A Federação Mexicana confirmou mais um amistoso de preparação de sua seleção para a Copa do Mundo-2010. A equipe enfrentará Angola em 13 de maio no estádio Reliant, em Houston (Estados Unidos).
Antes de partida contra os angolanos, a seleção mexicana disputará quatro amistosos. Click to continue reading...

México, 9 mar (EFE).- México e Paraguai farão um amistoso de preparação � Copa do Mundo de 2010 no próximo dia 13 de maio, na cidade americana de Houston.
A data e o local já estavam definidos previamente, faltava apenas encontrar um adversário.
O México começou a preparação ao Mundial em 24 de fevereiro, com uma goleada de 3 a 0 sobre a Bolívia, e superou a Nova Zelândia, que também estará no torneio, pelo placar de 2 a 0, no início do mês. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram no dia 03/03/2010, na cidade de Volos, no Volos Stadium, amistosamente, as seleções da Grécia (10º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Senegal (94º no ranking da FIFA).
Esse foi o primeiro jogo entre as 2 seleções na história.
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Damir Skomina-SLO
O primeiro assistente, foi: Roberrt Zinstain-SLO
O segundo assistente, foi: Mateis Zounits-SLO
Aos 26 minutos do segundo tempo, Mamadou Niang, jogador do Marseille-FRA, fez o primeiro gol da seleção de Senegal. Click to continue reading...

A decisão do 3º lugar da AFC Challenge Cup 2010, foi realizada no dia 27/02/2010, com uma temperatura de 33ºC, público de 300 pessoas, e reuniu as seleções do Tadjiquistão (148º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Myanmar (141º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Colombo 20/02/2010 TJK3:0 (1:0)MYA Final round
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: ANDRE EL HADDAD (LEBANON)
O primeiro árbitro, foi: AHMAD EL KAWAS (LEBANON)
O segundo assistente, foi: MOHD SABRI BIN MAT DAUD (MALAYSIA)
O quarto árbitro, foi: MUOKHTAR SALEH ALI AL-YARIMI (YEMEN)
Aos 11 minutos do primeiro tempo, KHAKIMOV NUMONDZHON, abriu o placar para a seleção do Tadjiquistão. Click to continue reading...

Sem Togo e com as seleções de Guiné-Equatorial e Gabão classificadas, seguem os grupos das eliminatórias da Copa Africana de Nações.
Os vencedores do grupo e os 3 melhores segundos colocados classificam-se para a CAN 2012.
Grupo 1 - Cabo Verde, Mali, Libéria e Zimbábue
Grupo 2 - Nigéria, Madagascar, Etiópia e Guiné
Grupo 3 - Moçambique, Líbia, Zâmbia e Comores
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Its been awhile since i bought you an episode of my never-popular, What-If series, if you missed previous articles, on the 1986 World Cup, 1970 World Cup , or the 1980 European Championships, the idea is to take one of those magic moments in football where there is a flashpoint moment, and try to picture what might have happened had it gone the other way.

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A decisão do 3º Lugar da Copa Africana de Nações, foi realizada na cidade de Benguela, e jogaram as seleções da Argélia (31º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Nigéria (15º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2006Oran 04/09/2005 ALG2:5 (0:2)NGA Second stage2006Abuja 03/07/2004 NGA1:0 (0:0)ALG Second stage1994Algiers 08/10/1993 ALG1:1 (0:1)NGA Second stage1994Lagos 03/07/1993 NGA4:1 (3:1)ALG Second stage1982Constantine 30/10/1981 ALG2:1 (1:1)NGA Fourth stage1982Lagos 10/10/1981 NGA0:2 (0:2)ALG Fourth stage
Copa da África
2002Bamako 21/01/2002 ALG0:1 (0:1)NGA First stage1990Algiers 16/03/1990 ALG1:0 (1:0)NGA Second stage1990Algiers 02/03/1990 ALG5:1 (0:0)NGA First stage1988Rabat 23/03/1988 NGA1:1 a. Click to continue reading...

We're over the halfway stage now in Angola and it has proved to be everything I hoped for; excitement, bags of goals, ridiculous refereeing, gravity defying longshots and abysmal defending. What I didn't hope for was the terrible Togo shooting incident that overshadowed the earlier part of the tournament.

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O segundo jogo da Copa da África de 2010, foi também realizado em Luanda, no estádio 11 de Fevereiro, e envolveu as seleções de Malawi (99º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Argélia (26º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa da África
1984Bouake 05/03/1984 MWI0:3 (0:3)ALG First stage
Amistosos
1978Lilongwe 24/10/1978 MWI2:1ALG
1978Lilongwe 22/10/1978 ALG1:1MWI
1978Algiers 22/07/1978 ALG3:0MWI First stage
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Puma vuelve a dar la nota y redobla su compromiso, ya no sólo con el fútbol africano sino con todo el continente. En una acción conjunta con el Programa Ambiental de las Naciones Unidas o UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), la empresa alemana diseñó el llamado "Africa Unity Kit", los nuevos uniformes que lucirán las doce selecciones africanas que patrocina. Click to continue reading...

