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.