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2010 FIFA World Cup Teams – Uruguay
Uruguay will be playing in its 11th FIFA World Cup in 2010 in South Africa. Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup tournament in 1930. Uruguay also won the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (beating the hosts by 2 goals to 1 in the final). Uruguay also played in the 1997 FIFA [...]
FIFA World Cup 2010 Fever Has Started to Spread
FIFA 2010 World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup. This will take place in South Africa and is scheduled for June 2010(June 11th until July 11th). Between August 2007 and November 2009, qualifying rounds are being organized on every continent to select the participating teams. As confirmed by FIFA, the total prize money [...]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Espanyol Football Club
1. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is said to be the sixth most successful football team in Spain, despite being continually overshadowed by the ever-popular FC Barcelona.
2. This was the first club to be formed exclusively by Spanish fans, unlike clubs like FC Barcelona, which were founded by immigrants. Ángel Rodríguez founded the club with the [...]
Heroes of the FIFA World Cup – Haiti 1974
A Tribute to Haiti – The Magic Island!
Despite several problems in the Island, in 1974, the Haitian squad ranked among Latin America’s finest teams, along with Brazil and Argentina, as well as Uruguay and Chile. In that time, the world’s first black republic qualified for the X World Cup in Munich (West Germany). The country’s [...]
Will France Win the 2010 World Cup?
France are another country that have a strong chance of winning the World Cup. They have won it previously, in 1998, when they hosted the competition.
Here’s why they might win it again.
1. There are a whole host of French players in the Premier League, who also have European club competition experience.
2. Defenders Patrice Evra, of [...]
FIFA World Cup – A History 1930 to 1958
If the number of television viewers watching a sporting event is any guide to its popularity, then the FIFA World Cup is the world’s favorite, with an estimated viewer ship of nearly 30 billion. How very different from the early days.
In the early 20th century, the only tournament where national teams could compete, albeit on [...]
Soccer Trophies – The FIFA World Cup Trophy
Soccer trophies are used as a reward to soccer teams who have one specific event in the sport. Trophies are awarded in amateur or professional level. These trophies serve as a symbolic representation of the achievement of a team in the sport. Trophies are usually designed to signify an image representing the sport and also [...]
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