Brazil gives little away at 2014 World Cup bid handover (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
The Brazilian football association (CBF) formally submitted its plans for staging the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday but kept the details close to its chest.

The Goal: Play Good Soccer First One Lowell World Cup raising money for immigrant organization (Lowell Sun)
LOWELL — When 29-year-old Quincy resident Chris Njogu heard about the first ONE Lowell World Cup soccer tournament, he jumped at the chance to enter the event.

SOCCER: U.S. women beat Japan in World Cup tuneup (Tacoma News Tribune)
Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly scored, and the U.S. women s soccer team used its size and experience to coast to a 4-1 victory over Japan on Saturday in a World Cup tuneup in San Jose, Calif.

South Africans optimistic for 2010 (iafrica.com)
About 70 percent of South Africans believe the country will be ready to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup, a survey by African Response has found.