We head into another international week and this one could be of great significance. Australia could be the first team to qualify at this early stage. For Australia to secure qualification next week, the following (realistic) scenario has to happen: (more…)
Here’s all the highlights and news from all the football in Yokohama the other night.
Recently I was elated by the news that the Australian government is injecting $45.6 million for Australia’s bid for World Cup 2018. This is all well and good, and really shows that we are serious about our bid, but it is the world that will vote, the different confederations will decide who will host in 2018. This is a key area that needs to be looked at because it is more than likely that the world is not taking Australia’s bid seriously.
By Ashi Mittal
Soccer Fever is coming! Soccer World Cup 2010, the most spectacular and greatest extravaganza on the earth will take place in picturesque country of South Africa and the first whistle for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa will be blown on 11 June 2010. The final game of the mega event will take on 11 July 2010. It is the first time that any African nation will be hosting a premier event. The games will be played at Cape Town, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein, Rustenburg, Pretoria, Polokwane and Nelspruit. The footballing world and soccer fanatic’s fans are already buzzing with excitement as the world cup approaches nearer.
by Rayed Mamun, UK Correspondent
A week ago today, we witnessed incredible scenes around the world as the first black president was elected in the USA. Me and my colleague were strong supporters of Barack Obama, and naturally we were elated with his election. We see eye to eye with all the issues Obama has put forward, but then I thought to myself one day, what does this election mean for one of the issues I’m passionate about, but I have overlooked? I am of course talking about football. So what does Barack Obama mean for football? I decided to find out. I have been a strong critic of America and their lack of interest in ‘real’ sports in general. The two most popular sports, football and tennis, have a really low profile in the states, and I was hoping, for football in particular, that Obama could change this.
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