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1) First, I don't have a text plan. I can't afford a text plan because Sprint sucks and as soon as my contract is up, I will be leaving them after a customer of 15 years. But, I see my Sprint (and the public pointed their error and greediness) finally followed the lead of other carriers and got rid of the text charges for donation texts for Haiti. (Now, if Sprint takes the lead of other carriers and cuts the rates or allows free calls to Haiti.)

2) While, texting to donate is convenient; it will be added to my phone bill, I want to know if I am going to get a tax receipt for my donation. Not that I make enough to claim deductions like that, but there are people who do. My guess is probably not.

3) Then there is the question of extra taxes on my cellphone bill for the $10+ (or multiple donations). Is the government going to wave the tax charges on these extra charge(s) on your cell bill? My guess is probably not. The government needs their share of the cut.

4) I also have the question on how long this money will take to get to Haiti. My guess 60 to 90 days. One your statement has to be sent to you, you need to pay it, then your carrier needs to cut the checks. (And, really when you think about it, look how fast it takes for them to credit your account for their errors.) Haiti needs your money NOW, not 60-90 days from now. Unless, these carriers plan on fronting the money, of which I can't see happening. That would be too much “risk” for them.

5) And this is just a general statement. Know who you are donating to and make sure it is a legitimate organization. Also, find out what percentage of the donation actually makes it to the cause.

Please go directly the websites and make your donation. You will get an eReceipt for tax purposes and these organizations will have their money right away.

I am happy to report, finally, that MasterCard, Visa & Discover Card are not charging the 2-3% swipe fee on credit card charges for donations made to the Haiti Earthquake. So, if you donate $10 through their website, the organization will get the full $10.

If you are sending checks or money orders to these organizations, please make sure you ear mark it by putting in the memo Haiti Earthquake Relief. Without an earmark, the organization legally can put it in their general fund and not end up going to people you want it to go to. DO NOT DONATE CASH!

Personally, I have donated to Doctors without Borders, UNICEF and Mercy Corps. I have received prompt tax receipts for all three organizations.

Below you find the links to reputable organizations sites. This list is provided by ABC.com

Doctors Without Borders:https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=219&&source=AUU090000DE0

UNICEF:https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6680&6680.donation=form1

Mercy Corps:https://donate.mercycorps.org/donation.htm?DonorIntent=Haiti%20Earthquake&Custom15=wm&Custom18=f16fa36b6b2618296814c89c247177e3

U.S. State Department:http://www.state.gov/

William J. Clinton Foundation:https://re.clintonfoundation.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=3869

Catholic Relief Services:http://crs.org/

Partners in Health:https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake&subsource=homepage

World Food Programme:http://www.wfp.org/stories/haiti-wfp-bring-food-devastating-quake

Food for the Hungry:http://www.fh.org/learn/news/disaster/haiti-rocked-by-powerful-quake?promocode=WA25WD0A2

The Salvation Army:http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

CARE:https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?5000.donation=form1&df_id=5000

AmeriCares:http://www.americares.org/

Samaritan's Purse:http://www.samaritanspurse.org/

Operation Blessing International:http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/haiti-earthquake-help-victims/www.ob.org

Action Against Hunger:http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/pressroom/releases/2010/01/13

Save the Children:http://www.savethechildren.org/?WT.mc_id=1109_sp_logo

Habitat for Humanity:http://www.habitat.org/

Merlin (Medical Emergency Relief International):http://www.merlin-usa.org/

Oxfam America:http://www.oxfamamerica.org/

International Medical Corps:http://www.imcworldwide.org/Page.aspx?pid=183

International Rescue Committee:http://www.theirc.org/

World Relief Corporation:http://worldrelief.org/Page.aspx?pid=192

Hope for Haiti:http://www.hopeforhaiti.com/

Food for the Poor:http://www.foodforthepoor.org/

Concern Worldwide:http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/haiti-earthquake-help-victims/www.concernusa.org/HaitiAppeal.

American Red Cross:http://www.redcross.org/

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New Orleans makes a pitch to get the high school soccer championships at Tad Gormley

By Ted Lewis, The Times-Picayune

June 02, 2010, 6:30AM

Baton Rouge – A decade ago, Richard Smith became so involved in the Sugar Bowl's sponsorship of the state soccer championships that he considered it “my baby.”

Eliot Kamenitz/The Times-PicayuneThe Division I and III state soccer championships were held in Tad Gormley Stadium from 2000 to 2005, but were moved to Lafayette after Hurricane Katrina.And now, Smith is doing what he can to bring his baby back to New Orleans.