Group C – Benin, Egypt, Nigeria, Mozambique

Benin
Not a lot of people have heard of Benin and less have seen it, the gaff is tiny and the squad is tinier but they definitely have the best nickname, The Squirrals! Most of the ickle Benin team make Shaun Wright Phillips look like Crouchy on stilts.

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Keano! There's only one Keano! There's only one Keano!

February 1st 2005 Roy Keane chases Patrick Vieira down the tunnel, with the Senegalese born midfielder shitting himself and running off.

Vieira totally bottles it in the match.

United beat Arsenal 4-2 at Highbury.

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Com a presença do astro camaronês Samuel Eto'o, a marca de material esportivo alemã Puma lançou nesta última quarta-feira uma linha inédita. Pela primeira vez, 12 seleções patrocinadas pela empresa usarão o mesmo modelo para seu terceiro uniforme, que fará parte da campanha "2010, o Ano da Biodiversidade". Click to continue reading...

La camiseta para la asociación de vida apoyará el 2010 como Año Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica mediante la sensibilización sobre conservación de hábitats y especies entre los aficionados al fútbol y al público en general durante los eventos de fútbol en todo el mundo, incluyendo la Copa Africana de Naciones de Orange en Angola a finales de este mes y Amistosos Internacionales los juegos previos a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2010 en Sudáfrica, con 12 patrocinios. Click to continue reading...

So here we are in 2010, a year that will again provide us with another month of top quality entertainment, our eyes stuck to the screen as we see great names perform to the highest levels of peak perfection until there can be left just one standing at the final whistle.........my money is on Vinnie Jones.

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A sexta edição da Copa Africana de Nações, em 1968, foi realizada na Etiópia, com um novo regulamento. Agora seriam 8 seleções classificadas, onde seriam divididas em 4 grupos de 2, classificando-se os 2 primeiros para as semifinais. Já estavam classificadas, a Etiópia (país-sede) e Gana (último campeão). Click to continue reading...

In October, Puma unveiled the 2010 football kits for the eleven African teams it sponsors: Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Egypt, Tunisia, Namibia, Morocco, Angola, Senegal and Togo. At that time, Puma also announced the signing of Algeria FA with Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) becoming� part of the Puma football portfolio from January [. Click to continue reading...

Sepp Blatter disclosed that FIFA's Disciplinary Committee has opened an investigation into the 'behaviour' of Thierry Henry and they will decide if the French striker will face some sort of penalty for the 'hand ball' that rocked the world.

Asked why FIFA were making a special case of Henry, he added: "This is a matter of the disciplinary committee and it's not a question of this player or another - it was a blatant unfair playing and was shown all around the world, but I don't know what the outcome will be.

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2010 is on the horizon and it's safe to say that it's been a wonderful decade for football. We here at Footy Factor have taken the opportunity to celebrate the greatest teams, players, and matches of the past 10 years. Next up...

Upset of the Decade

Winner: Senegal 1 –� France� 0 (2002 World Cup, Group Stage).

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Jogaram amistosamente em Seul, no World Cup Stadium, para um público de 45.870 pessoas, as seleções de Coréia do Sul (48º no ranking da FIFA) e Senegal (89º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram (Amistosos):
06-08-1982 - Coréia do Sul 0x2 Senegal
19-08-1982 - Coréia do Sul 1x1 Senegal
17-12-1985 - Senegal 2x1 Coréia do Sul
08-11-2001 - Coréia do Sul 0x1 Senegal
23-05-2006 - Coréia do Sul 1x1 Senegal
Aos 42 minutos do primeiro tempo, Ki Sung Yueng abriu o placar para a Coréia do Sul. Click to continue reading...

John Terry (C): Yawning during meaningless match in Ukraine

Just in case you find yourself in a "which is better" debate with a Serie A or La Liga fan during the international break, here are a few Premier League players who will captain their countries on the weekend.
John Terry: Ukraine v.

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Rafa eyes up Marseille captain.

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Marseille captain Mamadou Niang is reportedly being trailed by a host of Premier League clubs.

Liverpool, West Ham and Everton are all understood to be interested in the Senegal international, who scored a wonder goal in the 4-2 win over Montpellier on Saturday.

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News in the People yesterday that the striker Chris Hughton wants to bring to Newcastle is Fulham's Senegal International Diomansy Kamara. Diomansy Kamara wants to join Newcastle The People also says that Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has recently fallen out with the striker, after Roy refused the Senegalese star a loan move to Newcastle. Click to continue reading...

Watch World Cup qualifiers live here.

International press conferences at the best of times tend to be mundane, by the numbers affairs filled with platitudes by the key figures within the national side. Not much changes when it comes to conferences prior to World Cup qualifiers, or even the finals itself, but within the words always lies a common train of thought: There are few, if any greater honours in football than representing your country at the World Cup.

