2006 FIFA World Cup Soccer News and Blog

Surprising Lochte breaks world record (Akron Beacon Journal)
Michael Phelps remained perfect in Australia, winning his fifth straight gold medal at swimming’s FINA World Championships, but another American turned things upside down Friday.

Togo soccer star gets death threats (Boston Globe)
Emmanuel Adebayor is Togo’s best soccer player, the man who led the small west African country to its first World Cup appearance last year. He also plays for Arsenal, one of the world’s most famous clubs. Despite Adebayor’s popularity in his homeland and among Arsenal fans, he received death threats Saturday before Togo played Sierra Leone in an African Cup …

Donovan sees chance to regain world’s respect (Lincoln Journal Star)
There s something about Landon Donovan that s different lately. Unlike his mostly subpar performance during last summer s World Cup, Donovan looks fitter and more confident in recent games for the U.S. national team.

Choose a Month March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006
ESPN.com - But instead of building on that confirming moment, this former Wimbledon runner-up crumpled against Federer at the next Roland Garros (although it was in the semifinals) and was so concerned with Argentina’s World Cup soccer effort during Wimbledon

Extremist Attacks Rose in Germany in ‘06
Newsday - Some experts have pointed to the electoral successes as encouraging the movement. Schaeuble said the intense police scrutiny before and during last year’s World Cup soccer tournament may have contributed to more reporting. Inciting racial hatred

UPDATE: Is your boss tolerant of the NCAA Tournament, other workplace
Las Cruces Sun-News - A couple of days before the Super Bowl, a Web site visited by many Miami Dolphins fans had data on it that could steal data from other companies, Purdy said. Another site launched around last year’s World Cup soccer tournament also wreaked havoc with

March 2006
Cape Cod Today - The best athlete hatred I’ve seen in my young life was the Colombian guy who got blasted by a fan after scoring in his own goal against the USA in a World Cup soccer game. Still, that was episodic, regional hatred. That guy could have lived next to

McDonald’s Social Responsibility Report: One-Year Global Update
CSR Wire - McDonald’s Sweden announced its sponsorship of the 2003 Gothia World Cup Soccer Tournament–the world’s largest soccer tournament for youth. The company will also sponsor a nationwide Happy Mile event for children and families, with the proceeds

More Personal Tech
San Diego Union-Tribune - At last year’s World Cup soccer matches in Germany, spectators entered by waving an electronic card near a reader. Once inside, they could get directions to their seats by holding the card near another reader. Turn a wheel on the wall of the shower

Atlantic allies
World Magazine - Imane is often the group’s feisty spokeswoman, who last year met President Bush at the White House as part of the World Cup Soccer Youth Delegation extending again the U.S.-Morocco friendship along with common ground in the war on terror. “I don’t

Year end: New school was cool
Montana Standard - The defending World Cup soccer champs from France lost to Senegal in their Cup opener and were eliminated in three games without scoring a goal. Steve Spurrier’s honorary “ MENSA” designation was taken away after the heralded offensive genius from

Manhattan Judge: FIFA Not Playing Fair
Caspar Star-Tribune - NEW YORK - A federal judge said Monday she intends to issue an order blocking a Swiss arbitration panel from hearing a dispute she already decided when she awarded MasterCard sponsorship of the next two World Cup soccer tournaments. At a hearing in U

Mets seek presence in Africa
Bridgeton News - Winfield said he first saw potential for future major-league talent when he watched Ghana’s World Cup soccer match against the United States last summer. The Black Stars defeated the United States, 2-1, with an exciting blend of tactical and free

Seeing: Captured moments in the Mideast
Albuquerque Tribune - He also covered the recent war in Lebanon and the World Cup soccer tournament in Germany. He has been based in the Jerusalem bureau of the AP since April 2005, handling periodic assignments in Gaza and the West Bank. Morenatti said he was in complete

The Web: World Cup soccer spam hooligans
PhysOrg - The stars are out on the playing field already — even though the World Cup soccer matches haven’t quite started. These are the midfielders and strikers of e-mail spam — malicious messengers, and hooligan hackers — who are hitting headers aimed at

Get a trip to Europe with that new car
CNN - Doug Roberts and his wife Dorothy traveled to Munich in July to pick up a BMW 330i, catching some World Cup soccer in the process. The Cincinnati attorney saved $3,200; in addition to discounted airfare, the deal more than paid for the four-day

Cycling the Silk Road
Slate - In 2002, just before Busan hosted a slate of World Cup soccer games, city officials attempted to soften its red-light reputation by renaming it Foreigners’ Shopping Street and installing decorative paving tiles. During the daytime it does indeed

