Articles tagged with "fifa"
Posted on: Greece Euro 2008 Blog by Takis | Jun 4th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Apr 23rd, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Apr 23rd, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: Greece Euro 2008 Blog by Takis | Apr 11th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Mar 25th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 12th, 2008
Football news from around World Cup Blog, The Offside and beyond.
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Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Mar 9th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 4th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: Scotland World Cup Team Blog by Ian Rose | Mar 4th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 27th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 20th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 15th, 2008
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, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 8th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jan 11th, 2008
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. ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Jan 4th, 2008
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 ...
Posted on: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Os Davis | Dec 18th, 2007
...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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Dec 13th, 2007
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 ...
Posted on: Democratic Republic of Congo World Cup Team Blog by patrick k | Nov 25th, 2007
Egypt , Dr Congo , Malawi and Djibouti
The Leopards of Congo have been drawn in an "okay" looking group. Although this is only the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Sep 25th, 2007
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 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Aug 30th, 2007
When you are a fat cat you like nothing more than to be wined and dined as various entities try to sway your opinion. ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Aug 28th, 2007
They did it. Who knows how, but they did.
Now come on down and see what you have won....
...A shiney new knockout round ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Rayed Mamun | Aug 23rd, 2007
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 ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Aug 14th, 2007
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 ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | Aug 13th, 2007
Zico really is a huge hero here in Brazil. He played for Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro, the team with the most numerous fans ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Rayed Mamun | Jul 30th, 2007
It is over ten years away but our chance to host World Cup 2018 will probably be decided sooner than we think. We must hope ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jul 23rd, 2007
It seems like an easy enough system. Rotate the location of the World Cup through the various regions of the world so that various ...
Posted on: South Korea World Cup Team Blog by Kevin Landry | Jul 18th, 2007
Just a quick post to say hello. Taking a break from playing on my team in Korea I was watching the under 20s in ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jul 17th, 2007
If there is one thing that we all know by now it is that FIFA is in the business of making money. The world's ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jun 25th, 2007
In the continuing controversy over FIFA's decision to ban international soccer matches held at venues over 8,200 feet, it appears that Sepp Blatter is starting ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 20th, 2007
First off, congrats to Ivan Hurtado, right, shown celebrating Atletico Nacional's victory in the Mustang Cup.
Moving on, CONMEBOL will ask FIFA to suspend the high ...
