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2010 FIFA World Cup
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Tokyo Sexwale Breaks Ranks From Government On ‘Worrisome’ FIFA Bribe Scandal
15 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
The 2010 World Cup ship is well and truly sinking and whilst Fikile and company hang on for dear life, others are inflating the lifeboats. Tokyo first, women and children next.
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TBT: Remember Five Years Ago Today When We Felt Like Kings [Video+Images]
11 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Something very special began five years ago so you’ll have to forgive us if we take a trip down memory lane. This one might get you right in the feels.
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Whoah: They’ve Suspended 2026 FIFA World Cup Bidding!
10 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
As the wheels come off the FIFA machine they have taken the drastic step of suspending the bidding process to host the 2026 tournament. I thought Qatar were going to buy that one as well?
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Egypt Delivers Bombshell Details About FIFA’s 2010 Bribe Request
08 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
You know your fingers may have become too sticky when you’re trying to solicit bribes from just about everyone in the footballing world. Yep, more damning allegations against FIFA.
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BBC Unveils Staggering Jack Warner Bribe Money Paper Trail
08 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Seeing as though we couldn’t be bothered keeping track of just how that $10 million donation was spent we can be thankful the BBC decided to do some digging. It ain’t pretty.
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Get Up To Speed – All Of Our FIFA Articles In One Place
05 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Over the past nine days we have seen FIFA fall apart at the seams and yet another example of our government’s denial in the face of damning evidence. Here’s your blow-by-blow account.
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To Those Who Think It’s A Good Thing That We Bribed And Got The World Cup – Read This
05 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
It doesn’t matter whether you think football is nothing more than a silly game, you see, there is something larger here that should anger each and every South African.
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REVEALED: Please Enjoy This Letter Danny Jordaan Wrote To FIFA
05 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Another letter has emerged in the exchange leading up to the payment of the $10 million, this time sent by Danny Jordaan and calling officials out by name.
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The Shit Is Officially Hitting The Fan As Hawks Launch SA World Cup Bid Probe
04 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Those who involved themselves in the illicit dealings that led to us being awarded the 2010 must be really feeling the heat. Here come the Hawks.
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Jack Warner Fears For His Life But It Won’t Stop The ‘Avalanche’ – Football’s Can Of Worms
04 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
As FIFA executives fall like dominoes and begin to blabber Jack Warner has joined the chorus – although he still maintains his innocence in the face of overwhelming evidence.
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David Beckham Lashes Out Over FIFA Scandal
04 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Whilst all football lovers around the world are less than delighted with FIFA’s conduct, David Beckham has his own reasons for being disgusted at the corruption scandal.
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Mbalula and SAFA Again Deny Any Bribery Took Place
03 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
This afternoon’s press conference saw Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula stick to his guns and condemn the allegations of corruption during the 2010 World Cup bid.
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Jack Warner Is About To Be Arrested
03 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
The man who sits front and centre in the accusations against South Africa’s 2010 World Cup bid is in a world of trouble. There’s now more forces hot on his heels.
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Epic Sepp Blatter Quotes Over The Years
03 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
As Sepp flees for safety let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of his finer and more poignant moments. What’s that you say about women’s football Sepp?
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WATCH: Sepp Blatter’s Resignation Speech
03 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Football fans around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday as Sepp Blatter abandoned ship and resigned as president of FIFA. You’re not getting away that easily.
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YOH: Here’s The Actual Letter That Shows SA Paying $10M Bribe To FIFA
02 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Yes, this is pretty much the proof we’ve all been waiting for – the explosive piece of evidence that lays bare our corrupt 2010 World Cup bid.
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SA Admits Paying $10 Million FIFA Money, But…
01 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
As South African officials clamour to deny any wrongdoing during the 2010 World Cup bid it seems cracks are beginning to appear. First to break ranks was Danny Jordaan.
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Was It Tokyo? Here Are The Possible FIFA Bribe Co-Conspirators
29 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Whilst the indictment served by the US is yet to name exactly which South African officials were dishing out bribes, we may be closer to the truth.
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Fikile Has Spoken – What World Cup Corruption?
28 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
He has a reputation for being somewhat outspoken, and Fikile Mbalula did not disappoint during his stone-cold denial of the allegations against South Africa’s 2010 World Cup bid.
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Classic: We Bribed FIFA But Then Couldn’t Pay The Money
28 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It’s embarrassing enough being caught in the midst of a massive corruption scandal, but it’s even worse when you need help to pay your own bribes.
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19-Year Old Evicted For Hosting All Night Vuvuzela Parties
24 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s good to know that somewhere, someone is still celebrating in true World Cup style. Unfortunately for Toni Nicholson, she took things a little too far. Her neighbours’ complaints include all night parties, hurtling of things off balconies and the fact that they haven’t slept in a year. Good thing they weren’t anywhere near Cape Town in 2010 then.
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Paul The Octopus Lives On
21 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sometimes an octopus, a psychic german octopus to be specific, captures the imagination of the world. Paul was such a creature, successfully predicting the outcome of eight World Cup matches. Unfortunately little Paul passed away in his sleep last October, but fittingly a monument has been built in his honor, so our childrens children will never forget the clairvoyant mollusk.
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2010 World Cup Recoups Just A Tenth The Cost
10 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
South Africa predicted it would generate £570million from the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Experts also expected 450 000 supporters to attend the tournament. In both cases the predictors were well wrong. Many SA-based companies also failed to exceed expectations. That White Elephant argument was never going to go quietly.
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THE DEAR LEADER’S KID FLIPS OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT
02 Aug 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The North Korean football team, along with it’s entire complement of staff, were recently subjected to a “grand debate”, to discuss the tender matter of their ideological betrayal of their nation. The players were hoofed up on stage, and the big daddys spanked them for about six hours. I was actually there at the time. […]
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DOES THIS WORLD CUP MAKE ME LOOK FAT?
01 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Bafana Bafana continue to improve our vibe ahead of the world cup – this time by owning Guatemala in a record 5-0 win. Sure, there may have been three penalties in the mix (two of which were moderately questionable), but the other two goals were genuinely gnarly. Anyhow, while most of the country and all […]
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US NEWS STILL FAILING AT GEOGRAPHY
18 May 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the Soccer World Cup just 24 days, four hours and 20 minutes away, it’s so comforting to know that our beloved RSA is getting the accurate international press coverage that we deserve. I mean, take this, for example, courtesy of Chicago’s WGN news.
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