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USA World Cup in 2010?
Road to 2010 World Cup | July 3rd 2008 by Amunti
Since the time FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that the 2010 World Cup would be staged in South Africa, people have wondered whether the Cup would actually be held in the African country.Will South Africa be able to host the World Cup? Will peo read more
Jordaan Speaks and We Listen
Road to 2010 World Cup | June 25th 2008 by Amunti
When the chief executive officer for the 2010 World Cup organizing committee Danny Jordaan speaks, we tend to listen. Not only is the man educated and inspired, he's the head of South Africa's efforts to make the first-ever African World Cup a rive read more
Two Years to 2010 World Cup
Road to 2010 World Cup | June 10th 2008 by Amunti
So here we are, a mere two years until the start of South Africa's World Cup, the 2010 championships.The opening game will be played on June 11, 2010 at Johannesburg's 94,000-seat Soccer City Stadium. Organizing committee chief executive Danny Jorda read more
South African Violence
Road to 2010 World Cup | May 23rd 2008 by Amunti
The anti-immigrant violence sweeping through South Africa has seen at least 42 people killed and more than 25,000 driven from their homes in 12 days of attacks.The mobs causing the violence are accusing African migrants of taking jobs and fuelling cr read more
2010 World Cup Update from Danny Jordaan
Road to 2010 World Cup | March 16th 2008 by Amunti
This, an article printed a few weeks back in England's great Guardian Unlimited sports section.It's an interview conducted by Satish C. Sekar, who runs the wonderful Empower Sport magazine, which is a magazine dedicated to the important issues around read more
South Africa's Economic Boom Thanks to 2010 World Cup
Road to 2010 World Cup | December 2nd 2007 by Amunti
I've been posting a lot about Danny Jordaan the last week, but let's be fair. The guy's doing a great job as chief of South Africa's World Cup organizing committee. This, an article from the BBC about Jordaan's belief that the 2010 Cup can be a force read more
Chief of 2010 World Cup Believes in South Africa
Road to 2010 World Cup | November 27th 2007 by Amunti
Interesting piece by Reuters' Mike Collett about Danny Jordaan, the man leading the South African charge towards 2010. Jordaan's had to face a lot of challenges as the chief organizer of the 2010 World Cup. From work stoppages at stadium sites to inc read more
Free World Cup Tickets!
Road to 2010 World Cup | November 24th 2007 by Amunti
If you don't have to pay to get into the World Cup, life's grand!South Africans are learning this today after FIFA announced they will give 120,000 free tickets to South African residents for matches in the 2010 World Cup finals, FIFA general secreta read more
Samuel Eto'o is the Face of 2010 World Cup
Road to 2010 World Cup | November 23rd 2007 by Amunti
Talk about a great honor! Barcelona star Samuel Eto'o was unveiled as the face of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa on Friday. FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday unveiled the poster for the first tournament to be staged in Africa. An image of the read more
2010 World Cup Comes Into Focus
Road to 2010 World Cup | November 19th 2007 by Amunti
We're 933 days from the opening game of the 2010 World Cup. The Finals inch closer and closer. The footballing world is already abuzz with excitement as we head to November 25, 2007, the day Durban, South Africa hosts the draw for the 2010 World Cup read more
The Enemy Within: An Update on South Africa's Preparations
Road to 2010 World Cup | November 4th 2007 by Amunti
South Africa's working hard to get itself ready for the 2010 World Cup. The last thing the organizers need is a lack of focus from their partners. This week, a scorching document proclaiming South Africa’s inability to stage the 2010 World Cup, whi read more
1000 Days to the 2010 World Cup
Road to 2010 World Cup | September 12th 2007 by Amunti
It's almost here! Can you feel it? Ok, not *almost* here, but on its way ... slowly but surely, the opening of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is creeping up on us. How am I getting there? I have somewhat of a clue (look at some of my previous pos read more
South Africa Won't Cut Social Programs for 2010 WC
Road to 2010 World Cup | September 11th 2007 by Amunti
South Africa has their priorities in order. Unlike the US government that keeps cutting taxes and social institutions, their South African counterparts will not scale back social programs to fund construction of stadiums and other facilities for the read more
Overseas View of World Cup is Criminal
Road to 2010 World Cup | August 24th 2007 by Amunti
I found this article on the South African Times website. It's written by Mninawa Ntloko and deals with the view the world community has of the South African World Cup. Many see South Africa as a violent country, full of murder and anarchy. Ntloko poi read more
State of the 2010 World Cup
Road to 2010 World Cup | August 21st 2007 by Amunti
Life has once again intervened in my blogging endeavors. But I'm back with some updates on South Africa's progress on the Road to the 2010 World Cup. World Cup organizer Danny Jordaan (above) briefed the South African High Commission in London a few read more
"World Cup looks good for Africa, apart from on the pitch"
FOR THE LOVE OF SPORTS | August 21st 2007 by Aaron S
LONDON (Reuters) - Everything is on course for a wonderful first World Cup in Africa, apart from on the pitch where the continent's teams continue to struggle at the top level, the local head of the 2010 tournament said.Danny Jordaan, chief of the So read more
A Key Test for South Africa & Nigeria Advances
Road to 2010 World Cup | July 13th 2007 by Amunti
Football stars past and present will be on hand in Cape Town, South Africa next Wednesday for the "90 Minutes for Mandela" match to be played in honor of the great Nelson Mandela's 89th birthday. The match will feature an African XI tackling a World read more
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