Already a worldwide FIFA partner, Visa is joining forces with Abbey International to offer its clients the opportunity to receive (2) tickets to the FIFA World Cup Final, pre-match hospitality,(3) nights stay at a 4 star hotel and GBP 1,500 towards return flights.
To throw your name in the pot, you must apply or request an upgrade to a Visa Platinum or Visa Infinite deferred-debit card, available with the Abbey International Gold account. Click to continue reading...

The New England Revolution announced today, Feb. 22, that Senegalese central midfielder Niouky Desire has signed a contract with Major League Soccer to play for the Revolution. He will occupy one of the team's eight international roster spots. Per MLS and club policy, terms of the deal were not released. Click to continue reading...

Yes amigas, we were contacted by the folks at Budweiser to inform you they're looking for futbolitas (both female & male) to send to the World Cup! Even Guti's excited about their casting call for their reality web series to be held in South Africa.

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The Wizards will not confirm they have signed "Casino Jimmy" Nielsen until all the paperwork is complete, the medical is passed and the visa is approved but it is pretty obvious by now. It has been reported in several Danish sources and Robb Heineman tweeting "please welcome casino jimmy" last night was a bit of a clue. Click to continue reading...

Hoa Phat Ha Noi v Ha Noi T&T 1-2
Khanh Hoa v HAGL 4-2
Nam Dinh v Dong Thap 2-2
Thanh Hoa v Binh Duong 2-6
Ninh Binh v GDT Long An 0-0
SLNA v Navibank Saigon 1-1
Just doing the maths and I reckon, without the aid of a calculator, Binh Duong are top of the league on goal difference. Click to continue reading...

La invasión cuscatleca a la MLS no se detiene. Osael Romero, quien siempre tuvo buenas actuaciones jugando con la Selecta en Estados Unidos, firmará con Chivas USA y será el quinto salvadoreño en la temporada 2010 de la liga."Espero aprovechar la oportunidad", dijo el volante de Vista Hermosa apenas finalizó el juego en el que empataron 0-0 con Balboa. Click to continue reading...

The Chicago Fire have announced the acquisition of defender Krzysztof Krol (second from right) on loan from Polish club Jagiellonia Bialystok. He will be added to the Fire's roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate.
"Krzysztof is a solid defender who will make an immediate impact on the team with his style of play," said Fire technical director Frank Klopas. Click to continue reading...

The Fire made the official announcement today that defender Krzysztof Krol will join the club on loan from Jagiellonia Bialystok for the 2010 season. Krol will join the Fire pending receipt of his Visa and International Transfer Certificate. Terms of the deal, which a Polish report said was for one year, were not officially released.

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We'll soon officially announce that we've acquired Australian forward Danny Allsopp. The 31-year old has an impressive resume, having played at the highest level for Manchester City in England. He most recently played with Qatar's Al-Rayyan and previously spent 4+ seasons with Australia's Melbourne Victory, where he won a scoring title (2006-07) and helped the team to two Grand Final championships.

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Los Dorados de Sinaloa inician hoy de locales enfrentando a los Alacranes de Durango a las 19 hrs. en el Banorte.

Los Dorados de Sinaloa ya no estarán tan mermados para este partido ya que Dionicio Escalante sí podrá jugar ya que por problemas con su visa no pudo acompañar a la selección nacional sub-20 en una gira internacional por lo que el sinaloense ya está incorporado al plantel de los Dorados y seguramente verá acción en este partido.

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It's a f***ing disgrace! Liberal Democrat shadow home secretary Chris Huhne has put Didier Drogba at the centre of immigration policy. The politician name-checked the Chelsea striker as he responded to Home Office plans that skilled migrants will have to apply an identity card when their current visa expires. Click to continue reading...

