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November 19, 2009 05:05 EST
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July 19, 2006

Football stamps again

It's a Simple Game @ 05:34 AM EST
I already wrote once about soccer (football) stamps in past, but found again on same site more soccer stamps, and i am amazed, 5-6 stamps in huge format from French 1938 up to modern times and Italy and Portugal stamps. For example football stamp from France (1938) :
I am excited when see something like that because I am huge fan of soccer and of everything related to soccer, so maybe I start myself to collect only footbal stamps. Click to continue reading...

World cup 2010 betting

It's a Simple Game @ 06:59 AM EST
We were talking in last months much about incoming world cup 2010 in Africa, and mentioned few times world cup fixtures and all that stuffs, even i was kidding asking You to tell me, what You think can this beauty predict soccer results :) So that all mean that we all love to place some bets. And this world cup 2010 will be great opportunity to test our luck. Click to continue reading...

World cup 2010 tickets

It's a Simple Game @ 11:30 AM EST
When it came close to championship (world cup) there are lat of scammers out there when we are talking about tickets. So, all tickets for the event will be sold by FIFA on their website. We expect further information in 2008 and the registration process to start sometime in 2009. As and when we have further information we will let you know. Click to continue reading...

World cup fixtures

It's a Simple Game @ 07:58 AM EST
This is november Update to Africa world cup fixtures, take a look(source fifa.com):
14/11/09TBARepublic of Ireland-France14/11/09TBAPortugal-Bosnia-Herzegovina14/11/09TBAGreece-Ukraine14/11/09TBARussia-Slovenia14/11/09 15:00MaputoMozambique-Tunisia14/11/09 15:30FesMorocco-Cameroon14/11/09 15:30LomeTogo-Gabon14/11/09 15:30KigaliRwanda-Zambia14/11/09 16:00NairobiKenya-Nigeria14/11/09 16:00OuagadougouBurkina Faso-Malawi14/11/09 16:00AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire-Guinea14/11/09 19:30CairoEgypt-Algeria14/11/09 20:00San JoseCosta Rica-Uruguay14/11/09 20:00WellingtonNew Zealand-Bahrain14/11/09 20:00OmdurmanSudan-Benin15/11/09 17:00KumasiGhana-Mali18/11/09TBAFrance-Republic of Ireland18/11/09TBABosnia-Herzegovina-Portugal18/11/09TBAUkraine-Greece18/11/09TBASlovenia-Russia18/11/09 21:00MontevideoUruguay-Costa Rica Click to continue reading...

University of miami football schedule

It's a Simple Game @ 10:23 AM EST
Ok some was interested in this, university of miami football schedule, so I decided to post:
at Florida StateTallahassee, FLOFF WeEKGeorgiaeorgia TechMiami Gardens, FLat Virginia TechBlacksburg, VAOklahomaMiami Gardens, FLFlorilorida A&MMiami Gardens, FLat Central FloridaOrlando, FLclemsonMiami Gardens, FLat Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NCVirginiairginiaMiami Gardens, FLat North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCDUKE UNIVERSITYMiami Gardens, FLat South FloridaTampa, FLMon. Click to continue reading...

World’s longest golf course

It's a Simple Game @ 12:43 PM EST
You know that i writing mostly about soccer but also You know that I like somtime to add some interesting stuffs about golf. So here are some:
The world's longest golf course, stretching along 1,365 kilometers (848 miles) of desert highway with holes at 18 towns and service stations, is to open in Australia this year, organizers said Tuesday. Click to continue reading...

Africa 2010 World Cup fixtures

It's a Simple Game @ 09:39 AM EST
I already wrote about official world cup 2010 fixtures, but here are some more fixtures:
Bloemfontein (Mangaung)This is the match schedule at Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium.
14 Jun
17 Jun
20 Jun
22 Jun
25 Jun
27 Jun
E3 v E4
B4 v B2
F4 v F2
A4 v A1
H2 v H3
1D v 2C(4)
Cape TownThis is the fixture list at Cape Town Greenpoint stadium:
11 Jun
14 Jun
18 Jun
21 Jun
24 Jun
29 Jun
3 Jul
6 Jul
A3 v A4
F4 v F2
C1 v C3
G4 v G2
E4 v E1
1H v 2G(8)
2 v 4(B)
A v C(1)
DurbanThis is the fixture list at Durban Moses Mabhida Stadium:
13 Jun
16 Jun
19 Jun
22 Jun
25 Jun
28 Jun
7 Jul
D1 v D2
H1 v H2
E1 v E3
B2 v B3
G4 v G1
E1 v 2F(5)
B v D(1)
JohannesburgThis is the match schedule at Soccer City in Johannesburg:
11 Jun
14 Jun
17 Jun
20 Jun
23 Jun
27 Jun
2 Jul
11 Jul
A1 v A2
E1 v E2
B1 v B3
G1 v G3
D4 v D1
1B v 2A(2)
1 v 3(A)
WORLD CUP FINAL
This is the fixture list for World Cup matches at Ellis Park:
12 Jun
15 Jun
18 Jun
21 Jun
23 Jun
24 Jun
28 Jun
3 Jul
B1 v B2
G1 v G2
C4 v C2
H1 v H3
D4 v D1
F4 v F1
1G v 2H(7)
6 v 8(D)
NelspruitThis is the match schedule at Nelspruit's Mbombela Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Offical world cup fixtures

