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Down to the Wire! AFCON Qualifiers!!

SAM — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:32:42 GMT

Hats of to African football, only 4 of the 11 groups have been decided as the last round of games kick off this weekend. One can say that attests to the?competitiveness?on the continent, or just say
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SOCCERDEMICS - Are You The New Lazy?

Soccerdemics — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:31:23 GMT

The new laziness has nothing to do with physical labour and everything to do with fear. Players who are ?the new lazy? are not avoiding risks because they need physical/mental rest but they?re sc
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WC-2010. Day Twelve / Day Thirteen.

Maria — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:56:51 GMT

I was quite busy for the last few days. So I decided to write down everything in two posts. And it?s more about the final places of the teams in the group stage rather than about matches itself. Wel
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World Cup stadia

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:10:06 GMT

Whilst most think about what's going on in the stadiums, I've chosen a different tact and have began to wonder what's going to happen with the stadiums. Once the World Cup is over and done with South
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World Cup pre 3rd round standings analysis - groups A - E

Benno Hansen — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:05:10 GMT

Below are the standings of the World Cup groups A, B, C, D and E as tables with probabilities assigned to each possible outcome. Probabilities are taken from betbrain.com so they are averages of bookm
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WC-2010. Day Six.

Maria — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:08:32 GMT

Six days are almost a week. In six days all teams played a match at least. And Day Six gave us what people like ? a (little) sensation. HON ? CHI The match was about as I expected it to be. And I
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Vuvuzela a bigger concern than Jabulani ?

Michael — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:23:58 GMT

During the confederations cup ...there were murmurs regarding a very loud instrument make it difficult for players to communicate....Beasley of U.S commenting he couldn't hear Landon Donovan's call
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WC-2010. Day One.

Maria — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:43:09 GMT

It?s the third World Cup I?m going to watch from the start till the end. Waiting for the WC, I entertained myself with drawing big poster with all this schedule stuff ? group standings, match schedu
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2010 WORLD CUP Fantasy Football ? Live the Game

Footbo.com — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:31:18 GMT

When it comes to fantasy football, there?s a new kid in town ? 11Kicks. It?s live on Footbo.com, just in the nick of time for the 2010 World Cup ? so get in on the action. The fantasy game opens up t
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World Cup Kick-Off Preview: South Africa v Mexico

David Wilson — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:01:16 GMT

It?s now only a matter of hours left until football?s biggest showpiece gets underway in Johannesburg?s magnificent Soccer City stadium. However, the journey to this historic day has been long and har
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WC: Every team will have a mural

Dario — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:54:36 GMT

Every national team in South Africa will have a mural representing them. Here are some I found: SERBIA Will be represented by N. Vidic standing on Serbia, eagles will be flying around him. As you
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2010 Fifa World Cup, Preview Pt 1, Group A & B.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:57:10 GMT

It is official, final squad lists in, flights booked to bases, the World Cup is closer than ever, the time for worrying who will make the final cuts is over, friendlies are nearly over, in 9 days time
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Fantasy World Cup Lets Go! 12 days away join my private Competition!

Footie Phantom — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:21:44 GMT

Fantasy World Cup 05/31/2010 0 Comment(s) Alright readers now is the time to join my private World Cup Fantasy competition. Here you'll get your chance to try and beat me, the Footie Phanto
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Maradona in the Eyes of South Afrincans

dmitri — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:05:11 GMT

We?re cosying up to June 11 and Germany already lost two of their best players, Brazil hiding behind a powerful starting line-up, Spain?s endless assembly line of talents maturing, Argentina gather
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Preparation problems for World Cup minnows

Will Stevens — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:38:52 GMT

The World Cup participants are in the final stages of their preparation, but things are not going smoothly for some of the tournament's outsiders. Friendly results are not always the best guide to a t
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South Africa?s World Cup Preview: Roster Grades

David Wilson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:03 GMT

The Keeper South Africa?s weakest department is between the posts with Khune as the likely starter of the squad. This will become a problematic area forSouth Africaand if the play is inconsisten
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12 World's Weirdest Stadiums

Dario — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:21:53 GMT

A lot of stadiums around the world have the finest design and they give pride to the countries where they are located. Yet there are some stadiums where architects have failed and there are some very
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WC2010 Draw Today - Pot Luck

Dan K — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:08:47 GMT

Today it begins. World Cup fever is on the way. Following FIFA's final ruling against Ireland's plea to join the competition, it's time to get down to business. Only a matter of hours remain before
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World Cup Finalists Are Known

David Wilson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:28:52 GMT

Now that we know the teams that will be making it to South Africa for the World Cup finals, i think its time we all took the bold step of picking our favorites to win the tournament. I know many of yo
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Bored Again..??-Here is Another Game to Play

RioNeal Phillips — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:22:40 GMT

Hi there My Football Amigos.Lets Play another Game,Everyone Loves to Play Games(apart from Teddy-lol)This Game is The Name Game.What i want you to do is Take the Name of a Footballer WHO IS GOING to t
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Bored????-Question-Who is going to Win The World Cup????

RioNeal Phillips — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:24:47 GMT

Hi Footbo.Fans-lol-What with The World Cup Qualifiers Coming up,I?was wanting to Know who do you Think will win The 2010 World Cup?Just a Simple name of the Country you think is going to Win Will do.
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World cup in South Africa good idea or bad idea?

teddy ruxspin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:30:07 GMT

Just been watching another report from very poor town ships and political unrest from a cash rich country like South Africa should they be spending money on stadia , policing ,hotels and footie relate
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USA vs Brazil - 2:3 Confederations Cup Final Match Report

Sara Becksley — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:24:50 GMT

Final Score: 3:2 (0:2) 1:0 Dempsey (10th minute) 2:0 Donovan (27th minute) 2:1 Luis Fabiano (46th minute) 2:2 Luis Fabiano (74th minute) 2:3 Lucio (85th minute) First of all congratulations t
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Brazil vs South Africa: 1:0 ! What a goal by Danny Alves

Mani Honigstein — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:27:11 GMT

Today we saw the second semi final of the Confederations Cup between record World Cup holder Brazil and host South Africa. I have to admit that I only started to watch the game in the second half
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Confed Cup ? Semi-finals: Davids against Goliaths?

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:29:55 GMT

Time goes by very quickly in this Confed Cup in South Africa. All group phase matches have been played, and now its time for the semi-finals: Spain against the United States of America and Brazil agai
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Help! The World Cup doesn?t add up?

Muzi Mohale — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:02:56 GMT

Homework Class, Pretoria - Has anyone else had problems doing their 2010 sums? Im having a bit of trouble with the following problem: The South African Government says we are spending upwards of R400-
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The 2010 Fifa World Cup could trigger a sport tourism boom

Muzi Mohale — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:02:32 GMT

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will result in anticipated injection of about R21.3 Billion into the South African economy. Tourism will be able to cash-in on the 3 million or so visitors that will come to
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Soccer clubs are also only as good as their people

Muzi Mohale — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:57:52 GMT

I have covered the issue of our soccer needing to employ a higher calibre of managers and leaders so that they can raise their profile as corporates and becoming preferred destinations for top gradu
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FIFA must also start thinking and acting local

Muzi Mohale — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:51:18 GMT

The latest figures show that approximately half of the 640 000 tickets available for the the Confederations Cup have been sold with just over a month to go before the tournament kicks off. The reaso
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