The Kansas City Wizards 2 Generation Adidas players will be making their way over to South Africa
with the rest of an MLS Generation Adidas team. Roger Espinoza and Chance Myers were both named to
the team that will leave later this month for a 10 day tour of the World Cup hosting country.
Espinoza and Myers will be competing in 3 games against Premier Soccer League reserve teams,
including Ajax Cape Town and Orlando Pirates.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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Following the announcement that D.C. United rookies (and roommates!) Chris Pontius and Rodney
Wallace will be part of an 18-player delegation that will travel to South Africa as part of the
Generatoin adidas program, Communications intern Matt Sincaglia sat down to ask them about the
upcoming trip.
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Carlos Alberto Parreira began his second tenure as Bafana Bafana coach with a 0-0 draw against
Japan in their international friendly encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth
on Saturday.
Bafana Bafana Didn't Lose
But Bafana Bafana didn't lose!
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Carlos Alberto Parreira, Bafana Bafana Coach
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Parreira is optimistic about his team's success against Japan. Bafana
Bafana take on Japan in a friendly international match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port
Elizabeth on Saturday.
And a Port Elizabeth Sangoma, Puseletso "Nkomiyahlaba" Maropane', has predicted that Bafana
Bafana will win by 2 –O.
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Benni McCarthy is Back in the Bafana Bafana Squad
When Carlos Alberto Parreira returned as head coach, the writing was on the wall, Benni Mc
Carthy would be asked to come back. The door to the Bafana Bafana team would once again be opened
to the man who has scored 31 goals in 76 caps for his country.
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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.
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Argentina's 1-0 win in Montevideo ended her qualification telenovela. El Pibe's charges earned
their ticket to South Africa on the sacred ground of Centenario stadium, where Uruguay defeated
Argentina in the inaugural World Cup final in 1930. So Maradona, with all his contradictions and
flaws, got the job done.
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Since the brilliant US win over Honduras on Saturday, the internet has been abuzz with
discussion of the potential for the USMNT to receive a top seed in the World Cup. Assuming a
victory on Wednesday, the US is likely to be ranked ninth when the new FIFA ranking is released.Â
However, the chances of the US being a top seed are remote based on the criteria used by
FIFA.
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Liverpool Kop 28 September @ 08:30 AM EST
Since 1990, many things have conspired to rob Liverpool of the league title, but one thing in
particular has brought with it extraordinary bad luck. Liverpool fans should rejoice though as it
looks like this long-running jinx could be lifted very soon.
I am, of course, referring to Liverpool's sponsorship deal with Carling, which is reportedly set to
end in mid-2010.
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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).
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Here's an odd and utterly shocking (to me) bit of media trivia: according to media blogs the
highest ever fee paid for movie rights to the New York Times is for a story about youth soccer in
suburban Atlanta. After a fierce bidding war between Hollywood studios spurred by Warren St.
John's Times cover article on "Outcasts United" – a team of refugee youth in the small town of
Clarkston, Georgia called the Fugees – Universal ultimately paid $3 million to the Times, to
St.
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Liverpool FC's inability to win the title since 1990 has been blamed on a various people over the
years, including David Moores; Rick Parry; Graeme Souness; Roy Evans, Gerard Houllier and, most
recently, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The real blame, however, for the club's abject failure to
bring home the trophy Bill Shankly famously called ‘our bread and butter' lies solely at the feet
of one man: former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela.
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Gareth Barry and co enjoy a sing-song for an esteemed audience Apologies for the atrocious quality
of this video, but it is worth posting regardless. Manchester City took time out from their
pre-season tour to South Africa to pay a visit to a national legend. The Citizens popped round to
see Nelson Mandela and wish him [.
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The U.S. will play its second-ever match at Ellis Park when they take the field for the FIFA
Confederations Cup final this Sunday. In November of 2007, the United States participated in the
2007 Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup, defeating host South Africa 1-0 on a goal from Steve Cherundolo.
Could a defender be the hero again in Jo'Burg?
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Soccerblog 26 June @ 11:58 PM EST
Similar to the The Republican War on Science the GOP's war on soccer is not based on facts,
figures, or reality.
Alex Massie calls Gary Schmitt at the American Enterprise Institute for his
skewed perspective of the world.
out Stephen H Webb
This is what happens when you see the world through the narrow lens of neo-conservative
mindset.
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The U.S. team traveled earlier this morning to Johannesburg, site of the 2009 FIFA Confederations
Cup final. The hotel is just down the road from where the U.S. stayed in 2007 when they defeated
South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup. By virtue of reaching the final, the U.S. will
have played in all four venues in the tournament, all of which will be used during the 2010 FIFA
World Cup.
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Stasera, il Sudafrica si giocherà la finale della Confederation Cup, contro il fortissimo Brasile
di Dunga. I padroni di casa cercheranno di rendere vita dura alla nazionale verdeoro e, pur
sapendo, che sarà una missione quasi impossibile, comunque se la giocheranno anche perchè la
partita di ieri tra Usa e Spagna ha fornito parecchi insegnamenti.
