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Soccer's governing body FIFA will invest in World Cup ticketing offices in all South African host cities to help boost sales to local fans.
Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is supporting Australia's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.
France will not be a seeded team for Friday's World Cup draw, meaning Les Bleus could face powerful teams such as Brazil or Spain in the group stage.
ESPN's John Skipper joined the committee that is trying to bring the World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.
Nelson Mandela will address soccer officials by video message at Friday's World Cup draw, which will be attended by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South African Oscar winner Charlize Theron.
Soccer's governing body will consider having extra officials on the field to help referees at next year's World Cup.
Ireland has asked FIFA to be allowed into the World Cup as an extra team after Thierry Henry's handball helped France eliminate the Irish in a playoff.
Chile could be kicked out of the World Cup unless Chilean club Rangers drops a court case by Dec. 3 contesting its disputed demotion to the second division of the national soccer league.
ESPN Deportes will broadcast next year's World Cup in the United States with Portuguese commentary in what appears to be a challenge to Univision.
The flags of the 32 nations that qualified for the 2010 World Cup are flying in Johannesburg.
France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night.
World Cup organizers say there was never an emergency plan to move the 2010 soccer tournament if South Africa were not ready.
World Cup bidders are allowed to provide gifts of "incidental value" to FIFA voters, according to rules of conduct made public for the first time by soccer's governing body.
Former U.S. captain Mia Hamm, a two-time world player of the year, has been appointed international ambassador for the 2011 women's World Cup in Germany.
Former overall World Cup winner Nicole Hosp will miss the rest of the season after crashing and injuring her right knee in the opening race.
Denise Karbon and fellow Italian Manuela Moelgg were first and second after the opening run of a World Cup giant slalom race to start the ski season Saturday.
Defending overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal bruised his leg in training and may not be in top form for the season opener on Sunday.
A push to bring the World Cup to Australia would have to rely on the good grace of rival sports which dominate TV ratings and crowd numbers in the domestic market.
The German soccer federation is sending its security chief to South Africa to inspect the team's headquarters at the 2010 World Cup.
ESPN's World Cup coverage will have a British accent.
France will face Ireland in a two-leg playoff for a spot at next year's World Cup in South Africa, while Portugal was drawn Monday to play Bosnia-Herzegovina.
France, Portugal, Russia and Greece will be seeded in the playoffs to decide the final four European spots at the 2010 World Cup.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reportedly told Vladimir Putin that Russia has a "good chance" of winning the hosting rights to the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica on Wednesday night that put Honduras in next year's World Cup.
Colombia launch surprise 2014 World Cup bidColombia have made a surprise entry into the bidding to host the 2014 World Cup.
Stamp on Carvalho was not deliberate, insists RooneyEngland striker Wayne Rooney insists his stamp on Ricardo Carvalho during the World Cup quarter-final defeat to Portugal was not deliberate.
Germany keeper Kahn quits international footballGermany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn announced on Saturday that he was retiring from international football after his team beat Portugal 3-1 in the World Cup match for third place on Saturday.
FIFA hand Rooney two-match England banEngland striker Wayne Rooney was banned for two competitive matches and fined 5,000 Swiss francs by FIFA's disciplinary committee on Saturday for his dismissal in last week's World Cup quarter-final against Portugal.
Germany's Podolski wins FIFA Young Player honourCristiano Ronaldo's antics against England and France cost him the award for young player of the World Cup.
Parreira stunned by Brazil quarter-final defeatBrazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he and his squad were stunned to be knocked out of the World Cup by France in Saturday's quarter-final.
Beckham hands in England captain's armbandA tearful David Beckham has quit as England captain following their World Cup exit after five-and-a-half years at the helm.
Blatter angry about Berlin brawlFIFA president Sepp Blatter is 'furious' with the on-field violence which followed Germany's penalty shoot-out victory over Argentina in Friday's World Cup quarter-final in Berlin.
Blundering Poll made to wait until WednesdayGraham Poll will discover on Wednesday whether his yellow-card blunder means the end of his World Cup.
Schwarzer set for quick returnZeljko Kalac's performance against Croatia appears to have cemented Mark Schwarzer's place in the Socceroos' starting IX, for the round of 16 match against Italy, scheduled for Monday evening in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
The US National Team deserved to lose today. Nothing went properly today, or in this cup, and it can be traced back in all occasions to Bruce Arena.
Injured Owen ruled out for five monthsNewcastle today confirmed Michael Owen has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after the England striker was ruled out of the rest of the World Cup.
Dave Eggers on America and the World Cup"This is a country of limitless wealth and 300 million people, after all, and when we dedicate the proper resources to a project, we get the job done (see Vietnam, Lebanon, Iraq).
All Quiet on the Spanish FrontAn in-depth view into perpetual dark-horse Spain. Will they honor their World Cup traditions and underperform or will this time finally be right?
I emailed in a suggestion to the Newsvine staff the other day about creating special chat rooms for the World Cup. This would hopefully help kick off a small spur for using the chat rooms.
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