WHEN the Samba Boys of Brazil record five-time winners of the Fifa World Cup and the only nation to play at each and every final of the globe's biggest football festival since 1930 -- ran onto the pitch at the National Sports Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, it changed the face of the domestic game as we had come to know it all these years. Keep Reading
English-based goalkeeper Jones departed South Africa late on Saturday because his four-year-old ... Football Federation Australia (FFA) has applied to the sport's world governing body FIFA to be able to replace Jones in the squad if necessary under ... Keep Reading
Outside the Great Place of Chief Nokhakha Jumba, a crowd waits beneath clouds that hang damp and heavy over the South African village of Tabase. The tin-roofed hut is packed with 30 men squatting on low benches, all seeking the council of the chief ... Keep Reading
In South Africa, a small but growing number of women are following their fathers as leaders of village tribes. But as tensions grow between democracy and tribal tradition, female chiefs are facing mounting pressure and prejudice Keep Reading
BBC Sport FIFA World Cup 2010: Argentina v Nigeria Match Preview TheSportsCampus.com The Nigerian Football Federation has been fined by Fifa after changing their World Cup base late in the day, and there has also been confusion over the ... 2010 FIFA World Cup : Group B Preview Bleacher Report 2010 World Cup Preview: Argentina Digital Sports Daily all 183 news articles » Keep Reading
JOHANNESBURG — It’s almost here at last. After years of planning, worry, debate, tension and — perhaps most of all — anticipation, South Africa will host the first World Cup on its continent starting Friday, ready or not. This diverse nation ... Keep Reading
Keeda of Sports (press release) (blog) FIFA World Cup Team Previews: Honduras Keeda of Sports (press release) (blog) In October 2009, they confirmed qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup , which will be their first appearance in the competition since 1982. Honduras have ... World Cup team guide - Group H - Honduras Orange UK News all 2 news articles » Keep Reading
The excitement that has swept across South Africa in the six-year buildup to the World Cup will give way to euphoria Friday, when the national team known as Bafana Bafana ("The Boys," in Zulu) takes the field for the tournament's opening match. Keep Reading
Thousands of soccer fans stampeded the gates outside a stadium Sunday before a World Cup warmup match between Nigeria and North Korea. Keep Reading
Soccer's World Cup will serve as a showcase for South Africa, but some wonder whether the expense of hosting the event is money well spent. Keep Reading
