Thursday, December 14, 2006
Nike to sponsor Socceroos
Sportswear giant Nike has signed a multi-million dollar, nine-year sponsorship deal with the Australian national soccer team.
Nike will sponsor all of Australia's national teams until the end of 2015. That includes the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments.
FFA chief executive Ben Buckley said: "Off the back of the World Cup and with the AFC Asian Cup just around the corner it is an exciting time to be associated with football. This commitment from such a prestigious international sports brand is a terrific endorsement for the game in Australia."
Nike Pacific MD Paul Zadoff added: "In 2004 Nike was excited about the potential of football in Australia and the success of the game over the past two years has surpassed our expectations - not only at the highest level of the game, but also the increasing popularity of the Hyundai A-League and the growing levels of participation in the sport at grassroots."
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Brazil's 2014 World Cup bid
Already favourites to host the event, Brazil's soccer federation will today official launch its bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Officials from the Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) have confirmed they will notify world governing body FIFA today of their intentions to bid for the event.
Courtesy of the rotation policy introduced to hosting the tournament, South America is assured of the event after South Africa hosts 2010.
CBF president Ricardo Teixeira will meet with FIFA officials during the Club World Cup in Japan.
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Friday, December 08, 2006
Manchester City in takeover bid
Premier League side Manchester City is the latest soccer club in England to find itself the subject of a takeover bid.
Club chiefs confirmed during its annual general meeting an investor had approached them and negotiations were continuing.
No details of who is behind the bid have been revealed, but the takeover bid is valued at around £70m.
The move comes as Liverpool continue its negotiations with Dubai International Capital over a proposed £450m takeover.
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Thursday, December 07, 2006
Early Start to Round 16
Round 16 of the Australian A-League kicks off tonight with Queensland Roar hosting the Newcastle Jets at Suncorp Stadium in a must win game for both clubs as they chase a top four finish. Newcastle won the previous meeting between the clubs at Suncorp in round nine with a Vaughan Coveny goal. It has only lost one of its past five games, while the Roar snapped a four game losing streak with a 1-0 win over Perth Glory last week. Get the best odds at
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Jets vs Roar
Jets thrashed Roar 3-0 in a dominating match where error-riddled Roar made all the wrong moves in front of 10,040 Brisbane fans.
Newcastle's A-League resurrection under Gary van Egmond has gone into overdrive lifting the Jets to third on the table.
Mark Bridge starred with a scintillating double to give the Jets their sixth win in nine matches under van Egmond and put them just one point behind second-placed Sydney FC.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup a massive boost to German football
Hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup provided a massive financial boost to German football.
The German Football Association and German Football League will each receive a sum of €28.25 million after the German Football Association reported profit of €135 million from the organising and staging of the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament.
Germany also enjoyed a boost due to increased tourism and retail figures from hosting the World Cup.
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Liverpool FC in overseas takeover deal
Dubai International Capital is on the verge of a £450 million takeover deal for English Premier League club Liverpool.
The club's board is reported to have given the company, the international investment arm of the Dubai government-owned Dubai Holdings, the right to study the club's books and complete a deal. The board rejected a £450 million bid from American multi-millionaire George Gillett Jnr, as well as up to three other rival offers.
The deal faces strong opposition from Liverpool fans who are opposed to the club falling into overseas hands.
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
A-League Round 15 wrap up
Melbourne Victory took a 3-1 win over Adelaide in Adelaide for the first time. A sell-out Adelaide crowd came to see legendary Brazilian Romario do magic but the 40 year old is still looking for form.
Newcastle Jets were surprisingly held by New Zealand Knights to a 1-1 draw. The Jets got off to a flying start with a 13th minute goal but a 29th minute penalty tied the game.
Queensland Roar defeated Perth Glory 1-0 at Suncorp Stadium in Queensland giving Frank Farina his first win as coach.
And on Sunday the Central Coast Mariners held off Sydney FC to a 0-0 draw.
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Adelaide vs Melbourne
Melbourne Victory took a fighting 3-1 victory over Adelaide in front of a sell-out crowd at Hindmarsh Stadium that had came to see legendary Brazilian Romario make his mark on the Australian league.
However it was the other two Brazilians, Melbourne's Fred and Adelaide's Fernando, who sparked the drama in the fast-paced game. Both teams were reduced to ten men early in the game, which meant there was more space available, and it was Adelaide behind by one goal that was able to exploit the space better. At this stage of the game an equaliser looked inevitable, and it came in the 42nd minute by Fernando's header. However Melbourne Victory kept fighting and goals on the 62nd and 86th minutes put Victory 3-1 up and beyond Adelaide's reach.
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CC Mariners vs Sydney FC
Sydney FC played Central Coast Mariners to a 0-0 draw at Gosford. The Mariners largely dominated the game and had a good opportunity to leap ahead of the champions in the ladder twice hitting the woodwork. First shot was a blazing free kick from Nik Mrdja early in the first half and the second came from an Andre Gumprecht.
Holding to a draw moved second-placed Sydney to two points clear of Adelaide on the ladder after extending its unbeaten streak to six games.
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Friday, December 01, 2006
Grudge Match
Tonight Adelaide hosts another grudge match, but this time it is state against state.
Hindmarsh Stadium will be the scene for the continued Victoria-South Australia sporting rivalry when Adelaide United hosts A-League's best team Melbourne Victory.
Back in Round 8 Adelaide United coach John Kosmina and Melbourne Victory captain Kevin Muscat had a passionate meeting on the sidelines during United's 1-0 win at Telstra Dome. A tipped chair and gentle shove created headlines and led to Kosmina being sidelined and Muscat yellow-carded.
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2010 FIFA World Cup
New South Wales premier Morris Iemma suggested that Australia could act as the fallback option to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament sparking fury in host nation South Africa.
There are ongoing speculation that South Africa will not be ready to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Football Federation Australia however said it had no reason to expect that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will take place anywhere other than South Africa. And wished South Africa every success in staging the world's largest sports event.
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