FIFA Braced For Losses From South Africa's Hosting Of 2010 World Cup
by Matt Scott (Analysis | Guardian - January 29)
Fifa expects to make a marginal loss on the 2010 World Cup, in contrast to the £178m profit it made in the 2006 tournament year. A senior Fifa source yesterday told Digger that the governing body expects to be called upon to underwrite "a few thousand dollars" in overall losses in South Africa this year. more details | go to article

Is South Africa Ready For 2010?
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | BBC - June 11)
There's no turning back now. Talk of a plan B can be forgotten. In exactly a year's time, the opening match of the 2010 World Cup will be played at the 94,000 Soccer City stadium on the outskirts of Soweto in Johannesburg. more details | go to article

'Only God Can Move This World Cup'
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Independent (South Africa) - February 6)
World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) chief executive Danny Jordaan has told Parliament's sport and recreation portfolio committee that only an act of God could move next year's Fifa World Cup to another country. more details | go to article

South Africa: Plenty Of Room For 2010, Tourism Bodies Insist
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | AllAfrica.com - September 19)
Both South African Tourism and the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) stated emphatically yesterday, Thursday, 18 September 2008, that there is no question at all that South Africa has more than enough accommodation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. more details | go to article

FIFA President Sepp Blatter Plans Greater African World Cup Presence
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Telegraph - September 17)
Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, wants to see an African team reach the World Cup semi-finals and is willing to change the qualifying process to increase the number of teams from the continent that qualify for the tournament. more details | go to article

Blatter: We Need To Encourage More Excitement
by Associated Press (Profile/Interview | ESPN - September 17)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes South Africa needs to generate more excitement about the 2010 World Cup. more details | go to article

Bafana Get A Blattering
by Yazeed Kamaldien (Profile/Interview | The Times (Johannesburg, South Africa) - September 16)
Fifa president Sepp Blatter plans to meet national soccer bosses today to speak frankly about his dismay at Bafana Bafana’s dismal performances on the pitch. more details | go to article

FIFA President Blatter To Assess World Cup Preparations
by Mark Ledsom (Profile/Interview | Reuters - September 11)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will carry out a personal inspection of South Africa's 2010 World Cup facilities later this month, world football's governing body announced on Thursday. more details | go to article

SAFA Chief Fumes Over Criticism From 'Idiots'
by Lucky Sindane and Percy Zvomuya (Profile/Interview | Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg, South Africa) - September 11)
Raymond Hack, the CEO of the South African Football Association (Safa), has described critics who question the body's development programmes as "idiots who do not know what development is." more details | go to article

Blatter In S Africa To Monitor W Cup Preparations
by Associated Press (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - September 10)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will travel to South Africa this month to inspect preparations for the 2010 World Cup. more details | go to article

United Front By 2010 World Cup Organizers For FIFA Stadium visit
by Associated Press (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - February 18)
Organizers of the 2010 World Cup greeted FIFA inspectors with a united front Monday amid reports of internal strife. more details | go to article

Organisers Dismiss Worries Over 2010 World Cup
by Serena Chaudhry (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - February 18)
South Africa is on track to host a successful 2010 World Cup, local organisers said on Monday, dismissing concerns that their efforts had been undermined by infighting, cost overruns and a power crisis. more details | go to article

Beckenbauer Boosts S.africa 2010 World Cup Effort
by Wendell Roelf (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - September 7)
FIFA member Franz Beckenbauer is confident South Africa will host a successful World Cup in 2010 despite the country's crime problem and other challenges clouding its preparations. more details | go to article