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Whatever happened to Phillip?

Video | Whatever happened to Phillip?

10 Jul 2012 19:01
On the two-year anniversary of the Soccer World Cup final, we ask South Africans whether they still 'feel it', and where they think Phillip has gone.
Dancing in the streets

Video | Dancing in the streets

05 Jul 2012 12:17
With the two year anniversary of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup approaching, 'Dancing in the Streets' takes South Africans on a trip down memory lane.

Brazil welcomes world to World Cup draw

31 Jul 2011 10:04 - Chris Wright
The eyes of the footballing world were focused on Rio de Janeiro on Saturday for the preliminary draw for the 20th World Cup.

Fifa frets at Brazil's World Cup preparations

24 Jun 2011 10:55 - Staff Reporter
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke lamented on Friday that Brazil put more value into winning the hosting rights than organising the World Cup.

Poor World Cup final sums up bad year for game

28 Dec 2010 08:50 - Mike Collett
From the earliest days of January to the last days of December, this was a year of tragedy, scandal and controversy for the world's most popular sport
2010 Cup 'changed the world's view of us'

2010 Cup 'changed the world's view of us'

09 Dec 2010 11:43 - Staff Reporter
After billions spent on stadiums now lying empty and fewer tourists than hoped, SA marks six months from the kick-off of the World Cup on Saturday.
Tension, acrimony as World Cup vote looms

Tension, acrimony as World Cup vote looms

02 Dec 2010 14:53 - Rob Woollard
Voting to decide the scandal-tainted race for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts took place as the final day of campaigning saw fresh acrimony.
Politics takes centre stage at World Cup bidding

Politics takes centre stage at World Cup bidding

01 Dec 2010 08:27 - Raf Casert
The time for cold, rational arguments is over. Clout and commitment is what counts to determine the venues of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Fresh claims over World Cup votes scandal

24 Oct 2010 07:41 - Staff Reporter
A former Fifa general secretary identified officials he said could take money in return for votes in the race to host the World Cup.

Fifa suspends officials over bribery probe

21 Oct 2010 08:16 - Graham Dunbar
Fifa provisionally suspended two executive committee members and four lower-ranked officials on Wednesday in a World Cup vote-selling scandal.

Uncertainty hangs over World Cup hosting

21 Oct 2010 07:45 - Brian Homewood
The contest to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, due to be decided by Fifa has been thrown into uncertainty by allegations of vote-selling.
World Cup boosts SA's reputation

World Cup boosts SA's reputation

13 Oct 2010 15:07 - Fienie Grobler
South Africa's reputation overseas improved significantly after the successful hosting of the Soccer World Cup, researchers said on Wednesday.

Speaking in a language that children understand

20 Sep 2010 17:00 - Vuvu Vena
More than 1 400 disadvantaged children across the country enjoyed more than just soccer during the Fifa World Cup.

Life after the World Cup for unwanted vuvuzelas

06 Sep 2010 15:04 - Faranaaz Parker
The vuvuzela may have made it into the Oxford Dictionary, but you may find little use for it beyond the football stadium.
'We have raised the bar, and now we must rise to meet it'

'We have raised the bar, and now we must rise to meet it'

19 Aug 2010 07:55 - Staff Reporter
The lessons learned from organising a successful World Cup must serve as a template for better delivery, President Jacob Zuma says.

Vuvuzela trumpeted by Oxford dictionary

19 Aug 2010 07:28 - Staff Reporter
The vuvuzela, which became the sound of the Soccer World Cup, has won an entry in the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English.

Uganda charges 32 over World Cup bombings

18 Aug 2010 13:40 - Ben Simon
Uganda has charged 32 people in connection with the July 11 bomb attacks in Kampala, which killed 76 people as they watched the Soccer World Cup.

Anelka banned for 18 games after World Cup row

17 Aug 2010 16:54 - Staff Reporter
Striker Nicolas Anelka has been banned for 18 games by the French team after a players' Soccer World Cup revolt.

Charity begins at the stadium

06 Aug 2010 07:39 - Percy Zvomuya
Soccer City will be packed for the kick-off to the 2010-11 season on Saturday, when four Premier Soccer League clubs contest the Charity Telkom Cup.

Soccer City to cost up to R30m a year to maintain

04 Aug 2010 14:07 - Billy Cooper
The Soccer City stadium built for the Soccer World Cup finals will cost between R25-million and R30-million per year to maintain.

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