The LHSAA's executive committee will be awarding future championship sites in soccer, basketball, wrestling and softball at its annual summer meeting today, and Smith's offer to be a private title sponsor is part of the local bid that would bring the 2011 Division I (Class 5A) and Division III (3A-C) title matches to Tad Gormley Stadium.

The event would be called the Old Metairie Apartments State Soccer Championships after one of the properties Smith owns.

“We really had something going there, ” Smith said of the Sugar Bowl's time as the title sponsor for soccer plus other state championship events. “We had incredible crowds and an incredible atmosphere. Hopefully, we can do it again, and we feel like we've put together a very attractive bid package.”

The Division I and III soccer championships were played at Tad Gormley Stadium from 2000 to 2005 but moved to Lafayette in 2006 because of damage to the stadium from Hurricane Katrina.

Then because of a conflict between the Sugar Bowl's title sponsor, Allstate, and State Farm, the primary sponsor for LHSAA events, the Sugar Bowl could no longer be involved.

Subsequently, Shreveport put in the winning bid for the event for the past four years.

However, this year largely because all eight of the finalists were located along the I-10, I-12 corridor — and five of the eight from the metro area — attendance at 49,000-seat Independence Stadium was no more than 100 for the Division III matches and 500 for the Division I matches the next day.

“I know there was a lot of dissatisfaction about playing in Shreveport this year, ” Smith said. “Some of it, like the weather, couldn't be helped. But the fact is that teams from the New Orleans area dominate soccer in the state, and having to travel so far for the championship puts a real hardship on their fans. So since most of them can't go to the event, we want to bring it to them.”

Shreveport, Lake Charles and Pineville also are bidding for the soccer championships.

The bid is for 2011 only, instead of the normal two years. That's because LHSAA principals area expected to vote in January whether to add the Division II (Class 4A) title matches to the other four starting in 2012, or to play all six at home sites.

Division II soccer is the only state championship event not played at a predesignated site.

City Park athletic services director Tony Biagas said Tad Gormley Stadium was being proposed as the site instead of Pan-American Stadium, which is considered more soccer-friendly, because of better broadcast facilities and a dressing room for officials, which Pan-Am Stadium does not have.

Sacred Heart Coach Tooraj Badie, whose team won the Division III girls title this season and had played in the title match in the previous four, said he would prefer to play at Pan-Am Stadium chiefly because the track at the stadium makes the field there significantly smaller.

But wherever the site, he felt staging the championships in New Orleans, at least on a rotating basis, would be a good move.

“We liked going to Shreveport, and the folks up there do a great job, ” he said. “But most of our students couldn't make it. You want them to be able to enjoy the experience, too.”

The basketball bids are for the first two years, under the new format adapted in January and starting in 2012, which will have the semifinals for boys and girls played together at three regional sites on one weekend, and the finals played at one site the next weekend.

A contingent from Baton Rouge is bidding to have the title games played at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on LSU's campus. The boys Top 28 was last played there in 1996 and has been held at Lafayette since.

Lafayette is bidding for the championship games, as is Bossier City.

The New Orleans Arena was invited to bid, but because of the inability to commit to dates because of Mardi Gras — plus the 2012 Final Four and the 2013 Women's Final Four — along with Hornets games, none was made.

Hammond and Southeastern Louisiana are the lone bidders for the southeastern regional site, and Lake Charles has the only bid for the southwestern regional. Bossier City and Monroe are bidding for the northern regional, but if Bossier gets the finals, the semifinals will go to Monroe.

The Pontchartrain Center in Kenner is seeking to retain the state wrestling championships, although there also is a bid from Bossier City.

Sulphur is the lone bidder to retain the softball championships.

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Ted Lewis can be reached at tlewis@timespicayune.com or 504.826.3822.

CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Soccer has announced the groupings for the first two rounds of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which kicks off with first-round matches on Tuesday, June 15, around the country.

All 32 lower division teams will enter the tournament in the first round. First-round pairings were determined by dividing the clubs geographically into eight groups of four, with match-ups within each group determined by random draw. In the second round on June 22, the 16 first-round winners will face off, with eight victors moving into the third round to square off against eight Major League Soccer teams.

The third round will take place June 29, with the quarterfinals set for July 6-7, the semifinals on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 and the final slated for Oct. 5.

