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Friday, June 11, 2010

News and Views from Fri Jun 11

Special 1 TV is back with a World Cup Preview

World Cup News and Updates
  • FIFA
  • ESPNSoccernet
  • Goal.com
  • The Guardian

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories
  • Marketing at the World Cup.
  • Football at altitude.
  • Power cuts in SA make watching matches difficult(I linked to a similar story a few weeks ago).
  • ESPN switches on World Cup, the Guardian asks if the US cares.
  • Vuvuzelas get red card from the Dutch.
  • US team caught in elephant traffic jam.
  • Spectators injured at WC opener live broadcast.
  • Witchdoctors of African football.
  • World Cup 101(yeah another one): Why the WC is such a big deal.
  • Will the US tune in to the WC?
  • FIFA exerts itself against non-official marketers.
  • The World Cup is about politics.
  • The vuvuzela story.
  • Away from the glitz, a boys' soccer club battles post-apartheid woes.
  • Maybe seeing the ugly side of soccer will win over US fans.
  • MLS' success is independent of USMNT World Cup success.
  • Cheers on the streets of New York City.

Posted by Peter C at 10:05 PM
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