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| A FIFA report claims that Spain might be the team of the century... |
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| FIFA ended a four-day visit to
inspect Spain and Portugal's 2018 or 2022 World Cup bid by
praising the countries' capacity to co-ordinate effectively in
hosting a joint event.
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| A FIFA delegation says the main stadiums proposed by Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup are "ideal" venues for big games. FIFA inspectors visited Barcelona's Camp Nou, Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Benfica's Stadium of Light and FC Porto's Stadium of the Dragon during a four-day tour to assess the bid. |
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| 'Hard working' striker earns official plaudit... |
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| FIFA had high praise for World Cup winner Spain in its official analysis of the 2010 tournament Thursday, but said African countries harmed their chances on home soil by employing foreign coaches. The report also criticized goalkeepers for making "inexplicable errors" -- possibly because of the Jabulani ball -- but glossed over the refereeing errors that helped eliminate some teams. |
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| FIFA's official analysis of the World Cup says champion Spain could be the team of the century, and African countries harmed their chances by employing foreign coaches. The report criticizes goalkeepers for making "inexplicable errors" -- "possibly" because of the Jabulani ball -- but glosses over the refereeing errors that helped eliminate some teams. |
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| An Inter-Ministerial Committee will soon table a report to Cabinet on the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Presidency said. |
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| FIFA president Joseph Blatter is asking the government of Bolivia president Evo Morales to help resolve the debt crisis of the country's football federation. In July, Bolivian tax authorities impounded assets of the country's football federation and froze its bank accounts, looking to recover a reported $3.4 million in unpaid taxes. |
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| Sudan has avoided being banned
from international soccer after the country's Football
Association re-ran its elections without government
interference, FIFA said on Tuesday.
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| Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo took time to support Spain-Portugal's bid to co-host the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday. The Portuguese pair met with FIFA's inspection team at Madrid's Valdebebas training ground. Mourinho told inspectors the complex was a perfect training center for three to four teams during the World Cup. |