Atlantic allies
World Magazine - Imane is often the group’s feisty spokeswoman, who last year met President Bush at the White House as part of the World Cup Soccer Youth Delegation extending again the U.S.-Morocco friendship along with common ground in the war on terror. “I don’t

Hockey Attack Latest Case of Pro Sports Violence
ABC News - said Jay Granat, a sports psychoanalyst. “Some of them have never really learned how to control or manage their emotions. They spend most of their lives mastering their sport.” Zinedine Zidane used his head to send a message during a World Cup soccer

Why Are Uniforms Uniform? Because Color Helps Us Track Objects
PhysOrg - If someone, somewhere hadn’t thought to make team uniforms the same color, we might be stuck watching NBA finals or World Cup soccer matches with only two players and a ref. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating

rEvolution to Host 2007 Paul Mitchell Big Bear Freeski Open
PR.com - selling, buying and planning division, called the rEvolution Sports Network, provides custom-designed, on-air strategies for advertisers interested in reaching national and regional audiences through college football and basketball, World Cup Soccer

WKRN Local News
WKRN - Since the 2006 World Cup, soccer has seen a series of violent episodes, including riots in France, the death of an Italian policeman at a match in February, and an ugly brawl at a European Champions League match between Inter Milan and Valencia in

Zubi Advertising leads the pack in Miami Addy competition
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - In spoofing the emotions felt by Argentines after a World Cup soccer loss, the ad connected closely with people’s true emotions, she said. For his part, after 34 years as an agency executive and owner with Castor Advertising, Fernandez was hoping for

Mexican film industry enjoys `bittersweet’ success
Philadelphia Inquirer - Ramirez, the young director, fantasizes about an Academy Award triggering a celebration on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma that would rival the joy of a World Cup soccer victory. But Moises Vinas, a film historian at the National

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dBusinessNews.com - selling, buying and planning division, called the rEvolution Sports Network, provides custom-designed, on-air strategies for advertisers interested in reaching national and regional audiences through college football and basketball, World Cup Soccer

When World Cup’s on, the only religion is soccer
USA Today - BAGHDAD In the guest room of Dherar Mostafa al-Taee’s house earlier this week, a group of Iraqi friends sit in a circle around the television, setting up an Iraqi local channel that broadcasts World Cup soccer games. The yelling and cheering

Cyber-attacks get ‘more aggressive’
MSNBC - The report says phishing activity rose 29 percent during the holiday shopping season, 33 percent Super Bowl week and 40 percent during the World Cup soccer championship. Where are the attacks coming from? There s something new in this report. For

Platini seeks to combat soccer violence
Boston Globe - Since the 2006 World Cup, soccer has seen a series of violent episodes, including riots in France, the death of an Italian policeman at a match in February, and an ugly brawl at a European Champions League match between Inter Milan and Valencia in

The Web: World Cup soccer spam hooligans
PhysOrg - The stars are out on the playing field already — even though the World Cup soccer matches haven’t quite started. These are the midfielders and strikers of e-mail spam — malicious messengers, and hooligan hackers — who are hitting headers aimed at

Adidas meets 2006 targets, sees earnings growth slowing in 2007 
Adidas, the world’s number two supplier of sportswear and equipment, said Wednesday that it had met all its targets for 2006, but expected earnings growth to slow this year because of difficulties at US unit Reebok.

OSU, down 20, comes back vs. Vols 
DeCourcy: Matta’s tinkering helps keep Oden around at end SAN ANTONIO — Maybe now folks will rea…

Platini Seeks to Combat Soccer Violence 
UEFA President Michel Platini has written to all 53 European soccer associations to urge them to combat violence. Platini, who was elected president of European soccer’s governing body in January, has made reducing violence on the field and in the stands a priority.

Marley’s ghost to welcome fans for Cricket World Cup 
Jamaica, where Bob Marley’s old home stands in a rough part of the capital, is one of nine Caribbean nations that have banded together to serve as the hosts for the matches.

McDonald’s new sponsor of OSU sports 
Tight financial conditions at Wendy?s International Inc. have allowed McDonald?s Corp. to swoop in as a sponsor of Ohio State University athletics.

Museums & Galleries 
7Arts Studio. “Junichro Ishida: Mind Blossom,” through March 31. 1139 W. Seventh St., Wilmington. Free. 777-1170

NEP Screenworks Continues Winning Streak With Third Consecutive Pollstar Video Company Of The Year Award 
DMN Newswire–2007-3-26–After earning designations as 2004 and 2005 Video Company of the Year by Pollstar magazine, NEP Broadcastings Screenworks was recently awarded the 2006 title from the concert industrys leading trade publication in recognition of its excellence as a world designer/provider of mobile and modular LED video screens and projectors within the live touring industry and modular …

Hometown sports briefs 
Cody Scott, a 14-year old Ithaca resident who attends Trumansburg Middle School, took 33rd place out of 710 people at the 8 Tuff Mile Race in the Virgin Islands on Feb. 24.