It's a Simple Game @ 09:44 AM EST
We are continuing today with some world cup fixtures, tommor will gve some interesting data about quotes etc for fifa world cup 2010 Africa.
Date
Group
Home
Score
Away
20/08/08
Grp 6
Kazakhstan
3 - 0
Andorra
Tcentralny, Almaty, (KAZ) - Referee:Veaceslav Banari (MDA)
06/09/08
Grp 9
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World cup soccer schedule

It's a Simple Game @ 05:59 AM EST
As I already wrote week ago about world cup 2010 schedule., I wanted to give you some more informations about matches schedule (WC games schedule) and about places where matches will be played.
Here is a complete table of2010 World Cup schedule
2010 World Cup schedule
Day Venue & Time Stage Team 1 Result Team 2 Friday, 11 June Johannesburg, 16:00 Group A South Africa A2 Cape Town, 20:30 A3 A4 Saturday, 12 June Johannesburg, 13:30 Group B B1 B2 Port Elizabeth, 16:00 B3 B4 Rustenburg, 20:30 Group C C1 C2 Sunday, 13 June Polokwane, 13:30 C3 C4 Durban, 16:00 Group D D1 D2 Pretoria, 20:30 D3 D4 Monday, 14 June Johannesburg, 13:30 Group E E1 E2 Bloemfontein, 16:00 E3 E4 Cape Town, 20:30 Group F F1 F2 Tuesday, 15 June Rustenburg, 13:30 F3 F4 Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Group G G3 G4 Johannesburg, 20:30 G1 G2 Wednesday, 16 June Nelspruit, 13:30 Group H H3 H4 Durban, 16:00 H1 H2 Pretoria, 20:30 Group A South Africa A3 Thursday, 17 June Polokwane, 13:30 A4 A2 Bloemfontein, 16:00 Group B B4 B2 Johannesburg, 20:30 B1 B3 Friday, 18 June Port Elizabeth, 13:30 Group D D1 D3 Johannesburg, 16:00 Group C C4 C2 Cape Town, 20:30 C1 C3 Saturday, 19 June Rustenburg, 13:30 Group D D4 D2 Durban, 16:00 Group E E1 E3 Pretoria, 20:30 E4 E2 Sunday, 20 June Bloemfontein, 13:30 Group F F4 F2 Nelspruit, 16:00 F1 F3 Johannesburg, 20:30 Group G G1 G3 Monday, 21 June Cape Town, 13:30 G4 G2 Bloemfontein, 16:00 Group H H4 H2 Johannesburg, 20:30 H1 H3 Tuesday, 22 June Bloemfontein, 16:00 Group A A4 South Africa Rustenburg, 16:00 A2 A3 Polokwane, 20:30 Group B B2 B3 Durban, 20:30 B4 B1 Wednesday, 23 June Pretoria, 16:00 Group C C2 C3 Port Elizabeth, 16:00 C4 C1 Johannesburg, 20:30 Group D D4 D1 Nelspruit, 20:30 D2 D3 Thursday, 24 June Johannesburg, 16:00 Group F F4 F1 Polokwane, 16:00 F2 F3 Rustenburg, 20:30 Group E E2 E3 Cape Town, 20:30 E4 E1 Friday, 25 June Durban, 16:00 Group G G4 G1 Nelspruit, 16:00 G2 G3 Pretoria, 20:30 Group H H4 H1 Bloemfontein, 20:30 H2 H3 Saturday, 26 June Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 1 1A 2B Rustenburg, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 3 1C 2D Sunday, 27 June Bloemfontein, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 4 1D 2C Johannesburg, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 2 1B 2A Monday, 28 June Durban, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 5 1E 2F Johannesburg, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 7 1G 2H Tuesday, 29 June Pretoria, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 6 1F 2E Cape Town, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 8 1H 2G Wednesday, 30 June Rest days Thursday, 1 July Friday, 2 July Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Quarter-final C 5 7 Johannesburg, 20:30 Quarter-final A 1 3 Saturday, 3 July Cape Town, 16:00 Quarter-final B 2 4 Johannesburg, 20:30 Quarter-final D 6 8 Sunday, 4 July Rest days Monday, 5 July Tuesday, 6 July Cape Town, 20:30 Semi-final I A C Wednesday, 7 July Durban, 20:30 Semi-final II B D Thursday, 8 July Rest days Friday, 9 July Saturday, 10 July Port Elizabeth, 20:30 Third place play-off Loser I Loser II Sunday, 11 July Johannesburg, 20:30 FINAL Winner I Winner II
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Short visit to North America

