Visa inks World Cup deal (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Soccer’s governing body announced an eight-year, $170 million deal with Visa International to sponsor the World Cup until 2014.

Bennett and Seitz to represent U.S. Soccer in China (Miami Herald)
U.S. Soccer referees Jennifer Bennett and Kari Seitz have been named to the final list of referees for the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China. The announcement was made by FIFA Vice President Angel Maria Villar Llona, the chair of the FIFA Referees Committee.