1. Charlize Theron won't be invited back by Fifa anytime soon. What was she on – a mixture of valium and gin? She looked great and flirted with everyone on the stage, but boy did she talk a lot of shit.

2. David Beckham's haircut will be great when it's finished.

Last World Cup draw saw Heidi Klum prancing about on stage kicking balls and pulling them out of pots; this year we're led to believe that South Africa's finest piece of ass, Charlize Theron will flaunt her Sth. Africaness on stage and even babble off some cheesy FIFA script. Ah, ...

At this stage we all accept that it is the nearest Ireland will get to the World Cup draw.
Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron (34) yesterday pulled an 'Ireland' ball out of the bowl during a rehearsal for the much-anticipated draw, which will take place in Cape Town tomorrow.

Actress' Henry gag Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has got Sepp Blatter and co hot under the collar as she prepares to host the World Cup draw later today. She was taking part in a rehearsal mock draw yesterday and pulled an 'Ireland' ball out of the hat. Theron's long-term partner, actor Stuart Townsend, is Irish and had [.

South African actress Charlize Theron has landed a leading role in Friday's draw for next year's soccer World Cup finals in her home country, the international soccer body FIFA announced .

Theron, a Hollywood icon, will be joint host of the 90-minute show to be televised live to an estimated global audience of more than two hundred million people in 200 countries.

Well, now we know Adidas' Jabulani (Happiness) is the new Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Match Ball and it was carried on to the stage at the Cape Town International Convention Centre last night by South Africa's Oscar winning star, Charlize Theron.

Jabulani 11 Colours

Jabulani has 11 colors honouring each of South Africa's eleven official languages, the 11 match ball, and the 11 players on the field.

The coaches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup teams have started arriving in South Africa ahead of Friday's final draw.
The much-anticipated draw will determine the groups and matches for the tournament's first round and everybody wants to avoid the legendary "group of death."

Diego Maradona was Banned

All but one of the 32 coaches will attend the event Argentina's controversial Diego Maradona was banned.

Kim Jong-il is likely not too pleased with his countries recent draw in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Not only does the North Korean squad have to play against the likes of Brazil, but throw in the Ivory Coast and Portugal with the final spot just to add insult to injury.

Kim Jong-il is not only displeased with the result.

Ireland didn't get to the World Cup, but Irish fans have a new champion in the form of Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron.
South African Charlize hosted the World Cup draw in front of millions of viewers across the globe last night, and made her feelings clear on France contesting the World Cup.

Not only is Charlize Theron blazingly hot, she also knows how to toss a hand grenade.
Yesterday, at the dress rehearsal for todays' World Cup draw, she reached into pot and PULLED OUT A BALL THAT SAID IRELAND instead of the "France" ball she was supposed to have.
I'm guessing that the assembled FIFA functionaries didn't find this nearly as humorous as Charlize (and the rest of us) did, and the notoriously fun-free Jerome Valke, FIFA General Secretary, felt the necessity to tell everyone that it was "just a joke".

Beautiful Charlize Theron carefully picked out our opponents for the group phase. Sort of... Brazil North Korea Ivory Coast Fantastic! Some are already calling it the "Group of Death". I'm thrilled. This way there will be no slacking from the first minute! I'm going to get up to speed on exactly who we are supposed to

The field is set for South Africa 2010. With the unique drama of today's World Cup draw complete, here's my take on the winners and losers.
Winner- USA: Most pundits will pick the US to advance from Group C. England are obviously the group favorites, but with Algeria, the last qualifier from Africa, and Slovenia, one of Europe's surprise entries rounding out the group, Bob Bradley's men have a clear path to the knockout stages.

Some news to read as you enjoy this photo of the woman of World Cup 2010, Charlize Theron. And our WAGs blogger Lugo has plenty more where that came from. You're welcome. One million World Cup tickets go on sale (NBC Sports) The two World Cup draw photos that say it all (Pitch Invasion) The US [.

