FIFA Ends World Cup Rotation
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Soccerâs international governing body has decided to end a practice of rotating the site of the quadrennial World Cup among different regions.
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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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The soccer federations of France, Italy and the Netherlands will be disciplined by FIFA, which cited them for being lax on drug infractions.
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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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MasterCard Inc. will drop its legal  fight to get sponsorship rights for the next two World Cup  tournaments under a $90 million settlement with soccer&#39;s  governing body announced on Thursday.
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Berti Vogts quit as Scotland&#39;s national soccer coach after a run of results left the team unlikely to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in his home country of Germany.
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Fifa, football's governing body, is to pay Mastercard $90m to settle a bitter World Cup sponsorship row.
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A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb.
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World soccer&#39;s governing body has handed out suspensions to Belgian internationals Bart Goor and Erik Deflandre after they were sent off in a recent World Cup qualifier against Spain, FIFA said Wednesday.
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Goalkeeper Brad Friedel is retiring from the U.S. national soccer team, leaving Kasey Keller as the favorite to be in goal through the 2006 World Cup.
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The World Cup is soccer&#039;s greatest spectacle. It&#039;s also a monthlong grind, and the fatigue is starting to show.
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Brad Friedel is missing the party, and not just Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Carnival-crazed Trinidad. Friedel announced Monday that he is retiring from the U.S. national team, leaving Kasey Keller as the favorite to be in goal through the 2006 World Cup.
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The US and Jamaica ended their last match of the semifinal World Cup qualifying stage in a 1-1 draw at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on November 17.
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The recently crowned European Champions are out of the running for a medal in men&#39;s soccer. In the group rounds, Greece lost to Mexico 2:3 and watched as its favorite sons had to give up a chance for a gold to teams like Mali, South Korea, Iraq and ...
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China coach Arie Haan has confirmed that his contract has been terminated following the team&#39;s World Cup elimination, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
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MasterCard Inc. said on Thursday it will drop a legal fight to get sponsorship rights for the next two World Cup tournaments, paving the way for a deal with rival Visa International for the world's most watched sports event.
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FIFA has announced that the next World Cup will take place between June 11 and July 11 2010, and granted South Africa an automatic berth as host nation.