Fox Sports: Australia launches World Cup bid

Football Federation Australia has launched its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup finals, with FFA chairman Frank Lowy saying a successful bid will "give Australia a lasting and living legacy

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CNN: What exactly is the Confederations Cup?

What are reigning world champions Italy, European champions Spain, and football giants Brazil doing taking on teams like New Zealand and Iraq this month?

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Star News Group: Sharks pull together

MORNINGTON Peninsula Nepean Football League Sharks under-18 players rallied after a lack-lustre first half to storm home and defeat the West Gippsland Latrobe side by 31 points in Saturday’s interlea

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Star News Group: Demons golden

FORTY years is an eternity in footy, and Kooweerup Football Club knows that better than most.
The Demons went 38 years without a flag before their memorable 1969 triumph over Longwarry in the West Gi

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Star News Group: Women to the fore

THE “unseen people” in local football were celebrated at the second annual MPNFL ladies luncheon last week.
About 150 women including special guests Bianca Chatfield from the Melbourne Vixens netbal

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Mr Paparazzi: Cristiano Ronaldo Defends His Dress Sense…

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: A. Nathan]As we all know Cristiano Ronaldo has a rather distinctive clothing style. In fact whenever we think of the footballer  - who we spotted out in LA w

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Los Angeles Times: Rose Bowl game moving to ESPN in 2011

Rose Bowl CEO Mitch Dorger says the switch-to-ESPN plan was part of the contract renegotiations with ABC a few years ago that extended the partnership through the 2014 game.



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