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Fun Facts About Soccer
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The word favourite doesn’t mean much in soccer (football) today. Paraguay won the silver medal in soccer in the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. DID YOU KNOW THAT… In 1962 the FIFA World Championship was held in Chile for the first time. Brazil captured an unprecedented 2nd FIFA World Cup by [...]
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 [...]
Why CAF Should Not Continue to Thrive on Partiality
The confederation of African Football (CAF) is supposed to be a detribalized, impartial, fair and just umbrella body of football administration in Africa. Unfortunately recent developments in the continent have shown that the body that is supposed to treat everyone equally is actually bias when it comes to certain players and certain football federations. To [...]
FIFA World Cup – A History 1962 to 2002
1962 Hosts for the 1962 edition were Chile despite recently having suffered a devastating earthquake. Brazil were favorites to retain the trophy but Chile thought they had a world-beating plan of action. Before they played Italy they ate spaghetti and won. Before they played Switzerland they ate Swiss cheese and won. Before they played Russia [...]
Review of Players Short Listed for the FIFA 2007 Player of the Year Award
It is time of the year where the FIFA world player of the year is decided by the votes of coaches and captains of national team worldwide. But before we go into the discussion of the list of players drawn for 2007, an introduction of the mechanism of the system would be discussed first. The [...]
Top 10 Youngsters of World Football
The topic that everyone seems to want to question. Who are the best young players, player comparisons and most importantly is whether they will live up to their potential. There have been numerous youngsters in the past five years alone. Pablo Aimar and Javier Saviola were supposed to be the new Diego Maradona, Antonio Cassano [...]
Soccer World Cup 2010 Cancelled – South Africa, Not Ready!
Are you expecting to see a news headline like, “Soccer World Cup 2010 Cancelled – South Africa, Not Ready!” What about this one, “SA not Capable of Hosting a Successful Cup!” What about, “2010 Has No Benefit for the Average South African!”. Many believe South Africa is not capable of hosting a World Cup, citing [...]
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