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• It’s stressful and lonely at the top for referees -

In response to recent tragic incidents involving football and handball referees in Europe, Christer...[more]

• Analysis - What Brazil 2014 organisers can learn from South Africa -

World Football Insider analyses this year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa and rates key aspects in...[more]

• African women get a kick out of soccer -

25 years ago it would have been very rare to hear African women talking about soccer – even taboo....[more]

• The cost of a World Cup -

Hosting the World Cup will cost South Africa more than expected, but the country is still hopeful...[more]

• Iran girls' soccer team may miss Youth Olympics -

Iran might not send its girl’s football team to the youth Olympics in Singapore in August because...[more]

• Nigeria's anti-corruption agency investigates leaders of soccer federation -

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), plans to...[more]

• Nigeria escapes sanctions from both Government and FIFA -

FIFA has decided not to impose sanctions on the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after the...[more]

• Have the local traders missed out on the World Cup boom? -

In a series of articles, CNN reports on social initiatives that are undertaken in South Africa...[more]

• Mokoena: Domestic football must be part of World Cup legacy -

South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena wants the country to get behind the domestic game in the same...[more]

• FIFA steps up fight against match-fixers -

FIFA is preparing to monitor the World Cup's most vulnerable matches for match-fixing...[more]

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News Articles

Here are the latest news stories from Play the Game regarding the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

These articles will not concentrate on results, but will take a look behind the curtain of the 2010 World Cup and focus on areas such as football and African politics, the impact and effects of the World Cup on South African society, and FIFA.

If you have a story that you would like Play the Game to publish, do not hesitate to contact us at info@playthegame.org

World Cup 2010

Who will pay for South Africa’s longstanding mess?
04 March 2013 In this second article about match-fixing in Africa, Osasu Obayiuwana focuses on South African football and gives a report on the many previous cases that the country has seen, some of which have been orchestrated by Wilson Raj...[more]

Kill corruption, before it destroys football
01 March 2013 In this first of two articles by Osasu Obayiuwana looking into recent match-fixing cases in African football, he takes us through how an Asian betting syndicate infiltrated African football and led Zimbabwe into the continent’s...[more]

‘Long-term’ is key for South African World Cup investment
02 November 2010 Danny Jordaan, head of the 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee described the world’s largest sporting event as a ‘rebranding of South Africa’.[more]

Learning from history? Durban’s 2020 Olympic Bid
10 September 2010 FIFA President Sepp Blatter seems confident that his African legacy will live on in the form of an Olympic Games held in South Africa. In July 2010, encouraged by President Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s governing Olympic body SASCOC...[more]

World Cup stadia: White elephants or golden opportunities?
31 August 2010 When considering the impact of ethics in sport, the mega-stadia constructed especially for the 2010 World Cup certainly is a controversial talking point. Many South Africans have expressed the opinion that the funds spent on...[more]

FIFA now investigates allegations of player punishments in N. Korea
11 August 2010 FIFA president Sepp Blatter confirmed today that FIFA has launched an official inquiry into allegations that North Korea mistreated some of its players and officials following their poor performance at this year’s World Cup....[more]

The end of the World Cup?
21 July 2010 The World Cup is undoubtedly over. It is time for reflection. I want to speculate on the future of the football World Cup based on this year's tournament. Will the World Cup be destroyed by political disputes?[more]

The murky world of illegal Asian gambling
20 July 2010 Every four years, during or after the World Cup, there is some breathless report of an "unprecedented" police raid on Asian illegal bookmaking operations. Now, yet another one is being announced in the world's press[more]

World Cup afterthoughts
16 July 2010 The party is over and the World Cup has left South Africa, and generally the reviews have been very good. FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, praised South Africa’s efforts in hosting this year’s World Cup by giving them nine out of 10.[more]

It’s a Game that They Are Playing
14 July 2010 It is not football. It is the game of deliberate diplomatic deniability. The game is all about making truthful statements that do not ruffle any official feathers. Here is how it is played. Examine this section of FIFA’s...[more]

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