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  • Lions owe it to their fans Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 10:11PMSO, SINGAPORE failed to make the Suzuki Cup final after all. Ravaged by a string of injuries, the Lions succumbed 1-0 on aggregate to Vietnam in the semi-finals on Sunday.
  • Zimbabwe: Soccer Team Remain in Top 100 Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 6:37AMHarare — ZIMBABWE have remained unchanged and will finish the year rated in the top 100 on the Fifa/Coca-Cola World soccer rankings.
  • Zimbabwe ranked 95th in FIFA ranking Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 9:32PMPosted to the web: 18/12/2008 20:39:16 AFTER a disastrous 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Zimbabwe ended the 2008 season ranked 95th in the world and 27th in Africa.
  • Stories from The Times Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 9:24AMSwimming - 30-strong Maltese team in Berlin Meet A group of 30 Maltese swimmers are currently in Germany to take part in the Berlin International Swim Meet, an annual event held at this time of...
  • Bafana moving up in the world, but not in Africa Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 9:46PMJOHANNESBURG — A steady, if modest, ascent to 76th in the Fifa world rankings yesterday provided a measure of satisfaction for Bafana Bafana, but there was also some bad news going into the New Year.
  • Mixed fortunes for Bafana Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 3:14PMA steady, if modest ascent to 76th in the Fifa world rankings has provided a measure of satisfaction for Bafana Bafana.
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  • Spain finish the year top of the FIFA rankings Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 10:55AMZurich - European champions Spain remain top of the world football rankings issued Wednesday by the world governing body FIFA while Turkey jumped three places to move into the top 10. Spain finish 2008 well clear of Euro 2008 finalists Germany while ...
  • Good morning Abidjan Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 9:56PMnational team failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup/Nations Cup finals.
  • Tell Me About: The Mexican League Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 7:11PMSeasonLike a lot of Central and South American domestic leagues, the Mexican Football League has two separate seasons every 12 months. The first is the Apertura (opening), the Fall league that runs from late summer to late December. The second is the Clausura (closing), running from January until late May/early June. During each season, all clubs play 19 games, usually starting at noon EST on ...
  • WCA, Beau Chene win recent games, ready for tourney Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 8:44AMThe Beau Chene boys were crowned champions of the Carencro Thanksgiving Soccer Fest by going through the tournament 3-0-2.
  • Nigeria: Country Ranked Tenth in Beach Soccer Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 5:38AMNigeria has been ranked number 10 in the world in the game of beach soccer. The rankings, updated with the results of the Year 2008, was released by Beach Soccer World Wide (BSWW).
  • SA to get World Cup seeding Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 11:35AMSA will receive a seeding in the 2010 SWC - but it will not be the the kind of favourable draw that emanated from the Confed Cup.
  • Transport, security key issues ahead of World Cup Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 11:28AMTransport and security remain the key challenges facing world soccer governing body Fifa and the 2010 World Cup local organising committee.
  • Africa: Revisiting the Cameroon-South Africa Match - Inside story of how the Bafana Bafana tricked and tamed the Lions. Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 3:54PMThe Indomitable lions of Cameroon were last Wednesday November 19 humbled 2-3 by the Bafana and Bafana of South Africa. The stunning defeat came as a surprise especially as the Lions have been lining up victories in the recent past and classified the best team in Africa according to FIFA rankings.
  • Bottom of the pile to the top of the league Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 12:03AM "You have made history. Whatever happens no-one can take this away from you." The words are spoken quietly but fervently by Bob Munro, a 72-year-old Canadian and the lone old man in a room full of young athletes. The chairman is speaking to the players of Mathare United.
  • DAILY EXPRESS NEWS Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:19AMPETALING JAYA: Malaysia has targeted to be in the world top 130 next season from the 151st spot, said Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Khairy Jamaluddin.
  • Terry makes amends with late header vs Germany Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 9:25PMBrussels: Italy coach Marcello Lippi equalled the world record of 31 successive international games without defeat after Luca Toni equalised in the 54th minute to secure a 1-1 draw for the world champions in their friendly against Greece on Wednesday.
  • Kalbuadi: We are family Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 5:57PM Francisco Kalbuadi, President of the Timor-Leste FA, paid a visit to Zurich and spoke to FIFA.com about the development of football on the island.
  • Most Read News Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:03PMPETALING JAYA, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has targeted to be in the world top 130 next season from the 151st spot, said Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Khairy Jamaluddin.
  • Facilities will be readyfor 2010 - ambassador Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:24PMFormer Manchester United goalkeeper, Gary Bailey believes that South Africa is on track to get facilities ready for the 2010 World Cup. Bailey is the official ambassador of 2010 World Cup sponsors, BP and Castrol. He told Mmegi Sport in Johannesburg on Thursday that the stadiums, airports and roads will be ready in time for the event.
  • SAfrica campaigns to boost Confed Cup Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:39PMSouth Africa will this weekend launch a major advertising campaign to boost next year´s Confederations Cup, which groups together continental football champions ahead of the 2010 World Cup, organisers said Friday.
  • Vietnam jumps 6 grades in FIFA rankings Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:26AMVietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnam did nott win its most recent international matches against North Korea and Singapore, it gained 6 grades in the November ranking list of FIFA and now stands at the 159.
  • Stars slip again …in recent FIFA ranking Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:16PMThe Black Stars have dropped a single place on the world ranking table in the current edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released yesterday. Ghana now sits at the 26th position on the world ranking table with an accumulated build up of 805 points having lost 34 points.
  • Capello has Olympic dream Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 10:15AMFabio Capello says he would like to manage at the London Olympics after his England contract ends in 2012.
