Archive for March 14th, 2010

China World Cup mascot factory defends itself – France 24 (World Cup Groups)

China World Cup mascot factory defends itself – France 24
Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, poses for a photo. A Chinese factory ordered to stop producing the World Cup mascots has defended itself against allegations of sweatshop conditions. AFP – A Chinese factory ordered to

Mourinho’s mission to cause more Chelsea woe – PRLog (free press release)
Marco Materazzi scored in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final for Italy as they went on to defeat France on penalties. Chelsea’s Florent Malouda was fouled by Materazzi for the penalty which gave France an early lead. • Drogba scored for Marseille in a 1

FIFA World Cup 2010 Jerseys – Bleacherreport.com
Javier Aguirre’s Mexico side finished second behind the United States in CONCACAF qualifying, and will compete in Group A of the 2010 FIFA World Cup alongside South Africa, Uruguay, and France. The new Mexico Soccer Shirt has been made by Adidas

Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser – FIFA World Cup 2010 – ESPN Soccernet
Their prospects improved with a 2-0 victory over France in the semi-final but a West German side in transition were undone in the final when losing 3-2 to a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina in the Azteca Stadium. Beckenbauer, as we have seen, was no

2010 FIFA World Cup – France 24
European champions Spain comfortably saw off France 2-0 in a warm-up match yesterday in Paris. Les Bleus continued to look short on confidence after having qualified for the World Cup via a controversial playoff against Ireland and the crowd vented

Real Madrid’s perfect year spoiled – CBC News (France National Football Team)

Olympique Lyon defeated them 1-0 in France and on Wednesday night drew 1-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to go through and send Madrid crashing out. Yet again. It could even have been worse. Madrid had been impressive in the first half but abysmal in the More FIFA World Cup News

European champions Spain comfortably saw off France 2-0 in a warm-up match yesterday in Paris. Les Bleus continued to look short on confidence after having qualified for the World Cup via a controversial playoff against Ireland and the crowd vented More FIFA World Cup News