Friday 31 March 2006
Former Germany international Siegfried "Sigi" Held has joined the ranks of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Ambassadors. Held, capped 41 times and a member of the team which contested the 1966 FIFA World Cup™ Final at
Friday 31 March 2006
Two-thirds of Scottish football fans will support England at the World Cup finals in Germany, dispelling the stereotype they will cheer on their southern neighbor's opponents, a survey showed Friday.
Thursday 30 March 2006
Germany has added another World Cup tuneup game and will play Luxembourg on May 27 in Freiburg. The German squad will train before the match in Sardinia and Geneva, Switzerland, its national soccer federation
Thursday 30 March 2006
Christian Vieri is optimistic that he can recover from his knee injury in time to make Italy's World Cup squad. The Monaco striker picked up the injury during his side's 1-1 Ligue 1 draw against Paris St Germain on the weekend.
Thursday 30 March 2006
The FIFA local organising committee (LOC) for the 2010 World Cup has asked for a meeting with Helen Zille, the Cape Town mayor, to defuse the controversy over the Green Point stadium, Irvin Khoza, the LOC chairperson, said.
Wednesday 29 March 2006
Italy and Monaco striker Christian Vieri's possibilities of playing in the upcoming World Cup have taken a knock due to a knee injury.The strikers club said that tests on the player's leg revealed damage to his left knee's
Wednesday 29 March 2006
A German court in Frankfurt court has ruled that security interests made personalized World Cup tickets a necessity.A ticket holder had filed a complaint requesting that his identity card number be removed from his World
Wednesday 29 March 2006
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy does not have to worry about going to Germany this year as his coach, Marco van Basten, has said that his place is not in doubt .
Wednesday 29 March 2006
Angola's Gilberto looks set to miss the World Cup finals in Germany in June according to officials from the country's football association. The winger, who plays for Ahly in Egypt, suffered an Achilles tendon injury on the eve of the
Tuesday 28 March 2006
Embrace will record the official England World Cup song called, 'World At Your Feet'. After speculation linking the track with bands including Kaiser Chiefs, the Football Association has confirmed that Embrace will record the track, to be released prior to the World Cup.