2006 FIFA World Cup Soccer News and Blog

The Soccer Fan’s Guide to China’s Host Cities
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Fiery crash in construction zone shut highway
Colorado Springs Gazette - cooler temperatures, with a high expected around 76 degrees. SATURDAY SPORTS Air Force plays a key Mountain West Conference football game at BYU at 1 p.m. today on The mtn. (Comcast 167, 740 AM). The U.S. plays England in Women’s World Cup soccer at

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

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Typhoon spares worried Shanghai
International Herald Tribune - Schools were closed, scheduled matches for the women’s World Cup soccer tournament were postponed, and an annual tourism festival parade was canceled. Shanghai recorded heavy rains, with 6.8 inches reported by weather authorities, but in the end, the

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PRWeb - Overwhelming Speed of Team Ghana Eliminates US National Team from 2006 World Cup The United States World Cup soccer team showed that a lack of overall team speed is a recipe for disaster at the highest levels of competition. Future success for

Cyclist Floyd Landis loses doping case
Akron Beacon Journal - Norway, Australia, Brazil and host China reached the Women’s World Cup soccer quarterfinals Thursday. Norway hammered Ghana 7-2. Australia, needing only a draw to advance, rallied to draw Canada 2-2. China edged New Zealand 2-0 and Brazil defeated

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Who the hell are Bunnyranch?
antiMUSIC - The synergy of the band live begins with Kalo, (ex-Tedio Boys) a frontman, drummer and singer who just might be the captain of Holland’s 1974 World Cup soccer team. Furiously animated and seemingly possessed by the music. Kalo makes for a performance

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CBS 2 Chicago - government and worked with news organizations from around the world on such significant stories as the 1996 Democratic National Convention, the Mayor s takeover of the Board of Education, his 1995 re-election campaign and the 1994 World Cup soccer

Typhoon Causes $640 Million Damage in China; Weakens (Update2)
Bloomberg - Two Women’s World Cup soccer matches were postponed today because of the storm, according to the China Daily newspaper. Missing in Taiwan Joaquin Almunia, the European Union’s commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, canceled

Heartbreak at world cup in China (Vancouver Province)
The following is commentary from Kara Lang after Canada’s soccer team was eliminated from the Women’s World Cup. It’s Friday morning here in Cheng-du and looking back on last night’s game it all seems like such a blur.

Gay soccer world cup ready for kick-off (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Latin America will host the gay soccer world cup for the first time in the tournament’s 16-year history when the event kicks off this weekend in Buenos Aires.

Canada-Australia Women’s World Cup of Soccer game postponed as typhoon hits (The Halifax Daily News)
CHENGDU, China (CP) - Canada’s crucial game against Australia at the Women’s World Cup of Soccer scheduled for Wednesday was postponed less than two hours before the contest was to begin.

Jubilation as China scores World Cup quarters spot (People’s Daily)
TIANJIN: China advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Soccer World Cup with a determined two-goal victory against New Zealand in Tianjin last night. The host’s last group match against the lowly ran Kiwis had unnerved both the team …

China sighs in relief as women reach World Cup quarters (Khaleej Times)
BEIJING - China breathed a big sigh of relief after its embattled women s soccer team overcame match delays and home-town nerves to book a World Cup quarter-final against Norway.

KIngson calls for stars support (Ghanaweb.com)
Black Stars first choice goalkeeper, Richard Oleley Kingson has called on Ghanaian soccer fans to put behind them the 5-0 thrashing by Saudi Arabia in an international friendly game played in Riyadh last Tuesday and extend to the team the kind of support it enjoyed during the 2006 World Cup.

Gay Soccer Teams Flock to Buenos Aires for World Cup, Tolerance (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) — The 23 members of London’s Stonewall FC all-gay soccer team will defend their world club title at a championship in Buenos Aires next week. They’re also boosting the city’s efforts to supplant Rio de Janeiro as Latin America’s top destination for gay and lesbian travelers.

United Soccer Leagues (Soccer365)
United Soccer Leagues announced Thursday the USL First Division Goalkeeper of the Year award and All-League Teams, honoring 22 of the top players in the league for the performance in 2007 as voted on by the league s coaches and general managers.

Roundup-Bolivia in crackdown on player discipline (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports)
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Soccer news in brief from around the world:

DA slams Metrorail ahead of 2010 World Cup (Mail and Guardian)
There is a “massive” service crisis within rail-passenger company Metrorail, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. There are also concerns about the Transnet division’s readiness for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, DA MP Mpowele Swath said in a statement.

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PRWeb - Overwhelming Speed of Team Ghana Eliminates US National Team from 2006 World Cup The United States World Cup soccer team showed that a lack of overall team speed is a recipe for disaster at the highest levels of competition. Future success for

FIFA to monitor soccer bets to prevent scandals
Seattle Post Intelligencer - ZURICH, Switzerland — FIFA is expanding its system for monitoring sports betting to prevent match-fixing scandals in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. Soccer’s world governing body said Thursday it had set up an independent company in Zurich

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 Soccer Fan’s Guide to China’s Host Cities
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Soccer: 2 World Cup games postponed until Thursday (Honolulu Advertiser)
CHENGDU, China The two Women’s World Cup matches scheduled for today have been postponed for a day, team officials said. The Canada-Australia Group C match in Chengdu and the China-New Zealand Group D match in Tianjin will both be played tomorrow, team officials said.

