France crossed a new threshold in qualifying for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, having never before graced the finals on four consecutive occasions.
After a turbulent period that saw three coaches come and go and more than sixty players, Mexico have returned to calmer waters under Javier Aguirre.
There is an air of cautious optimism in South Africa as the country prepares for the most significant chapter of its short football history.
The Chinese company ordered to stop making World Cup mascots because of poor working conditions says it is the victim of South African politicking.
Fifa president Joseph Blatter expressed his total confidence on Friday in security measures for the 2010 World Cup.
To help welcome guests to the Soccer World Cup, Durban has begun teaching street vendors foreign languages.
World soccer governing body Fifa on Tuesday brushed aside lingering doubts about South Africa’s readiness for the World Cup.
Beer sales are expected to rise by up to 6% during the 2010 Soccer World Cup, South African Breweries said on Tuesday.
The old South African flag has been banned from Cape Town’s 2010 soccer stadium, along with items such as tear gas and pointy umbrellas.
The leading World Cup contenders begin flexing their muscles this week, a little more than 100 days before the big kick-off in South Africa.
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/ 25 February 2010
The Cabinet has expressed its satisfaction at the state of readiness for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
President Jacob Zuma says SA’s public-works programme will continue after the World Cup, to build on infrastructure projects and boost employment.
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/ 22 February 2010
About 320 footballers will be tested for doping before the 2010 Fifa World Cup kicks off in June.
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/ 19 February 2010
World Cup stadium liquor vendors are crying foul over the Department of Trade and Industry’s draft liquor policy for the football showpiece.
Gareth Stokes investigates the challenges local entrepreneurs will face when it comes to making a success of the World Cup.
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/ 17 February 2010
Johannesburg’s informal traders stand to score big during the 2010 Fifa World Cup if they adhere to the international soccer body’s by-laws.
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/ 16 February 2010
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi wants the Competition Commission to intervene in the pricing of transport and accommodation ahead of the World Cup.
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has been challenged to respond publicly to the allegations of the infamous World Cup hit list.
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/ 12 February 2010
Will soccer hooligans trash your place if you rent it out? Not necessarily, but you may want the right insurance, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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/ 11 February 2010
Fifa president Joseph Blatter has lashed out at critics of South Africa’s ability to host this year’s World Cup.
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/ 10 February 2010
The <i>M&G</i>’s ombud is about to place his employer in jeopardy of breaching a contract with a very powerful organisation, Fifa.
People who threaten to disrupt the much-awaited Soccer World Cup in June will face the full might of the law, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa warned.
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/ 29 January 2010
The SA media’s concerns about Fifa restrictions on coverage of the World Cup have gone unheeded by Fifa for two years, Sanef’s Raymond Louw says.
SA’s opportunity to showcase its arts and culture during the World Cup dealt a blow by red tape.
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/ 29 January 2010
World Cup sponsor may not be able to meet demand, opening the way for other companies to step in.
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/ 29 January 2010
The association has resorted to debt collectors to manage a cash crunch that appears even worse than was reported in the <i>M&G</i> last week.
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/ 29 January 2010
Three of SA’s media houses have sent a submission to Fifa saying conditions it is imposing on journalists during the World Cup are unconstitutional.
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/ 29 January 2010
Successful bidders will have three months to get Fifa fan parks ready. Lloyd Gedye reports.
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/ 26 January 2010
Expectations will be high when hosts Bafana launch their 2010 World Cup countdown with a friendly against neighbours Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Glynnis Underhill reports on an international group that plans to get prostitutes off the streets of the Mother City for the World Cup.
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/ 22 January 2010
Ahead of the World Cup, Durban’s street children are being forcibly removed from the city centre, writes Niren Tolsi.
Fifa’s requirements for local media seeking accreditation to cover the 2010 World Cup "may well infringe the constitutional right of expression.