  • Sports in Brief: 2 NASCAR teams merge for next racing season Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 9:18AMTeresa Earnhardt and Chip Ganassi will combine their sponsorship-strapped race teams next season, an effort to stabilize their organizations in a tough economic time.
  • Stories from The Times Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 8:56AMOlympics - Two new faces in MOC set-up **The Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC) will have two new faces for the next four-year-term following elections held at Tal-Qroqq yesterday. Two...
  • South Africa: Bafana Climb in Fifa Rankings Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:20AMBafana Bafana has climbed five places in the latest Fifa World Rankings that were released today. The South Africans are now ranked 80th. Cameroon continue to dominate the Africa contingent. The Indomitable Lions are on 14th position this month, down two from their last ranking.
  • Capello: I just don’t know how England managed to sink so low in the rankings Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:05AMFabio Capello says he will ‘soon be fluent’ in English and the more he learns, the more expressive he appears to become.
  • Sports briefs Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:00AMRoger Federer kept his hopes alive for a fifth Masters Cup title Wednesday by beating Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 6-4.
  • Dutch and Belgians join forces to bid for World Cup Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 12:21AM The Dutch and Belgian football associations have agreed to establish a joint foundation to prepare their bid to co-host the 2018 World Cup finals. A total of 11 cities in Belgium and the Netherlands have said they could host the matches, the KNVB (Dutch Football Association) said in a statement yesterday.
  • Iran jumps up four places in FIFA rankings Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 12:08AMTEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) -- Iran has moved four places up in recently released FIFA rankings on Wednesday.
  • Spain still on top Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 12:03AMZURICH: European champions Spain remained on top of the football world rankings for a fifth successive month following the publication of the latest FIFA standings yesterday.
  • Scotland sink to 33rd in FIFA rankings Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 6:01PMSCOTLAND have continued to fall rapidly down the FIFA world rankings, with their goalless draw against Norway consigning them to 33rd place.
  • New Delhi, Nov 12: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 5:45PMIndia suffered a huge blow ahead of the ODI series against England when young speedster Ishant Sharma was ruled out of the first game as the result of an ankle injury.
  • Hilary Venables: Far from creating an economic boom, hosting the Fifa World Cup is a reckless extravagance for South ... Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 7:50AMHilary Venables: Far from creating an economic boom, hosting the Fifa World Cup is a reckless extravagance for South Africa
  • Tendulkar No.8 in ODIs Calcutta: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 9:47PMIndia captain Mah endra Singh Dhoni retained his top spot among batsmen in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI rankings issued on Wednesday, says A Staff Reporter. Dhoni and Graeme Smith are at the second and third positions respectively.
  • Rwanda: Day of Reckoning Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 1:57PMAs all, save for two East and Central African countries are licking their wounds after a disastrous 2010 World/Africa Cup qualifying campaign, Rwanda and Sudan are basking in glory after being the only teams in the region to make it through to the final qualification round.
  • Nigeria: SA 2010 Final Battle - Eagles Know Foes Today Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 12:03PMThe outcome of a simple ceremony lasting barely 45 minutes and taking place in the hallowed chambers of the auditorium of the FIFA headquarters in Zurich will go a long way in determining the World Cup qualification dreams of millions of Nigerians and others across the African continent.
  • Africa: Plenty of Drama in World Cup Qualifiers Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 8:46AMI just love African football. Where else do you get such riveting stories.
  • Palestine to play 1st match in home stadium Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 9:28PMPalestine will play its first international soccer game at home, an Oct. 26 exhibition against Jordan.
  • HOT TOPICS Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 8:48PMZURICH, Switzerland - Palestine is set to play its first international soccer match on home soil. Palestine will host Jordan in a friendly on Oct. 26 at the Ram stadium in Gaza City after 10 years of playing home games in Jordan and Qatar, FIFA said Friday.
  • Soccer: Palestine to play first match in home stadium Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 8:31PMZURICH, Switzerland — Palestine will play its first international soccer game at home, an Oct. 26 exhibition against Jordan in Gaza City.
  • U.S. needs healthy Beasley Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 3:12PMDeMarcus Beasley collapsed to the ground at RFK Stadium on Saturday during a World Cup qualifier against Cuba, immediately clutching his ankle as U.S. coach Bob Bradley looked on from the sideline with concern.
  • Oceania dominance lifts Kiwis Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:37AMIn September, New Zealand swept aside their opposition to take out the OFC Nations Cup. They have been rewarded with a massive ranking rise.
  • Jonah Freedman: Goal machine Thompson helping Aussie revolution Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 2:58PMPelé? Romário? Ferenc Puskas? Hacks. Last week in Melbourne, Australia, I was in the presence of true greatness: the most prolific scorer of all time.
  • Bafana seek momentum Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 8:58PMBafana Bafana coach Joel Santana is hoping his players can keep their winning momentum going when his charges host highly-rated Ghana in a friendly in Bloemfontein tomorrow.
  • Stange time for Belarussian football Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 7:51AMBernd Stange may be without his "Pelé" as he prepares Belarus to take on England, but having guided war-torn Iraq to fourth in the 2004 Olympics the German coach, 60, knows a thing or two about overcoming the odds.
  • Guinea and Mozambique survive World Cup cull Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 8:36PMGuinea and Mozambique filled the final slots Sunday as six months of 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup second round qualifying drama ended. Guinea won 3-2 in Conakry.
  • Guinea and Mozambique survive World Cup cull Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 8:25PMGuinea and Mozambique filled the final slots Sunday as six months of 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup second round qualifying drama ended.