FIFA World Cup 2010 News

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Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

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  • France coach Raymond Domenech, seen here on November 17, on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.

    Domenech ridicules bonus claims

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    France coach Raymond Domenech on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.

  • FIFA president Sepp Blatter, seen here in May 2009, has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.

    FIFA call crisis talks after qualifiers, betting scandal

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.

  • Tunisia have sacked coach Umberto Coelho, seen here in 2008, after their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Monday.

    Tunisia sack coach Coelho

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    Tunisia have sacked coach Umberto Coelho after their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Monday.

  • Brazil wins volleyball Grand Champions Cup

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    Top-ranked Brazil overpowered Japan in straight sets Monday to win the volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.

  • Tottenham Hotspur's Jermain Defoe (right) shakes hands with goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes at the end of their Premiership match against Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane in London on November 22. Harry Redknapp believes Defoe has made an unanswerable case for inclusion in England's World Cup squad by becoming only the third player to score five times in a Premier League match.

    Five-star Defoe 'on his way to South Africa'

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes Jermain Defoe has made an unanswerable case for inclusion in England's World Cup squad by becoming only the third player to score five times in a Premier League match.

  • Barcelona's French striker Thierry Henry readies for a Spanish league football match against Bilbao at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on November 21. Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.

    Henry 'considered quitting' after handball row

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    Thierry Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.

  • ICC anti-corruption unit to monitor U-19 World Cup

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    The International Cricket Council will send its anti-corruption unit to next year's under-19 World Cup to help protect the integrity of the game's future stars.

  • Picture taken on November 20, in Paris shows a computer screen showing a web site focused on French international football player Thierry Henry. France's controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup has hit a sour note with the French public, with over eight out of 10 people disapproving according to a poll televised on France 2.

    Eight out of 10 French give thumbs down to France team

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    France's controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup has hit a sour note with the French public, with over eight out of 10 people disapproving according to a poll televised on France 2.

  • France does not deserve to be in World Cup - poll

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    PARIS (Reuters) - Most people in France do not think their soccer team deserves to be in the 2010 World Cup and did not approve of Thierry Henry's handball that helped secure a finals place, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday.

  • Evra fights Henry corner in handball row

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    Manchester United's French international defender Patrice Evra has come out fighting in defence of teammate Thierry Henry, vilified for his handball in his country's World Cup qualifying win over Ireland.

  • Meares wins 2 more golds at WCup

    AP - Monday, November 23

    Australia's Anna Meares claimed three gold medals at the Melbourne round of the cycling World Cup, adding the women's 500 meter time trial and keiran to her sprint gold of the first day.

  • Henry not a cheat, says Zidane

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    PARIS (Reuters) - Thierry Henry is not a cheat and will get over his handball in France's controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, Zinedine Zidane was quoted as saying on Saturday.

  • American Napier wins gold in 2-man bobsled

    AP - Sunday, November 22

    American John Napier won a World Cup event in the two-man bobsled competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg, leading a 1-2 finish for the U.S. team.

  • Meares double as Australia dominate WCup leg

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    Anna Meares claimed a golden double as Australia finished the top nation at the UCI Melbourne track cycling World Cup leg on Saturday.

  • Irish fans protest at French embassy for replay

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    DUBLIN (Reuters) - Up to 200 Irish fans protested at the French embassy in Dublin on Saturday to demand a replay of Wednesday's controversial World Cup playoff.

  • Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball

    AP - Sunday, November 22

    Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.

  • Ireland admits defeat in World Cup replay bid

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    Ireland on Saturday conceded defeat in its bid to have a controversial World Cup play-off against France replayed.

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