Favourites enjoy mixed fortunes
Tuesday saw seven friendly matches featuring ten of the teams taking part in Germany 2006, with most coaches opting to field their first-choice starting line-ups…
“F-word” banned in World Cup-free hotel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A hotel is offering football-free breaks for “soccer widows” desperate to escape wall-to-wall coverage of the World Cup.
World Cup Soccer: New design could make tournament exciting, but not for goalies (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
NEW YORK — Strikers and midfielders love it. Goalkeepers hate it. The ball that will be used at the World Cup in Germany probably will be praised as much as it is disparaged.
England get World Cup lift with win over Hungary (Stuff)
MANCHESTER: England ground out a 3-1 victory over Hungary in a World Cup soccer warm-up on Tuesday, with teenage striker Theo Walcott making history for the hosts.
Brazilians all over in World Cup (Mail and Guardian)
Crazy as it sounds, not all Brazilians will be rooting for their country in the 2006 World Cup. In fact, some will be working hard to keep Carlos Alberto Parreira and his Brazilian players from repeating as world champions.
Meola honored to be World Cup alternate (Sports Illustrated)
When the United States opens its World Cup group schedule against Czechoslovakia on June 12, Tony Meola will be parked in front of a television instead of pacing the goal line, his toughest decision revolving around whether to reach for the chips or the pretzels.
SOCCER/ It’s crunch time as Zico and his Boys in Blue take on World Cup host Germany (Asahi.com)
It’s put up or shut up time for the Japanese national soccer team as it prepares for its biggest test of the year before the World Cup–a friendly against tournament host Germany on Tuesday in Leverkusen.
2006 FIFA World Cup Review [PSP] (GameSpot)
There’s more than enough improvements to the formula to make 2006 FIFA World Cup a soccer game worth owning for your PSP.
SOCCER/ It’s crunch time as Zico and his Boys in Blue take on World Cup host Germany (Asahi.com)
It’s put up or shut up time for the Japanese national soccer team as it prepares for its biggest test of the year before the World Cup–a friendly against tournament host Germany on Tuesday in Leverkusen.
IN THE NEWS / Ex-soccer pro leads juniors to ‘world cup’ (Daily Yomiuri Online)
Former professional soccer player Naoki Sakai, 30, recently guided Kashiwa Reysol’s U-12 junior team–as its coach–to the championship of the Danone Nations Cup 2006 in Japan/Verdy Junior Soccer Tournament.
Tunisia defeat Belarus 3-0
Tunisia boosted their confidence ahead of next month’s FIFA World Cup by coasting past Belarus 3-0 in a warm-up match on Tuesday…
2006 FIFA World Cup Review [PSP] (GameSpot)
There’s more than enough improvements to the formula to make 2006 FIFA World Cup a soccer game worth owning for your PSP.
Soccer fans to have free access to World Cup highlights on the Net (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - Soccer fans will have access to free video highlights from all World Cup matches on FIFA’s website.
SOCCER/ It’s crunch time as Zico and his Boys in Blue take on World Cup host Germany (Asahi.com)
It’s put up or shut up time for the Japanese national soccer team as it prepares for its biggest test of the year before the World Cup–a friendly against tournament host Germany on Tuesday in Leverkusen.
Germany Ties Japan in World Cup Warm-Up; England Wins (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 30 (Bloomberg) — Germany, preparing to host soccer’s World Cup, rallied to draw 2-2 at home with Japan in its second- to-last warm-up match. England beat Hungary 3-1 and made 17- year-old Theo Walcott the youngest player in team history.
2006 FIFA World Cup Review [PSP] (GameSpot)
There’s more than enough improvements to the formula to make 2006 FIFA World Cup a soccer game worth owning for your PSP.
SOCCER/ It’s crunch time as Zico and his Boys in Blue take on World Cup host Germany (Asahi.com)
It’s put up or shut up time for the Japanese national soccer team as it prepares for its biggest test of the year before the World Cup–a friendly against tournament host Germany on Tuesday in Leverkusen.
ComScore Reveals Nearly Six Million People Worldwide Visited the Yahoo! FIFA World Cup Site In April 2006 (SYS-CON Media)
ComScore Networks, the leader in digital media measurement, today announced the results of an analysis of the worldwide online audience for the official World Cup soccer tournament Web site hosted by Yahoo! at http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com .
Tektronix gains foothold in World Cup broadcast (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Tektronix Inc. will provide electronic equipment to a UK broadcasting company for use in televising soccer’s 2006 World Cup.
Japan to Draw Most TV Viewers in Soccer World Cup, Report Says (Bloomberg.com)
May 30 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s soccer team will attract the biggest television audience during the first stage of next month’s World Cup, even though bookmakers favor the 2002 host to finish bottom of its four-team group, a report said today.
IN THE NEWS / Ex-soccer pro leads juniors to ‘world cup’ (Daily Yomiuri Online)
Former professional soccer player Naoki Sakai, 30, recently guided Kashiwa Reysol’s U-12 junior team–as its coach–to the championship of the Danone Nations Cup 2006 in Japan/Verdy Junior Soccer Tournament.
ComScore Reveals Nearly Six Million People Worldwide Visited the Yahoo! FIFA World Cup Site In April 2006 (SYS-CON Media)
ComScore Networks, the leader in digital media measurement, today announced the results of an analysis of the worldwide online audience for the official World Cup soccer tournament Web site hosted by Yahoo! at http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com .
IN THE NEWS / Ex-soccer pro leads juniors to ‘world cup’ (Daily Yomiuri Online)
Former professional soccer player Naoki Sakai, 30, recently guided Kashiwa Reysol’s U-12 junior team–as its coach–to the championship of the Danone Nations Cup 2006 in Japan/Verdy Junior Soccer Tournament.
Bovespa to close early during World Cup (Investment Executive)
The Brazilian stock exchange, Bovespa, is cutting its trading hours on days when that country s soccer team is playing in the World Cup.
Soccer: Vieira back to full fitness for World Cup (Channel NewsAsia)
CLAIREFONTAINE, France : France midfielder Patrick Vieira has vowed he will be fighting fit for the World Cup after a season marred by injury.
To Play or Not To Play? MLS Plans Around World Cup (The New York Sun)
To play or not to play, that is the question - and a pretty big question it is for Major League Soccer. It’s the World Cup that poses the problem, more specifically the awkward fact that the world’s no. 1 sporting event is played for a whole month - starting on June 9 - slap-bang in the middle of the MLS season. So, should MLS suspend its games for that month? Or should it be business as usual,
Soccer fans to have free access to World Cup highlights on the Net (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - Soccer fans will have access to free video highlights from all World Cup matches on FIFA’s website.
SOCCER/ It’s crunch time as Zico and his Boys in Blue take on World Cup host Germany (Asahi.com)
It’s put up or shut up time for the Japanese national soccer team as it prepares for its biggest test of the year before the World Cup–a friendly against tournament host Germany on Tuesday in Leverkusen.
Germany’s Economy May Get Little Lift From World Cup (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 30 (Bloomberg) — The soccer World Cup’s biggest sponsors are already reaping rewards from the tournament. For the rest of German business, profits may be harder to come by.