Charlize Theron continues to embarrass herself, Ireland and FIFA throughout the World Cup Draw (alright, maybe FIFA doesn't need help in that department). Her longtime partner, Stuart Townsend, is Irish..but is that really an excuse for her complete lack of professionalism?

• Interesting article from ESPN on the reactions to the French WC Qualification.

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Please stop crying. No just...just stop crying. Please? Stop crying! [101gg]

Gael Clichy has a gold iPhone AND a gold Blackberry. Meanwhile, my phone has a crack in it.

Charlize_Theron, originally uploaded by zemraorg.

La hermosa actriz Charlize Theron es sin duda una de las mujeres mas bellas del mundo y además posee un valor y una inteligencia que muy pocos tienen y se atreven a mostrar, ayer mencionaba en la presentación de RED en la lucha contra el Sida si habría algún valiente en preguntarle a Bono (irlandes) algo referente a la polémica de Irlanda y la mano de Henry.

La actriz sudafricana Charlize Theron asumirá el rol de protagonista principal el viernes en el sorteo de los grupos del Mundial de fútbol que organizará su país el año próximo, anunció el martes la FIFA.
En México el horario del sorteo es a las 12 del mediodia del Viernes 4 de Diciembre, sin duda se paralizarán muchas actividades y terminarán las especulaciones de los rivales de la Selección Mexicana, vaya que se han hecho muchas simulaciones.

By Clemente Lisi - NEW YORK, NY (Dec 3, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- The World Cup is loaded with facts and figures. While Cape Town prepares to host the 90-minute final draw Friday with all the trappings of an Academy Awards ceremony (Oscar winner Charlize Theron will co-host) before a global TV audience of 200 million, the numbers reveal that the 2010 tournament will be one for the record books.

Charlize Theron

OK, I had to do this to show solidarity with my Irish friends. Oh, and to put a picture of the lovely Charlize Theron on my website!

From the Irish Independent comes the story Theron has a ball at FIFA's expense

AT THIS stage we all accept that it is the nearest Ireland will get to the World Cup draw.

The day we have all been waiting for has arrived. The Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will take place this evening at 7pm (local time) at the International Convention Center in Cape Town.

Taking place on a huge wooden stage with a typically African backdrop, the Final Draw will be preceded by a ceremony featuring a series of speeches and a dazzling array of live music and dance performances.

That's right, Charlize Theron will have the footie world's balls in her hands today as she co-hosts the World Cup 2010 draw. The action is being covered in a live text format by all of the big news sites. The BBC coverage has plenty of content and updates quickly. Or ESPN2 viewers can watch it live on TV.

For all of England's confidence, bravado and gusto in the qualifiers for the World Cup 2010, this evening promises to be a very tense time for English football.

Although England have been seeded with the "elite" teams of the world, today's drawing for the group stages for the World Cup still represents a nervous crossroads scenario for England players and their fans who have done so well to get this far.

Welcome to South Africa's World Cup as Charlize Theron will have World Cup balls literally in her...
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Si è appena concluso il sorteggio dei gironi (uno vero e proprio "show", preceduto dal videomessaggio di Nelson Mandela, condotto dall'attrice sudafricana Charlize Theron e arricchito dalla presenza di tanti personaggi di spicco, tra i quali David Beckham) che comporranno il Campionato del Mondo in Sudafrica, del prossimo giugno.

Even though David Beckham's hair is embarrassing us, we still believe. Oh, yes we believe. Image via Reuters

Were you watching? For those in a non-footy environment, we offer our condolences. Trying to explain to randoms why you are excited, flushed and hitting refresh on your computer every 40 nanoseconds can be stressful.

The biggest sporting event on the planet, the soccer World Cup, will be held in South Africa next June. Today, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of soccer (which some parts of the world still call football) staged, er, held its draw to decide the makeup of the eight groups.

