FIFA completes World Cup media rights sales

FIFA completed its lineup of 2010 World Cup broadcasters ahead of schedule Tuesday by signing a television rights deal for Nigeria.

World soccer's governing body expects to earn $3.2 billion from selling television and marketing rights for the tournament in South Africa.

"We can now focus on delivery of the rights and further developing our relationship with the broadcasters," FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke said.

The agreement with the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria guarantees live coverage on free-to-air television and radio of all 64 games.

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Krishna ensures shock Fiji win against New Zealand in World cup qualifier

New Zealand ruined their chances of a perfect record in the Oceania zone World Cup qualifying series with a shock 2-0 defeat to Fiji Wednesday, but still go through to the next stage of qualifying.

New Zealand will play the fifth ranked Asian team next year for a place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa but the last Oceania match belonged to Fiji striker Roy Krishna. Fiji had managed just one win from their first five matches in the four-team qualifying round but Krishna struck twice in the second half against New Zealand to ensure the series ended on a high note.

New Zealand won their first five matches, securing top spot in the Oceania qualifying, and with nothing at stake both teams used the match as an opportunity to blood new players. New Zealand's inexperience showed as they were unable to capitalise on a wealth of possession and at least five good shots on goal in the scoreless first spell.

Keeper Glen Moss opened the door for Fiji when he was sent off in the 59th minute for dissent.
Replacement Jacob Spoonley's first action on the field was picking the ball out of the back of the net four minutes later, after Krishna ran into space in the box and hit the ball low and hard to his right.

Fiji had to withstand more pressure from the New Zealanders before Krishna struck again in the 90th minute, taking a cross and deftly working the ball around defender Steven Old to blast home from six metres.

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Seasonal Football Kits Changes

Football has changed from a sport into somewhat of a cult and fashion, whether it be the football kits worn by players or what they wear off the pitch is an area of keen interest for some followers. Take for example the case of Romeo Beckham- as if it is not enough that David Beckham is a fashion icon, his son Romeo, of all of eight years of age, has made it into the 26th spot in GQ’s magazine for Britain’s best dressed men. So whether it is off or on the pitch football fashion features as important for many.

Let's take the example of Sheffield Wednesday. For their most recent football kit decision they opened up a vote on kit designs to the fans. The club were apparently grateful for the input of fans whose vote decided on a retro style kit featuring silver shorts.

Spain, fondly known as the Red Fury, and winners of the 2010 World Cup, unveiled new away football shirts late in 2010. The important feature of these is that there is a golden star to commemorate their 2010 World Cup win, which is on the shirts just above the football federation crest. This is a nice way to remind opponents that for the moment they are the World Cup Champions. The base colour of the shirts is white with red and yellow in places.

Man U, Manchester United or some call them the Red Devils, have also chosen a white base colour, changing from black for their away shirts. With the sponsors logo in black and the manufacturers logo in red, these shirts will feature red and black chevron, on the sleeves and also down the back. The back will have an effect where it becomes narrower as it goes down the spine. Fans have shown a pretty mixed reaction to the design. Some even made comments about feeling sympathetic towards the players who had to wear them.

Barcelona who is the Spanish League Champions has gone green with their new home and away kits. Shirts are made from eight recycled plastic bottles, and they have kept their traditional blue and red stripes and yellow collar. Barca fans are mostly positive in their reactions about the kits, although there are a few sniping comments about the manufacturer. The strange thing is that not many fans seem to think that it is important that their team is recycling plastic bottles.

From just a small selection of examples, we can truly see the importance of football kits, shirts and football fashion for football fans.

