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NEWS ABOUT: 2010 World Cup

2010 World Cup stories: 14 news summaries

 US Soccer Star 
 Hospitalized in 
 Fatal Car Crash 

Charlie Davies sustains multiple fractures, another passenger dead

Oct 14, 09 12:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charlie Davies, a starting forward on the US national soccer team, broke several bones and sustained a lacerated bladder in a car crash yesterday that killed another passenger. The driver, who was not identified, swerved into a guardrail outside of Washington, leaving the car "pretty much split in half,... More »

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car accident • soccer • Team USA (soccer) • car crash • US Soccer • 2010 World Cup • broken bone

 S. African Gets Life 
 in Rape, Killing of 
 Lesbian Soccer Star 

Lesbians targeted by rapists who aim to 'correct' them, say activists

Sep 23, 09 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South African man has been sentenced to life for his part in the gang-rape and murder of one of the country's leading female soccer players, the Independent reports. Eudy Simelane, 31, who played for the national team, was raped repeatedly and stabbed 12 times before being dumped in a... More »

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lesbians • murder • rape • soccer • South Africa • 2010 World Cup

 S. African 
 World Cup 
 Laborers 
 End Strike 

Workers building new stadiums negotiate 12% pay raise

Jul 15, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - South African construction workers tasked with building facilities for the 2010 World Cup today called off their week-long strike after 15 hours, clearing a major obstacle in the country’s preparations to host to the world’s most watched sports competition, AFP reports. Construction firms agreed to give the roughly... More »

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World Cup • construction • South Africa • strike • stadium • FIFA • 2010 World Cup • raise

analysis

 South Africa Proves 
 World Cup Ready 

Critics hushed by successful Confederations Cup

Jul 1, 09 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the just-completed Confederations Cup a success, South Africa has passed its dress rehearsal for the 2010 World Cup, Nicolas Brulliard writes for GlobalPost. The African nation faced more scrutiny than any previous host, but that now appears overblown. Enthusiastic fans turned up despite the winter chill, and the nation’... More »

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soccer • South Africa • FIFA • Sepp Blatter • 2010 World Cup • Confederations Cup

OPINION

Stunning US Soccer Upset Matches 'Miracle on Ice'

Underdog US team's surprise win over Spain is a victory to be savored

Jun 25, 09 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last night's stunning soccer victory over Spain by the US team ranks up there with 1980's "Miracle on Ice" Olympic defeat of the Russians as one of the greatest upsets ever pulled off by Americans, George Vecsey writes in the New York Times. The Confederations Cup victory over the... More »

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soccer • Team USA (soccer) • FIFA • US Soccer • 2010 World Cup • upset • Confederations Cup

 Obama May Attend 
 2010 World Cup 

US on verge of qualifying for soccer's biggest event

Jun 22, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's soccer body has invited Barack Obama to next year's World Cup in South Africa, reports the AP, the first time the tournament will be held on the continent. "Obama has said, 'If I can, I will come,'" says FIFA chief Sepp Blatter. The United States team... More »

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Barack Obama • soccer • South Africa • Sepp Blatter • US Soccer • 2010 World Cup

Iran Soccer Team Quietly Backs Mousavi

Green armbands send clear message in football-mad country

Jun 17, 09 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian national soccer team players donned green wristbands and armbands on the field in Seoul today, a move many back home took as a sign of solidarity with Mir Hossein Mousavi, CNN reports. Green is the opposition candidate’s campaign color. Spectators at the match waved signs that said "... More »

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Iran • South Korea • World Cup • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • soccer • 2010 World Cup • Mir Hossein Mousavi

N Korea, Iran Battle to Soccer Stalemate

Result could hurt Ahmedinejad's
election chances

Jun 6, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - There was more than World Cup qualification riding on the soccer game between the two remaining members of George W. Bush’s "axis of evil" today, the Financial Times reports. Mahmoud Ahmedinajad has long been criticized for interfering with the national team, and today's frustrating 0-0 stalemate with North... More »

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Iran • North Korea • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • soccer • 2010 World Cup • Iranian election

22 Fans Crushed at Ivory Coast World Cup Qualifier 

50,000 came to see European stars play

Mar 30, 09 1:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 22 people were killed and 132 wounded in a stampede yesterday at a packed Ivory Coast soccer match, the Telegraph reports. The panic was sparked as fans without tickets broke down a stadium wall and poured inside. Victims were treated just yards away as Ivory Coast beat Malawi... More »

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soccer • Malawi • death • stadium • stampede • Ivory Coast • 2010 World Cup

 Argentina's Soccer  
 Saint Is Back 

It's cocaine-addict, stomach-stapled, socialist saint

Mar 28, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Diego Maradona arrives at practice like an eclipse. Suddenly, no one much cares about the players on the Argentinean national team—not even the great Lionel Messi. It’s the coach, a 48-year-old, graying, thick-bodied man who draws the media swarms, reports the Washington Post in a profile. Maradona was... More »

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soccer • Argentina • 2010 World Cup • Diego Maradona

Peace Meeting Called Off Over Dalai Lama Ban

South Africa stands
firm as Nobel winner Tutu, others protest

Mar 24, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa’s decision to bar the Dalai Lama from entering the country has scuttled this week’s scheduled conference for Nobel laureates, the BBC reports. Laureates were to discuss how next year’s soccer World Cup could fight racism and xenophobia, but homegrown winners Desmond Tutu and FW de... More »

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China • Desmond Tutu • South Africa • Tibet • Dalai Lama • peace conference • 2010 World Cup • FW de Klerk

South Africa Bars Dalai Lama From Peace Conference

Move outrages fellow Nobel laureates

Mar 23, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - One notable Nobel laureate won’t be at this week’s peace conference in South Africa: The Dalai Lama. South Africa has denied the Tibetan spiritual leader entry, bowing to pressure from trading partner China, the Times of London reports. The Nobel laureates organizing the event are outraged, with Archbishop... More »

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China • Desmond Tutu • South Africa • Tibet • Dalai Lama • peace conference • 2010 World Cup

South Africa in Crisis as Cabinet Walks Out With Mbeki

After Mbeki's ouster, 10 resignations could trouble economy

Sep 23, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Most of South Africa's cabinet, including the powerful and respected finance minister, resigned today following the ouster of President Thabo Mbeki over the weekend. The walkout could be a devastating blow to the economic stability of Africa's most powerful nation, and to the new administration expected to take over on... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • 2010 World Cup

OPINION

Soccer Is Key to Get S. Africa to Play Ball on Zimbabwe

Use 2010 World Cup to pressure Mbeki: writer

Jun 24, 08 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last few weeks have further exposed Robert Mugabe as a tyrant—and Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's president, as a "vacillating, dithering, morally compromised figure," writes Peter Godwin. In an op-ed for the New York Times, the Zimbabwe-born author says that the West must force Mbeki to act... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • World Cup • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Zimbabwe elections • 2010 World Cup

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