German Stocks Rise, Led by Adidas, DaimlerChrysler, Munich Re 
March 27 (Bloomberg) — Germany’s benchmark DAX index advanced, paced by Adidas AG after billionaire Michael Ashley bought shares in the company.

Press group protests proposed restrictions at Rugby World Cup 
PARIS, 11:10 a.m. March 16 (AP): The World Association of Newspapers and a coalition of news agencies criticized proposed restrictions on the press at this year’s upcoming Rugby World Cup in France.

Platini calls for European crackdown on soccer violence 
NYON, Switzerland — UEFA President Michel Platini has written to all 53 European soccer association…

Platini Seeks to Combat Soccer Violence 
NYON, Switzerland - UEFA President Michel Platini has written to all 53 European soccer associations to urge them to combat violence. Platini, who was elected president of European soccer’s governing body in January, has made reducing violence on the field and in the stands a priority.

Platini seeks to combat soccer violence 
UEFA President Michel Platini has written to all 53 European soccer associations to urge them to combat violence.

Platini calls for European crackdown on soccer violence 
NYON, Switzerland - UEFA President Michel Platini has written to all 53 European soccer associations to urge them to combat violence. Platini, who was elected president of European soccer’s governing…

Press group files protest over restrictions at RWC 
The World Association of Newspapers and a coalition of news agencies on Thursday criticized restrictions for the press at this year’s Rugby World Cup in France. WAN, representing the world’s newspapers, and agencies including The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters and Getty Images, told the International Rugby Board that they would be exploring legal options.

Platini Seeks to Combat Soccer Violence 
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA President Michel Platini has written to all 53 European soccer associations to urge them to combat violence.

Platini Seeks to Combat Soccer Violence 
UEFA President Michel Platini has written to all 53 European soccer associations to urge them to combat violence. Platini, who was elected president of European soccer’s governing body in January, has made reducing violence on the field and in the stands a priority.

Togo’s top player receives death threats ahead of African Cup qualifier (Boston Herald)
LONDON - Emmanuel Adebayor is Togo’s best soccer player, the man who led the small west African country to its first World Cup appearance last year. He also plays for Arsenal, one of the world’s…

Soccer great Diego Maradona in hospital (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was taken to a Buenos Aires hospital on Wednesday after falling ill and was undergoing tests, the hospital said.

London’s Wembley Stadium Gets Go-Ahead to Host Cup Final in May (Bloomberg.com)
March 27 (Bloomberg) — Wembley Stadium, the world’s most expensive sports stadium, got the go-ahead from safety inspectors to host the F.A. Cup Final soccer match on May 19.

Chilean Gay Soccer Team Gets Ready For World Cup (Gay Wired)
This year the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association will welcome a new team to their World Cup, which will take place this year in Buenos Aires. The Chilean Condors will be the first ever all gay team to represent Chile at an international level.

Days of anonymity in U.S. may soon be over for two-time World Cup team captain Reyna (The Post and Courier)
Claudio Reyna is arguably the greatest American player to ever lace up a pair of soccer cleats. Reyna is the only U.S. player to be named to the FIFA World Cup All-Star First Team. He is the first American-born player to captain a major European club.

FIFA chief: Soccer jeopardized by violence, corruption, financial agendas (Boston Herald)
ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA is turning a profit at an unprecedented rate, yet soccer’s governing body appears to be making little headway toward wiping out the violence and corruption that threaten…

Togo soccer star gets death threats (AP via Yahoo! News)
Emmanuel Adebayor is Togo’s best soccer player, the man who led the small west African country to its first World Cup appearance last year. He also plays for Arsenal, one of the world’s most famous clubs. Despite Adebayor’s popularity in his homeland and among Arsenal fans, he received death threats Saturday before Togo played Sierra Leone in an African Cup of Nations qualifier.

London’s Wembley Stadium Gets Go-Ahead for Cup Final (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
March 27 (Bloomberg) — The final of England’s F.A. Cup, soccer’s oldest competition, will return to Wembley in north London on May 19 after safety inspectors said the world’s most expensive sports stadium can be filled to capacity.

Soccer: Togo’s top player receives death threats ahead of African Cup qualifier (The Daily Item)
LONDON Emmanuel Adebayor is Togo’s best soccer player, the man who led the small west African country to its first World Cup appearance last year. He also plays for Arsenal, one of the world’s most famous clubs.