Of the 17 amateur division teams representing the U.S. Adult Soccer Association regional qualifiers and the Premier Development League, only the Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) are returning for their second consecutive U.S. Open Cup. The Sahuaros have qualified for four of the last five U.S. Open Cups, the best record of any amateur team during that span. This year’s participants also include the Sonoma County Sol of the National Premier Soccer League (an affiliate of the USASA), who qualified for the first round by virtue of winning a play-in match against PSA Los Gatos Storm, a club affiliated with U.S. Club Soccer (a member organization of U.S. Soccer).

Within the U.S. Open Cup framework, teams compete in one of the following four categories: professional outdoor Division I (Major League Soccer), Division II (USSF D-2 Pro League) or Division III (USL Second Division), or Amateur Division. In recent years, the Amateur Division has been comprised of the USL Premier Development League and regional qualifiers from the U.S. Adult Soccer Association.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which is recognized as U.S. Soccer’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 95 consecutive years dating back to 1914.

The U.S. Open Cup is a single-elimination tournament, with games tied after regulation being decided in two 15-minute overtime halves. If the score is still tied after overtime, the winner is decided in a penalty kick shootout. The team that advances the furthest from each level except Division I will earn a $10,000 cash prize. The runner-up will take home $50,000, while the champion will collect $100,000. In addition, the winner will have its name engraved on the historic Dewar Challenge Trophy, the oldest trophy competed for nationally in American team sports.

2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule
May 31 Qualifying Deadline
June 15 First Round: 32 lower division teams enter tournament
June 22 Second Round: 16 First Round winners face off
June 29 Third Round: Round 2 winners face eight MLS teams
July 6-7 Quarterfinals: Round 3 winners
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Semifinals: Quarterfinal winners
Oct. 5 Final: Semifinal winners

2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Official Pairings for First Round

1. N.Y. Pancyprian Freedoms (USASA) at Long Island Rough Riders (PDL)
Cy Donnelly Stadium; South Huntington, N.Y.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:30 p.m. ET

2. Brooklyn Italians Soccer Club (USASA) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)
Skyline Sports Complex; Harrisburg, Pa.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:00 p.m. ET

3. Real Maryland FC Monarchs (USL-2) at Reading United A.C. (PDL)
Don Thomas Stadium; Reading, Pa.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:30 p.m. ET

4. Crystal Palace Baltimore (D2) at Richmond Kickers (USL-2)
University of Richmond Stadium; Richmond, Va.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:00 p.m. ET

5. Capital Area Soccer League Elite (USASA) at Charleston Battery (USL-2)
Blackbaud Stadium; Charleston, S.C.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:30 p.m. ET

6. Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) at Carolina RailHawks (D2)
WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:05 p.m. ET

7. Dayton Dutch Lions FC (PDL) at Rochester Rhinos (D2)
Marina Auto Stadium; Rochester, N.Y.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:05 p.m. ET

8. Detroit United Soccer Club (USASA) at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2)
Chartiers Valley High School; Bridgeville, Pa.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:00 p.m. ET

9. Kansas City Athletics (USASA) at NSC Minnesota Stars (D2)
National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:00 p.m. CT

10. AC St. Louis (D2) at Des Moines Menace (PDL)
Valley Stadium; West Des Moines, Iowa
Tuesday, June 15; 7:30 p.m. CT

11. Central Florida Kraze (PDL) at Miami FC (D2)
Lockhart Stadium; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:30 p.m. ET

12. FC Tampa Bay Rowdies (D2) at Legends FC (USASA)
Richland Stadium; Dallas, Texas
Tuesday, June 15; 8:00 p.m. CT

13. Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados (PDL) at Austin Aztex (D2)
House Park; Austin, Texas
Tuesday, June 15; 7:30 p.m. CT

14. Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) at Ventura County Fusion (PDL)
Ventura College; Ventura, Calif.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:05 p.m. PT

15. Sonoma County Sol (USASA) at Portland Timbers (D2)
PGE Park; Portland, Ore.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:00 p.m. PT

16. Bay Area Ambassadors FC (USASA) at Kitsap Pumas (PDL)
Bremerton Memorial Stadium; Bremerton, Wash.
Tuesday, June 15; 7:00 p.m. PT

Official Pairings for Second Round
(Venues, dates and times TBD)
17. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
18. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
19. Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
20. Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
21. Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10
22. Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12
23. Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14
24. Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16

R-Truth has become the new United States Champion, his first singles championship of those that currently exist in WWE.So now that R-Truth has a championship on the board, let's look at the 10 most deserving who have yet to garner the singles gold.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released the schedule for the girls soccer state championship this weekend. All games will be played on Saturday at N.C. State's Curtis and Jacqueline Dail Soccer Stadium at the Paul Derr facility.