Common Injuries To Hockey Players

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Everyone knows that hockey can be a rough and sometimes brutal sport to be involved with. There are a lot of injuries that are common to hockey players that are either a part of the game or some can be threatening to one's career. This is why so many hockey players are prone to a lot of injuries to the back, knees and arms and a plethora of other things as well. There are ten injuries that hockey players are prone to and they are:
Lower back problems
Head trauma
Neck strain
Tendonitis
Black eye
Broken teeth
Frostbite
Spinal cord injury
Broken bones

It's these injuries that can resort to ending a player's career which has happened a lot in the NHL a lot of players end up cutting their careers short because of injuries due to repeated injuries to the same place over and over again for a course of years. This can also keep a player in pain for years on end and can escalate to chronic which requires them to be in some kind of physical therapy and pain management. It's not a pleasant thing for many athletes who have career ending injuries because they're constantly in pain that can sometimes be unbearable which can make their lives hard to deal with. Many athletes are also becoming too reliant on medications to fix problems and that too has caused issues. Hockey Player Doll

A lot of the common knee injuries are fixed with shots of cortisone which can cause erosion of the cartilage in the knees which can be serious and result in full or partial knee replacement when it gets to be to the point that tearing begins to set in. This is why a lot of physical and massage therapists can know right away what part of an athlete's body will eventually wear out because of the frequent repetitive moving they do during a game or even the training they do in the off season. Ice Hockey T Shirts

The surgeries these athletes get are really the most painful things around they may fix the problem, but they can also cause pain to get worse over time to where it's chronic and persistent and can be bothersome making it difficult to sleep and do normal daily activities in and outside of the home. Many athletes are usually not good at accepting retirement especially due to injuries that can end a career, but many of them will not listen to a doctor when he or she tells them to rest and follow the self care instructions laid out for them so they can get the recuperation in so they can be back on the ice in a shorter amount of time. There's a reason doctors say this and that's so the body can take the time to heal itself from an injury and can allow the body to recuperate naturally without so much pain medication. History Of Hockey

Soccer World Cup 2010 Events

worldcup-tickets2010.com is purely dedicated to FIFA World Cup 2010. It is secure and user friendly. So feel free to buy tickets for all matches of World Cup 2010. The World Cup Football Championship is an international association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by the FIFA. The sport's global governing body FIFA is Fédération Internationale de Football Association. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

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Previous World Cup History

The football World Cup rapidly reached its undisputed status as the greatest single sporting event of the modern world. It's important to say that since 1930, the 16 tournaments have seen only eight different winners. However, World Cup has also been punctuated by dramatic upsets that have helped create footballing history. You can see below the previous top World Cup Winner Teams got extraordinary numbers in terms of audience, breaking many records.

• Germany 2006: Winner: Italy Runners-Up: France Third: Germany Fourth: Portugal
• Korea/Japan 2002: Winner: Brazil Runners-Up: Germany Third: Turkey Fourth: Korea Republic
• France 1998: Winner: France Runners-Up: Brazil Third: Croatia Fourth: Netherlands
• USA 1994: Winner: Brazil Runners-Up: Italy Third: Croatia Fourth: Bulgaria
• Italy 1990: Winner: Germany FR Runners-Up: Argentina Third: Italy Fourth: England
• Mexico 1986: Winner: Argentina Runners-Up: Germany FR Third: France Fourth: Belgium
• Spain 1982: Winner: Italy Runners-Up: Germany FRT hird: Poland Fourth: France
• Argentina 1978: Winner: Argentina Runners-Up: Netherlands Third: Brazil Fourth: Italy
• Germany 1974: Winner: Germany FR Runners-Up: Netherlands Third: Poland Fourth: Brazil
• Mexico 1970: Winner: Brazil Runners-Up: Italy Third: Germany FR Fourth: Uruguay
• England 1966: Winner: England Runners-Up: Germany FR Third: Portugal Fourth: Soviet Union
• Chile 1962: Winner: Brazil Runners-Up: Czechoslovakia Third: Chile Fourth: Yugoslavia

World Cup South Africa 2010 Teams

The teams listed below have already qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals tournament. The South Africa team gets automatic qualification for the tournament, being the host nation. All other teams, including defending champions Italy, gone through the qualification process.

World Cup 2010 finals will have 32 teams competing. In the first round, they will compete in eight groups of four each, playing each other once. Two teams that emerge with maximum points in each group progress to the 2nd round. Then the knock out system in the worldcup quarter finals and worldcup semi finals will make an end to all tactical considerations until the final decision is made in the grand world cup final.

