The discussion before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing began largely centered around Brazil's quest for their first ever Olympic title. The question of how the Olympic gold medal could escape the most successful and internationally recognised football nation of all time was one which was frequently asked in the build-up to the games, and one which would often baffle. Click to continue reading...

I come across this article regarding foreign talent..interesting to read... Let's learn from Canada IT IS sad to read about the sarcastic reactions against the women's silver medal table tennis team by self-proclaimed true Singaporeans.Their arguments are the same as the whites who used to justify apartheid when they ruled South Africa or the [. Click to continue reading...

Friday September 5th Niger  v  Uganda Group  C South Africa  v  Nigeria Group  D Mozambique  v  Ivory Coast Group  G Ethiopia  v  Morocco Group  H Chad  v  Sudan Group  J Zambia  v  Togo Group  K Djibouti  v  Malawi Group  L Libya  v  Ghana Group  E Algeria  v  Senegal Group  F Saturday September 6th Seychelles  v  Burundi  Group I Kenya  v  Namibia  Group . Click to continue reading...

Always makes me laugh, no sooner does the Premiership season kick-off, we have a plethera of midweek International 'Friendlies.'Personally I would prefer the 2nd game of the Premiership season on a Wednesday night... especially after Chelsea's superb performance against Portsmouth last Sunday. So for your delight here is a complete list of 'friendlies' taking place throughout the World this Wednesday evening: England v Czech Republic (8. Click to continue reading...

Fifa World Cup 2010 Qualifying in South Africa: USA are meeting Guatemala Thursday August 21th.Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today    Click to continue reading...

Fifa World Cup 2010 Qualifying in South Africa: Canada are meeting Jamaica Thursday August 21th. Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Click to continue reading...

No disrespect to St. Vincent & Grenadines, but the journey for Canada to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa begins Wednesday night against Jamaica. I'm feeling nervous, in a good, excited way. Which is different than I've felt heading into important games in the past. I can't wait for Wednesday, and I know I [. Click to continue reading...

Andrea Dossena has received a timely boost with the news that Italy coach Marcello Lippi has named him in his squad for Wednesday's friendly with Austria.

The Reds full-back completed his first 90 minutes of Premier League action in Saturday's 1-0 win at Sunderland and will now join up with the Italians for what will be Lippi's first match in charge since returning to the post in which he won the 2006 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

Steve Finnan has decided to come out of International retirement to try and help the Republic of Ireland reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Trapattoni persuaded the player to come out of retirement and will line up against Norway on Wednesday and could play a key role in the ... Click to continue reading...

The first round of qualification for 2010 World Cup in South Africa kicks off on Saturday the 6th of September. England first game is away to Andorra, Scotland is away to Macedonia, Northern Ireland are away to Slovakia, Republic of Ireland are away to Georgia and Wales are home to Azerbaijan. All . Click to continue reading...

Northern Irelands first match in the qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa takes place in Slovakia. Flights to Slovakia If you are looking for flights to Slovakia have a look at the site below. They offer excellent rates on flights to Slovakia whether you are looking for cheap . Click to continue reading...

Fabio Capello has made a guarantee that England will reach the 2010 World Cup. England's qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup finals begins with a match against Andorra on the 6th of September. "We will qualify for the World Cup. We will be in South Africa. I am sure of it," ... Click to continue reading...

By Alan
Soccer City FC

Bolivia's FIFA World Ranking: 69 (August 2008)

Soccer City FC starts its coverage of the World Cup in 2010 by looking at the South American nations vying for a place in the finals hosted in South Africa. The first country to be profiled is Bolivia. Click to continue reading...

Could Blackburn be losing another player? Reports have come out that Roy Keane will look to soften the blow of losing Kenwyne Jones for part of the season by signing Benni McCarthy. The South Africa international saw his goal scoring... Click to continue reading...

Nigeria have called up 2 uncapped players in to their 20 man squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifier away to South Africa next month. Carlton Cole of West Ham and Daniel Ola who plays his football in Italy are the uncapped players that have been added to the squad. Obafemi Martins ... Click to continue reading...

This is not a stellar time for the upcoming hosts of international soccer tournaments. While much of the focus has been on South Africa's struggles to put together a credible World Cup in 2010, major concerns have developed over Ukraine and Poland's ability to host Euro 2012. With Euro 2008 complete, the focus turns to the future hosts, who clearly have a ways to go. Click to continue reading...

Midfielders Rodrigo Possebon and Tom Cleverley, as well as defender Craig Cathcart, were flown out last week to South Africa to join the first team in their pre-season. With an hour played last Saturday, Cleverley was on the scoresheet in United's 4-0 win over the Kaizer Chiefs, after putting away the ball from a Danny Simpson [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, Manchester United were in South Africa finishing off Kaizer Chiefs for a piece of silverware. Lots of United fans made it to the park to watch the match judging by photos from the final. But this guy is a... Click to continue reading...

United claimed the Vodacom Challenge with a 4-0 win in the final in South Africa. Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Tom Cleverley and Fraizer Campbell all scored in a match that featured plenty of young players for the England champions. Click to continue reading...

Every now and then I read an article that catches me off guard and this is one such piece.

I turns out that the big soccer fashion trend in Cape Town, South Africa, these days is to wear condoms on your feet to keep your socks up.

The need for such an innovated way of using these prophylactics is the result of a lack of proper soccer gear, such as socks with elastic to hold them in place. Click to continue reading...

If you don't want to buy fancy socks from mega companies like Adididas and Nike, you can always improvise. Like these folks in South Africa who are using condoms to hold up their socks.

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As part of their pre-match kitting up, some Cape Town soccer players are slipping on condoms on their feet, so that their socks can stay up longer during matches.

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Peter Shilton has come out and told David Beckham that he doesn't think he will beat his record of 125 England caps and he believes that Capellos side will fail in their quest to win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa if Beckham is in the side. Shilton doesn't believe ... Click to continue reading...

There is supposed to be another field inspection at 11:15. The word now is that the players must be warming up by midnight. The field is draining, but a steady rain continues to fall. While tonight's rain was intense, we luckily had nothing like the wind that showed up at this match in South Africa. [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United beat Orlando Pirates 1-0 in tonights Vodacom Challenge game in South Africa. Lee Martin was the goalscorer in a game that ended in rather drab fashion. How did our players rate? Carlos Tevez had the first best chance of the game, striking the ball early on five minutes, which nearly caught out the keeper, but [. Click to continue reading...

The best images from Man Yoo's first friendly in South Africa Click on the image below to launch the gallery...... Click to continue reading...