World Cup winner Djorkaeff retires (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Midfielder Youri Djorkaeff has retired from football after a glittering career that saw him play in the French international teams that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
Cape World Cup plan ready for Treasury (Independent Online)
The business plan for Cape Town’s preparations for the 2010 soccer world cup is to be presented to the National Treasury after being approved by the city and the Western Cape government.
Blatter apologizes to Australian soccer fans over World Cup refereeing (SportingNews.com)
SYDNEY, Australia — FIFA president Sepp Blatter apologized to Australian soccer fans for their coun…
Most Soccer World Cup Injuries Were Faked, Top FIFA Medic Says (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — The majority of players treated on the field during this year’s World Cup weren’t injured, underlining a growing problem in soccer, the tournament organizer’s top medic said.
Italy welcomes diversion of Azzurri glory
Italians savoured their team’s FIFA World Cup victory on Monday as the champions returned home from a triumph that temporarily took minds off the imminent outcome of a match-fixing trial…
The Homeless World Cup (Belfast Telegraph)
Last month, 500 street-dwellers from 48 countries came to Cape Town to play football: on the field, competition was intense; off it, scallies from Liverpool found common ground with the dispossessed of Zimbabwe. Patrick Neate reports from pitchside at the Homeless World Cup.
U.S. Soccer in contact with Klinsmann (USA Today)
The U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed its interest in Juergen Klinsmann and said it has narrowed its search for a national team coach down to five finalists, although USSF president Sunil Gulati did not identify any of those finalists. Klinsmann coached Germany to the World Cup semifinals this year.
France so near yet so far
France went further than virtually everybody anticipated at Germany 2006 but defeat by Italy in the Final left a bittersweet aftertaste for Raymond Domenech and Co…
Cape World Cup plan ready for Treasury (Independent Online)
The business plan for Cape Town’s preparations for the 2010 soccer world cup is to be presented to the National Treasury after being approved by the city and the Western Cape government.
South Africa: Council Confident SA will Host Successful 2010 World Cup (AllAfrica.com)
The International Investment Council (IIC) has called on all sectors of the South African society to throw their weight behind the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Question for German soccer: How to stop the violence? (USA Today)
The euphoria of the World Cup gone, the president of the German soccer federation fears violence is growing at games across the country, especially at the sport’s lower levels.
Most Soccer World Cup Injuries Were Faked, Top FIFA Medic Says (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — The majority of players treated on the field during this year’s World Cup weren’t injured, underlining a growing problem in soccer, the tournament organizer’s top medic said.
Germany win more than just third place
The Nationalmannschaft ended up making the headlines for all the right reasons at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany thanks to their attractive play and unexpected third-place finish…
Costa Rica appoints Medford as coach to 2010 World Cup (People’s Daily)
Cosata Rica has appointed former World Cup player Hernan Medford as national team coach up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
World Cup ball auction drive gets a flying start (Gulf Times)
QATAR Airways created history yesterday by flying the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final football which is set to raise a significant amount at the November 4 Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) charity gala dinner in The Ritz Carlton.
Four-and-a-half months after the event, world soccer chief Sepp Blatter finally admits the Socceroos were robbed (The West Australian)
World soccer boss Sepp Blatter has apologised to Australian fans over the incident which cost Australia a spot in this year s World Cup quarter-finals.
World Cup ball auction drive gets a flying start (Gulf Times)
QATAR Airways created history yesterday by flying the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final football which is set to raise a significant amount at the November 4 Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) charity gala dinner in The Ritz Carlton.
World Cup ball auction drive gets a flying start (Gulf Times)
QATAR Airways created history yesterday by flying the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final football which is set to raise a significant amount at the November 4 Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) charity gala dinner in The Ritz Carlton.
Blatter apologizes to Australian soccer fans over World Cup refereeing (SportingNews.com)
SYDNEY, Australia — FIFA president Sepp Blatter apologized to Australian soccer fans for their coun…