November 15th, 2007
Construction of the new soccer facilities being built in Johannesburg, South Africa, may come to a halt if wage disputes are not resolved. The problem is that union officials who represent the broader construction and labour workers of Johannesburg sent notice to the stadium workers to support them in a city-wide strike if their […]
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November 14th, 2007
A former professional soccer player from Sweden has been hired to replace superstar coach Greg Ryan for the U.S. National Soccer Team. Pia Sundhage was hired Tuesday by the association to help take the U.S. women’s soccer team through the 2008 Olympics. Though Greg Ryan had a near flawless coaching career of 45-1-9 he was […]
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November 13th, 2007
The world’s first official FIFA store will open January 9th, 2008 in Singapore. It will be located in Terminal 3 of the Changi International Airport. After its opening, other FIFA stores are expected to pop up around the world.
I imagin they will sell clothing and memorabilia. The move to put it at an airport […]
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November 12th, 2007
The country of Zimbabwe is being carefully reviewed by FIFA 2010 World Cup executives who are concerned with stadium repairs. Zimbabwe is supposed to aid neighbouring country South Africa, in hosting the international soccer event but they seem to be having trouble getting into gear.
Stadiums are in desperate repair and months behind schedule. Rumours […]
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November 11th, 2007
Drama in the US is continuing for the women’s national soccer team as they are having trouble replacing their star coach.
The United States Women’s Soccer Team is still suffering from the loss at the World Cup. After Brazil shamed the “The Greatest Team You’ve Never Heard Of,” measures were taken to suspend their head coach. […]
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November 8th, 2007
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil is coming to a close in deciding its quarter finalists. The United States didn’t help their situation by losing 6-5 to Portugal today, who now have a secure spot in the quarter-finals Group B.
In other games, Spain lost to Iran 5-4, Brazil eliminated Russia […]
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November 7th, 2007
For those of you who will be in Las Vegas tomorrow remember to swing by the B5Media booth at the World Blog Expo & Convention. B5 is going to have a poker table in our booth where we will be giving away prizes such as iphone’s, wii’s, ipod’s, xbox’s, etc. How it works is attendees […]
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November 6th, 2007
Argentina beat the United Arab Emirates 4-2 in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The game seemed like a one man show as Federico Hilaire scored a pair of goals for Argentina.
In other Group D games, Nigeria beat France 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in regulation. Nigeria’s win secures them a spot in […]
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November 5th, 2007
Frank Yallop, the coach for LA Galaxy of the Major Soccer League resigned. The decision to leave was announced to the team Sunday night after a charity game they played in behalf of the Southern California wildfire victims. So far rumors are that Yallop left for personal reasons.
David Beckham was reportedly disappointed with Yallop’s decision […]
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November 4th, 2007
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup opened Friday in Rio De Janeiro. The most noteworthy game included the United States and Spain’s national beach soccer teams in what can only be called an American defeat.
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