Match-ups should be completed tonight as each regional final is played.

10:00 AM: 2-A state championship

1:00 PM: 1-A state championship (Southwest Onslow vs. Avery)

4:00 PM: 3-A state championship

7:00 PM: 4-A state championship (Hoggard qualified from the east)

There was a chance some teams would have to play on Friday in order to avoid conflict with graduation ceremonies in some districts.

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FIFA '09 for the XBOX 360 was developed by EA Canada in Burnaby B.C. It has quite a few different language commentaries for free download. These are a huge bonus to fans that adore the FIFA games series and want additional commentary packs to put into the gameplay. These are all free with the silver account (which is also free with the registration of your XBOX 360). The game is rated E For every one by the ESRB rating system, so its good for the whole family.

Hungarian Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 744 MB in size. This adds the Hungarian commentators Richard Farago and Istvan B. Haju in the commentary pack.

Czeck Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 388 MB in size. This adds the Czech commentators Bosak Jaromir and Petr Syeceny in the commentary pack.

Dutch Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 425 MB in size. This adds the Dutch commentators Youri Mulder and Evert ten Napel in the commentary pack.

Russian Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 597 MB in size. This adds the Russian commentators Yuri Rozanov and Vasily Solojov in the commentary pack.

German Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 639 MB in size. This adds the German commentators Tom Bayer and Sebastian Hellman in the commentary pack.

Brazil Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 405 MB in size. This adds the Brazil commentators Paulo Vinicius Coelho and Nivaldo Prieto in the commentary pack.

Mexican Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 306 MB in size. This adds the Mexican commentators Perro Bermudez and Ricardo Pelaez in the commentary pack.

French Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 567 MB in size. This adds the French commentators Herve Mathoux and Franck Sauzee in the commentary pack.

English Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 487 MB in size. This adds the English commentators Andy Gray and Martin Tyler in the commentary pack.

Italian Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 405 MB in size. This adds the Italian commentators Giuseppe Bergomi and Fabio Caressa in the commentary pack.

Spanish Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 345 MB in size. This adds the Spanish commentators Paco Gonzalez and Manolo Lama in the commentary pack.

Swedish Commentary – Released 11-13-2008 and 312 MB in size. This adds the Swedish commentators Glenn Hysen and Henrik Stromblad in the commentary pack.

These commentary packs will now give additional languages and play by play results to the game. The FIFA '09 game is currently sold and played in 37 countries and 17 languages around the world. It is one of the most popular global releases made today.

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Fussball WM 2010: Ballack, Vuvuzela und Flachbildschirm

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Ab dem 11. Juni werden zur Fussball WM 2010 Millionen Zuschauer die deutsche Nationalmannschaft feiern. Ob in Südafrika, beim Public Viewing oder am heimischen Bildschirm. Die RatGeberZentrale http://www.ratgeberzentrale.de/fussball-wm-2010.html informiert im Vorfeld der WM: Hat unsere Mannschaft ohne Michael Ballack eine Chance? Was ist eigentlich eine Vuvuzela? Welche nützlichen WM-Apps gibt es für das iPhone und iPad? Wer zahlt, wenn der teure Flachbildschirm zu Bruch geht? Diese und andere Fragen werden in dem Schwerpunktthema aufgegriffen.

Das Krachmacherinstrument der Fussball WM 2010 schlechthin ist die Vuvuzela. Im Vorfeld der WM beschäftigte diese bereits intensiv die Gemüter: Entbrannt war die Diskussion nach dem Konföderationen-Cup 2009 in Südafrika, als die Blasinstrumente in den Stadien in großer Zahl zum Einsatz kamen. Sowohl Zuschauer vor Ort als auch übertragende TV-Sender beschwerten sich über den monotonen, andauernden Lärm. Die Diskussion beschäftigte viele Instanzen bis zum Weltfußballverband FIFA. Präsident Sepp Blatter sprach sich schließlich gegen ein Stadion-Verbot für die Vuvuzela aussprach.
Das iPhone ist für viele zum ständigen Begleiter geworden. Rund 300.000 Applikationen (”Apps”) zählt der iTunes Store. Auch beim Thema Fussball WM 2010 wird man hier fündig. Die RatGeberZentrale hat die besten unter ihnen zusammengestellt.
Weil nicht alle Fußball-Fans live in Südafrika dabei sein können, wird auch bei der diesjährigen WM wieder Public Viewing und das Verfolgen der Spiele am heimischen Bildschirm angesagt sein. Ein Gerät mit neuester Technologie kann schon mal rund 2.000 Euro kosten. Wenn dann so ein teurer Fernseher im Freudentaumel versehentlich zu Bruch geht, ist die Stimmung am Boden. Einen solchen Schaden übernimmt, falls nicht der Besitzer des Gerätes selbst dafür verantwortlich ist, die private Haftpflichtversicherung des Verursachers. “Eine private Haftpflicht benötigt jeder Haushalt. Denn nach dem Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch kann jeder für Schäden, die er verursacht, in unbegrenzter Höhe haftbar gemacht werden. Und diese Last kann in die Millionen gehen und lässt sich allein nicht schultern”, sagt Markus Kasper von den Ergo Direkt Versicherungen http://www.ergodirekt.de.

