Confederations Cup: History by Peter Pedroncelli (Preview | Goal.com - June 3) Whilst it may only have been called the Confederations Cup since 1997, the history of the tournament can be traced back to the 1980s when a number of tournaments were conceived to bring together the winners of regional competitions in an attempt to establish an out-right winner.more details | go to article
Confederations Cup: History by Peter Pedroncelli (Preview | Goal.com - June 3) Whilst it may only have been called the Confederations Cup since 1997, the history of the tournament can be traced back to the 1980s when a number of tournaments were conceived to bring together the winners of regional competitions in an attempt to establish an out-right winner.more details | go to article
It's Time To Have A Ball by Rowan Philip (Preview | The Times (Johannesburg, South Africa) - June 7) Soccer fever is set to grip South Africa with the arrival from tomorrow of superstars like Kaka, Fernando Torres and Fabio Cannavaro for the start of this week’s Confederations Cup.more details | go to article
Who’s Going To Win The World Cup? by Ian Hawkey (Preview | London Times - June 7) The African sky over the Highveld has been slightly overcast the past few days. The trees have shed their leaves and the mornings and evenings are chilly. Johannesburg in winter has a crisp, clear beauty about it, as new visitors will discover 369 days from now as long as they dare venture from their hotels. In case they haven’t yet cottoned on, travellers should pack jerseys if they are going to the 2010 World Cup.more details | go to article
Two Soccer Coaches, Like The Ball, Are Always On The Move by Jack Bell (Profile/Interview | New York Times - June 22) They came, they saw, they coached, they moved on. A cadre of coaches, some would call them the patron saints of lost causes, have crisscrossed the globe over the years searching for satisfaction in first-world locales like Mexico and the United States, and extreme soccer backwaters like Nepal, India and Sudan.more details | go to article
Spain Favourites For World Cup Rehearsal by Ian Hawkey (Preview | London Times - June 14) How much does the Confederations Cup resemble the real thing, a World Cup? For Marcello Lippi, head coach of Italy, the answer he wants would be: quite substantially. The response many Italians who look at their national starting XI fear is: a little too much.more details | go to article
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