The world of football could be set to witness a huge fight for the most powerful job in the sport. The head of the Asian Football Confederation Mohamed Bin Hammam announced on Friday that he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency. Al Jazeera’s Azhar Sukri reports.
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There are a lot of World Cup winners in Doha this week. Wednesday’s friendly between Argentina and Brazil attracted many of the greats that graced this fixture in the past. World Cup winners Mario Kempes, Jorge Burruchaga and Ossie Ardilles – Argentinan legends of the past hoping to spot some stars of the future at […]
Shakira, the Colombian-born international pop star, is due to sing her World Cup anthem ‘Waka Waka’ at closing ceremonies in Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium on Sunday, ahead of the 2010 final between Spain and the Netherlands. Before her performance, she spoke to Al Jazeera’s David Foster. He began by asking her had she always been […]
All eyes are on South Africa as it prepares to host the 2010 World Cup and the country wants to show that it is ready for the football event. The government is set to deploy additional 40000policemen to help bring security to one of the most dangerous countries in the world. But as Haru Mutasa […]
Football is historically popular with black South Africans, with whites preferring cricket and rugby. Back in 1995 when South Africa won the Rugby Union World Cup on home soil, the nation was briefly united in victory. Fifteen years on, can the football World Cup achieve something more lasting? Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports on the […]