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After some struggles to earn promotion to the Bundesliga 1, Munich 1860 signed another American, reports Kicker. Striker, Josh Wolff, will be relied on to score goals in close matches to help the team escape second division soccer.

The Lions are currently only four points short of earning promotion. The team counts on a strong backline led by American defender, Gregg Berhalter, who appeared for the U.S. National Team in World Cups 2002 and 2006.

The former captain of Energie Cottbus helped the East German team climb into the Bundesliga 1 last season, only to remain in the Bundeliga 2 by signing with Munich 1860.

Wolff will join his American comrade after several successful campaigns in Major League Soccer. Wolff was a Fire original and played 84 matches for Chicago. While in the Windy City, the young striker tallied 32 goals.

After his success in Chicago, the Georgia native moved to Kansas City to play for the Wizards. While with the Wizards, Wolff put in 27 goals in 80 matches. 

In 2003, Wolff suffered a meniscus tear and ankle injury which slowed his blistering pace significantly. However, the forward finished his last three MLS seasons healthy. Wolff scored 25 goals in the past three seasons with the Wizards and all but maxed out his salary under the league's tight cap.

Like most European teams, 1860 only signed the striker to an 18 month contract. The reasons for the short contract are multi-fold.

Few European teams will give any player pushing 30 more than a one year deal. The belief is by that age most players, especially forwards, are finished. Wolff is 29.

Munich 1860 also struggles with budget issues. Despite the team's recent success, previous pushes toward the “Big Show” have hurt Munich's funds. The team simply can't afford to issue a big contract.

Wolff is an American. Although signing American players is becoming more common in Europe, it is still viewed as a gamble. Despite appearing in two World Cups, Munich will keep in mind that he only scored once in both.

For Wolff, this move is elementary. His salary is largely fixed in the MLS, and he's still fairly young. For the forward to start preparing for retirement, he needed to go abroad. This move will help him further develop his on-field smarts and ideally help him establish a comfortable nest egg.

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Here is the official Press Release from FIFA

FIFA Press Release

The FIFA Emergency Committee decided yesterday, 11 May 2010, to suspend the Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) on account of government interference. This decision by FIFA is based on the fact that the statutes ratified by the FESFUT general assembly in August 2009 have not been formally entered in the country’s official register, and that the government has failed to acknowledge the authority of the Normalisation Committee set up to represent FESFUT.

Consequently, FIFA considered that it was not possible for FESFUT to organise the elective general assembly in line with the action plan that had been drawn up and has suspended FESFUT until the Salvadoran authorities formally accept the legitimacy of the Normalisation Committee installed by FIFA and sign the new statutes that were adopted by the FESFUT general assembly in August 2009.

If the Salvadoran authorities do not revise their position by noon (GMT) on 8 June 2010, the FIFA Executive Committee will be obliged to propose to the FIFA Congress that FESFUT be suspended. If the Congress upholds this proposal, it will not be possible to lift the suspension until the next FIFA Congress in June 2011.

Furthermore, during the period of suspension, FESFUT will not be able to be represented in any regional or international competitions. For example, the refereeing trio selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ will not be able to participate in this competition if FESFUT remains suspended.

Despite the seriousness of this situation, the FIFA Executive Committee has expressed its full support for the FESFUT Normalisation Committee, the authority currently recognised by FIFA

@Richard Murphy

The “dumb” was unnecessary, although others and myself have received far worse descriptives from you.

