Archive for February 10th, 2010

Four Africans named as World Cup referees by Fifa – BBC Sport (World Cup Football)

Football’s world governing body Fifa, has named four Africans in it’s list of referees for this year’s World Cup in South Africa. The four are Mohammed Benouza from Algeria, Mali’s Koman Coulibaly, Jerome Damon from South Africa and Eddy Allen World Cup Soccer Continued

Delegates from the 32 participant teams at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will be in Sun City, South Africa, on 22, 23 and 24 February 2010 for the pre-tournament Team Workshop. So far 20 out of the 32 national team Head Coaches have confirmed their World Cup Soccer Continued

FIFA will choose World Cup officials on Friday – ESPN Soccernet (WorldCup Update)

FIFA will choose World Cup officials on Friday – ESPN Soccernet
The referees and linesmen to officiate at the upcoming World Cup will be chosen by FIFA on Friday at the end of a selection process lasting more than two years. A total of 37 referees and 74 linesmen are left on a shortlist that has been whittled

World Cup visitors will find more than soccer in Cape Town – Baton Rouge Advocate
one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and all eyes will be on it from June 11 to July 11, when the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament and the bend-it-like-Beckham bunch come to South Africa. The games will be played in cities all

Soccer: Gullit to lead World Cup bid – New Zealand Herald
Former European player of the year Ruud Gullit has been appointed president of the bid committee seeking to stage the 2018 or 2022 World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands. Gullit, who will be a broadcaster for ESPN at this year’s tournament, will

South Africa : Soccer Stars in Safe Sex Campaign – AllAfrica.com
Pretoria — Local soccer stars are to be used in a massive safe sex campaign launched by the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The department is to approach the soccer stars and the South African

U.S. Soccer picks Kickers’ facility as potential World Cup training – Richmond Times-Dispatch
The United States Soccer Federation and its World Cup bid committee have selected Ukrop Park, the Richmond Kickers’ Chesterfield County training complex, as a potential base camp for a visiting team should the U.S. be awarded the 2018 or 2022 FIFA

Australians snap up lion’s share of World Cup tickets – Sydney Morning Herald (FIFA Football News)

Australians snap up lion’s share of World Cup tickets – Sydney Morning Herald
FFA CEO Ben Buckley says ticket sales to Australian fans for this year’s FIFA World Cup illustrate a growing football following in the country – and prove Australians would warm to the prospect of hosting the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Outside of

U.S. Soccer picks Kickers’ facility as potential World Cup training – Richmond Times-Dispatch (WorldCup Update)

The United States Soccer Federation and its World Cup bid committee have selected Ukrop Park, the Richmond Kickers’ Chesterfield County training complex, as a potential base camp for a visiting team should the U.S. be awarded the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup Football Continued

Fans around the globe who have not yet bought tickets for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in June were on Tuesday given the last chance. FIFA issued a statement announcing the launch of a new round of up ticket sales, and noted that the 400,000 World Cup Football Continued