Togo soccer star gets death threats (Boston Globe)
Emmanuel Adebayor is Togo’s best soccer player, the man who led the small west African country to its first World Cup appearance last year. He also plays for Arsenal, one of the world’s most famous clubs. Despite Adebayor’s popularity in his homeland and among Arsenal fans, he received death threats Saturday before Togo played Sierra Leone in an African Cup …

OAKLAND / 50,000 excited about big game (San Francisco Chronicle)
A frenzied crowd of nearly 50,000 soccer fans, the largest ever to watch a non-World Cup game in Northern California, will gather in Oakland tonight to watch an exhibition game between two national teams from foreign countries — Mexico and Ecuador….

Chilean Gay Soccer Team Gets Ready For World Cup (Gay Wired)
This year the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association will welcome a new team to their World Cup, which will take place this year in Buenos Aires. The Chilean Condors will be the first ever all gay team to represent Chile at an international level.

OAKLAND / 50,000 excited about big game (San Francisco Chronicle)
A frenzied crowd of nearly 50,000 soccer fans, the largest ever to watch a non-World Cup game in Northern California, will gather in Oakland tonight to watch an exhibition game between two national teams from foreign countries — Mexico and Ecuador….

Togo soccer star gets death threats (AP via Yahoo! News)
Emmanuel Adebayor is Togo’s best soccer player, the man who led the small west African country to its first World Cup appearance last year. He also plays for Arsenal, one of the world’s most famous clubs. Despite Adebayor’s popularity in his homeland and among Arsenal fans, he received death threats Saturday before Togo played Sierra Leone in an African Cup of Nations qualifier.

FIFA chief: Soccer jeopardized by violence, corruption, financial agendas (SportingNews.com)
ZURICH, Switzerland — FIFA is turning a profit at an unprecedented rate, yet soccer’s governing bod…

London’s Wembley Stadium Gets Go-Ahead to Host Cup Final in May (Bloomberg.com)
March 27 (Bloomberg) — Wembley Stadium, the world’s most expensive sports stadium, got the go-ahead from safety inspectors to host the F.A. Cup Final soccer match on May 19.

Ambush soccer wins Vulcan Cup (NorthFulton.com)
Alpharetta Ambush Red U-10 Boys won the Vulcan Cup Tournament soccer championship by going undefeated in the sporting event in Birmingham, Ala.

Fox Sports en Espanol Locks in Exclusive Spanish-Language Italian Serie A TV Rights in the U.S. Through 2010 
LOS ANGELES—-Fox Sports en Espanol today announced the acquisition of the exclusive Spanish-language broadcast rights to Italy’s world-renowned Serie A. Beginning this August and running through the 2009/2010 season, Fox Sports en Espanol’s comprehensive coverage of Serie A will feature up to four matches each weekend.

SUN Sports & Entertainment Featured on MacReport.Net 
SUN Sports & Entertainment Inc. announced today that Chairman/CEO, CJ Comu, and SSPE are featured on the MacReport.Net, a leading provider of online business and financial information. “The MacReport.Net is a powerful tool that will allow SSPE to increase its presence with investors and the Wall Street community,” Stated CJ Comu.

You Vs. Them TV Shows Get Boosts From YouTube, but Networks Clamor to Keep Control of What’s Theirs 
By Ted Cox Although, I have to admit, I don’t ride public transportation as often as I used to, I have yet to see anyone on a bus or train watching a TV show - much less a movie - on one of those itty-bitty iPod video screens.

rEvolution Acquires Event Management Solutions; George Pollington to Lead New Corporate Hospitality Division 
rEvolution is pleased to announce that George Pollington, former president of Event Management Solutions, has joined rEvolution, the Chicago-based integrated sports marketing and media services agency, as vice president, business development. Pollington will lead rEvolutions newly launched Corporate Hospitality Division. Pollingtons former company, Event Management Solutions, which is …

To a reggae beat, Jamaica gets ready for cricket 
Jamaica, where Bob Marley’s old home stands in a rough part of the capital, is one of nine Caribbean nations that have banded together to serve as the hosts for the cricket world cup.

Manhattan Judge: FIFA Not Playing Fair 
A federal judge said Monday she intends to issue an order blocking a Swiss arbitration panel from hearing a dispute she already decided when she awarded MasterCard sponsorship of the next two World Cup soccer tournaments.

Iranian women gone wild over World Cup soccer 
(PG) Sony Pictures Classics (88 min.) Directed by Jafar Panahi. With Safar Samandar, Shayesteh Irani. In Farsi, with English subtitles. Opens Friday at theaters in New York.

Hornbeck, Sommer inducted to Culver Academies’ Hall of Fame 
Former Indiana University quarterback and Naples resident Huntley A. “Bud” Hornbeck and former Naples resident and United States World Cup soccer team member Juergen Sommer were officially inducted into the Culver Academies Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 23.