USA vs Brazil TICKETS ON SALE – The U.S. Men’s National Team continues its competition against the world’s top teams when they host five-time World Cup champions Brazil on Wednesday, May 30 in Landover, Md. Kickoff for the USA’s first ever match at FedExField is set for 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2, ESPN3 and Univision. Fans can purchase TICKETS HERE
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When Real Madrid signed Kaka, 29, from AC Milan, their was a sigh of relief amongst the Madrid faithful. To them his was a sign that Barcelona domination will be put on a hold. By all accounts, Kaka is a gifted footballer, a player that every team wants to have in their fold. Unfortunately, in the Madrid shirt in his first season, he was a pale shadow of his former self.
USA advanced into the semi-finals of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup by edging past fellow heavyweights Brazil on penalties in a drama-charged encounter in Dresden.
Sweden became the first group winners to qualify for the semi-finals of Germany 2011 to set up a clash with Japan in Frankfurt after defeating Australia 3-1.
DRESDEN, Germany (July 10, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team earned one of the most dramatic wins in FIFA Women’s World Cup history, scoring the tying goal in the dying seconds of overtime while playing with 10 players for more than 55 minutes. Wambach Goal in the 122nd Minute is Latest Goal in Women’s World Cup History; Score Comes in the Final Moments of Overtime. Boxx, Lloyd, Wambach, Rapinoe and Krieger Convert in Penalty Shootout. U.S. Will Face France in Semifinal on July 13 in Mönchengladbach at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN3.com and Galavision
Real Madrid or Chelsea, perhaps some other European powerhouse who will get Neymar?
This is the question every football pundit is wondering about. The man at the center of the saga is the prodigy Santos player Neman da Silva Santos Júnior. It is common knowledge that when Real Madrid wants a player, they get the player, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and mostly recently Cristiano Ronaldo are some examples, but Chelsea is willing to go all the way to land the Neymar at the Stamford Bridge.
NEW YORK (Tuesday, May 31, 2011) – Today an unauthorized declaration was made by Lisle Austin attempting to remove Chuck Blazer as General Secretary of CONCACAF.
This attempted action was taken without any authority. Under the CONCACAF Statutes, jurisdiction over the General Secretary rests solely with the CONCACAF Executive Committee which has taken no action.
The build-up to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 quickened to a fever pitch on Tuesday evening as the Official Draw put teams in their venues and mouth-watering match-ups into the tournament schedule. Held at the famous Sala Nezahualcóyotl concert hall in the heart of Mexico City, the draw ended a nervous wait for the 24 finalists as they discovered the identity of their rivals in the group phase, which kicks off with hosts Mexico taking on Korea DPR in Morelia on 18 June.
Last year, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) – which makes the rules that govern the game – voted 6-2 against introducing technology that would show if the ball had crossed the goal-line. What changed since then?
“I’ve never been resistant to anything. But it must be done the right way. And that’s why we activated again this discussion in the international board. And then we will have a look at how it works.” – stated FIFA President Sepp Blatter.
The committee decided on the slots for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, which will be as follows: AFC 4.5, CAF 5.0, CONCACAF 3.5, CONMEBOL 4.5, OFC 0.5, UEFA 13.0 and one slot the host Brazil. This is the same distribution of slots as for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups™. For the play-offs relating to the half slots, a draw will determine how the four confederations involved (AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and OFC) will pair off. Sufficient time will be allowed between the home and away legs of these play-offs.
Who will win the FIFA Club World Cup ? Why don’t you get involved by telling us which of the seven contenders FC Internazionale Milano, SC Internacional do Porto Alegre, Club de Futebol Pachuca, TP Mazembe Englebert, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma F.C., Hekari United FC and Al-Wahda Sports Club
