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Is FIFA money hungry or just a bunch of bullies?

June 25, 2010

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Is FIFA money hungry or just a bunch of bullies?

This is a guest post by Diana Tenjes who enjoys writing about the benefits of massage for her website Massage Bed. Despite all the wonderful and positive things that have come out of this World Cup, FIFA and its heavy-handed tactics are not going unnoticed. The world’s football governing body is not hiding the fact [...]

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FIFA.com partners Google for fans to celebrate 2010 FIFA World Cup

June 14, 2010

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FIFA.com partners Google for fans to celebrate 2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in South Africa. During the month-long tournament, millions of fans around the world will follow the games. To mark the event, FIFA.com, the world’s official football website, and Google have collaborated on a range of online features to help supporters keep track of how each team is [...]

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Fans can tweet teams to victory in Sony Ericsson twitter cup

December 8, 2009

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With everyone gearing up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, Sony Ericsson is offering fans exclusive and exciting ways to support their team online and take them to victory in the first World Cup with social networking and media sharing at it’s heart As excitement builds in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in [...]

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adidas and Zinedine Zidane create unmatchable kicking power for 2010 FIFA World Cup

October 30, 2009

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The new PREDATOR®_X delivers significantly more power then ever before adidas releases its PREDATOR®_X for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, a new football boot designed with French football legend Zinedine Zidane, that achieves the highest ball power, swerve and control ever achieved in the sport. Almost every country embraces the number 10 in football to [...]

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Interview: Springleap.com on 2010 Soccer World Cup

October 20, 2009

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Springleap.com is a crowd sourcing company currently embracing the fire set alight by the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup. Springleap.com runs a new themed t-shirt design competition every two weeks and at the moment the competition been voted on is called “Football Fever”. The designs received by the current community have been astoundingly good. You [...]

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Sony Ericsson launches Extra Man campaign for 2010 FIFA World Cup

October 20, 2009

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Sony Ericsson announced the launch of its Extra Man campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The campaign aims to deliver the ultimate football experience to all World Cup supporters across the globe, made possible due to Sony Ericsson’s unique position as Official Mobile Handset of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. Reflective of [...]

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Mossel Bay to construct new FIFA-standard pitch ahead of 2010

August 22, 2009

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Engineers and contractors have moved onto site to begin construction of Mossel Bay’s new FIFA-standard football pitch on the Extension 23 Fields – a significant step in readying the town for the 2010 World Cup, and one that has been applauded by the Local and the South African Football Associations. A representative of the Municipality [...]

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City of Tshwane unleashes Soccer World Cup video campaign

July 2, 2009

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The City of Tshwane is the first of South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities to launch an international television advertising campaign welcoming tourists. Tshwane has worked with Southern Africa Direct to create a documentary informing tourists about the city’s key attractions and assuring them about the quality of the transport, health and safety [...]

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The Confed Cup is mission accomplished

June 29, 2009

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The 2009 Confed Cup ended on a high as evidenced by the closing ceremony on the final day. Again, the VWV Consortium did not disappoint with a stunning show that equalled the very high standards of the opening ceremony. The visiting teams were all very satisfied with the organisation and very high standard of facilities [...]

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Hristo Stoichkov is now a Sandawana

June 26, 2009

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I predicted that Mamelodi Sundowns would make a spectacular move in the close season and it seems they have done just that with the signing of Hristo Stoichkov as Head Coach on a two year contract. He will take over from Ted Dumitru who had taken charge of the club on a caretaker basis. This [...]

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Problem – South Africans at grassroots don”t know who Zakumi is

June 24, 2009

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When I attended the Brazil Vs USA Confed Cup match at Loftus I couldn’t help admiring the Zakumi’s dance moves during half-time. However, I couldn’t help wondering how many average South Africans know who this character is. For those who don’t know, Zakumi is the official mascot for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Unfortunately, if [...]

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