Month: December 2009

The temperature’s certainly rising right now, but come June, South Africa will have full-on football fever. Nine South African cities will add their names to a select list of places…

The city of Bloemfontein, known as the ’City of Roses’, is the capital of South Africa’s Free State Province in central South Africa, and it also serves as the country’s…

Rustenburg’s name may translate into ‘Place of Rest’, but it will be anything but come June when the World Cup comes to the city located in South Africa’s North West…

Cape Town is South Africa’s second largest city, and it’s the site of the third-largest World Cup 2010 venue, the 69,070-capacity Cape Town Stadium. Cape Town, which is the legislative…

The Mbombela Stadium, one of the five new venues for World Cup 2010, is located in the northeastern city of Nelspruit. The city is home to more than 200,000 people,…

Pretoria, the national capital of South Africa, is the location of the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, which will serve as host for six World Cup 2010 ties. The city, in the…

Durban, on the eastern coast of South Africa, is the country’s third-largest city, and its population will increase by at least a few more thousand or so for next year….

Polokwane, formerly known as Pietersburg, is the location of the Peter Mokaba Stadium, which will host four group stage matches at World Cup 2010. The town, which is the capital…

The beautiful Eastern Cape city of Port Elizabeth is known as the ‘Friendly City’, and it will certainly be welcoming thousands of visitors with open arms in the near future….

The most – and most important – action at World Cup 2010 will take place in Johannesburg, where nearly a quarter of the tournament’s 64 matches will be held. South…

Though the shiny new Soccer City gets the privilege to host the tournament’s two biggest matches, Johannesburg’s other World Cup 2010 venue, Coca-Cola Park, will have more than its share…

On July 11, 2010, nearly 95,000 spectators will be packed into Johannesburg’s Soccer City, which for at least a day will be the center of the football universe. After 63…

One of the stadiums that will see the most use at World Cup 2010 is the aptly named Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town. Cape Town Stadium is one of…

The 64 matches that will played at World Cup 2010 will take place at ten venues in nine different cities around South Africa. Though there was a lot of concern…

Playing host to five group stage matches and one round of 16 match at World Cup 2010 is Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom…

Mbombela Stadium is the smallest of the five new stadiums that has been built for World Cup 2010, with a capacity of 43,500. It is also one of the two…

Another one of the five new stadiums that will comprise the ten venues for World Cup 2010 is Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Peter Mokaba Stadium is one of the…

Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium was one of the four venues that hosted matches in the 2009 Confederations Cup, and the stadium will host six World Cup matches, including one of…

The largest of the five new stadiums being built for World Cup 2010 is Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium. Along with hosting one of the semifinals, Moses Mabhida Stadium will also…

The first of the five new World Cup 2010 venues to both start construction and be completed is the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium…

The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng, near the host city of Rustenburg, earns the distinction of being the smallest venue for World Cup 2010. Small as it may be,…

Normally you’d back the home side in such ‘even’ games but Everton’s recent home record and Tottenham’s more-than-decent away record points to a difficult game for the Blues.

The monetary fortunes of Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour, billionaire owners of Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC respectively, attract much speculation.

Juventus v Inter Milan Serie A Saturday, 5 December 2009 Stadio Della Alpi Kickoff: 19:45 GMT When new villains arise, old ones are cast as heroes. Such is the case…

This is a preview of Manchester City vs Chelsea played in December 2009. Click here for the latest Manchester City vs Chelsea preview. Manchester City v Chelsea English Premier League…

As Brian Glanville opined in his book on England managers, it is perhaps the toughest job in football. As the founders of the modern day association rules football, the English…

When it comes to selecting your central midfield pairing it is essential that you consider playing a holding player as well as an attack minded midfielder. Whether he plays as…