The Republik of Mancunia shop has some offers on for shoppers in the USA and Canada (CADCYBER29 and CADFREESHIP1). There is a wider variety of designs in this shop which can still be bought from the UK, although sadly without the discounts aren't available to you.

Although over at Mancunia Merchandise (which ships to UK, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Monaco, Switzerland, The Netherlands, France, Ireland, Italy Spain, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Cyprus, Iceland and Japan) there is a 15% sale on ALL products until November 29th.

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Who can wait a month? I had to speculate the pots and make my own groups:

GROUP A -- South Africa, Greece, North Korea, Paraguay
GROUP B -- Brazil, Slovenia, Honduras, Nigeria
GROUP C -- Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, Uruguay
GROUP D -- Spain, Slovakia, USA, Ghana
GROUP E -- Argentina, Netherlands, Mexico, Cameroon
GROUP F -- Italy, Serbia, South Korea, Chile
GROUP G -- France, Portugal, Australia, Algeria
GROUP H -- England, Switzerland, Japan, Ivory Coast

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17 arrests for a match fixing scandal which affects 200 matches in nine European countries.

The matches include the Bundesliga second division, and the leagues in Belgium, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Austria. 12 Europa matches and 3 CL matches are said to be manipulated this year, and it is unclear as to whether it is the group stage or qualifying rounds.

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All 32 teams for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are now known.
The complete line up is:
Europe
Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland
Africa
Algeria, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa (hosts)
Asia
Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea
South America
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
North & Central America, Caribbean
Honduras, Mexico, USA
Oceania
New Zealand
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Qualification is officially over. Playoffs won, tears shed, hearts broken and dreams renewed, it's all over. After Uruguay withstood the Costa Rican pressure late in the evening, the final 32 teams were written into stone though not without a fair bit of controversy.

The following are those 32 teams who will take part in South Africa 2010.

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204 nations entered the running for a place at World Cup 2010. From Burundi to Guam to Tahiti, everybody wants to be involved in the planet's most popular spectacle. Click to continue reading...

The games didn't really have everything, did they? The results did some upsets, some heroics, a few of the expected teams going in but outside of the one game which forced a playoff (Egypt 2 Algeria 0), some of these games were completely zapped of the necessary drama.

(Not, of course, that one played in the Stade de France.

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Hosts South Africa

Europe England, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Slovenia, France

Africa Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria

Asia Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea

Oceania New Zealand

Concacaf United States, Mexico, Honduras

South America Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay

Interactive Guide

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A Parigi, ieri sera, un clamoroso "errore" arbitrale spezza definitivamente il sogno del Trap di portare l'Eire ai Mondiali e regala, invece, il pass per il Sudafrica ai galletti di Domenech. Ma la qualficazione della Francia ai Mondiali del prossimo anno è immeritata e, soprattutto, viziata da un fallo di mano pazzesco di Henry che consente a Gallas di realizzare il prezioso pari (gli irlandesi erano passati in vantaggio con Robbie Keane). Click to continue reading...

Image via Wikipedia The Russians would be kicking themselves for not completing the match on Saturday as a shocker allowed Slovenia to qualify for South Africa at Russia's expense. The Russian team had a one goal advantage but squandered, missed and ultimately lost everything at the hands of the lesser favoured opponents. Click to continue reading...

With Uruguay seeing off Costa Rica, the field for World Cup 2010 has been completed.Africa - Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South AfricaAsia - Australia, Japan, North Korea, South KoreaEurope - Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, SwitzerlandNorth America - Honduras, Mexico, United StatesOceania - New Click to continue reading...

We finally have all 32 countries who will be in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa!!!After the games played on November 18th, Portugal, Greece, Uruguay, France, Algeria, and Slovenia have qualified for the tournament. Here are the results:Bosnia 0 – 1 Portugal (agg. 0-2)Ukraine 0 – 1 Greece (agg. Click to continue reading...

No more. Done. Finito. Acabou. The fight for the 32 golden spots to play the most exciting football (and sports) tournament on the planet has ended. Some big ones almost did not manage. And some return after 24 years.

Today was the day for the last 6 squads to qualify. The brave (or lucky?

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Slovenia wins over nine man Russia through Zlatko Dedic's toe poke goal in the 44th minute.

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Algeria, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia all won their playoffs and qualified for the World Cup today. Uruguay vs Costa Rica is happening as I type. But there's one story that will be dominating the World Cup playoff headlines, and I think you already know what it is: Thierry Henry's handball for France vs Ireland.