South Africa: Revolution If country Gets World Cup Shot On Target (AllAfrica.com)
WITH just 1000 days remaining until the Soccer World Cup gets under way, it is safe to say that SA’s 2010 honeymoon is over.

U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Drops in World Rankings (FOX 11 Green Bay)
ZURICH , Switzerland (AP) - While the U.S. women’s soccer team continues its so-far-successful successful run at the World Cup in China, their male counterparts continue a slide down the rankings. The U.S. drops one spot to 18th on FIFA’s new list.

Soccer fan slashes tyres (News 24 South Africa)
A Belgian man angered by the bragging of French soccer fans during the 2006 World Cup has slashed the tyres of dozens of French cars.

Team of New Jersey natives would be formidable one (The Record)
When Tony Meola played what was likely the last professional game of his prestigious professional soccer career in 2006, the moment marked the end of a storied era for New Jersey soccer.

US Women Advance in World Cup Soccer (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
Lori Chalupny gave the United States the fast start it was looking for in a 1-0 victory over Nigeria on Tuesday, putting the top-ranked US into the World Cup quarterfinals.

KIngson calls for stars support (Ghanaweb.com)
Black Stars first choice goalkeeper, Richard Oleley Kingson has called on Ghanaian soccer fans to put behind them the 5-0 thrashing by Saudi Arabia in an international friendly game played in Riyadh last Tuesday and extend to the team the kind of support it enjoyed during the 2006 World Cup.

DA slams Metrorail ahead of 2010 World Cup (Mail and Guardian)
There is a “massive” service crisis within rail-passenger company Metrorail, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. There are also concerns about the Transnet division’s readiness for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, DA MP Mpowele Swath said in a statement.

SOCCER/Asian Champions League: Urawa, Kawasaki breathe rarified air (Asahi.com)
Boldly going where no Japanese team has gone before, the Urawa Reds and Kawasaki Frontale will become the first clubs from the Land of the Rising Sun to take part in the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League when they kick off their quarterfinal campaigns tonight.

Team of New Jersey natives would be formidable one (The Record)
When Tony Meola played what was likely the last professional game of his prestigious professional soccer career in 2006, the moment marked the end of a storied era for New Jersey soccer.

Women’s World Cup | U.S. blanks Nigeria, will face England in quarterfinal match (Seattle Times)
The U.S. soccer team is headed to its fifth consecutive quarterfinal round at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, thanks to a quick goal and some…

DA slams Metrorail ahead of 2010 World Cup (Mail and Guardian)
There is a “massive” service crisis within rail-passenger company Metrorail, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. There are also concerns about the Transnet division’s readiness for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, DA MP Mpowele Swath said in a statement.

Soccer: Germany and England first into women’s World Cup quarterfinals (International Herald Tribune)
Defending champion Germany and England have claimed the first quarterfinal places in the women’s World Cup. In Group A at Hangzhou on Monday, Germany defeated Japan 2-0 to advance on a record-setting night for striker Birgit Prinz. Prinz scored one goal to give her 13, setting a new World Cup scoring record, eclipsing American Michelle Ackers.

U.S. Advances to World Cup Quarterfinals (13 WMAZ Macon)
You must be a member to add a comment! The U.S. women’s World Cup soccer team has advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in Shanghai, China.

Match vs. Nigeria a dream come true for Ellertson (USA Today)
Four years ago, as Tina Frimpong Ellertson’s Nigerian maternal grandmother lay dying, she had a vision of her granddaughter playing soccer against Nigeria as a member of the U.S. national team.

Ian Porterfield, Soccer Player, Dead at 61 (New York Times)
Ian Porterfield scored the winning goal in one of the greatest upsets in England?s F.A. Cup and coached several national teams around the world.

South Africa: Govt Vows to Avoid Cutting Social Projects to Pay for World Cup (AllAfrica.com)
South Africa will not cut social programmes to fund construction of stadiums and other facilities for the 2010 soccer World Cup, the chief executive of its World Cup organising committee has said.

KIngson calls for stars support (Ghanaweb.com)
Black Stars first choice goalkeeper, Richard Oleley Kingson has called on Ghanaian soccer fans to put behind them the 5-0 thrashing by Saudi Arabia in an international friendly game played in Riyadh last Tuesday and extend to the team the kind of support it enjoyed during the 2006 World Cup.

Dalmy expects World Cup experience to be valuable (Denver Post)
Marian Dalmy doesn’t expect to play much for the U.S. women’s soccer team in the World Cup that began Monday in China, but that’s OK with her.

More Television Viewers Watch Women’s World Cup (Voice of America)
The fifth FIFA Women’s World Cup in China is being broadcast to a record number of viewers around the world. VOA’s Jim Stevenson has more on the growth of the quadrennial football (soccer) event since it began in 1991.

