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Brazilian stars bound for Fiji

26 April 2012
Brazilian stars bound for Fiji

Former defender Cafu played over 140 times for Brazil and is the only player ever to have appeared in three World Cup finals, winning two of them, in 1994 and 2002.He was best known for his tireless overlapping runs and was named by Pelé as one of the 125 greatest living footballers in 2004.Cafu, whose…

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26 April 2012
Hosts gearing up to meet challenges

The inaugural edition of the competition will be held at Loto-Tonga Centre – the home of the Tonga Football Association – in ‘Atele and is set to bring together the champion clubs of American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga to fight for a place in the 2013 O-League.The winner of the four-team tournament will…

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25 April 2012
Respect the watchword at Wembley

Gauging the reactions of the assembled dignitaries and national team coaches afterwards, two common themes were found: maximum respect for their respective first-round opponents and a desire to go far when the tournaments finally get under way.Drawn together in Group A of the men’s tournament, Great Britain and Uruguay will revive memories of Olympics long…

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25 April 2012
Reid takes Hammers hopes to final day

The 23-year-old became a hero for the Hammers when his strike helped defeat Leicester City 2-1 on the penultimate round of action in the Championship, the second tier of English football.West Ham fell behind to an opener from Jermaine Beckford but Reid restored parity when he latched onto a Mark Noble pass and found the…

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24 April 2012
New Zealand teams learn path to Olympic gold

The Football Ferns will open the 2012 Olympics with a dream match-up against host nation Great Britain at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on March 25, two days before the opening ceremony, before squaring off against two-times silver medallist Brazil at the same venue three days later and wrapping up pool play against Olympic debutant Cameroon at…

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24 April 2012
Farina names Papua New Guinea line-up

The Nations Cup will take place in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara from June 1 to 10 and acts as the second stage of Oceania qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. The winner will also go on to represent OFC in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.The players selected by Farina have been…

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24 April 2012
Ligue wraps up with Dragon on top

Dragon proved worthy of their title after going through the season unbeaten, posting 11 wins and three draws from their 14 games. One of those victories was a recent 1-0 success over Tamarii Faa’a, a result that clinched them the championship.Over 500 spectators turned out to witness them take the title but those fans had…

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24 April 2012
Gala draw looms in London

As ever, FIFA.com will be reporting live from the ceremony to bring you all the news from the draw. However, before the road to gold is mapped out for competing men’s and women’s national teams, some of the most Frequently Asked Questions about the event have been answered.What will the draw decide? The draw will…

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24 April 2012
Priestman named Head of Football Development

Priestman, 25, assumed the interim role in October 2011 to replace John Herdman and has since balanced those duties with her position as Women’s Development Manager, a role she will now relinquish. The Head of Football Development is responsible for overseeing New Zealand Football’s development programmes including the award-winning Whole of Football Plan, which was…

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23 April 2012
Pfannenstiel’s remarkable journey

It is one of the least spectacular goalkeeping skills, the ability to stay warm during long periods of inactivity, which is proving most useful to the former shotstopper when FIFA World meets up with him one morning in early March.Pfannenstiel has just woken up to face the second of five days of self-imposed confinement in…

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