JOHANNESBURG - The World Cup in South Africa has attracted far more foreign fans than expected, adding to revenue and the already sizable long term benefit of a successful tournament, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG - The World Cup in South Africa has attracted far more foreign fans than expected, adding to revenue and the already sizable long term benefit of a successful tournament, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday.
Asamoah Gyan says Ghana are ready to become the first African side to make it to the semi-finals of a World Cup by beating Uruguay at Soccer City.
Former Argentina coaches Marcelo Bielsa and Jose Pekerman head Japan’s wish-list to take over from Takeshi Okada, local media reported on Friday.
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert is keen to retain the job after his side exceeded expectations at the World Cup in South Africa but needs to fully assess his options before committing to the role further.
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque is facing calls to replace striker Fernando Torres with Fernando Llorente for Saturday’s quarter-final with Paraguay (1830 GMT).
Five of the eight nations that have reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa will feature some of the big names expected to travel with their clubs to Abu Dhabi later this year.
Diego Maradona has responded to a verbal offensive from their quarter-final opponent Germany by asking: ‘What’s the matter with you, Schweinsteiger, are you nervous?’
Roy Hodgson was named as the new manager of Liverpool, signing a three-year contract, the Premier League club said.
For a team that was supposed to founder in the first round and that has come under attack for its reliance on style over substance, Dunga’s boys from Brazil aren’t doing too badly.
On this form, David Villa is in contention to replace Cristiano Ronaldo as Iberia’s biggest football star.