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Archive for February 2008

February 27th, 2008

Video: Gearing Up For The World Cup

The 2010 South Africa World Cup is quickly approaching and construction is stepped up for the completion of their new stadium construction.
Watch a video commercial for the 2010 South Africa World Cup.

FIFA 2010 South Africa World Cup

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February 26th, 2008

Australia Bids For World Cup 2018

It was announced Sunday that Australia will officially bid for the 2018 Word Cup. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told reporters that Australia will be bidding against England, China and Russia for the prestigious hosting privilege.
The FIFA executive committee may not consider the ‘Land Down Under’ as their first choice. Australia lacks the proper facilities […]

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February 24th, 2008

2010 South Africa World Cup Schedule

FIFA released their 2010 South Africa World Cup Schedule.

“With anticipation growing ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, the official Match Schedule has been released. To find out where the games will be played in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Tshwane/Pretoria between 11 June and 11 […]

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February 23rd, 2008

Whatever Happened To Loyalty FFF?

Whatever happened to loyalty French Federation of Football (FFF)? Adidas has been the main sponsor and producer of the French soccer attire since the 1970’s. But now in a €42.66 million euro per year deal Nike has taken over.
SoccerLens is reporting that this amount is four times more than what they were getting from […]

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February 23rd, 2008

Nike Celebrates Historic Partnership with French Football Clubs

Nike has announced that they have seal a deal with the FFF (Federation Football Francaise) to be the sole provider of sports equipment and franchise rights to all of the French Football (Soccer) Clubs. The deal will take NIKE sponsorship beginning January 1, 2011 through to the end of the 2017-2018 season.
“We’re very excited […]

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February 21st, 2008

Chelsea Opening Soccer Academy in Abu Dhabi

The Chelsea Football Club has announced that they will be sponsoring a training academy in Abu Dhabi, united Arab Emirates
“Peter Kenyon, the chief executive of Chelsea, has confirmed the club’s interest in a long and permanent partnership with Abu Dhabi. He is expected to arrive soon to finish the deal,” said Jamie Cunningham, the […]

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February 18th, 2008

2010 World Cup Tickets

There are only 3,000,000 tickets available so you would best be at the front of the line if you’re wanting to get in. A third of those tickets are already reserved for World Cup sponsors, so really there is only 1,000,000 tickets. Planners have also promised to make passes affordable so that more African residents […]

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February 18th, 2008

China Can’t Take The Pressure

Competition is all about being able to handle stressful situations. Apparently that is not how coach Vladimir Petrovic of China’s national team see’s things. He is blaming their 3-2 loss to South Korea during their first round of the East Asian championship on pressure put on his players by the media.
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February 16th, 2008

David Beckham Back In Training

The vacation is over and David Beckham is back in Los Angeles practicing with his team, the LA Galaxy. Beckham Groupie had a few pictures to share from the training day.
It looked like he was enjoying himself.
More pictures after the jump…
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February 13th, 2008

"Football Hurts" Men More Than Love This Valentine’s Day

A national survey conducted by Nuts TV found that 85% of men would dump their girls on Valentine’s Day to watch their favourite club play.  

76% would rather lose their girlfriend than their club
Poll shows that supporters in the North East and North West are most fanatical… with the magic of the FA Cup […]

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