FIFA says it’s concerned Brazil is running behind schedule with preparations for the 2014 World Cup, despite receiving positive reports on stadium construction. While organizers may be feeling the pressure, local fans don’t seem too worried — they’re just proud to be hosting the major footballing tournament.
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Football fans monitor Brazilian stadium progress
FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke presented the U-17 World Cup, announcing the federation had done away with extra time for the Under 17s competitions, and pledging the “highest level of security” for the tournament in Mexico, which is wracked by drug-cartel-fueled violence.Duration:00:35
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FIFA pledges safe teen World Cup in Mexico
FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke presented the U-17 World Cup, announcing the federation had done away with extra time for the Under 17s competitions, and pledging the “highest level of security” for the tournament in Mexico, which is wracked by drug-cartel-fueled violence.Duration:00:35
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FIFA pledges safe teen World Cup in Mexico
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to be re-elected as head of world football in Zurich on Wednesday after attempts by English FA officials to force a postponement ended in a crushing defeat. Duration: 00:31
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FIFA’s Blatter set for re-election, vows reform
VIDEO: The Palestinian national football team faced off against Thailand on Wednesday, losing 6-5 on penalties in their first-ever international qualifier played on home turf. Duration: 01:01
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Palestinian football team plays Thailand
Thousands of fans turned the canals of Amsterdam into a sea of orange Tuesday, honking vuvuzelas and throwing confetti at the Dutch football team after its nailbiting World Cup defeat to Spain.
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Football: Defeated Dutch honoured at home
Thousands of fans turned the canals of Amsterdam into a sea of orange Tuesday, honking vuvuzelas and throwing confetti at the Dutch football team after its nailbiting World Cup defeat to Spain.
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He could be called the world’s biggest football fan. By the end of the World Cup, Thulani Ngcobo will have attended 38 of the 64 World Cup fixtures — a 17000-kilometre match marathon that has earned the 29-year-old a spot in the Guinness book of world records. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.
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S.African football fanatic sets new World Cup match record
Afghan women are proving they can bend it like the best by throwing aside prejudice and taking to the football pitch. The national team’s field lies attached to the NATO headquarters which offers some protection but means some unusual interruptions are inevitable.
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Afghan women throw off prejudice to play football
They may not be your typical footballers — but that doesn’t stop grannies and housewives in one of South Africa’s townships from working on their tackling and goalkeeping skills. They say the sport makes them feel good and keeps them young at heart.
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South Africa’s local granny football stars