Just the best of all world football teams managed the qualification for World Cup 2010. Big nations like reigning world champion Italy, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Holland, Spain and France will have to face emerging football countries like Romania, Turkey, Russia, Nigeria, USA and hosts South Africa. But also outsiders can match any team for a surprising outcome anytime.
Find out details about the teams' skills, strengths and tactics. Tickets for world cup 2010 are now available on worldcup-tickets2010.com. How was their recent performance, who is in their squads, what can be expected from them at the World Cup? Which player is in top shape and who struggles at the moment? Which teams have all their top players on board, which ones have promising youngsters? How is the team spirit? The links in this page will give you answers to all these questions and offer a lot of other interesting details.

2010 World Cup in South Africa

The footballing world is already buzzing with excitement in the run-up to 23 November 2007, the day on which Durban will host the draw for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa qualifying teams and groups. World Cup Tournament will take place from 11 June to 11 July 2010. A record total of 204 teams have entered the race for one of the 31 places at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The preliminary phase, which began in the Oceanian Zone back in August 2007, is now in full swing, with only the Host Nation guaranteed a berth in world football's showpiece event. For World Cup 2010 finals tournament 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The 64 football matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be played in nine cities of South Africa. 32 teams for the 2010 tournament will be the winners and runners up of the eight qualifying groups. These thirty two teams, divided equally into eight groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H each consisting of four teams. The groups are drawn up by the FIFA administration, again using seeding. The seeded teams being the host nations, the reigning champions, subject to qualification, and those with the best points per game coefficients over the qualifying phase of the tournament and the previous World Cup qualifying. Other finalists will be assigned to by means of a draw, using coefficients as a basis.

2010 World Cup in South Africa

The footballing world is already buzzing with excitement in the run-up to 23 November 2007, the day on which Durban will host the draw for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa qualifying teams and groups. World Cup Tournament will take place from 11 June to 11 July 2010. A record total of 204 teams have entered the race for one of the 31 places at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The preliminary phase, which began in the Oceanian Zone back in August 2007, is now in full swing, with only the Host Nation guaranteed a berth in world football's showpiece event. For World Cup 2010 finals tournament 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The 64 football matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be played in nine cities of South Africa. 32 teams for the 2010 tournament will be the winners and runners up of the eight qualifying groups. These thirty two teams, divided equally into eight groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H each consisting of four teams. The groups are drawn up by the FIFA administration, again using seeding. The seeded teams being the host nations, the reigning champions, subject to qualification, and those with the best points per game coefficients over the qualifying phase of the tournament and the previous World Cup qualifying. Other finalists will be assigned to by means of a draw, using coefficients as a basis.

2010 World Cup League format

The eight groups are again played in a league format, where, in the 1st round, a team plays its opponents once each. Two teams that emerge with maximum points in each group progress to the 2nd round. The same points system is used (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat). A schedule for the worldcup group matches will be drawn up, but the last two matches in a group must kick off simultaneously. The winner and runner-up of each group progresses to the 2010 World Cup Quarter-finals, where a knockout system is used (the two teams play each other once, the winner progresses), this is used in all subsequent rounds as well. The winners of the World Cup quarter-finals matches progress to the 2010 World Cup Semi-finals, where the winners play in the 2010 World Cup Final. If in any of the knockout rounds after normal playing time, the scores are still equal, extra time and penalties are employed to separate the two teams. Matches are arranged so that there are always two games within a week, which is aimed at minimizing player travel time.

2010 World Cup League format

The eight groups are again played in a league format, where, in the 1st round, a team plays its opponents once each. Two teams that emerge with maximum points in each group progress to the 2nd round. The same points system is used (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat). A schedule for the worldcup group matches will be drawn up, but the last two matches in a group must kick off simultaneously. The winner and runner-up of each group progresses to the 2010 World Cup Quarter-finals, where a knockout system is used (the two teams play each other once, the winner progresses), this is used in all subsequent rounds as well. The winners of the World Cup quarter-finals matches progress to the 2010 World Cup Semi-finals, where the winners play in the 2010 World Cup Final. If in any of the knockout rounds after normal playing time, the scores are still equal, extra time and penalties are employed to separate the two teams. Matches are arranged so that there are always two games within a week, which is aimed at minimizing player travel time.