Lagos - Os "Super Águias", como são conhecidos os futebolistas da selecção da Nigéria, serão recompensados com 30 mil dólares cada em caso de qualificação para os quartos-de-finais do Campeonato Africano das Nações (CAN) de 2010 em Janeiro próximo em Angola, noticiou sábado a imprensa local citando fontes da Federação Nigeriana de Futebol (NFF). Click to continue reading...

O campeonato sul-africano de futebol corre contra o tempo para permitir que a seleção treinada por Carlos Alberto Parreira ganhe três meses de preparação para a Copa do Mundo do ano que vem.
Segundo os dirigentes da federação local, a intenção é fazer com que o campeonato local termine em 28 de fevereiro, mas a ideia de antecipar jogos irritou alguns técnicos de equipes do país, como Hristo Stoichkov. Click to continue reading...

Kalou kisses Jabulani_2, originalmente cargada por prismatico.

Se puede decir que desde el día de ayer esta oficialmente declarada la fiebre mundialista, faltan alrededor de 6 meses para que inicie el torneo mas publicitado del mundo, cada 4 años el mundo se paralizaba durante 1 mes completo para rendir pleitesia y celebrar a sus jugadores seleccionados.

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Our Landon was on ESPN earlier this afternoon chatting with Bob Ley about money, boats, ladiesthe Yanks, the cup and transfers. Expect to see a lot of Donovan in the next 48-72 hours as everyone from ESPN to Visa to Nike is going to be pimping him out the World Cup draw on Friday. Click to continue reading...

For those that don't find personal finance interesting on its own, VISA has released Financial Soccer. It's a web game that uses shiny colors, flashy graphics, and the lure of electronic soccer to trick you into learning how to balance your budget:

Part game and part educational tool, Financial Soccer teaches the fundamentals of money management, such as saving, budgeting, responsible spending, and the wise use of credit and debit cards.

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The US is qualified, and you're thinking about make the trip to South Africa next year. Well, if you've got Visa, you can get get the hook up exclusively. United States Fans: Purchase Tickets to...

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ACER, un fabricante taiwanés de computadoras, es uno de los nueve socios preferenciales del holding COI, la empresa titular de las líneas de producto Juegos Olímpicos tanto de invierno como de verano. Sustituye a la también asiática LENOVO, que hasta PEKÍN 2008 fue titular de la categoría de portátiles, escritorio y monitores.

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Some games you win. Some games you lose. Some games you lose when you should have won, and visa versa. And some games, like today's game between us and Chivas, are games when you should hide in an ally and lie in wait. And when the other team walks by, you knock it out with chroloform, throw it in the trunk of your car, drive it into the mountains, and leave it where nobody will ever, ever find it. Click to continue reading...

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U.S. national team striker Jozy Altidore is on his way to England today after a lengthy delay in the process to receive his international clearance, a delay that had nothing to do with the Landon Donovan swine flu case.

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One thing I will say about this new signing for the Columbus Crew is it is about time they made some moves. While they are doing well on the field and I am a big believer in the "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" mentality, I just felt they needed to add some depth for the big run of games they have coming up here.

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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Sunderland boss Steve Bruce admitted that the club is close to signing Lyon defender John Mensah. He said,

"It's fair to say that we are close to agreeing a deal.

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According to Graeme Anderson at The Shield Gazette, Lyon defender John Mensah is set to sign with Sunderland on Monday. Mensah's agent Fabien Piveteau said,

"The deal is 95 per cent completed now, and it will go through on Monday, I think .

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With a defense giving up too many goals to count, New York goes out and adds another defender in hopes to change things up a bit for the last couple months of the season. Today they add another defender in agreeing to terms with Argentine defender Walter Garcia, as he receives his P-1 visa and passes a physical.

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The Wizards officially announced the signing today of Hungarian forward, Zoltán Hercegfalvi after the acquisition of his P-1 Visa. Hercegfalvi has been training with the team for a few weeks now, and the contract was even announced in Hungary press that the deal was done earlier this month. The Visa was the only thing left to get, and now with that, Hercegfalvi will be able to be on the field Saturday when the Wizards take on FC Dallas. Click to continue reading...

