Archive for May 7th, 2010

Cisco connects with Football Federation Australia for – ARNnet (FIFA World Cup)

Cisco connects with Football Federation Australia for – ARNnet
Cisco will be adding a technology flavour as it becomes Australia’s second FIFA World Cup bid partner. As part of the relationship, Football Federation Australia (FFA) will be using Cisco’s TelePresence, WebEx and digital signage technologies, to

2010 Pre Football World Cup Italian Squad – PRLog (free press release) (Football News)

2010 Pre Football World Cup Italian Squad – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – May 03, 2010 – A get together of Pre-FIFA World Cup will be held in Rome soon and Marcello Lippi, the Italy Coach has recently named the 29 man squad. Most of the players will be the part of Football World Cup 2010 to be

Fifa in 2500 actions to protect World Cup brand – Stuff
Fifa has launched 2500 legal actions around the globe to protect its World Cup brand, a senior official of football’s governing body has said. Mpumi Mazibuko, FIFA Rights Protection manager, said that 450 actions had been taken or were pending in

Why FIFA’s better than the real World Cup – Videogamer.com
If you like football you’re almost certainly looking forward to the World Cup next month. Hell, even if you don’t like football you may get caught up in the whole thing. But, if you’re English, it’s bound to end in heartbreak. It doesn’t have to be

South Africa almost lost World Cup after Togo shooting – Xinhua News Agency (WorldCup Update)

South Africa almost lost World Cup after Togo shooting – Xinhua News Agency
JOHANNESBURG, May 7 (Xinhua) — South Africa almost lost the right to host the FIFA 2010 World Cup after the shooting incident involving the Togo football team in Angola in January, stunned South African members of parliament (MPs) heard on Friday

Swiss volunteers ready for 2010 FIFA World Cup – Examiner
May 7, 2010 – Switzerland’s volunteers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ paid a visit to the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Tuesday, and as well as meeting with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, they learnt a bit more about the workings of world football

Cisco supports Australia’s FIFA World Cup bid – ARNnet
Cisco has become Australia’s second FIFA World Cup bid partner. As part of the relationship, Football Federation Australia (FFA) will be using Cisco’s TelePresence, WebEx and digital signage technologies, to help its bid along the way. “We are

Football: FIFA gives South Africa’s World Cup workers free tickets – Channel NewsAsia
JOHANNESBURG : Construction workers who built South Africa’s stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were on Monday given free tickets by the organisers to watch the games. “Today we recognise your contribution,” organising committee chief, Danny

World Cup 2010: Clevelander Nenad Stojkovic wins EA Sports FIFA Soccer – Plain Dealer (blog) (WorldCup Update)

World Cup 2010: Clevelander Nenad Stojkovic wins EA Sports FIFA Soccer – Plain Dealer (blog)
Barcelona, Spain – A 22-year-old from Cleveland outperformed more than 775,000 competitors from around the world playing on EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10 on PlayStation 3 to win the sixth annual FIFA Interactive World Cup at Barcelona’s Port Olympic. It

Japan soccer World Cup bid to focus on 2022: Reports – Daily News and Analysis
TOKYO: Japan will concentrate on bidding for the 2022 World Cup after being told the 2018 finals would go to Europe, local media reported on Tuesday. Japan Football Association (JFA) president Motoaki Inukai said in Zurich he had been advised by Fifa

PSP Review – 2010 FIFA World Cup – PlayStation LifeStyle
The Pro Evolution Soccer series may not have the same success as FIFA on HD consoles, but on handhelds, especially the PSP, it’s the clear winner, delivering an innovative gameplay system and fluid controls. EA Sports’ FIFA franchise on the

FIFA gives S.Africa’s World Cup workers free tickets – Bangkok Post
Danny Jordan look at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto after telling workers that they were getting free tickets to the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. “Today we recognise your contribution,” organising committee chief, Danny Jordaan told

FIFA Gives Stadium Workers Free World Cup Tickets (Update1) – Bloomberg
May 3 (Bloomberg) — FIFA, soccer’s ruling body, said it will give 27,000 stadium construction workers in South Africa free tickets to matches at the soccer World Cup. FIFA will start distributing the tickets on May 17 and each worker will get two