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Slovenia managed a shock victory over Guus Hiddink's Russia to reach the World Cup Finals.

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(video gol, 1-0. Dedic)

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Goal video highlights from the Slovenia vs Russia Second Leg World Cup Playoff Tie at Stadion Ljudski vrtin Maribor. The first leg in Moscow ended 2-1 in favour of the Russians. Final full time score :- Slovenia 1-0 Russia ( Zlatko Dedic 44′) The game ends 2-2 on aggregate, but Slovenia qualify for the 2010 World Cup [. Click to continue reading...

Hello to all Russia fans. As we all saw on Saturday, Slovenia were able to scrap a late goal to give them the valuable away goal. I will just briefly provide my view on the match. Russia Russia, in my opinion played well for a home side but could have preserved the Click to continue reading...

The final six World Cup 2010 places all get decided today, with the second legs of the four European playoffs and the CONMEBOL vs CONCACAF game, plus the special Algeria vs Egypt single game playoff for the final African qualifying spot.

It's all very very tight. The winners of these six ties get the the glory, the losers learn firsthand the meaning of the word "nearly".

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Edin Dzeko - Bosnia's dangerman (AFP)When FIFA announced back in September that they were going to seed the UEFA European playoffs for World Cup 2010 qualification, they instantly drew the ire of... Click to continue reading...

The UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying Playoff wraps up on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 with the second legs. Russia currently leads 2-1 on aggregate with Slovenia hosting the second leg. Who will advance to South Africa? Find out on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, which will be providing live coverage of the link below.

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They Think It's All Over... busts out some World Cup playoff predictions. Click to continue reading...

USA - Denmark starts on ESPN Classic at 2:30pm and picking up on ESPN2 when their coverage of Ukraine - Greece (starts at 1pm) ends. ESPN Classic will show the entire game uninterrupted. GolTV has Italy - Sweden at 2:30pm. Setanta has Bosnia - Portugal at 2:40pm and Slovenia - Russia on Xtra at the same time (5pm on Setanta). Click to continue reading...

The UEFA 2011 U-21 European Championships are less than a few years away as the qualification process is underway. On Tuesday, November 17, 2009 there are several matches including France, England, Northern Ireland, and Italy all in action. Some of the matches will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the links below.

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(highlights di Russia-Slovenia)
(video gol di Russia-Slovenia)
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Although this is the final stage of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers and there are no weak teams in the competition, Portugal and Russia were expected to have much easier jobs. They have minimal advantage before the return leg on Wednesday, but while Russia have a reason feel aggrieved, Portugal were more than lucky against Bosnia.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the fourteenth episode of RFN's podcast.

Russia has pulled ahead of Slovenia after leg one, but thanks to a late goal from the Slovenes, the favorites are in a precarious place ahead of Wendesday's second leg.

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The FIFA 2010 World Cup will determine its final spots in Wednesday, November 18, 2009 with the second legs of the UEFA Playoffs and the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL Playoff. Who will advance to South Africa next summer? Here's a list of previews, predictions, and USA/UK Television listings for the matches on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

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The days of the great broad expressway to South Africa 2010 are decisively past: the struggle now has moved onto a narrow mountain pass. Every victory won today was as thin as it may be decisive. And it wasn't merely Europe – many held their breath across the world today. Few have cause to exhale yet.

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The first legs of the European World Cup play-offs took place yesterday (Saturday) and Russia, Portugal and France all take slender advantages into their second legs.

Portugal managed to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 in Lisbon in their first leg. With Cristiano Ronaldo ruled out of the tie through injury the Portuguese had to rely on the likes of Simao Sabrosa, Liedson and Deco for their creative spark but all three were guilt of below-par performances.

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The Russian's may have a slight edge on Slovenia going into the second leg on Wednesday night, but they also have an unfair advantage and the 'X' factor you'd bet your house on... so I'm just going to go as far as calling it now. Expect Russia to be in ... Click to continue reading...

New Zealand and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup yesterday, but other countries also either made sure they are going to be in South Africa, or took steps to it.In Africa Cameroon finally qualified with a 2-0 away victory over Morocco, and are now the African nation that has participated in most World Cups. Click to continue reading...

Video goal highlights from the Republic of Ireland vs France first leg World Cup 2010 playoff game on November 14, 2009- Saturday. Game kicks off at Croke Park, Dublin- 20.00 GMT. Big, big game for the Irish- they need a good result here ahead of the second leg in Paris. Ireland vs France highlights and team [. Click to continue reading...

Video Info:
14.11.2009 - FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Russia - Slovenia 2:1

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