Stadium unfinished, World Cup tickets unsold – but Fifa defiant – Times Online (World Cup Soccer)

Stadium unfinished, World Cup tickets unsold – but Fifa defiant – Times Online
Jérôme Valcke confessed yesterday that South Africa is not yet ready to host the World Cup finals, but the Fifa general secretary declared 700,000 tickets for the tournament remain unsold and that Soccer City, the Johannesburg stadium that will

Our Tribute to World Cup 2010 – Food Navigator (FIFA Football News)

Our Tribute to World Cup 2010 – Food Navigator
For those who love football, the FIFA World Cup in the Republic of South Africa will be one of the highlights of 2010! Being located with our own branches in RSA, we took this as motivation to create our latest sauce concepts, matching current trends

Operators asked to cut prices as costs drive fans from World Cup – Sydney Morning Herald
ZURICH: World football’s governing body FIFA has admitted that ticket prices are scaring away fans from the World Cup, and asked tour operators to cut costs to help fill stadiums in South Africa. FIFA chief Sepp Blatter said the tournament was

Feature: High hopes for Ghana at World Cup – Modern Ghana
For now let’s forget about Côte d’Ivoire; Ghana is likely to fly Africa’s flag high during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Without their star players such as Michael Essien, Stephen Appiah and Sulley Muntari, to name a few, the Black Stars surprised many

Meet Wayne Rooney and the Fifa World Cup TM trophy thanks to Coca-Cola – Metro.co.uk
Fifa World Cup TM trophy tour by Coca-Cola Since last September Coca-Cola have been celebrating their Official Sponsorship of the 2010 Word Cup by giving fans all around the world a once in a life time chance to get their photo taken with the real

Football federation endorses Tour Brokers International – The Guardian – Nigeria (FIFA World Cup)

T WO weeks after the Federation of International Football International (FIFA) accredited Tour Brokers International (TBI) for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has also thrown its weight behind the tour Click here to learn more

World football governing body, FIFA, said on Monday that will conduct out-of-competition doping tests on prospective World Cup competitors from April. The federation said the blood and urine tests would be held without notice. They would start on April 10 and run until the day before the World Cup Click here to learn more

For those who love football, the FIFA World Cup in the Republic of South Africa will be one of the highlights of 2010! Being located with our own branches in RSA, we took this as motivation to create our latest sauce concepts, matching current trends Click here to learn more

SINGAPORE, Feb 25 (Reuters) World soccer’s governing body FIFA have confirmed the locations of the training bases for Asia’s four representatives at the World Cup finals in South Africa. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said today South Korea Click here to learn more

FIFA slashes World Cup soccer tickets – News.com.au (FIFA Soccer News)

FIFA slashes World Cup soccer tickets – News.com.au
At least 30 per cent of the three million tickets, costing up to 840 South African rand ($122) each, were to be sold to the local population for only 140 rand ($20.30), South African newspaper the Saturday Star reported. The cheapest level of tickets

Premier Hotel OR Tambo to launch in time for FIFA World Cup – e-Travel Blackboard
Situated just 500 metres from the Gautrain station and 1.2km from the terminals, the Premier Hotel OR Tambo International will have a soft opening in time for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. Premier Hotel & Resorts MD Samuel Nassimov said the 280

Nike says it will win soccer World Cup vs Adidas – Bangladesh News 24 hours
LONDON, Feb 25 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) – Nike, the world’s largest sporting goods maker, will extend its lead in sales of soccer-related products over rival Adidas helped by new launches and a marketing blitz at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, its chief

Earth’s 200 Craziest Soccer Fans Countdown To FIFA World Cup 2010 – LA
(EARTH) — Attention all hooligans! With about 100 days to go, it’s officially countdown time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Here’s a hearty roundup of the sport’s biggest fans. They got spirit, yes they do

Stadium unfinished, World Cup tickets unsold – but Fifa defiant – Times Online
Jérôme Valcke confessed yesterday that South Africa is not yet ready to host the World Cup finals, but the Fifa general secretary declared 700,000 tickets for the tournament remain unsold and that Soccer City, the Johannesburg stadium that will