olympicsportsblog.wordpress.com - 13 days ago
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The greatest Olympian in history won’t be waiting until January 1, 2010 when the new full-body suits are made illegal to abandon them. He’ll be swimming the 100 free, 100 back, 100 butterfly and 200 IM at the European World Cup event in Sweden.
The new rules will limit suits to ...
Argentina reveal 2010 World Cup shirt
argentina.blogsfc.com 13 days ago — Two time World Cup winners Argentina has revealed their new 2010 World Cup shirt that they will wear next summer in South Africa.
The team led by icon Diego Maradona narrowly qualified for the tournament next June after a disruptive qualifying campaign. Maradona, in particular, caused the ...
Indonesia’s “Green World Cup” 2022 Bid
worldcupblog.org 27 days ago — When you look at the list of nations bidding to host World Cups 2018 and 2022, it’s very very easy to dismiss Indonesia. The nine other bids all have either superior football traditions or superior infrastructure or superior financial muscle. ...
ESPN to hire Tyler as World Cup announcer
soccerbyives.net 10/19/2009 —
American soccer fans looking forward to watching the 2010 World Cup will have a familiar voice calling World Cup matches on ESPN.
Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch is reporting that ESPN is set to hire English broadcaster Martin Tyler as lead play-by-play announcer for the 2010 World ...
The Road to South Africa: The Players Who Have Never Played In A World Cup
theflatbackfour.blogspot.com 10/12/2009 — As the football world turn their focus on which nation will qualify for World Cup 2010, Sweden, Argentina, France and Portugal stand as the countries who might not make it to South Africa. If these countries fail to qualify, then some of the world's best players will not be gracing the biggest ...
Study: USA-hosted World Cup could net country $5 Billion
soccerbyives.net 26 days ago —
It's many years down the road, but there is already talk of how the U.S. economy would be affected by hosting the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. A recent study conducted by the Economics practice at a leading sports consulting firm (AECOM) indicated that the U.S. would receive a ...