Cape Town News

The draw for the tournament might once have been a dull affair, but it is now bigger in its own right than many international sporting events. Behind the glamour though, the revelation of who will play whom in the first...

F IFA has decided to expand the women's World Cup from 16 to 24 teams in 2015. Jerome Valcke said Thursday that women's soccer had advanced so much it made sense to add teams. Valcke, speaking after Thursday's executive committee...

The wait comes to an end on Friday, December 4, 2009, when FIFA plucks some bouncing balls to determine what teams play in what pot in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. A group of men (boys really) gather...

Wednesday, December 2, 2009, the FIFA Organizing Committee seeded those big dogs, which will join South Africa for the Final Draw scheduled for Friday, December 4. Spain, Brazil, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina and England join the host country, South Africa,...

South Africans are choosing to buy tickets for teams such as Brazil and England over the poor performing Bafana, World Cup organizing committee chief executive Danny Jordaan said on Thursday.     "You cannot believe that Brazil from a ticketing point of...

Jerome Valcke attends a press conference, ahead of Friday's World Cup draw, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Dec...France will not be a seeded team for Friday's World Cup draw, meaning Les Bleus could face powerful teams such as Brazil...

Nicole Kidman is using her star power to help Australia's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The Hollywood actress appears in a promotional film that will be shown to the world's soccer media in Cape Town...

President Jacob Zuma warned on Thursday more jobs will be lost while the economy "turn[s] the corner". Speaking after a meeting of the economic crisis task team whose framework was adopted in February, Zuma lauded the efforts of organised labour,...

David Beckham 's grandfather Joseph West has passed away after battling lung cancer. West reportedly spent his last days at home with family after being released from the hospice. But poor David was in South Africa helping England's 2018 World...