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The official matchball of World Cup 2010 was officially unveiled today. Officially. So now it's
all official.
The adidas Jabulani (above) will be the ball used in all World Cup 2010 games in South Africa.
There are plenty of technical details, some of which are after the jump.
by FRANCO PANIZO
Real Madrid has made a habit of trying to sign the world's top defenders in an effort to field a
stout defense, and the club's latest target is Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho.
After receiving the news that street fighter Pepe would be out six months with ruptured
ligaments in his right knee, Madrid has set its sights on Carvalho as a replacement, and hope to
land the Portuguese international in the winter transfer window.
by FRANCO PANIZO
Real Madrid has made a habit of trying to sign the world's top defenders in an effort to field a
stout defense, and the club's latest target is Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho.
After receiving the news that street fighter Pepe would be out six months with ruptured
ligaments in his right knee, Madrid has set its sights on Carvalho as a replacement, and hope to
land the Portuguese international in the winter transfer window.
Today is d-day for European clubs. The eagely awaited draw for the last 16 of the Uefa champions
league will take place at Uefa headquarters in Nyon Switzerland from 1200 CET.
The final which will be held in Real Madrid's Santiago Bernebeu stadium on 22 May will provide
the host club with an opportunity to make history in Europe's ultimate club tournament.
No England football fixtures for a while, but our next game has just been announced. It is:
England vs Egypt
March 3rd, 2010 at Wembley.
Egypt aren't going to World Cup 2010 as they narrowly missed out after losing the specially
arranged playoff to their North African rivals (and our Group C opponents) Algeria.
No England football fixtures for a while, but our next game has just been announced. It is:
England vs Egypt
March 3rd, 2010 at Wembley.
Egypt aren't going to World Cup 2010 as they narrowly missed out after losing the specially
arranged playoff to their North African rivals (and our Group C opponents) Algeria.
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reported today.
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A note in preface: The story here is a bit of a divergence from my usual weekly post. With
Christmas coming and the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola not far behind (kicking off January 10th)
I've been thinking about the 2002 Christmas I spent in Angola when working on my dissertation
research.
Jabulani Angola
Confederation of African Football (CAF) and adidas has unveiled the Official Match Ball for next
month's Africa Cup of Nations.
Like the 2010 World Cup Match Ball, the Afcon ball is called 'Jabulani Angola' and differs from
the World Cup Jabulani only in colour.
On December 22nd, 2009, CAF and adidas unveiled the Official Match Ball for the Africa Cup of
Nations 2010 - the Jabulani Angola. Similar to the adidas Jabulani ball to be used in FIFA World
Cup 2010, the Jabulani Angola features a unique colour scheme inspired by ANC host Angola.
According to a press release from adidas: Inspired by the [.
With a host of players from the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and
French Ligue 1 on show, the Africa Cup of Nations 2010 is the most anticipated ever. Africa's
premier footballing event and the first major world football event of 2010 kicks off on January
10th and run through January 31st in [.
Well Jose Mourinho might be happy to be able to have Sully Muntari stay with Inter Milan for the
entire season, but Michael Essien is very upset that the Ghanian FA have excluded Muntari from the
upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. You can read more on Goal.com by clicking here.
As the January transfer window quickly approaches, many clubs will look to add new players to
their squad hoping that at least these acquisitions can help them win some silverware. What many
have forgotten is that another major tournament will be taking place for the entire month of
January in the beautiful continent of Africa.
