FIFA aims to help players prepare for 2006 World Cup
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FIFA is looking at ways to help players prepare better for major international tournaments starting with the 2006 World Cup. The Football Committee and Technical and Development
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International soccer&#39;s governing body said Wednesday it plans to boost training for the referees who will handle matches at the 2006 World Cup.
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The US national team has started preparations with replacement players for the final round of World Cup qualifying. A group of more than 20 players joined coach Bruce Arena at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., to begin practice yesterday, but the US Soccer Federation has not released names.
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David Beckham would be honoured to help England's 2018 World Cup bid, if asked by the Football Association.
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Every year, Foundation of International Football Federations&#39; (FIFA) conducts a poll titled the &quot;Football Player of the Year in the World&quot;.
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The FA backs Sven-Goran Eriksson's appeal for a four-week break before the 2006 World Cup.
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Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, even though its coach didn&#39;t want the honor. FIFA said Wednesday that Germany will play the opening match June 9, 2006, in Munich.
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Referees at the 2006 World Cup will begin a training program next year in what FIFA hopes will assure top officiating during the showcase event in Germany.
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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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U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil GulatiÃÂ says Monday the federation will formulate a bid to host the 2018 World Cup, its first since 1994.
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The US is to face Jamaica in their final match of preliminary competition to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on November 17 in Columbus, Ohio.
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FIFA, determined that the refereeing at the 2006 World Cup finals will be the best ever, are launching an 18-month campaign to ensure the world&#39;s top referees are fully prepared for the finals in Germany.
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FIFA may assign the 2018 World Cup to its North and Central American and Caribbean region, putting the United States in prime position to host soccer's showcase for the second time in 24 years.
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Italy&#039;s focus during this World Cup has been unrivaled, perhaps a necessity for players who don&#039;t know what&#039;s coming next.
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World soccer's governing body FIFA will hold a draw to determine the order of matches in two 2010 World Cup qualifying groups after the teams involved failed to reach agreement by the January 16 deadline.
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US national team candidates expected to begin training in Los Angeles this week for the start of the final round of World Cup qualifying. Instead, the training camp has been postponed because of a contract dispute between the US Soccer Federation and the US National Soccer Team Players Association.
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The United States men&#39;s national soccer team will begin the final stage of qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup with two games on the road - Feb. 9 against Trinidad and Tobago, and March 26 or March 27 against Mexico.