2010 world cup free - Blatter
Oct 29, 2008
TWENTY months to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, FIFA and the African Union of Broadcasters (AUB) have reached an agreement to telecast all 64 matches at the tournament free of charge throughout Sub Saharan Africa.
By Charles Mutebi and Norman Mutebi
TWENTY months to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, FIFA and the African Union of Broadcasters (AUB) have reached an agreement to telecast all 64 matches at the tournament free of charge throughout Sub Saharan Africa.
“We always promised that 2010 would be an African World Cup and with today’s cooperation agreement we have made a big step towards achieving this goal,†said FIFA president Joseph Blatter. The announcement follows yesterday's meeting between FIFA and the AUB general assembly in Benin.
FIFA selected the AUB due, among other things, to its capacity to reach the widest audience in Sub Sahara. “The AUB has shown considerable strengths in uniting broadcasters under one umbrella to ensure that all sub-Saharan Africans will be able to have access to the radio and TV coverage of and around the 2010 FIFA World Cup,†Blatter explained.
FIFA also released the FIFA World Player 2008 shortlist yesterday. Votes will be cast by the captains and head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams.
The list of 23 has:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Andrei Arshavin (Russia), Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Deco (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Steven Gerrard (England), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Franck Ribéry (France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), John Terry (England), Fernando Torres (Spain), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), David Villa (Spain) and Xavi (Spain).
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* SOCCER governing body FUFA will in the next four years turn its focus to the development of the game by giving more support to the youth structures.
FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa yesterday explained the reasons for the country’s narrow failure to make it to the last two Nations Cup finals, and said a new Cranes structure will be built to stop the heartache. He said FUFA are consulting widely for a way forward.
“We came in office with the qualifiers right at the door steps but we now have the time to develop the talent. We are going to work with all associations that handle youth football like Friends Of football and KKL and support them in getting the best,†Mulindwa told the weekly Post Bank FUFA press conference at Mengo yesterday.
TWENTY months to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, FIFA and the African Union of Broadcasters (AUB) have reached an agreement to telecast all 64 matches at the tournament free of charge throughout Sub Saharan Africa.
“We always promised that 2010 would be an African World Cup and with today’s cooperation agreement we have made a big step towards achieving this goal,†said FIFA president Joseph Blatter. The announcement follows yesterday's meeting between FIFA and the AUB general assembly in Benin.
FIFA selected the AUB due, among other things, to its capacity to reach the widest audience in Sub Sahara. “The AUB has shown considerable strengths in uniting broadcasters under one umbrella to ensure that all sub-Saharan Africans will be able to have access to the radio and TV coverage of and around the 2010 FIFA World Cup,†Blatter explained.
FIFA also released the FIFA World Player 2008 shortlist yesterday. Votes will be cast by the captains and head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams.
The list of 23 has:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Andrei Arshavin (Russia), Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Deco (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Steven Gerrard (England), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Franck Ribéry (France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), John Terry (England), Fernando Torres (Spain), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), David Villa (Spain) and Xavi (Spain).
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* SOCCER governing body FUFA will in the next four years turn its focus to the development of the game by giving more support to the youth structures.
FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa yesterday explained the reasons for the country’s narrow failure to make it to the last two Nations Cup finals, and said a new Cranes structure will be built to stop the heartache. He said FUFA are consulting widely for a way forward.
“We came in office with the qualifiers right at the door steps but we now have the time to develop the talent. We are going to work with all associations that handle youth football like Friends Of football and KKL and support them in getting the best,†Mulindwa told the weekly Post Bank FUFA press conference at Mengo yesterday.