When you think of African football, a few nations come to mind first. Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Togo, etc. One that would come much later down that list for most of us is Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso wins U-17 African Championship
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Women's football: the year in images
Fifa.com The two showpiece events, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, proved resounding successes … A busy year ahead in 2011 What is your footballing wish for 2011? Forever in our thoughts and hearts |
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Women’s football: the year in images – Fifa.com
Today is a very, very sad day. Not 24 hours ago we had such promise on the footballing horizon in the form of Wang Dalei , a man who loved microblogging and we loved his candor
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Wang Dalei Suffers The Fate Of Football’s Future
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Time to punish De Jong was World Cup final; coach's U-turn smacks of hypocrisy
The Canadian Press Having happily fielded a team that brutishly tried to kick the footballing artists of Spain black and blue in the World Cup final, the Netherlands coach's … Nigel de Jong 'crossed a line' with Hatem Ben Arfa tackle, says Bert van Marwijk De Jong situation surrounded by hyposcrisy De Jong furore stinks |
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Time to punish De Jong was World Cup final; coach’s U-turn smacks of hypocrisy – The Canadian Press
Let’s get this out in the open: Antonio Cassano, Francesco Totti, Mario Balotelli….none of these men could have split the atom. Extraordinary, occasionally unbelievable, physical and athletic talents, but they don’t quite possess the same intellectual prowess
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Cesare Prandelli’s Attack Of The Idiots
Spain has won their first world title, a 116th minute goal from Andres Iniesta giving the European Champions the 2010 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. It was a match defined by missed opportunities and aggressive play, with the Dutch taking their new-found pragmatism to unexpected levels. Ultimately, a Spanish team which came to the fore of the footballing world early 2007 cemented their legacy by raising the world’s most most famous trophy on the pitch of Soccer City.
To talk about the final match of World Cup 2010, I was joined late Sunday by Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna for this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast.
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World Cup 2010, Spain-Netherlands Review: World Cup Buzz Podcast