Topic: South Africa
Vuvuzelas have been banned from UEFA matches, European football's governing body said on Wednesday, as it sided with chanting and singing in Europe's stadiums. UEFA told its 53 member associations that it had adopted the ban to protect "Europe's football culture and ...
South African striker Benni McCarthy insists he will use jibes about his weight as motivation to prove his critics wrong this season. McCarthy hopes to kick-start his spluttering career at West Ham even though he has been criticised by the English Premier ...
Uruguayan international Diego Godin completed his move from Villarreal to Atletico Madrid, the buying club announced on its website on Wednesday. The 24-year-old central defender is due in Madrid on Thursday to go through a medical and sign a five year contract. ...
Police: Vuvuzelas used to raise theft alarm, 3 suspects killed in South Africa mob attackPolice say vigilantes used whistles and vuvuzelas, the deafening horns used by fans during the World Cup, to arouse a mob early Wednesday to assault and kill three ...
Vuvuzelas may have been a feature of the football World Cup finals in South Africa but on Monday basketball chiefs said they would not be tolerated at any of their affiliated indoor competitions. The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) announced that the ruling ...
Chilean-American author Ariel Dorfman meets with Nelson Mandela in South AfricaThe Nelson Mandela Foundation says renowned Chilean-American author Ariel Dorfman has met with the South African icon and former president at the foundation's offices. Dorfman, formerly the cultural adviser to the late ...
English Premier League clubs Arsenal and Tottenham have banned controversial vuvuzela horns from their stadiums this season. Vuvuzelas provided the soundtrack to the World Cup in South Africa as fans blew the plastic horns throughout matches, creating a monotonous drone that drowned ...
Australian football officials remain confident in their bid for the 2022 World Cup despite reports that China wants to host the 2026 tournament. There is little likelihood of Asian countries hosting two World Cups in succession, which means any formal bid from ...
South Africa pulled it off, now it's time for Brazil to start getting ready for the World CupSouth Africa successfully hosted the World Cup. Now the focus and pressure is on Brazil. The 2010 World Cup went off without any major problems ...
LONDON (Reuters) - World champions Spain returned to the top of the FIFA rankings Wednesday while Brazil dropped to third place and Italy slumped to 11th. World Cup finalists the Netherlands also leapfrogged Brazil for second, a rise of two places, while ...
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