Posts tagged FIFA
Fabregas set for swift return
Dec 18th
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is awaiting scan results on Cesc Fabregas’ hamstring injury but is optimistic the problem is “not long term”. Fabregas limped off before the break during the draw with Burnley in a match that left Wenger fuming at the fixture compilers and the English Premier League defending their schedule. Wenger immediately ruled his captain ...
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Loading ...Maracana to get facelift
Dec 18th
Rio’s legendary Maracana Stadium is to get a $500 million dollar facelift for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, the city’s Secretary of Sports and Tourism confirmed on Thursday. “The start of renovation work at the stadium is planned for March 2010 but it will only close completely in September,” Marcia Lins Lins told a press conference. The ...
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Auxerre hold onto fifth
Dec 16th
European hopefuls Valenciennes and Auxerre played out a goalless stalemate in Ligue 1 on Tuesday, although the hosts will feel aggrieved not to have made the most of their dominance. The result means the visitors stay a point above their opponents in fifth, while the draw was good enough to move Valenciennes up into sixth. After ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Milner pushes Villa up to third
Dec 16th
A James Milner-inspired Aston Villa followed up their weekend win at Manchester United with a 2-0 win at Sunderland that underlined the credibility of their challenge for a top four finish. Milner made Villa's opener for Emile Heskey then found the net from fully 30 yards to enable Villa to leapfrog Arsenal into third place in ...
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USA and Honduras to meet
Dec 16th
USA will conclude a January training camp for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ by facing fellow qualifier Honduras in a 23 January friendly in Los Angeles, the US Soccer Federation announced Tuesday. North American-based talent will likely dominate both rosters as club teams will not have to release players for the match, which pits ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Gunners aim to build on Anfield revival
Dec 15th
This has been a season of unrelenting surprises in the English Premier League, and nowhere has the shock therapy been more acutely felt than Arsenal. Arsene Wenger's side has lurched from the sublime to the ridiculous with bewildering frequency this term, their inconsistency indicative of a division which has shed much of its reputation for predictability. ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Big guns face Europa elimination
Dec 15th
Fulham, Valencia, Genoa and Lille are among the sides bidding to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League as the competition's group phase reaches its conclusion this week. Premier League representatives Fulham are looking to join Roma in qualifying from Group E but face a winner-takes-all match at Swiss outfit Basel on Wednesday. "We entered ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...South Africa’s fine 2009
Dec 15th
Probably the best place to gauge South Africa’s readiness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ are the towering world-class stadiums that stand at the sites of what has been fondly referred to as 'the Rainbow Nation’s second miracle' next year. Colourful scenes of more than 50,000 football fans at Cape Town's Long Street during the inaugural ...
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Leaders Inter open up gap
Dec 14th
Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A to five points despite being held by struggling Atalanta. Diego Milito gave the Nerazzurri the lead in the 14th minute, but Simone Tiribocchi equalised for the hosts in the 81st minute after Wesley Sneijder's 64th-minute red card had put Inter on the back foot. AC ...
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Banfield claim historic title
Dec 14th
Banfield were crowned Apertura champions for the first time on Sunday despite a 2-0 loss at Boca Juniors in the final round. Julio Cesar Falcioni's side lifted the trophy after nearest challengers Newell's Old Boys also suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to San Lorenzo. That left Banfield with a two-point advantage as they claimed their ...
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Aguero pledges to stay with Atletico
Dec 12th
Argentine striker Sergio Aguero indicated Friday he intends to stay with Atletico Madrid after insisting he knows nothing of an impending swoop by Chelsea. It's always good when a team is interested in you but the truth is I know nothing and if anything happens I'll refer it to the club for it to decide what ...
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Blanc not interested in French job
Dec 12th
Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc admits he is flattered to be linked to the France post but insists he is not giving the idea any thought. Reports in France suggest the French Football Federation have earmarked Blanc to replace the unpopular Raymond Domenech when his contract runs out after the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The France ...
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Volunteers gear up for busy year
Dec 11th
While many South Africans will be relaxing over the holiday season, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa(OC) will still be hard at work preparing for the task at hand next year. For the OC volunteer department, the new year brings with it the conclusion of the selection process and the beginning of ...
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South Africans scoop up 2010 tickets
Dec 11th
Just hours after the Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ was broadcast to a global television audience of 200 million people, and the 32 teams were placed into their groups, tickets for the third phase of sales were released. Armed with the knowledge of exactly which teams will be playing where, fans from ...
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2009: A year of highlights
Dec 11th
2009 has been a big year for South Africa. The country hosted the first major FIFA tournament on African soil, the FIFA Confederations Cup – welcoming major international teams and their fans to the country, and saw the completion of the stadiums, while the spectacle of the Final Draw was broadcast to 200 million people ...
