Morocco
Business

The technical reports into the five African bidding nations hoping to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be published next week.
Events

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has pledged his country’s support to Morocco as the race to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup enters the final straight.
Business

Former German soccer captain Lothar Matthaus has added his support to Morocco’s bid to host the FIFA 2010 World Cup.

Senegal has come out in support of Morocco’s bid to land the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Business

Franz Beckenbauer has blasted FIFA’s rotation policy for future World Cups.
Business

The team behind the South African bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup say they are ‘optimistic’ of victory – but said rival bids from Egypt and Morocco could not be dismissed.
Business

The chief of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the US has confirmed he is to play a key role in Morocco’s push to host the 2010 tournament.
Stadia

Morocco’s bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup has received a boost after Luiz Felipe Scolari, the man who led Brazil to their 2002 World Cup victory, publicly spoke out in support.

Issa Hayatou has won a landslide victory to remain as president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) – and will lead the build-up to the first FIFA World Cup to be staged on the continent in 2010.
Business

The FIFA delegation assessing the African countries bidding to host the 2010 World Cup will travel to Libya later this week before concluding its travels with a trip to Egypt.
Business

A FIFA inspection team has started its tour of Tunisia as part of the bidding process to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Business

A team of inspectors from soccer’s world governing body FIFA is visiting South Africa today as part of a tour of countries bidding to host the 2010 World Cup.
Events

Africa soccer chiefs say they will not back any one bid in the running for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Business

FIFA has ruled out any joint bids for the 2010 World Cup in Africa – crushing hopes of a united Tunisia and Libya proposal.
Business

Nigeria has pulled out of the race to host the 2010 World Cup and announced its support of the South African bid.
Events

The African nations bidding to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup will present their bid dossiers to soccer's governing body next week.

A leading bookmaker has installed South Africa as overwhelming favourites to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup - and Salzburg top to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Events

Six African nations have officially confirmed their intentions to bid to host the soccer World Cup in 2010.