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Guus Hiddink has turned down repeated appeals from Didier Drogba to manage the Ivory Coast at this summer’s World Cup finals in South Africa. The Dutchman, who managed Elephants striker Drogba at Chelsea, is currently contracted to Russia but will …

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March 13 (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s state power utility, Eskom Holdings Ltd., plans to shut down the two reactors at the country’s sole nuclear plant to conduct maintenance before the start of soccer’s World Cup in June. The first unit of …

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The BBC’s glass box studio will have a panoramic view of Cape Town, including the World Cup stadium, Soccer City Photograph: Siphewe Sibeko/Reuters The BBC will take up to 295 staff to cover the World Cup in South Africa, a total that is sure to …

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Dar Es Salaam — TANZANIA Street children team depart tomorrow for South Africa, ahead of the inaugural World Cup soccer tournament set to kick off in Durban on Sunday. The team of nine players under the tutelage of Sylvester Marsh is listed in …

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa Every single soccer fan should attending the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The reason for this is that it is one of the most legendary sporting events on earth. Uruguay World Cup History A brief look …

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Despite being turned into a villain (unfairly?) by the rest of the world for his handball that led to France’s clinching a World Cup berth, Thierry Henry remains respected and loved by the French fans and his teammates. He’s Captain France through …

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NELSPRUIT, South Africa — Come June, soccer’s World Cup will be hosted by South Africa . Though only 4 of the 64 games are to be played here in Nelspruit, a $137 million stadium was built for the occasion. The arena’s 18 supporting pylons reach …

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A privileged few have experienced the honour of captaining their country to World Cup glory. Just two have won the competition as player and manager. But only one man has completed the hat-trick by ‘winning’ the World Cup as an administrator as well …

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TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Former Cameroon international striker Patrick Mboma said Friday Japan should have a realistic goal of reaching the quarterfinals at this summer’s World Cup, instead of coach Takeshi Okada’s bold target of making the …

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