Zoltan Hercegfalvi has officially been added to the Kansas City Wizards roster with the receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate. Zoltan, which will appear on the back of his #20 jersey, will be available for selection immediately as soon as he is deemed fit enough to contribute according to the Hillcrest Road blog.

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Zoltan Hercegfalvi has officially been added to the Kansas City Wizards roster with the receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate. Zoltan, which will appear on the back of his #20 jersey, will be available for selection immediately as soon as he is deemed fit enough to contribute according to the Hillcrest Road blog.

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Zoltan Hercegfalvi has officially been added to the Kansas City Wizards roster with the receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate. Zoltan, which will appear on the back of his #20 jersey, will be available for selection immediately as soon as he is deemed fit enough to contribute. Click to continue reading...

In a move that has been brewing for a couple weeks and was tipped off by the release of Michael Dello-Russo, FC Dallas has singed Colombian left back Jair Benitez. Jair has been working with the first team in training since he arrived on Monday, a clear sign pointing toward his joining the team. It's unclear at this time when Benitez will obtain his visa and be cleared to join the team. Click to continue reading...

According to Brian Lewis at the New York Post:
The Red Bulls' deal for winger Ernst Obster is done. He's not coming on a loan, but Red Bull Salzburg gave him his release and he's signed with Red Bull New York.
Now they're just waiting for his P-1 visa, physical and his ITC card.

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Spanish newspaper Marca have reported new coach Martín Lasarte could make Carlos Bueno the man to fire Real Sociedad to promotion next season. Like Sebastian Abreu before him, Carlos Bueno is a Uruguayan International striker with 27 caps and 16 goals to his name. The forward currently plays for Peñarol in his native Uruguay netting 10 times in 14 games for the club he started his career with. Click to continue reading...

Distinção «Barreiro Reconhecido 2009»Manuela Fonseca galardoada na Área da Educação
No âmbito das comemorações do Dia da Cidade do Barreiro – 28 de Junho / Feriado Municipal – são atribuídos anualmente os galardões "Barreiro Reconhecido" distinção que visa prestar o reconhecimento a personalidades e instituições que deram um contributo para a valorização e dignificação do concelho do Barreiro. Click to continue reading...

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Polémica.
La cordura y los buenos modales son cualidades que describen al timonel de la selección absoluta, Gary Stempel. Sin embargo, aun así se puede demostrar disconformidad y el "Míster" lo hizo en el entrenamiento de ayer.
La razón es que se ha quedado sin soldados para la gira caribeña y ANAPROF no le quiere ceder jugadores. Click to continue reading...

According to The Daily Mirror, Manchester United have struck a deal with Corinthians for Brazilian defender Jose Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro, better known as Dodo.

At only 17-years-old the centre-back is being compared to Rio Ferdinand, because of his ability on the ball and power in the air.

Dodo is currently at the South American Under-17 Championships with Brazil.

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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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Yet another incoming player rumor connected to Toronto FC. This one a college player and native of Montreal.

Hi there, I am a representative with the Canadian Press out east in Halifax and have just received word Toronto FC is looking to ink local Dalhousie University centre half Julian Perrotta out of the AUS division of Candian Inter-University Sport.

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FC Dallas has officially signed Alvaro Sanchez on loan from AD San Carlos of Costa Rica. We've know this was coming for some time, but the official announcement is important cause he can't put pen to paper and execute the contract until he gets his visa. So it's safe to say that this announcement means Sanchez has his visa and should arrive in Dallas very soon. Click to continue reading...

Soccernet.com is reporting that, "Manchester United have concluded their business in the January transfer window with the capture of Serbian duo Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljajic from Partizan Belgrade." It seems that an announcement was made in November that Manchester had reached an agreement with Partizan for Tosic and Ljajic, but that no official statements were made until personal terms were agreed upon and visas were acquired.

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