Check out Jorginho's intensely confused facial expression there which screams :"Que diabos é Charlize Theron dizendo?" (what the hell is Charlize saying?) Don't worry, you weren't the only ones rolling in anguish yesterday during the 192-hour draw proceedings.

Shay Given has spoken for the first time about The France v Ireland World Cup play-off game and called the result and referee decision an 'injustice'.
Speaking to the Daily Mail Given said ‘Had the tables been turned and it'd happened to France I'd love to have seen the outcome.

The countdown to the World Cup has officially begun. Six months separates us and the opening match between the host nation South Africa and Mexico in Johannesburg on 11 June.

Every football fan from Paris to Pasir Ris had their eyes glued to the screen to see Charlize Theron play with balls and FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke crack jokes that were not even worthy of pity laughs.

You watched the draw as it happened, analyzed the groups, speculated on what is to come, and ultimately, learned a few things all while falling in love with Charlize Theron once more (at least the guys did!).

Now it's your turn to answer the ultimate question:

Who will win the 2010 World Cup?

• Charlize Theron played the dumb blonde role really well. Much better than Sepp usually does...
• I freaked out when I thought the US had drawn Ivory Coast into their group. Thank you for silly rules FIFA! Or, should I thank @ConcacafJack?
• If the US doesn't advance out of its group, this campaign has been an absolute failure.

For some reason known only to the Grandees who operate FIFA pretty much however they choose, every national federation bidding on the 2018 or 2022 World Cup was required to submit a five minute video "introducing" their country to - um, well, I guess to people who are geographically challenged:
"Hello.

Charlize Theron presented the draw that officially started the countdown to South Africa 2010. With 186 days to go until South Africa kick it all off against Mexico on June 11th, the anticipation has started to build as the draw threw up some intriguing groups. Its early days and not ...

It's not what you know. It's not even who you know. It's what you know about who you know. Jerome Valcke was the embarrassing guy in the specs who got turned all nerdish by the sight of Hollywood actress Charlize Theron at the World Cup draw. The draw was a success simply by not being an unwatchable embarrassment, except for Valcke.

Charlize Theron pulls Irelands name out of the hat!

Prankster Charlize Theron shares a gag with David Beckham and Jerome Valcke during rehearsals for the 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town recently (sorry Ireland!).

What's Becks up to? Well, he strapped on his best tea cosy hat, mismatched denim and sexy scowl and jumped on a jet.

Where's Becks off to? He's heading to South Africa (via London) for the World Cup draw Friday night, of course.

Joining David at the draw (at 21.00 GMT) will be celebrity Charlize Theron (a South African native and Chelsea fan) and long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie.

What's Becks up to? Well, he strapped on his best tea cosy hat, mismatched denim and sexy scowl and jumped on a jet.

Where's Becks off to? He's heading to South Africa (via London) for the World Cup draw Friday night, of course.

Joining David at the draw (at 21.00 GMT) will be celebrity Charlize Theron (a South African native and Chelsea fan) and long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie.

Friday's party favors awaitAP Photo

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Nelson Mandela will address soccer officials by video message at Friday's World Cup draw, while Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South African Oscar winner Charlize Theron will attend the event in person.

Il 5 dicembre (venerdì prossimo) ci saranno i fatidici sorteggi del Mondiale che andr in scena il prossimo giugno in Sudafrica. Dopo aver conosciuto le 32 squadre partecipanti, verremo a conoscenza dei vari gironi e, soprattutto, delle nazionali che contenderanno la qualificazione agli azzurri di Marcello Lippi.

Associating beautiful women with the beautiful game seems like a good match.
Down under, Australia has turned to Nicole Kidman to help strengthen the country's World Cup bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

Nicole Kidman is the face of Australia's new bid video, which Football Federation Australia officials are showing to FIFA powerbrokers while world football's glitterati are gathered in Cape Town for the highly-anticipated World Cup draw.