http://tags.worldcupblog.org Articles tagged 'FIFA' on World Cup Blog en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://belgium.worldcupblog.org/team-news/hamburger-sv-wont-let-kompany-play-in-the-olympics.html julien 2008-07-14 14:44:11 The country vs. club battle continues in football. Hamburger SV won't let Belgium's Vincent Kompany play in the Olympics. Their sporting director said: "We have discussed ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/so-where-do-those-fifa-rankings-come-from-anyway.html Laurie 2008-07-03 07:40:17 It happens every month. FIFA's new rankings come out, and everybody groans and says, "There is no possible way Team X is better than ... http://belgium.worldcupblog.org/team-news/new-fifa-rankings-belgium-moves-up.html julien 2008-07-02 12:59:53 Belgium moved up in the new FIFA rankings to 46th. We moved up 3 spots from the last release. The rankings were just updated today. ... http://belgium.worldcupblog.org/world-cup/former-fifa-president-joao-havelange-1966-1974-world-cups-were-fixed.html julien 2008-06-27 08:55:47 According to Goal.com and numerous other sources, former FIFA President João Havelange claims that the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cups were fixed so that ... http://belgium.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-qualifying/de-bleeckere-better-than-fandel-will-referee-russiaspain-euro-semi-final.html julien 2008-06-23 09:38:38 Belgium referee Frank De Bleeckere was picked today to referee the second Euro 2008 Semi-final match Russia vs. Spain. The match will be played this ... http://belgium.worldcupblog.org/friendly/updated-fifa-rankings-belgium-drops-to-49.html julien 2008-06-09 18:47:55 Last Wednesday FIFA released the updated FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Belgium dropped 3 spots in the rankings from 46 to 49. Their recent friendly loss to ... http://drc.worldcupblog.org/uncategorized/congo-dr-banking-on-neveu.html patrick k 2008-06-05 08:07:42 At the age of 54, the Frenchman Patrice Neveu is, in coaching terms, a battle-hardened warrior. Motivated by challenges, he has always followed his instinct, ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/1/greece-maintain-ranking-position.html Takis 2008-06-04 20:55:39 Despite the recent poor performances by Greece, Greece's slump was not enough to see the Greeks slip in the FIFA rankings. With a 8th place ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/fifa-vs-eu-battle-of-the-bureaucrats.html Daryl 2008-04-23 16:44:33 There's an almighty battle brewing that could well determine the future of European football, and it involves two of the world's biggest bureaucracies. FIFA and ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/spain-get-the-almost-all-clear-for-euro-2008.html Daryl 2008-04-23 10:52:49 Remember the whole "will Spain be booted out of Euro 2008?" business? The Spanish government were trying to force all sporting organizations to hold elections ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/greece-rises-to-8th-in-fifa-rankings.html Takis 2008-04-11 14:00:59 Greece made history once again, when FIFA published its latest edition of the World Rankings this past Wednesday. Previously Greece's highest ranking was 10th, a ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/aragones-italy-and-france-are-euro-2008-favourites.html Daryl 2008-03-25 19:16:17 Spain coach Luis Aragones isn't a professional bookie. But if he was, he'd be slashing the odds on France and Italy winning Euro 2008. He ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/daily-dose/daily-dose-31208.html Daryl 2008-03-12 09:38:10 Football news from around World Cup Blog, The Offside and beyond. Don't read this if you're Canadian (Netherlands Blog) Don't watch this if you're French (Italy Blog) Carthage ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/big-question/big-question-fifa-giving-the-old-f-u-to-f-u-n.html Chris 2008-03-09 15:24:59 For the second time in two weeks, a Serie A player scored a decisive goal in a game, took his short off to celebrate and ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/spain-still-not-on-the-plane-to-euro-2008.html Daryl 2008-03-04 12:37:22 The now long-running saga of Spain possibly being booted out of Euro 2008 got even more complicated yesterday. FIFA are still upset with the Spanish ... http://scotland.worldcupblog.org/other-news/my-thoughts-on-the-uk-olympic-team.html Ian Rose 2008-03-04 12:27:47 This week, there's more talk of the UK fielding an Olympic football side at the 2012 Games in London. The idea, which Wales and ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/northern-ireland-could-get-a-second-shot-at-euro-2008-maybe.html Daryl 2008-02-27 13:55:38 After a valiant but failed attempt at Euro 2008 qualification, Northern Ireland's hopes of making the tournament are still alive (just about,) thanks to FIFA's ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/would-fifa-really-ban-spain-from-euro-2008.html Daryl 2008-02-20 15:16:43 There's a row brewing between FIFA and the Spanish government, and there's a chance it could end with the Spanish national team not competing at ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/blatter-threatens-the-premier-league.html Daryl 2008-02-15 16:37:31 Things are looking worse and worse for the Premier League's plans for a moneyspinning international round. The plan already got the middle finger from Asia, ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/daily-dose/daily-dose-2808.html Daryl 2008-02-08 10:00:53 Football links from World Cup Blog, The Offside and elsewhere. Pharaohs heading to Accra (Egypt Blog) Should Carthage Eagles let Lemerre go? (Tunisia Blog) Jozy is a special ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/african-cup-of-nations/how-fifa-ranks-the-african-cup-of-nations-teams.html Daryl 2008-01-11 11:46:17 The December 2007 FIFA World Rankings have Nigeria as the highest placed African Cup of Nations team, with the Super Eagles up in 20th place. ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/friendly/possible-friendly-in-europe-on-march-26th.html Carter Daly 2008-01-04 14:10:22 Our friend Steven Goff is hearing things. Not in a sixth sense sort of way, more in the way of sources he hears from on a ... http://czechrepublic.worldcupblog.org/group-e/were-number-six-were-number-six.html Os Davis 2007-12-18 01:56:40 ...behind only Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Spain, and Germany. Not too shabby at all... Who else thinks the Czechs are going to do some serious damage in ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/fifa-face-impossible-decision-on-irish-eligibility.html Daryl 2007-12-13 15:34:39 It's not too often I feel sorry for FIFA, mostly because they treat the beautiful game like the world's fattest cash cow and spend their ... http://drc.worldcupblog.org/uncategorized/world-cup-draw.html patrick k 2007-11-25 11:56:45 Egypt , Dr Congo , Malawi and Djibouti The Leopards of Congo have been drawn in an "okay" looking group. Although this is only the ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/fifa-hosts-talks-for-united-cyprus-team.html WC Bob 2007-09-25 15:07:44 We've seen in the past that football is a sport that can both divide and unite people. In the case of Cyrpus, there is ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/general-banter/fifa-wants-world-cup-host-bidding-to-be-more-like-the-olympics-brilliant.html WC Bob 2007-08-30 14:21:42 When you are a fat cat you like nothing more than to be wined and dined as various entities try to sway your opinion. ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/u-17s-do-the-impossible-advance.html Carter Daly 2007-08-28 13:16:01 They did it. Who knows how, but they did. Now come on down and see what you have won.... ...A shiney new knockout round ... http://australia.worldcupblog.org/a-league/the-a-league-makes-it-on-fifa-08.html Rayed Mamun 2007-08-23 23:10:18 For the first time ever an Australian League will feature in the EA Sports range of FIFA games. FIFA 08 will have the league in ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/roster-for-friendly-against-sweden-announced.html Carter Daly 2007-08-14 18:39:51 Here is the roster for the Aug 22 Matchup against Sweden: Goalkeepers (2) – Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Tim Howard (Everton FC) Defenders (6) – Carlos Bocanegra ...