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SoccerLens 14 June @ 08:02 AM EST
You may have never heard of the VIVA World Cup. I don't blame you; it's quite a low-key affair.
But let me explain to you exactly what this obscure competition is.
Every year (previously every two years), the unrecognised peoples of the world compete for the
right to be called world champion.
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SoccerLens 14 June @ 07:45 AM EST
Watch the 2009 Confederations Cup live here.
The 2010 World Cup promises to be the biggest World Cup ever in terms of Internet coverage -
live or otherwise. It may not surpass the novelty of 2002 or the gaiety of 2006 and given that it
will be winter in South Africa, it may not be the best event to go see world cup babes, but it will
be something special.
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Courtesy of U.S. Soccer:
U.S. Men's National Team Confederations Cup Update
Tshwane/Pretoria
June 12, 2009
CONFED CUP KICKS OFF AGAINST ITALY: Less than 72 hours remain before the U.S. begins play in the
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, with no less than defending World Cup champion Italy waiting to greet
them.
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The football stadium in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth has been the first newly-built 2010
World Cup ground to be officially opened, a year before the start of the tournament in South
Africa. The 48,000-seater Nelson Mandela Bay stadium will host eight games at the World Cup,
including a quarter final and the third/fourth place [.
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reportajes 11 June @ 01:04 PM EST
Por Sebastián Dulbeca
"A finales de los 70 no sólo habÃa mejorado mucho la calidad de la comida, la ropa y las camas
con respecto a 1964, no sólo se habÃan terminado la recogida de algas y los trabajos forzosos en
la cantera, sino que se habÃan añadido todo tipo de lujos inimaginables.
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The match against Italy on June 15 will only be the fourth ever on African soil for the U.S. team,
and the first against a non-African opponent.
The last visit to the continent came for the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup on Nov. 17, 2007, in
Johannesburg. Steve Cherundolo scored the lone goal in the USA's 1-0 victory against South Africa.
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We're one year away, folks!
One year until the opening of the world's biggest sporting event - the 2010 World Cup!
I'm excited! And so are the South African organizers, who are confident everything in South Africa
will be ready on time.
Danny Jordaan, head of the South African Organizing Committee, even promised visiting fans will be
embraced, not mugged, when they show up!
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We're getting closer. Just 367 days away ...
And today, the first stadium built exclusively for the World Cup opened. The Nelson Mandela Bay
Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is now open for business, a year ahead of the 2010 World
Cup.
The 48,000-seat stadium will host eight games at the World Cup, including a quarter final and the
third/fourth place play-off.
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BY DYLAN BUTLER
Dr. Danny Jordaan, the CEO of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held a
press briefing at the South African Consulate General in Manhattan Friday afternoon to give an
update on South Africa's preparation for next year's competition.
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BY DYLAN BUTLER
Dr. Danny Jordaan, the CEO of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held a
press briefing at the South African Consulate General in Manhattan Friday afternoon to give an
update on South Africa's preparation for next year's competition.
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Futblog 03 May @ 03:22 AM EST
Lucas Radebe Prog 1
Originally uploaded by 654amar El 2 de Mayo del 2005 se jugo un partido en conmemoración del
máximo jugador e Ãdolo Sudafricano Lucas Radebe.
Ademas de que Lucas Radebe, capitán del equipo nacional sudafricano Bafana Bafana y del club Leeds
United, de la Premier League inglesa, se cuenta desde hace seis años entre los más comprometidos
y apreciados embajadores FIFA para Aldeas Infantiles SOS.
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This week's podcast.
Homepage/Archive thingy. Relive your favorite PSAs!
Hey, look, iTunes! That's the place I downloaded the Colbert's Christmas Special soundtrack.
THIS WEEK:
Don Garber stars in DC Crab. We talk with Fighting Talker's Ed "writered" Morgans - well, Kenn
does.
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Soccerblog 12 July @ 11:51 PM EST
Some of the biggest names in football have joined a campaign to raise funds for charity ahead of
the 2010 World Cup in South Africa - Didier Drogba, Steven Gerrard, Samuel Eto'o Gennaro
Gattuso,Michael Ballack to name a few.India's Baichung Bhutia also rubbed shoulders with all the
big stars.
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Clarence Seedorf and Ali Campbell for Goal4Africa
by Steve Amoia for Keeper Skool
Image and text courtesy of Kate Carlisle, ON International.
"On 12 July 8 p.m. Goal4Africa will celebrate its global kick off at the Allianz Arena in
Munich, Germany.
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With today's news that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth has been removed as a venue
from the 2009 Confederations Cup schedule on the heels of FIFA president Sepp Blatter's comments
last week, the South Africa 2010 project has lived through a bad week.
Regardless, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke seemed optimistic after the 2010 Local Organizing
Committee's Board meeting held in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
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