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FIFA’s World Cup 2010 Technical Report is 289 Pages of Fluff

FIFA has released its World Cup 2010 Technical Report in the form of a 9.28 megabyte pdf document.

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FIFA’s World Cup 2010 Technical Report is 289 Pages of Fluff

September 2, 2010 By : rioworld Category : News Tags:, , , , , , , , , ,
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UAE Has The Right Idea, Declares A Fatwa On The Vuvuzela

The vuvuzela has become almost tolerable throughout the World Cup as our worries shift to the flight of the Jabulani, the suspect officiating and angry Germans trying to eat that adorable little octopus.

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UAE Has The Right Idea, Declares A Fatwa On The Vuvuzela

July 9, 2010 By : rioworld Category : News Tags:, , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Apparently Xavi Sucks At Something

The world’s best midfielder can’t blow a vuvuzela.

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Apparently Xavi Sucks At Something

July 7, 2010 By : rioworld Category : News Tags:, , , , , , , , , , ,
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Gio van Bronckhurst: The Best Goal of World Cup 2010 So Far?

Netherlands 35 year old captain Gio van Bronckhurst opened the scoring against Uruguay with this long range, laser guided strike. I can’t decide what the most impressive thing about this goal is.

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Gio van Bronckhurst: The Best Goal of World Cup 2010 So Far?

July 6, 2010 By : rioworld Category : News Tags:, , , , , , ,
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Craig Johnston’s 12-Page Jabulani Letter to Sepp Blatter

Does anyone out there remember Craig Johnston? If not, you probably should. Johnston was a South African born Australian striker who played in England for both Middlesbrough and Liverpool in the 1980s

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Craig Johnston’s 12-Page Jabulani Letter to Sepp Blatter

July 6, 2010 By : rioworld Category : News Tags:, , , , , , , , ,
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Why the World Cup Ball’s Been Acting Oddly – CBS News


Globe and Mail
Why the World Cup Ball's Been Acting Oddly
CBS News
(Discover) Players complaining about the new ball: It's one of the traditions that returned like clockwork with this World Cup, along with egregious diving,
Jabulani ball too low-tech for Mexican designersWashington Post
World Cup 2010: FIFA to investigate Jabulani World Cup ballGoal.com
FIFA Says It Isn't `Deaf' to World Cup Ball Complaints, Will Meet AdidasBloomberg
Los Angeles Times?-The Associated Press
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Why the World Cup Ball’s Been Acting Oddly – CBS News

June 28, 2010 By : rioworld Category : featured Tags:, , , , , , , ,
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