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Huh – We won’t crumble
Dec 10th
Korea Republic coach Huh Jung-Moo has promised that his team will not crumble in the face of mighty Argentina when they meet in next year's FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa. The South Koreans and La Albiceleste have been placed in the same group -- along with Nigeria and Greece - to compete for the top two group slots and advance ...
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Denilson playing for two publics
Dec 10th
A tear trickled down the face of Denilson Martins Nascimento as he headed for Dubai International Airport in 2005. Publicly, he welcomed the opportunity to parade his genius in an alternative environment; privately, he was consumed by torment. The radiant, enrapturing Arabian Peninsula federation had been the Brazilian striker’s base for six ambrosial years. It ...
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Messi in doubt for weekend clash
Dec 10th
Barcelona have revealed Lionel Messi is a doubt for Saturday's derby against Espanyol. The Argentina forward suffered a sprained ankle late in last night's UEFA Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev courtesy of a fierce tackle from Leandro Almeida. Moments earlier, the FIFA World Player of the Year nominee had sealed Barcelona's 2-1 win with a superb ...
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Bullard out through January
Dec 8th
Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard will be out for six to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's defeat at Aston Villa. Bullard, the English Premier League's player of the month for November, left the pitch in tears after landing awkwardly following a challenge in the 3-0 loss. The injury came in just his fifth ...
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Toni trumpets Italy return
Dec 8th
Bayern Munich's Italian striker Luca Toni has claimed he will be returning to Italy while his coach insisted he would not try to stop him. Toni moved to the Bavarian giants in 2006 after winning the FIFA World Cup™ with Italy in Germany in 2006. But after three successful seasons he has found himself left out ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Liverpool seek new Euro miracle
Nov 24th
Whatever the name of the competition, the European Cup, or the UEFA Champions League, it seems to go hand in hand with the history of Liverpool Football Club. They’ve reached the semi-finals nine times, reached the final seven times and lifted the famous trophy five times. Their pedigree in the competition has left arguably the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Nigeria’s little big man
Nov 14th
Dami Paul does not cut the most impressive figure between the pipes. Quite short for a goalkeeper, at only 173cm, he looks all at sea in the large white frame of the goal. However, Nigeria's No1 has proven himself to be a top shot-stopper at these finals. His spring-loaded reflex saves kept the Spaniards at ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...All White on the night
Nov 13th
The New Zealand All Whites are one step away from qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and, perhaps equally importantly, changing the landscape of the sporting scene in their Rugby-mad homeland. The build-up to New Zealand’s hosting of Bahrain, where a ticket to South Africa 2010 awaits the victor, is all-consuming in ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Comebacks, kings and cards
Nov 4th
A memorable comeback, a mammoth losing run, a K-League landmark, plus new champions and red cards aplenty. All of this and more is crammed into FIFA.com's latest statistical review, which kicks off with a day of mixed emotions for a South Korean legend. K-League matches was the milestone reached by Gyeongnam goalkeeper Kim Byung-Ji on the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Short lists for FIFA World Player awards revealed
Oct 31st
Who will be honoured with the title of FIFA World Player and FIFA Women's World Player for 2009? FIFA has today announced the names of the players on the short lists (see below) and the final decision will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams. At the beginning ...
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Nigeria joy as Swiss march on
Oct 31st
Nigeria made a laboured start to their campaign, but a great result in their final group encounter means the hosts are now living up to their billing as pre-tournament favourites. A 2-1 success over high-flying Argentina sent the boisterous Bauchi crowd into raptures and delivered an ominous message of intent. Elsewhere, European champions Germany ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A journey to remember
Oct 30th
Argentina and Nigeria will lock horns on Friday in the third and final round of encounters in Group A, and there is little doubt the match will be a hotly contested affair. Ahead of the game, the two teams made the trip together from Abuja, their base since the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 ...
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Leonardo: Now or never for Ronaldinho
Aug 22nd
Ronaldinho faces a now-or-never season with AC Milan with the tantalising prospect of securing a pivotal role at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, his club coach Leonardo has said. The 29-year-old will be key to Milan's hopes of capturing the Italian title when the new Serie A season gets underway on Saturday, especially with ...
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Fifa clears Bhaichung to play in Nehru Cup
Aug 19th
Bhaichung Bhutia has some reasons to cheer on the eve of India's lung opener in the Nehru Cup. World football's governing body Fifa has cleared him to play in the five-nation tournament that starts on Wednesday. This is despite Mohun Bagan's six-month suspension notice on the Indian captain, which, according to the latter, was hampering ...
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