Gameloft’s 2006 Real Soccer 3D Wins Global Mobile Content Awards’ ”Best Mobile Game of 2007” (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK—-Gameloft , a leading international developer and publisher of games for mobile phones, is proud to announce that its bestseller, 2006 Real Soccer 3D, has been awarded “Best Mobile Game of 2007″ from Global Mobile Content Awards .

Soccer: Frankfurt midfielder Inamoto wins Japan call-up (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Two-time World Cup midfielder Junichi Inamoto has been added to Japan’s squad for the upcoming Asian Cup warm-up matches against Montenegro and Colombia, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday.

$35 million bet on pro soccer (Las Vegas Sun)
Soccer has provided Paul Caligiuri with some indelible memories, from booting the United States into its first World Cup in 40 years to watching the fall of the Berlin Wall from the other side.

2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa Ambassadors (FIFA)
Philemon Masinga scored the goal against Congo in 1997 that took Bafana Bafana to its first FIFA World Cup appearance at France 1998. He was also part of the team that won the African Nations Cup in 1996. Masinga played for Jomo Cosmos and Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa and at Leeds United in England.

FIFA Bans High-Altitude International Soccer Matches (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 28 (Bloomberg) — FIFA banned international soccer matches from being played more than 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) above sea level, hurting the chances of teams including Ecuador and Bolivia of qualifying for the World Cup.

Nigeria: Street Soccer Gets New Date (AllAfrica.com)
The Street Soccer League Cup, a tournament that will be used to select Nigeria’s team to the next edition of the Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen, Demark July 2007 that was previously slated for this month as been shifted to the 25th of next month.

Exclusive Live Coverage of CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Begins Next Thursday, June 7 on Fox Soccer Channel (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its exclusive live coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 next Thursday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT with the U.S. Men’s National Team battling Guatemala at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Soccer: Frankfurt midfielder Inamoto wins Japan call-up (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Two-time World Cup midfielder Junichi Inamoto has been added to Japan’s squad for the upcoming Asian Cup warm-up matches against Montenegro and Colombia, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday.

Soccer: Osim hoping Japan won’t bottle Kirin Cup opener (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Ivica Osim hopes an old friend will not turn into a foe by putting a dent in his side’s Asian Cup preparations as Japan take on international new boys Montenegro in their Kirin Cup opener on Friday.

FIFA Bans High-Altitude International Soccer Matches (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 28 (Bloomberg) — FIFA banned international soccer matches from being played more than 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) above sea level, hurting the chances of teams including Ecuador and Bolivia of qualifying for the World Cup.

Steven goes from World Cup to Wembley (Sunderland Echo)
Sunday league footballer turned World Cup midfielder Steven Scott is living out another of his soccer dreams as he prepare to lead his five-a-side team out at Wembley.

Canada warms up for soccer’s Gold Cup with friendly in Venezuela (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
(CP) - A young Canadian soccer team ventures into uncharted territory Friday when it takes on Venezuela in Maracaibo.

Soccer: Coach’s Cup plan stolen from his car (The New Zealand Herald)
A cruel theft has shattered New Zealand women’s soccer coach John Hardman as he prepares to put the national side out for two tests against the visiting Canadians.

Exclusive Live Coverage of CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Begins Next Thursday, June 7 on Fox Soccer Channel (PR Web)
Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its exclusive live coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 next Thursday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT with the U.S. Men’s National Team battling Guatemala at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. (PRWeb May 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1NYWduLUhhbGYtU2luZy1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Youngsters eyes World Cup goal (The National)
By HENRY MORABANG A young Papua New Guinea will come close to realise his dream to play in the Soccer World Cup.

World Soccer: Hooliganism not the only blight on Argentine game (Sports Illustrated)
Every four years at least since 1986, when Argentina won its second World Cup, there is collective grief in Argentina when the national team is knocked out of the finals because the fans expect it to win the trophy every time. Yet when Argentina took top spot in the FIFA rankings for the first time this March, nobody took it seriously. True, Argentina had beaten France 1-0 in its most recent …

Exclusive Live Coverage of CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Begins Next Thursday, June 7 on Fox Soccer Channel (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its exclusive live coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 next Thursday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT with the U.S. Men’s National Team battling Guatemala at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Exclusive Live Coverage of CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Begins Next Thursday, June 7 on Fox Soccer Channel (PR Web)
Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its exclusive live coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 next Thursday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT with the U.S. Men’s National Team battling Guatemala at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. (PRWeb May 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1NYWduLUhhbGYtU2luZy1UaGlyLVplcm8=

$35 million bet on pro soccer (Las Vegas Sun)
Soccer has provided Paul Caligiuri with some indelible memories, from booting the United States into its first World Cup in 40 years to watching the fall of the Berlin Wall from the other side.

Soccer: Osim hoping Japan won’t bottle Kirin Cup opener (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Ivica Osim hopes an old friend will not turn into a foe by putting a dent in his side’s Asian Cup preparations as Japan take on international new boys Montenegro in their Kirin Cup opener on Friday.

MasterCard World Cup Bid Under Review United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (ePaynews)
May 29 2007 : MasterCard’s future sponsorship of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup is once again in question after a United States Court of Appeals questioned an earlier court judgment in favor of MasterCard.

Youngsters eyes World Cup goal (The National)
By HENRY MORABANG A young Papua New Guinea will come close to realise his dream to play in the Soccer World Cup.

World Soccer: Hooliganism not the only blight on Argentine game (Sports Illustrated)
Every four years at least since 1986, when Argentina won its second World Cup, there is collective grief in Argentina when the national team is knocked out of the finals because the fans expect it to win the trophy every time. Yet when Argentina took top spot in the FIFA rankings for the first time this March, nobody took it seriously. True, Argentina had beaten France 1-0 in its most recent …

Steven goes from World Cup to Wembley (Sunderland Echo)
Sunday league footballer turned World Cup midfielder Steven Scott is living out another of his soccer dreams as he prepare to lead his five-a-side team out at Wembley.

Exclusive Live Coverage of CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Begins Next Thursday, June 7 on Fox Soccer Channel (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its exclusive live coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 next Thursday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT with the U.S. Men’s National Team battling Guatemala at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Uruguay focused on future, not qualifying loss (Fox Sports)
A last-round World Cup qualifying loss to Australia would take a long time for Uruguayans to forget, coach Oscar Tabarez is keenly aware of that. Yet the next Copa America was on the top of Tabarez’ mind ahead of Saturday’s soccer friendly against the Australians, not Uruguay’s last trip to Sydney. He said that night in November 2005 was Uruguayan soccer’s lowest point. “It was like Italy losing …

Former Paladins play for USA in Gold Cup (The Greenville News)
Former Furman University soccer teammates Clint Dempsey and Ricardo Clark will be reunited next month on U.S. soil as they help the USA defend the CONCACAF Gold Cup that it won in 2005.

MasterCard World Cup Bid Under Review United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (ePaynews)
May 29 2007 : MasterCard’s future sponsorship of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup is once again in question after a United States Court of Appeals questioned an earlier court judgment in favor of MasterCard.