Inspired China aims to top Cup group (People’s Daily)
WUHAN: China’s women’s soccer players are brimming with optimism after their nail-biting 3-2 victory against a resilient Denmark during both sides’ opening clash at the World Cup on Wednesday. The host players underlined their quiet dete …

World Cup ref helps kick off junior soccer in Bangkok (Bangkok Post)
September sees the start of the new season for the Bangkok Soccer League. Registration Fun Day will be at Bangkok Patana School tomorrow and Graham Poll, England’s famous World Cup referee, will be refereeing a couple of games for us.

Mums star at World Cup (iafrica.com)
Former World Cup champions Norway are a powerful footballing force, with skillful players who command respect. But in Hangzhou, the European giants are being upstaged by a grinning girl in pink rollerblades and a toddler in an oversized kit.

Area girls soccer players tuned into World Cup (News Journal)
ASHLAND Katie Krisko has been waking up earlier than usual and not because the Ashland senior is cramming for a test or finishing a project. Krisko, the captain of the Arrows soccer team, is up before the sun to watch the Women s World Cup, taking place through the end of the month in China.

Soccer fan slashes tyres (News 24 South Africa)
A Belgian man angered by the bragging of French soccer fans during the 2006 World Cup has slashed the tyres of dozens of French cars.

South Africa: Revolution If country Gets World Cup Shot On Target (AllAfrica.com)
WITH just 1000 days remaining until the Soccer World Cup gets under way, it is safe to say that SA’s 2010 honeymoon is over.

Soccer: In Women’s World Cup Brazil pound China 4-0. (International Herald Tribune)
‘In other group D match Denmark beat New Zealand 2-0, while in group C Australia and Norway drew 1-1 and Canada beat Ghana 4-0.

Soccer World Cup just 1 000 days away (SABC News)
Tshwane executive mayor Gwen Ramokgopa will deliver an address at the Union Buildings in Pretoria during the start of the 2010 Soccer World Cup 1 000 day countdown. Celebrations are being held in nine host cities countrywide.

Ian Porterfield, Soccer Player, Dead at 61 (New York Times)
Ian Porterfield scored the winning goal in one of the greatest upsets in England?s F.A. Cup and coached several national teams around the world.

South Africa: Revolution If country Gets World Cup Shot On Target (AllAfrica.com)
WITH just 1000 days remaining until the Soccer World Cup gets under way, it is safe to say that SA’s 2010 honeymoon is over.

Canadian women have eyes on World Cup prize (Canada.com)
Chinese dancers dressed as soccer boots and balls perform during the opening ceremony of the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup football tournament at the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, September 10, 2007.

Bhutan pulls out of 2010 men’s soccer World Cup qualifying (Slam! Sports)
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - Bhutan has pulled out of the qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup of men’s soccer. FIFA said Friday the tiny Himalayan kingdom decided not to enter the first Asian qualifying round for the tournament in South Africa.

SPORTS SHORTS (New York Post)
SOCCER: U.S. advances in China Abby Wambach scored both goals as the U.S. women’s team defeated Sweden 2-0 yesterday in a women’s World Cup Group B game in Chengdu, China. The victory boosted the U.S. to four points atop Group B - the same as…

South Africa: Govt Vows to Avoid Cutting Social Projects to Pay for World Cup (AllAfrica.com)
South Africa will not cut social programmes to fund construction of stadiums and other facilities for the 2010 soccer World Cup, the chief executive of its World Cup organising committee has said.

Area girls soccer players tuned into World Cup (News Journal)
ASHLAND Katie Krisko has been waking up earlier than usual and not because the Ashland senior is cramming for a test or finishing a project. Krisko, the captain of the Arrows soccer team, is up before the sun to watch the Women s World Cup, taking place through the end of the month in China.

Germany held as US and North Korea stride on in women’s World Cup Soccer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Defending women’s World Cup champions Germany were held to a goalless draw by arch-rival England Friday as the United States and North Korea took giant steps towards the quarter-finals.

World Cup ref helps kick off junior soccer in Bangkok (Bangkok Post)
September sees the start of the new season for the Bangkok Soccer League. Registration Fun Day will be at Bangkok Patana School tomorrow and Graham Poll, England’s famous World Cup referee, will be refereeing a couple of games for us.

Soccer fan slashes tyres (News 24 South Africa)
A Belgian man angered by the bragging of French soccer fans during the 2006 World Cup has slashed the tyres of dozens of French cars.

Soccer World Cup just 1 000 days away (SABC News)
Tshwane executive mayor Gwen Ramokgopa will deliver an address at the Union Buildings in Pretoria during the start of the 2010 Soccer World Cup 1 000 day countdown. Celebrations are being held in nine host cities countrywide.

South Africa: Revolution If country Gets World Cup Shot On Target (AllAfrica.com)
WITH just 1000 days remaining until the Soccer World Cup gets under way, it is safe to say that SA’s 2010 honeymoon is over.

Soccer: Spying charges thickens the plot at Women’s World Cup (International Herald Tribune)
The Formula One men spy upon one another through smoke and mirrors, but some of the women now contesting the FIFA Women’s World Cup in China think they are being spied upon through two-way mirrors.