My assumption here is that FIFA is a non-profit organization (it might be stinkingly corrupt, but that is a separate matter), and therefore re-distributes all its revenues, after costs. Why would you want to treat any differently from any charity? the scale of FIFA’s revenue is massive (and shocking to me, because I simply don’t get the attraction of soccer as entertainment), but it does not change anything to the principle.

As per your other ideas:

a) Local profits from trading by FIFA limited companies

OK, so I guess you would suggest taxing Greenpeace and/or Amnesty International as well?

b) The players earnings in SA

That is a weird one: I agree players’ earnings should be taxed (are they earning anything, since they are playing for their national side?), but should that not be in their country of residence. Put it like this: if a professional is based in London and is sent for 1 month to South Africa on a non-recurring assignment, where should he/she be taxed?

c) All local broadcast profits

I don’t know about the South African media market, but if it is like in the US, the profits will be taxed. Assume ESPN buys the rights and generates advertising revenues during broadcasts. The profit is taxable at the corporate rate. I suppose that the local equivalent of ESPN is no different.

d) Image rights exprted

I do not understand what you mean. The biggest benefitor of the event in terms of image (if it goes well) should be South Africa itself. Should the country tax itself, and if so, on what?

The real question is to what extent a government should underwrite this type of events. To me, it appears perfectly pointless to build massive new stadia if there is no commercial justification to do so. If a commercial rationale exists, private capital should be available. This would allow the South African government to allocate its resources to much more urgent priorities.

Every day a World Cup in South Africa draws a small closer, as well as as a outrageous football air blower myself we would be fibbing if we pronounced we wasn’t a tad excited. So it seems have been a guys over during Sony, they appear to be starting to impassioned lengths to yield a good World Cup knowledge for those who aren’t advantageous sufficient to be upon a craft to Jo’burg themselves.

In conditions of televisions they have introduced an tasteful Sony trade-in scheme, broadcasting comparison World Cup games in 3D TV to symbol a arise as well as a ultimate complement in to their World Cup credentials is not a damaged metatarsal, though a streaming use that allows owners of internet continuous Sony BRAVIA TVs or Blu-Ray players to perspective a pick up of World Cup matches.

Unfortunately, prior to we get as well excited, this is no live streaming use giving we entrance to this year’s World Cup (however we will be means to watch that upon BBC HD as well as ITV HD). Instead, they will yield their pick up of mythological World Cup matches as well as even a tip twenty moments movie formed upon a many prestigious foe in football.

All of this, as well as more, will be accessible by a BRAVIA Internet Video service, that gives existent as well as impending BRAVIA owners entrance to locate up services such as Demand Five. In addition, Sony have additionally cumulative a understanding with LOVEFILM, permitting business to tide full length cinema to their HDTV or Blu-Ray player. It’s all terribly available as well as will be a acquire further to a ever-growing list of methods to watch TV.

All of this has been brought about by Sony’s brand new partnership with FIFA, that intends to move not usually TV, though all kinds of multimedia party to a vital room together with games as well as movies.

Speaking upon a announcement, Christian Brown, Senior Category Marketing Manager for Home Entertainment, Sony UK, said:

“We have been really vehement to suggest a catalog of a FIFA World Cup Collection to consumers in time for a 2010 FIFA World Cup. Thanks to BRAVIA Internet Video as well as a partnership with FIFA, we can have a little of a biggest football moments come to hold up in consumers’ vital bedrooms opposite Europe during a hold of a button.”

The partnership with FIFA will move a immeasurable operation of World Cup movement to Bravia Internet Video as well as a following is a catalog of a tip footy calm we should demeanour out for this summer:

• 20 FIFA World Cup™ Moments – The Top twenty FIFA World Cup™ Moments counts down, in retreat order, a tip twenty FIFA World Cup moments of all time. Eighteen tournaments in 76 years of foe have constructed so many stirring as well as noted moments that this preference – a biggest as well as many important – reflects a perspective of what captures a hint of FIFA World Cup magic.
• 14 Official Films from a 1930 – 2002 FIFA World Cups – From a moving final moments of “Goal”, a colour jot down of England’s usually FIFA World Cup™ feat in an epoch when radio was black as well as white, to a stately brush as well as play of a 35mm filming of “Hero”, a movie of Mexico 86 that focused upon Maradona’s excellent as well as many argumentative hour, here have been drive-in theatre that mount a exam of time.
• FIFA World Cups Stories, Legends as well as History Programme – A preference of reduced drive-in theatre reminding us of a entrance of mythological players, renowned moments as well as heated chastisement shoot-outs.
• A-Z FIFA World Cup Football Programme (music) – The A – Z of Football consists of 60-second vignettes of a many fantastic movement from disdainful movie footage from a 1954 – 2002 FIFA World Cups™.
• FIFA World Cup Classic Players – The “Classic Players” array celebrates fifteen of a biggest players to have graced a universe theatre during a renowned 76-year story of a FIFA World Cup™.
• FIFA Mini World Cups 1966-2006 – Enjoy a highlights of any FIFA World Cup™ tournament, starting with a noted 1966 finals in England as well as finale with a pretentious 2006 finals in Germany.

