Articles tagged with "FIFA"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Aug 25th, 2006
The world's football governing body has finally gotten around to taking action against Togo, handing out a 100,000 Swiss Franc fine to the Togolese Football ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Aug 17th, 2006
Well, that's one place higher than the last FIFA rankings, anyway. Full rankings here.
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Aug 2nd, 2006
Now that the dust has settled and FIFA honcho Sepp Blatter is back home in Switzerland counting the gazillion dollars he made through World Cup ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 14th, 2006
Ecuador striker Felix Borja and his new club Greek champions Olympiakos, will take part in the 2006-07 Champions League. As expected, the Greek FA ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 12th, 2006
Like that grumpy neighbour you had growing up, Sepp Blatter is threatening to take away Zidane's Golden Ball.
Zidane may feel he won the award ...
Posted on: World Cup Referees by Aaron | Jul 12th, 2006
One of the many people who appreciated my unbiased perspective on this year's World Cup matches recently emailed me to ask if I thought that ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 12th, 2006
Ecuador are now ranked 28th in the world by FIFA. That's closer to reality than the 39th ranking, but is Guinea really that much ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jul 7th, 2006
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is always good for starting a debate and today is no exception. The head honcho is beating one of his ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 6th, 2006
Ecuador midfielder Luis Valencia is finding all sorts of support for his charge to win FIFA's best young player award. I happen to think ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jul 4th, 2006
This World Cup will be remembered for a few things and one of them will be the record number of yellow and red cards handed ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 3rd, 2006
Spanish side Villareal has confirmed that Ecuador midfielder Antonio Valencia will remain on loan for one more year. Valencia, who is currently leading FIFA's ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 3rd, 2006
Ecuador midfielder Luis Valencia is still leading FIFA's Best Young Player vote. Although by the looks of it, FIFA can't wait for Podolski and ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 30th, 2006
Yesterday, FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticized England's style of play thus far in the World Cup. "I am happy that play is very offensive. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 29th, 2006
With the referees continuing to make news this World Cup, it comes as little surprise that there are a lot of people offering a lot ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 29th, 2006
FIFA recognizes Ecuador's great achievement at this year's World Cup. It's actually really flattering. Worth a read.
"And proud we are of all of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 26th, 2006
I'd love to be a World Cup referee. Not matter how bad I do my job in front of a worldwide audience my bosses ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 25th, 2006
Although FIFA is doing its best to ensure that Ecuador fans gets as few tickets as is practicable, there may yet be some empty seats ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 22nd, 2006
Will Ecuador's players be as ready for England as is the Ecuadorian media? FIFA has a run-down of how various Ecua newspapers are gearing ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 21st, 2006
We saw it during the France-South Korea game. A shot by France appeared to be across the goal line only to not be ruled ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 20th, 2006
There are stupid criminals and then there are really stupid criminals. A thief in Munich falls into the latter category. After stealing a ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 18th, 2006
Leave the lederhosen at home. That is the message one can take away from the Dutch fans after hundreds of them were told to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 17th, 2006
Ah yes, the early days of the Internet. Those were simpler times before everyone and their mother began to call themselves a blogger. ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 17th, 2006
FIFA will not sanction Ecuador striker Ivan Kaviedes for his masked goal celebration against Costa Rica. Just so you read that right, let me ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 16th, 2006
Relive some of the highlights of Ecuador's 3-0 win over Costa Rica. But be forewarned: the video was edited by FIFA, so there' very ...
Posted on: Costa Rica World Cup Team Blog by Bruno | Jun 14th, 2006
Fifa announced that referee Coffi Codjia, from Benin, will work tomorrow's game between Costa Rica and Ecuador. Celestin Ntagungira of Rwanda and Aboudou Aderodjou, from ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 13th, 2006
While FIFA is downplaying reports of scandalous corruption within its hallowed halls, the world's football governing body is concentrating on more important things, like Mexico ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 10th, 2006
Ecuador striker Agustin Delgado, who tallied one goal and one assist, is FIFA's man of the match in the 2-0 win over Poland. El ...
Posted on: Poland Euro 2008 Blog by Os Davis | Jun 9th, 2006
O boy o boy o boy...here it is.
World Cup time. The literal kickoff of the greatest month-long holiday ever.
And, more specifically for the purposes of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 8th, 2006
Did you know that FIFA has a Technical Study Group? Well, they do and lest you think they are just sitting around drinking beer ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 7th, 2006
South American teams will continue to have "all vs. all" qualifiers for South Africa 2010. CONMEBOL has employed the home-and-home approach to qualifying since ...
