Dress rehearsal World Cup start Saturday
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ● Even if Brazil does well in hosting the Confederations Cup, the troubled preparations for the tournament will be hard to ignore. A year before the actual World Cup, the warmup tournament will begin as scheduled on Saturday, but only after Brazil drew complaints from FIFA and local critics [...]
Late Norway equaliser disrupts Israel party
TEL AVIV, Israel ● Hosts Israel were denied the perfect start to the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship after conceding a late equaliser against ten-man Norway. Earlier Israel Football Association president Avraham Luzon spoke of “a special day” as representatives of the hosts, UEFA and the competing teams celebrated the start of the [...]
Brazil unveils official poster for 2014 World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ● Brazil presented the official poster for the 2014 World Cup at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, unveiling bright colours and fluid patterns that evoke the tropical nation’s rich flora and fauna. Designed by the Crama agency, it shows a map of Brazil between two players challenging [...]
Euro 2020 to be held in 13 cities
NYON, Switzerland ● Euro 2020 will be held in 13 cities across the continent and the semi-finals and final will be played in the same stadium, UEFA said on Friday as it unveiled the first concrete plans for the ambitious tournament. UEFA secretary general Gianni Infantino said no more than one venue per country would [...]
CONCACAF Announces 2013 Gold Cup Host Cities and Venues
MIAMI, Fla. ● The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football Association (CONCACAF) announced today the 13 venues and host cities that will welcome the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup from July 7-28, 2013. “We would like to thank all cities and venues in the United States for their interest in our Confederation’s Gold Cup [...]
Euro 2020 to be staged in cities across Europe
LAUSANNE, Switzerland ● The European Championship in 2020 will be staged in cities across the continent to spread the financial load of hosting the tournament, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday. Three of the last four championships have been staged in two countries although it is traditionally held in one. “Instead [...]
FIFA left red-faced after chaotic Confederations Cup draw
SAO PAULO, Brazil ● Hosts Brazil will face Japan in the opening match of next year’s Confederations Cup in Brasilia on June 15 although FIFA were left red-faced following a chaotic draw on Saturday. The draw should have been simple as hosts Brazil and world champions Spain were automatically placed at the [...]
Red Bulls back on top MLS East
HARRISON, N.J. ● The New York Red Bulls didn’t have to wait long to get the bitter taste from last week’s defeat to the Houston Dynamo out of their mouths. In Friday’s rematch at Red Bull Arena, Markus Holgersson and Jan Gunnar Solli tallied in the second half to send the Red Bulls [...]
Mayor Gdansk urges Poland to bid for World Cup
WARSAW, Poland ● Poland should build on Euro 2012 and make a joint bid to host the World Cup with the Czech Republic or Germany, Pawel Adamowicz, mayor of one of the European Championship’s venue cities Gdansk, was quoted as saying on Wednesday. “We have to use the chance that the Euro [...]