It's a Simple Game @ 08:41 AM EST
I wasn't there some time, was in US to finish some business, so sorry i couldn't post :) But I hope that You will forgive me. If you are asking where I been, You will be jealous :) I was visiting Grand Canyon Skywalk, and don't ask me how it was.It was great but I was so scared that i can't describe. Click to continue reading...

I wasn't there some time, so sorry i couldn't post :) But I hope that You will f

It's a Simple Game @ 08:36 AM EST
I wasn't there some time, so sorry i couldn't post :) But I hope that You will forgive me. If you are asking where I been, You will be jealous :) I was visiting Grand Canyon Skywalk, and don't ask me how it was.
It was great but I was so scared that i can't describe.
Ok that was small update about Grand Canyon from tomorrow i am posting again. Click to continue reading...

Full world cup 2010 schedule

It's a Simple Game @ 04:41 AM EST
South Africa 2010 world cup schedule, as I promised yesterday is here. art of the Five African nations who placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup, was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations (which was later abandoned in October 2007). Click to continue reading...

World cup schedule

It's a Simple Game @ 04:33 AM EST
Here is just brief world cup 2010 schedule, tommorow I will give You a full list fr world cup matches:
Friday June 5
England vs Netherlands (Lords, 1730 BST)Sat June 6
New Zealand vs Scotland (Oval, 1000)
Australia vs West Indies (Oval, 1300)
India vs Bangladesh (Trent Bridge, 1730)Sun June 7
South Africa vs Scotland (Oval 1330)
England vs Pakistan (Oval, 1730)Mon June 8
Bangladesh vs Ireland (Trent Bridge, 1330)
Australia vs Sri Lanka (Trent Bridge, 1730)Tue June 9
Pakistan vs Netherlands (Lords, 1330)
New Zealand vs South Africa (Lords, 1730)Wed June 10
Sri Lanka vs West Indies (Trent Bridge, 1330)
India vs Ireland (Trent Bridge, 1730)Super EightsThu June 11
D1 vs A2 (Trent Bridge, 1330)
B2 vs D2 (Trent Bridge, 1730)Fri June 12
B1 vs C2 (Lords, 1330)
A1 vs C1 (Lords, 1730)Sat June 13
C1 vs D2 (Oval, 1330)
D1 vs B1 (Oval, 1730)Sun June 14
A2 vs C2 (Lords, 1330)
A1 vs B2 (Lords, 1730)Mon June 15
B2 vs C1 (Oval, 1330)
B1 vs A2 (Oval, 1730)Tue June 16
D1 vs C2 (Trent Bridge, 1330)
D2 vs A1 (Trent Bridge, 1730)Knock out stageThu June 18
1st semi-final (Trent Bridge, 1730)Fri June 19
2nd semi-final (Oval, 1730)Sun June 21
Final (Lords, 1500) Click to continue reading...

And well might you wonder how a soccer ball can be improved, given that tech nol

It's a Simple Game @ 04:22 AM EST
And well might you wonder how a soccer ball can be improved, given that tech nol ogy has been work ing on the issue for well over 100 years. The devil is in the detail as you'd expect, but suf fice to say that the new 14-panel design has resulted in a ball with the most con sis tent per for mance char ac ter is tics ever, enabling the play ers to show their true skills. Click to continue reading...

2006 World Cup Jerseys

It's a Simple Game @ 04:22 AM EST
2006 World Cup JerseysWith the greatest spectacle of the "beautiful game" coming soon, it's time to gear up with goods to support your favorite team — gear like 2006 World Cup Jerseys from Eurosport ($70). With every team from Germany to Ghana, you can grab apparel to cheer in — no matter what team you're rooting for. Click to continue reading...