Archive for the ‘FIFA’ Category
Monday, December 5th, 2011
FIFA and France Football’s separate ‘world player’ awards merged in a startling union of cooperate filth-slinging last year and we’ve had to come to terms with it over the last 12 months. Surely now, we’re all over it. In fact we should be over lots of things. Maybe Joey Barton being a footballer will settle in at some point. Maybe England being rubbish at penalties will be taught in schools and maybe, just maybe,Barcelona’s Lionel Messi won’t win everything this year. Of course, some things we do not accept and I should think because of that universal condition, the little Argentinian will. Of course that is just one award and this year, Messi, his team-mate Xavi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo have been nominated. Who will be crowned ‘The Best Player in The World EVER… for a year until next year when we’ll choose another one who will probably just be one of these three again!’
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Sepp Blatter’s time in charge as FIFA president could come to end, that is if vice president Mohamed bin Hammam is successful in his bid to become the new president, after Sepp Blatter’s thirteen years in charge of football. Hammam believes that football has come to a ‘virtual standstill’ and will run against the Swiss national on June 1st for the presidency. FIFA have been dogged with allegations of corruption, backhanders and vote rigging in recent years – with many fans citing Sepp Blatter as a major problem in world football today.
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Saturday, December 18th, 2010
There is widespread concern that the 2022 World Cup scheduled to be held in Qatar could be moved to the winter months due to the hostile Qatari weather conditions. June and July are considered to be the hottest months of the years, with temperatures set to rise to 50 degrees Celsius. FIFA president Sepp Blatter has also revealed, surprising since he was reported to have voted for Qatar, that the heat could ‘prove too great a handicap’.
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has labeled England as ‘bad losers’ following the announcement that Russia will host the 2018 World Cup. England were eliminated in the first round of voting after only obtaining two votes even though many delegates insisted they would be voting for the 1966 winners. FIFA have received harsh criticism from the English press over the past decade, which was apparently the main reason as to why the nation was unsuccessful. Many others also claim that the English “don’t integrate” with the other nationalities on the committee. Both Germany and France have legendary players Franz Beckenbauer and Michel Platini, whereas England have Geoff Thompson.
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Russia have seen off challenges from England, Spain/Portugal and Belgium/Netherlands to host the 2018 World Cup finals. Russia have promised to ‘make history’ as the first Eastern European nation to stage the World Cup since the first tournament in 1930 – which was won and hosted in Uruguay. Russia comfortably defeated Holland/Belgium and Portugal/Spain in the second round, whilst seeing off a humiliating first round exit by England. The 2022 World Cup hosts were also announced, with Qatar beating off challenges from the United States and Australia.
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
World Cup Statistics can reveal that 1966 World Cup winners England are in pole position to host the 2018 World Cup finals – 52 years after hosting their last World Cup. The one time winners chance of hosting the World Cup in eight years time will be boosted by the publication tomorrow of technical reports, by FIFA, which will categorise the bid as a low legal risk with a high potential financial return. However, it isn’t all rosy for England as it is also expected to highlight four contractual areas where government guarantees are not currently met.
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
World Cup 2018 candidate Russia defended the country’s 2018 World Cup bid against allegations of corruption and of racism among their fans. Sports minister Vitaly Mutko spoke to the media but didn’t specifically state whether or not England or Russia are the leading candidates in the bid to host the finals in eight years time. It is only two months until Fifa’s executive committee holds a secret ballot in Zurich.
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Sunday, July 11th, 2010
This tournament has been historic. It will always be remembered as the first World Cup to go to Africa, in particular, to South Africa – a country that has suffered so much oppression, that has fought to show the world that it is safe and that has shown the world that white people and black people are co-existing in peace.
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Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Doron, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Holland, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa 2010, Spain, Uruguay, World Cup 2010
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
The build up to this World Cup has been as much about who may not be there as to who will be there. Players have been ruling themselves out of matches or getting serious injury scares. It seems that a high proportion of these players, often influential players, are based in England and play in the Premier League.
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Tags: Doron, England, Injuries, Premier League, SA2010, South Africa, WC2010, World Cup
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, Championship, Domestic Cups, Europe, FIFA, Injury News, International, La Liga, Ligue 1, Opinion, Players, Premier League, Primera División, Serie A, South Africa 2010, SPL, WC Squads, World Cup | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Arsenal captain and Spanish international, Cesc Fabregas has been the subject of a lot of transfer speculation linking him with a return to his home-club, Barcelona. Today, Barcelona have confirmed that despite the imminent World Cup, they have made a formal written offer to Arsenal for the transfer of Fabregas.
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Tags: Arsenal, Barcelona, Cesc Fabregas, Doron, Fabregas, South Africa 2010, Spain, World Cup
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