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Jun. 8 | Two executives, Mohamed bin Hammam of Qatar and Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago are temporarily suspended from FIFA due to alleged bribery of voters for the presidential elections campaigns.
The suspension includes that bin Hammam and Warner are temporarily...
Jun. 30 | Spain and Paraguay prepare to face one another on Saturday at Johannesburg for their quarterfinal match, after eliminating their opponents on Tuesday. Spain removed Portugal from the World Cup with a 1-0 victory and Paraguay fought until the end of the...
Jun. 29 | After the decision to disallow goal-line technology due to the complications that occurred in the England-Germany and Argentina-Mexico games, there has been a cause for reconsideration. Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, has suggested that their principles...
Jun. 28 | On Sunday, Argentina beat Mexico 3-1 with a goal from Gonzalo Higuain and two from Carlos Tevez. Tevez scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, followed by Huguain’s at the 33rd minute. Tevez’s opening goal was the cause of controversy when referees...
Jun. 23 | On Tuesday, 22nd of June, Mexico and Uruguay will face one another for their final group match. The kick off will be at 15:00 British Summer Time (BST) in Rustenburg.
Although this idea has been discarded by FIFA, many fear that this game may end in an...
Jun. 20 | “Just play.” This is the message England coach, Fabio Capello will forward to his players come their crisis meeting this coming Sunday.
John Terry, former captain of the England squad, confirmed to the media that there would be a meeting to allow...
Jun. 14 | Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s great granddaughter died early last Friday. The 13 year old was on her way home from a concert to commemorate the World Cup.
Her death caused Mandela to regretfully miss the opening of the World Cup...