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FIFA World Cup 2010: Ghana Select Provisional Squad

Ghana have named their 30 man provisional squad due to travel to France for a training camp between 24-29 May ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup.

Chelsea’s Michael Essien is selected despite missing most of the final part of this season with a knee operation, from which he is still recovering.

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac also selects four players based in Ghana for his provisional squad, which is listed below.

Ghana Provisional World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson (Wigan Athletic/ENG), Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals), Stephen Ahorlu (Hearts of Lions), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars)

Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Basel/SUI), Eric Addo (Roda JC/NED), Jonathan Mensah (Granada/ESP), Lee Addy (Bechem Chelsea), Rahim Ayew (Zamalek/EGY), Hans Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), John Mensah (Sunderland/ENG), Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim/GER), John Paintsil (Fulham/ENG)

Midfielders: Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan/ITA), Derek Boateng (Getafe/ESP), Anthony Annan (Rosenborg/NOR), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese/ITA), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese/ITA), Andre Ayew (Marseille/FRA), Michael Essien (Chelsea/ENG), Stephen Appiah (Bologna/ITA), Haminu Dramani (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), Quincy Owusu Abeyie (Al Sadd/QAT), Bernard Kumordzie (Panionios/GRE), Laryea Kingston (Hearts/SCO), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth/ENG)

Strikers: Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda/NED) Asamoah Gyan (Rennes/FRA), Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim/GER), Dominic Adiyiah (AC Milan/ITA)

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Flamengo has won its sixth Brazilian Championship by beating Gremio 2 x 1, to tie Sao Paulo for the team with the most Brazilian national soccer tournaments in history.

Adriano, the former Inter Milan striker, who had a serious career low just a few months ago, has resurrected his career in grand style, not only winning the most coveted tournament in Brazil, but also concluding the competition as its top scorer with 19 goals.

While living in Brazil in the 80s, I was one of the few fortunate people who had the priviledge to see up close the Flamengo Golden generation of Zico, Junior and Leandro, and I was lucky enough to be there in Maracana when Flamengo won that 1982 Brazilian championship.

Last August, I visited Brazil and met with Adriano and several members of theFlamengo team at their training camp in Rio. At that point, Flamengo was in 17th place in the “Brasileirao”, and if I had told anyone at that time that I tought they would end up as champions just three months later, no one would have believed me.

Being a former striker myself, I clearly remember my chat with Adriano as we discussed ways to dodge markers and how to improve the team's midfield to forward connection and other aspects of the game.

As one of the most die-hard Flamengo fans you can ever find, I could not be any happier to see that not only did Adriano figure out how to dodge those markers, but I am also happy that the team has found its compass and has combined extremely well, and went on to do the impossible: to move from 17th to 1st place in the most important national-level soccer tournament in the whole of South America, in a time span of only three months.

That night in August, as I used to do so many times back in the 80s when I was living in Brazil, I had the pleasure of accompanying the team to Maracana Stadium, and watched as Flamengo beat Atletico Mineiro, which was at that time the team that was in first.

That day in August I had no idea, but that very same game I watched was to be the first of a series of a spectacular comeback performances, not only for Adriano but also for Flamengo.

Today after winning the championship match, Adriano stated that “this is a dream, to be a champion again and, above all, to be happy” . And, his feeling is shared by millions of Brazilians, who are fans of the largest Club in Brazil: CRF (Clube the Regatas do Flamengo).

Adriano, who has earned the nickname “The Emperor” while playing in Italy, was once, not very long ago, the most feared striker in the world.

After having a series of personal problems, the Emperor was released by Inter Milan and joined Flamengo, the team that had discovered him for soccer. There he regained his old form and even managed to reclaim a spot on the Brazilian National squad during the World Cup qualifiers.

It remains to be seen if this performance on the Brasileirao will be enough to earn Adriano a spot in the 2010 World Cup team. But regardless, Adriano has written a major page in his personal soccer story, and helped Flamengo regain its status as one of the greatest teams, if not the greatest, in the history of Brazilian soccer.

