North Korea
Mong-Joon manoeuvres as Blatter keeps low profile
Korean FA president and FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon, a potential successor to FIFA president Sepp Blatter, has contradicted his superior ahead of a crucial FIFA executive meeting in Buenos Aires today.
FREE ROOMS FOR CASH-STRAPPED CAMBODIA, LAOS
Athletes from cash-strapped Laos and Cambodia will be given free accomodation at next week's Asian Games in Thailand, officials have said.
JAPAN AND KOREA CLASH OVER WORLD CUP TICKET PLANS
Japan has angered 2002 World Cup co-hosts South Korea with plans to print 'Japan' before 'Korea' on ticket applications for the finals.
2002 WORLD CUP FINALS MAY BE SHORTER
The 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea may be three days shorter than this year's 33-day tournament in France, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
FIFA RULES OUT SHIRT ADVERTS BEFORE 2002
Soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Sunday it was open to the idea of sponsors names on national team shirts but insisted they would not be allowed at the 2002 World Cup. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the association's executive had discussed the idea at an end-of-year meeting in Rome but wanted to examine it further before making a decision.
2002 WORLD CUP FINALS MAY BE SHORTER
The 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea may be three days shorter than this year's 33-day tournament in France, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
BLATTER CONFIDENT OF SOLUTION TO WORLD CUP TICKET ROW
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he was confident the Japanese government and organisers of the 2002 World Cup will find a solution to tax problems that may have delayed the start of ticket sales.
OCA CHIEF SAYS ASIA BOYCOTT CALL WELL BACKED
A top Asian sports official has said there was growing support within the region for a boycott of the 2002 World Cup in protest at Asia's representation in the finals.
ZEN-RUFFINEN: `2002 WORLD CUP GAMES COULD BE PLAYED IN NORTH KOREA?
A FIFA official has said some 2002 World Cup soccer matches could be staged in North Korea after the two Koreas agreed to march under the same flag at the Olympic Games.
ASIA THREATENS WORLD CUP BOYCOTT
Asian soccer chiefs have gaven FIFA until March to avert a regional boycott of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea by giving Asia the chance of an extra place in the finals.
MARCH IN SYDNEY MAY LEAD TO JOINT KOREAN TEAMS
North and South Korea may march together under the Olympic flag at the Sydney Olympics, and that could lead to powerful joint teams in international sporting arenas.
SOCCER CHIEF CALLS FOR UNIFIED TEAM
South Korea's top football representative has said he would like to see North and South Korea field a united team for the 2002 World Cup.
POLITE ASIA ASKS FIFA, JUST BE FAIR
Asia has turned world soccer's favourite slogan back at governing body FIFA and asked for "Fair Play, Please."
BLATTER CAUTIOUS OVER UNITED KOREAN TEAM
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has urged caution over the possibility of a united Korean soccer team representing the divided peninsula at the finals of the Asian Cup in Lebanon later this year.
KOREA CONSIDER JOINT WORLD CUP TEAM
North Korea has not ruled out joining forces with rival South Korea to form a team for soccer's 2002 World Cup, Seoul's top football official has said following a trip to Pyongyang .
N.KOREA SAYS NOT BEEN ASKED FOR 2002 HELP
Isolationist North Korea has never been officially approached about the possibility of hosting matches during the 2002 World Cup, a top Pyongyang sports official has said.
NORTH KOREA TO HOST US BACKED GOLF EVENT
North Korea and the Korean Golf Association of Hawaii will host the Millennium PyongYang Golf VIP 2000, the first ever golf event in North Korea.
WORLD SET TO TUNE IN TO FIFA DRAW
The draw for the 2002 World Cup, the biggest in the tournament's 69-year history, will involve 195 nations and be seen live on Tuesday by a television audience of about one billion people.