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FIFA has voiced mounting concerns over government interference in the affairs of football associations.

Nigeria has expressed an interest in bidding to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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

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

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

Germany has won the race to host the 2007 World Rowing Championships.

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.

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

Nigeria’s plans to bid to co-host the 2010 FIFA World Cup with four African countries has been dismissed as ‘not feasible’ by Sepp Blatter.

The bidding process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has taken its latest procedural step forward after soccer’s governing body sent the ‘list of requirements’ to the six African candidates.

Headed up by the soccer governing body's president Sepp Blatter, a series of FIFA committee meetings kicks off next week with a status report on preparations for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the potential for a FIFA Club World Championship in 2005 among the issues on the agenda.

FIFA has confirmed it has received six official bids from African nations for the 2010 World Cup.

England's final World Cup group game against Nigeria saw record television audiences in the UK get out of bed to watch the game which kicked off at 7.30am GMT.

England's final World Cup group game against Nigeria saw record television audiences in the UK get out of bed to watch the game which kicked off at 7.30am GMT.

A leading official with Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid has warned big clubs from small markets that they must act now or risk losing their historical status in the game.

UK free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV have unveiled their World Cup schedule, for which the two networks hold the TV rights, with the BBC taking live coverage of two of England's three opening round matches.