About the Soccer World Cup Blog
The world of professional soccer does not make headlines solely on the field–headlines are made off the field as well. Of course, when players are injured, teams are eliminated, or titles are won, it’s news. In professional soccer, what happens on the field doesn’t stay on the field, especially when it has potential to impact the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Professional soccer is creating more buzz than it ever has away from the field. Key players are moving—to new countries and new teams—with new sponsors chomping at the bit. Big companies are doing everything they can, including buying small companies, to ensure their dominance of the global soccer scene at the World Cup. Everyday, team nicknames are being debated, captains are being named, and rivalries are being ignited. All the while, the anticipation of the next World Cup continues, bringing with it all the drama that unfolds as the world waits to see the 32 competing teams take center stage.

Fans of professional soccer want a look inside. They want to know the ins and outs of the teams and players on the pitch and behind the scenes. There’s no better place to find it all than here on this Soccer Blog. For many of us, it’s the best way to South Africa.

Cameroon Players Banned from African Cup of Nations for Partying
Let’s hope it was one heck of a party. A pair of players from Cameroon has been suspended for six months by their country’s football...

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FIFA wants World Cup host bidding to be more like the Olympics. Brilliant
When you are a fat cat you like nothing more than to be wined and dined as various entities try to sway your opinion. It puts you in a position...

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Nike Loses out on Bid to outfit Germany’s National Team
It was a few months back when we first heard the rumblings that Nike were prepared to supply the kits for the German national team. At the time...

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FIFA’s Jack Warner not too excited about England’s 2018 World Cup Bid
It is hard to take a man who has proven to be as corrupt as Jack Warner seriously, but since he has a firm stranglehold on his position as FIFA...

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Brazil officially bids for 2014 World Cup
Everyone knew that Brazil would be the only country bidding to host the 2014 World Cup and Tuesday they made it official. All it took was printing...

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John Stewart weighs in on Iraq’s Asian Cup Championship
Everyone is talking about Iraq’s victory in the 2007 Asian Cup, including US comedian John Stewart and the Daily Show’s “Senior...

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The Asian Cup Final is set: Saudi Arabia v Iraq
Somehow I don’t think this is what the Asian Cup tournament organizers had in mind. In a competition that featured Australia, South Korea...

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Iraq Football Fans could use a new form of Celebration
One of the great stories of this year’s Asian Cup has been Iraq’s national team. In a country whose headlines seem more and more...

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