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Pape Diakhate has admitted that he is flattered to be a reported target of Premier League giants Liverpool.
The Reds are believed to be keen to strengthen their defensive options before the end of the transfer window, and have been linked with a number of potential targets.
Dynamo Kiev ace Diakhate is the latest name to be thrown into the rumour mill, with the Reds reported to have had the Senegal international watched on several occasions. Click to continue reading...

As we expected the second player to leave Newcastle in as many days is Senegal International Habib Beye, who has signed for Aston Villa for a fee of around £3M. Habib Beye experienced player signs for Aston Villa The versatile full-back has been a transfer target for several clubs this summer, and after becoming fed up [. Click to continue reading...

The momentum on selling some of our better players seems to be picking up significantly as news today that Hull City have agreed a fee with Newcastle for our experienced Senegal right back right back Habib Beye. Habib Beye - next to leave Newcastle? A sale has been agreed also thought to be around £9M for [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are in the hunt for Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou, according to reports in the British media.
Despite the fact that this transfer rumor makes absolutely no sense whatsoever from Arsenal's perspective (they already have Arshavin, Van Persie, Eduardo, Walcott, and Bendter - not to mention Wilshere and Rosicky) it does perhaps stir up a new African footballer age controversy. Click to continue reading...

Less than a week after Fergie said he wouldn't be signing any more players this summer, what does he go and do? You've guessed it... Today Manchester United announced the signing of Senegal international Mame Biram Diouf (pictured above) from...

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Ironicamente, Patrice Evra tem a particularidade de ter 25 irmãos (?!) - apenas 23 ainda estão vivos - e ao mesmo tempo ter nome de anticonceptivo. De resto, o actual lateral esquerdo do Manchester United, internacional pela França, tem uma história curiosa. Nasceu no Senegal há 28 anos e iniciou a sua carreira nas divisões secundárias de Itália, ao serviço dos desconhecidos Monza e Marsala, depois de ter visto o PSG não lhe oferecer contrato de profissional após representar as camadas jovens do clube parisiense como avançado. Click to continue reading...

Bouna Coundoul is now a member of Red Bull NY. The Senegal international has been without a club since the start of 2009, but his Major League Soccer rights remained with the Colorado Rapids, where he spent the 2005-08 seasons. Coundoul refused a contract offer with Colorado for 2009. New York traded Colorado allocation money for Coundoul's MLS rights. Click to continue reading...

Reports out of New York indicate that Red Bull New York may just keep the former Colorado Rapids Goalkeeper.
Courtesy of the New York Post....

It doesn't look like the Red Bulls are planning to sit still after finishing the first half of the season in last-place.

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Por Sole Leyva
En Yoff, una barriada en las afueras de ese puzzle de barriadas que es Dakar, la capital de Senegal, en cuyos mercadillos las falsificaciones de las zamarras del Madrid y Barcelona valen cinco euros al cambio -con un poco de barro impregnado, eso sí-, vive el padre Joaquín, un salesiano de un pequeño pueblo de Zamora, que hace dos décadas cogió los zarríos y se marchó a África de misionero. Click to continue reading...

TSG Hoffenheim have acquired Ghanaian international striker Prince Tagoe from Saudi Arabian club Al Ettifaq on a free transfer, enrolling with the budding African delegation of his national team-mate Isaac Vorsah, Senegal's Demba Ma and Nigeria's Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke.
Hoffenheim's director of Sport Jan Schindelmeiser has described Prince Tagoe as "technically strong, two-footed and has proven his goalscoring instinct both for his club and national team. Click to continue reading...

Reports out of New York indicate that Philadelphia Union may make a play former Colorado Rapids Goalkeeper.
Courtesy of Jack Bell on the Goal blog over at the New York Times.

Nowak is expected to have control of player personnel decisions in Philadelphia and his first signing could be a goalkeeper, Bouna Coundoul, a native of Senegal who played his high school ball in New York.

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Things seem to be coming together for the Philadelphia Union according to this article in the New York Times, which describes how Peter Nowak will be the team's first coach and Bouna Coundoul, a goalkeeper from Senegal who played for the Colorado Rapids in MLS last season will be the first player signed by the team. Click to continue reading...

Habib Beye has spoken to the Newcastle Evening� Chronicle today, and since we respect Beye a lot for his spirited displays and his leadership at the club, it's worth taking a look at what the Senegal International has to say. Habib Beye - guts galore when playing for Magpies � The Newcastle right-back (or center-back)� told the Chronicle: "I wanted to [. Click to continue reading...

Below are the pics Crocs and I took at the Beach Soccer event in Oceanside, California on Sunday!

If you see your picture feel free to right click on it, then save it to your computer.� It's free so have at it!

"Wait, your finger is covering the lens!

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Macoumba Kandji, New York Red Bulls striker and newly named MLS player of the week, has yet to be capped internationally. Born in Senegal but raised in Gambia, Kandji has been in the United States...

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According to this French language report on Senegal's 24sn.com website it's a possibility.
Macoumba Kandji, the Red Bull New York striker who was born in Senegal and raised in The Gambia could ultimately choose to play for the USA.
Here is a translation of an excerpt of a fairly long article in French:

"Everything is still open.

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