While the only trophy that really matters to most fans was won by Spain on July 11 after their 1-0 win in the World Cup Final over Holland, FIFA did give out some other hardware to deserving players.
Golden Ball: Best player of the tournament – Diego Forlan – Uruguay
Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan was named the [...]

English soccer fans might get some joy knowing their country will be represented in the World Cup Final in Johannesburg on July 11 as FIFA has appointed Howard Webb as the referee. The 39-year-old professional referee from Rotherham, England, will take control of the match between Holland and Spain, who are both going for their [...]

While FIFA president Sepp Blatter keeps telling the world’s soccer fans that video technology isn’t used because he wants to protect referees, many people think the opposite is true.

It’s no secret the two football teams don’t really like each other, but Germany and Argentina definitely respect each other when they meet on the pitch.

French lawmakers held a closed-door meeting regarding the country’s recent World Cup fiasco in South Africa and stated on June 30 that manager Raymond Domenech wouldn’t take any responsibility for the team’s poor showing and misbehaviour and couldn’t explain the events.
The lawmakers stated the soon-to-retire Domenech attempted to blame the media at the hearing and [...]

FIFA, which is deservedly on the hot seat for its lack of video technology and poor refereeing, is now set to censor and/or ban controversial moments of World Cup games from being shown on giant screens inside the stadiums. The decision was made after replays of Carlos Tevez’s goal for Argentina against Mexico on June [...]

FIFA is keeping a close eye on the situation in France after the national football team was eliminated from the World Cup in the first round amid a storm of controversy. The governing body of soccer warned that it wouldn’t think twice about suspending the 1998 World Cup champions if it finds out the French [...]

FIFA has sheepishly admitted that something may be amiss with the Jabulani soccer ball that’s being used in the World Cup and in typical fashion won’t be doing anything about it until the tournament is over. Many of the players have said the ball is quite unpredictable as it sails far too easily through the [...]

So here we are, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is finally on it’s way. It has been a long wait but now we can all look forward to several weeks of World class football.

If there is one word that binds the World audience together then it is FIFA. The World Cup fever has started once again and this time it is in South Africa. What started as a leisure game for peasants has now become the game for aristocrats as well. Now with the FIFA World Cup 2010 [...]