FIFA.com Users Name Top Qualifier by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | FIFA - September 2) It goes without saying that users of FIFA.com, the official website of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, are licking their lips at the prospect of the forthcoming qualifying duels, especially as the weekend schedule feature a series of titanic clashes on all continents. In our latest poll, we asked which of the fixtures is the biggest draw of them all, and you came up with a clear answer!more details | go to article
Cherundolo Eyes Twin Wins by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | FIFA - August 26) When the USA visit the Cubans on 6 September in search of three more points on the road to South Africa, Steven Cherundolo will be on the eve of his ninth anniversary as an international.more details | go to article
A Veteran Presence In Net: Howard's Growing Role As A Leader by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | USSF - September 4) Nearly a decade into his playing career, Tim Howard is in a position of relative stability. The New Jersey native is firmly established as the number one goalkeeper for the United States and, with his years of playing experience in the Premier League, is one of the principal success stories of U.S. players abroad.more details | go to article
Cuba Diary: What Soccer Game? by Mike Woitalla (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - September 4) When you tell a Cuban that you're from Estados Unidos, they tend to smile and say, "Bienvenido." Mention your home to one of the many European tourists in Havana and they respond with, "So how'd you get in?" That's because it's against U.S. law for Americans visit Cuba -- up to 10 years in prison is the penalty - unless they receive special permission.more details | go to article
Cuba Cautiously Optimistic For U.S. Game by Doug McIntyre (Profile/Interview | ESPN - September 4) Cuban national team coach Reinhold Fanz is convinced that if a bounce or two goes his team's way, it can defeat the heavily favored United States when the political adversaries meet in a historic World Cup qualifying match here Saturday night.more details | go to article
Starting Xi: Cuba Bound by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - September 4) The United States men's national team is heading to Cuba for the first time in 61 years and, aside from playing a World Cup qualifyer, here's what they'll be doing on their trip.more details | go to article
Former Cuban Star Turned Defector Pulling For Homeland In Qualifier by Grant Wahl (Profile/Interview | Sports Illustrated - September 2) Maykel Galindo won't be here on Saturday for Cuba's historic World Cup qualifier against the United States. The former star forward of the Cuban national team defected to the U.S. in 2005, boarding a bus in Seattle during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.more details | go to article
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A World Cup From A Different World by Jack Bell (Article | New York Times - September 9) About two months after Italy hoisted the World Cup in 2006, following a championship game that was watched by more than a billion people worldwide, 48 teams gathered in Cape Town for a tournament that had little glitz or cachet — the Homeless World Cup. Also: US and Canada cup qualifying notes.more details | go to article
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