University of Miami president Donna Shalala has joined the directors of the bid committee trying to bring the World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1993-2001, joins a board that includes former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, California Gov. -- read full article
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:06:49 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA is to
discuss the future of the vuvuzela, the noisy plastic trumpet
blown at the Confederations Cup which has drawn complaints from
European television stations.
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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:28:49 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Barcelona will play a friendly
against Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara in San Francisco on Aug.
8 as part of their pre-season programme, the Spanish and
European champions said on Wednesday.
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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:52:47 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Twenty-seven stadiums have been dropped from consideration for the U.S. bid to host soccer's World Cup in 2018 and 2022, while Las Vegas and Salt Lake City have been added. Nearly all the stadiums that were dropped are college football venues. Also eliminated were Green Bay's Lambeau Field and Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills. -- read full article
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:52:53 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Tianjin Teda defender Tan
Wangsong has been handed a five-match suspension for a
dangerous challenge on national goalkeeper Yang Zhi during the
side's 1-0 derby defeat at Beijing Guoan last weekend.
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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:49:26 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Brazil and Italy will be
wary of further scares in the Confederations Cup when they play
again on Thursday, having battled to getting off to a winning
start in their respective opening Group B matches.
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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:18 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
A narrow win over Egypt has put Brazil on alert at the Confederations Cup. The five-time world champion outplayed Egypt on Monday in Bloemfontein but barely escaped with a 4-3 victory thanks to a last-minute penalty conversion by Kaka. The Brazilians blamed the sub-par performance on exhaustion from recent World Cup qualifiers and excessive traveling, but acknowledged they need to improve before... -- read full article
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:51:58 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
