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Pan-regional pay-TV platform DirecTV Latin America has secured its fifth World Cup rights distribution deal in Mexico.

The English Football Association has undertaken a new online initiative for the World Cup focusing around the national team's training sessions.

TV rights to the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups have been moved to KirchSport after KirchMedia filed for insolvency this morning.

Australian terrestrial broadcaster SBS has signed a TV rights deal for this summer's FIFA World Cup, despite the national team's failure to qualify for the tournament.

Nasdaq-listed virtual imaging company Princeton Video Image has closed its acquisition of the assets of the Israel-based SciDel Technologies.

A leading soccer official has called on FIFA to change the power held by the governing body's president.

Franz Beckenbauer has offered his support to FIFA president Sepp Blatter and believes he will remain leader of soccer's world governing body.

South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi have vowed to seize the historic opportunity of the World Cup to improved their often troubled ties.

South Korea plans to draft in soldiers as emergency translators to help visitors at the World Cup after failing to recruit enough people with language skills, the South Korean organising committee (KOWOC) says.

Soccer officials in Japan, South Korea and China have agreed to a new East Asian club competition which will feature the league champions of each of the three countries.

The Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Korean President Kim Dae-Jung will hold a summit meeting tomorrow to discuss the World Cup - and how to resolve possible disputes between the two countries.

Avaya, the technology partner for this summer's World Cup in Japan and South Korea has signed a six figure sponsorship deal with pan-European sports website Sports.com.

UK-based player management agency First Artist Corporation and World Sport Group, the sports marketing company focused on the Asian market, have signed a joint venture agreement.

New Zealand has tied up a TV rights deal for this summer's soccer World Cup with KirchMedia, accepting a joint bid from the country's two main broadcasters.

The protracted World Cup rights negotiations between Kirch Sport and China Central Television (CCTV) have reached a historic conclusion.

China made history when it won a place in this summer's FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea but most people just won't be able to afford to go.