Brazil
UFA BRAZILIAN DEAL ? FIRM REVEALS DETAILS OF DEAL
UFA Sports has concluded a general marketing contract with the top Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama.
OLYMPIC SOCCER TO BREAK MILLION SPECTATOR MARK
More than a million spectators are expected to watch the men's and women's soccer events at the Sydney Olympics Games, tournament director Peter Hugg has said.
BREAKING NEWS?GERMANY WIN STUNNING 2006 VICTORY
Germany has sensationally won the right to stage the FIFA 2006 World Cup ? bringing soccer?s most valuable property back to European shores.
ENGLAND SET FOR URGENT MEETING OVER HOOLIGANS
English soccer chiefs were planning to hold an urgent meeting with European governing body UEFA today in a bid to stop a new generation of hooligans from destroying their Euro 2000 campaign and seriously undermining their 2006 World Cup bid.
BRAZIL SAYS IT DESERVES TO HOST WC 2006
Brazil has told Asian nations that its bid for the 2006 World Cup combined passion and organisation and it deserved to host the tournament.
FIFA `FAVOURABLY IMPRESSED? WITH SA BID
FIFA's technical inspection team has given South Africa's bid to host the 2006 World Cup finals an unequivocal thumbs-up on Tuesday after a five-day tour to check the country's readiness.
UNITED CONFIRM CUP PULL-OUT
Manchester United have confirmed they will not defend the English F.A. Cup this season, preferring to play in a FIFA?s new World Club Championship in Brazil in January.
CHAOS AS FIFA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TICKETS GO ON SALE
Chaos has broken out in Brazil after tickets for FIFA?s inaugural World Club Championship final went on sale.
THAIS GO ON WORLD CUP RAMPAGE
Hundreds of youths went on the rampage at a detention centre in northeast Thailand in the early hours of Wednesday after officials prevented them from watching a World Cup soccer match on television, police said.
CLUBS STEP UP OPPOSITION TO FIFA
Europe's leading soccer leagues have taken on world governing body FIFA about releasing players for the controversial Confederations' Cup in January.
PELE QUITS POLITICS
Soccer legend Pele is to end his fling with politics, according to a report in USA Today.
SA CELEBRATE NIGERIA BOOST
South African soccer officials have reacted with delight to Nigeria's decision to withdraw their bid to host the World Cup finals in 2006 and instead support the South African bid.
UNITED COULD MAKE CUP DECISION TODAY
Manchester United could make a decision today over its controversial involvement in FIFA's inaugural World Team championship.
BIDDERS PRESENT TO FIFA
Those countries hoping to host soccer's 2006 World Cup have begun presenting their official bids to governing body FIFA.
BRAZIL WITHDRAW THREAT TO THROW OUT BARCA
Brazil has withdrawn its threat to have Barcelona thrown out of the European Champions League if they do not release Rivaldo for international duty.
ISMM CHAIRMAN DENIES FIFA ACCUSATIONS
Chairman of bankrupt International Sports Media and Marketing (ISMM) Christoph Malms denied in a Swiss Sunday newspaper article any suggestions by FIFA president Sepp Blatter that ISMM may have improperly diverted funds paid to it by Brazil's TV Globo.
WORLD CUP TICKET APPLICATIONS TOP 1 MILLION IN KOREA
South Korean soccer fans have applied for more than one million tickets for the 2002 World Cup finals, four times the number of seats offered in the first round of sales, organisers said on Thursday.
BRAZILIAN SOCCER STAR FACES JUDGE
Brazilian soccer striker Alex returned to France on Monday morning to give evidence in the false passports scandal that has rocked the sport.