Fifa 'drops World Cup rotation'
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Fifa unanimously agrees to drop its World Cup rotation policy from 2018, according to vice-president Chung Mong-Joon.
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England captain David Beckham told a newspaper he expects to quit international football after the next World Cup tournament.
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The World Cup finally got a title sponsor Monday, but the team event that has struggled to attract top players from every country will no longer be part of the World Golf Championships when it begins a 12-year deal in China.
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KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Bode Miller's hopes of  matching one of Alpine skiing's greatest records were dashed on  Saturday following the cancellation of the season's final World  Cup combined race.
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Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist is to miss the start of the World Cup to attend the birth of his third child, reports say.
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Only 850,000 tickets out of 3.2 million seats for the World Cup will be available when sales begin Feb. 1, because tickets must be set aside for sponsors, media, soccer federations and other official partners.
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The 2006 World Cup will break with tradition and begin with a separate show a day before the opening game.
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Sport: FA indicates it will not back the Premier League's plans in case it harms England's World Cup bid
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Europe&#39;s elite domestic leagues will all be completed by 14 May in 2006 to ensure top players have a break ahead of the World Cup, Fifa ruled on Sunday.
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England captain David Beckham told a newspaper he expects to quit international football after the next World Cup tournament. &quot;I think the 2006 World Cup in Germany is probably as far as it will go for me
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A year before Germany hosts the World Cup, a referee's admission that he fixed games has the country reeling from its biggest soccer scandal in more than 30 years.
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Scotland manager Berti Vogts has suffered another setback ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Moldova with the news that Steven Pressley has pulled out of the squad.
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England defender Rio Ferdinand claims an over-cautious and rigid approach to this summer's World Cup cost them the chance of winning football's most coveted trophy.
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Just days after winning its fourth World Cup title, Italian soccer suffered an all-time low as four top clubs &amp;#151; including powerhouse Juventus &amp;#151; and top officials and referees were sanctioned for match-fixing.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he hoped England could host the World Cup in 2018 after football's world governing body FIFA announced Monday it was dropping its rotation policy.
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Cricket Australia is seeking more details about a proposal from England that the timing of future Ashes tours be changed to avoid a clash with the World Cup, reports said Saturday.
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England captain David Beckham says he will give up international football after the 2006 World Cup.