A FIFA report claims that Spain might be the team of the century…
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Spain Are Contenders For The Team Of The Century – FIFA Report (Goal.com)
FIFA’s official analysis of the World Cup says champion Spain could be the team of the century, and African countries harmed their chances by employing foreign coaches. The report criticizes goalkeepers for making “inexplicable errors” — “possibly” because of the Jabulani ball — but glosses over the refereeing errors that helped eliminate some teams.
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FIFA hails Spain, overlooks referee errors at WCup (AP)
A FIFA delegation is examining locations in northern Portugal which are part of the country’s joint bid with Spain to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. Officials are touring a congress center near Porto where the qualifying draw would be held and visiting FC Porto’s Stadium of the Dragon, one of the proposed match venues, on Wednesday.
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FIFA delegation assesses Portuguese WCup venues (AP)
FIFA president Joseph Blatter is asking the government of Bolivia president Evo Morales to help resolve the debt crisis of the country’s football federation. In July, Bolivian tax authorities impounded assets of the country’s football federation and froze its bank accounts, looking to recover a reported $3.4 million in unpaid taxes.
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Blatter asks Morales to resolve debt crisis (AP)
Mohamad Bin Hammam has confirmed he wants to stay on as president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after next year and will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of FIFA.
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Bin Hammam wants to stay as Asia chief, backs Blatter (Reuters)
FIFA ended a probe into North Korean football Wednesday after accepting an explanation from Pyongyang that the national team coach and players were not disciplined after losing all three matches at the World Cup. FIFA said it received a letter from the North Korean football federation to answer its request for details about the unconfirmed allegations.
England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup would be unbeatable, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told FIFA delegates assessing facilities on Monday.
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Clegg tells FIFA England’s 2018 bid will be unbeatable (Reuters)
A FIFA delegation has met deputy prime minister Nick Clegg at the start of a four-day visit scrutinizing England’s bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
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FIFA begins inspection of England’s WCup bid (AP)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told a FIFA delegation that Russia will waive visa requirements for participants if it wins hosting rights for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
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Russia will waive visas for World Cup participants (PA SportsTicker)
Serbia coach Radomir Antic could be sacked following their friendly with Greece on Wednesday after FIFA rejected an appeal to rescind his four-game touchline ban, the Serbian Football Association (FSS) has said.
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Greece friendly could be Serbian Antic’s last roar (Reuters)
