The world’s best footballers — male and female — will be named by world governing body FIFA during a ceremony in Zurich next Monday.
The competition this year is tough for both awards, particularly in the men’s category where 23 players were named in the shortlist released in October.
Before the official decision is made by [...]
Free for all: Who should be FIFA player of the year?
Organizers upbeat about successful FIFA World U-17 Championship
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 2009 FIFA World Under-17 Championship said it is working round the clock to ensure that the event is successful.
“We are leaving no stone unturned in the task and I can assure Nigerians that we are doing a lot to meet the expectations of our [...]
Sony Ericsson Appointed Official Handset of 2010 FIFA World Cup
Sony Ericsson has announced that the mobile phone manufacturer has been appointed the Official Mobile Phone Handset of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Sony Ericsson’s agreement with FIFA allows Sony Ericsson to partner with world football and add the sport to their sponsorship portfolio, and Sony Ericsson will apply the knowledge of their previous successful sponsorship [...]
FIFA President Wants Poland’s Federation Board Reinstated
FIFA has warned Poland that it will be barred from World Cup qualifying unless it reinstates its suspended soccer federation by Monday.
In a letter to Michal Listkiewicz, head of the suspended board of the Polish Football Federation, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the board must be returned to full powers by noon Monday.
Otherwise, Euro 2012 [...]
2010 FIFA World Cup Host selection
Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations (This policy was later abandoned in October 2007). Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:
Egypt
Libya / Tunisia (co-hosting)
Morocco
South Africa
Following the decision of [...]
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football, leaving [...]
