North Africa
SOUTH AFRICA EXPRESS PITY OVER ENGLAND 2006 WORLD CUP PLIGHT
South African World Cup 2006 bid officials have said it would be a pity if the chances of rivals England were scuttled by UEFA'S threat to expel the English team from the European championship finals.
UK GOVERNMENT DENY JOINT WORLD CUP BID REPORT
The British government has dismissed a report that England might team up with Germany in a bid to host soccer's 2006 World Cup rather than press its own case.
SA PUT PRESSURE ON MOROCCO TO QUIT WC RACE
South Africa says it is trying to persuade Morocco to quit the race to host the 2006 World Cup finals and allow it to be Africa's sole candidate.
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE IN JOINT OLYMPIC BID
Washington and Baltimore are to announce an unprecedented joint bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, according to the Washington Post.
SUCCESS VITAL SAYS SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP BID TEAM
South Africa`s 2006 World Cup bid committee said it was vital for the future of soccer as a sport and the World Cup as a multi-billion dollar business that the African continent stage the finals in seven years' time.
MOROCCO TO BID FOR 2010 WORLD CUP
Morocco will bid to host the 2010 World Cup soccer finals to be held for the first time in Africa, a Royal Palace spokesman has confirmed.
ZIMBABWE AMONG HOST HOPEFULS FOR AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
Zimbabwe, where 13 people were killed following a stampede at the National Sports stadium last Sunday, are bidding along with six other countries to host the 2004 African Nations Cup, The African Football Confederation has said.
GERMANY WC BID HEADS FOR AFRICAN SUPPORT
Germany's campaign to host the 2006 Soccer World Cup moved to Central Africa this week when German soccer legend and bid leader Franz Beckenbauer arrived in Cameroon to drum up support.
WORLD CUP DELAY BLASTED BY FIFA MEMBER
A vice-president of world soccer governing body FIFA has blasted the decision to delay the vote on who will win the battle to host the 2006 World Cup.
2006 DECISION: ENGLAND `HUGELY DISAPPOINTED? AT EARLY EXIT
England World Cup 2006 bid officials have spoken of their extreme disappointment at their second round exit during today?s FIFA executive committee vote.
ENGLAND 2006 BID DEALT FATAL BLOW
England's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup finals appears to have been dealt a fatal blow by the violent behaviour of the hooligans who caused mayhem over the weekend in Belgium, according to senior FIFA figures.
WORLD CUP 2006 DECISION ? 100 DAY COUNTDOWN
Countries bidding for the 2006 soccer World Cup are beginning the countdown to decision day ? exactly 100 days away.
ROMANIA’S IORDANESCU SLAMS FEDERATION AGAIN
Romanian national coach Anghel Iordanescu has accused the country's soccer authorities of endangering the country's World Cup chances by denying him funds, facilities and competitive warm-up matches.
ETHIOPIA PULL OUT OF AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
Ethiopia have withdrawn from the African Nations Cup qualifiers rather than play against neighbours Eritrea, the Confederation of African Football confirmed on Wednesday.
MOROCCO JOINS RACE TO STAGE 2006 WORLD CUP
"Morocco is officially a candidate for the World Cup finals in 2006," Youth and Sports Minister Ahmed Moussaoui stated yesterday.
TWELVE COUNTRIES TO BID FOR 2003 WCC
More than a dozen countries have declared an interest in hosting either of the next two editions of the World Club Championship, FIFA said on Thursday.
FIFA ? BRAZIL IN CLEAR OVER 2006 PULL-0UT
Soccer's world governing body FIFA said "no sanctions were foreseen" against Brazil for pulling out of the race to host the 2006 World Cup at the 11th hour.
LIBYA BACKS MOROCCO WC BID
Libya is supporting Morocco in its efforts to stage the 2006 World Cup finals, according to reports from a local news agency.