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As the festival season approaches, it is time for some gaming wars. As usual, the gaming fans are going gaga over the two games, Fifa 2009 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009. With Christmas around the corner, we are set for action. In this article, we look at both the games and check out what's good and what's not with our opinion thrown in.

Fifa 2009

This is one game that is widely anticipated by gaming fans and the latest release does not disappoint them. Their policy of getting feedback from the gamers has paid off as they have incorporated several features that were missing last year and they have addressed some downsides as well that were a sore point with the fans last year.

The latest version is much improved (this may seem marketing hype, but it is!!) than the earlier one and they have paid particular attention to the dynamics of ball physics and the collision system. The ability to specify the camera to switch any angles will sure be a delight. They have also added Be a Pro Seasons Mode, the Adidas Live Season and the 10-on-10 football. These eye catching additions would amaze the most diehard fan.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

PES 2009 comes in a neat version that takes us back to the popular PS2 version that won many a gamers heart and purse. Talk about going back to the golden age! But, the flip side is that the graphics leave much to be desired. The game play is smooth and natural and goes with the flow. This is one area which makes PES a good buy.

Where PES 2009 scores is they have managed to get big name licenses like UEFA Champions league license, Manchester United License and Liverpool's License. However, this is where it stops and the other players are little known and may not grab attention.

Conclusion

In my opinion, there is a clear winner for this year and the honors go to Fifa 2009. With its reworked look and neat interface, Fifa 2009 looks set to dominate the football games part of the gaming industry. While PES 2009 has scored some goals with their licenses of big leagues, they have a long way to go as many unique licenses are still held by Fifa. The saving grace for PES is that the game has a tendency to hook you slowly and it is one for the long haul. If they can get their act together with the use of modern technology, they can sure catch up.

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Soccer Stars Sleeping In Altitude Tents To Prep For World Cup

Outside of the U.S., soccer is taken quite seriously. So seriously, it turns out, that members of England's national team will soon sleep in oxygen-deprivation tents to prepare for their high-altitude matches at the upcoming World Cup in South Africa.

The players are subjected to a variety of creepy tests at the team's Hertfordshire “hotel,” which basically sounds like that facility where Drago trained in Rocky IV. That's fitting, though, because I've always imagined the U.S. national team preparing for the World Cup by getting together at a cabin and heaving some big logs around.

At the facility, England's players ride exercise bikes with masks that limit the amount of oxygen they can breath. Those who huff and puff a little too hard will have the oxygen-deprivation tents delivered to their homes, so they can gradually acclimatize their bodies to low-oxygen, high-altitude conditions. Matches at this summer's World Cup will take place at heights of up to 5,000 feet above sea level, and the tents can precisely match that altitude with a hypoxic pump that flushes 100 liters of air through the tent every minute.

Professionally handsome footballer David Beckham slept in an oxygen-regulated tent before the 2002 World Cup to help heal a broken foot (his provided him with more air), and the World Anti-Doping Agency considered whether or not to ban the practice for giving teams an unfair advantage. They didn't rule against use of the tents, however, and now, somewhere in England, Wayne Rooney is complaining about this being the worst camping trip ever. [Daily Mail via PopSci]

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There is a few great soccer managers who have had a golden touch, who have brought trophies to their clubs or country. Both past and present, great managers.

Herbert Chapman:

Herbert Chapman, the visionary of the 1920s and '30s is regarded to be one of the great managers. With Huddersfield and then Arsenal, he won the league and FA cup on numerous occasions. Arsenal became the dominant team of the '30s, thanks to his management and WM formation. He also advocated such innovations as floodlights and numbered shirts, which are now standard.

Jock Stein:

Soccer's miracle worker worked wonders with Glasgow Celtic in the 1960s. Celtic's domination of Scotland resulted in an unprecedented 9 straight league titles in the era and then a famous European Cup win over the Italian team Inter Milan in 1967. As such, he was the first Scot to win the trophy.

Bill Shankly:

The hero of the kop is credited with laying the foundations for Liverpool's golden decades, in the '60s. Shankly won numerous FA Cups, league titles and a UEFA cup with Liverpool, before handing the reigns to Bob Paisley for further domestic and European trophies in the 1970s.

Bob Paisley:

Shankly's successor, Paisley, won three European Cups with Liverpool. In Europe and domestically, the trophies came and came again to Anfield, as Liverpool beat most that stood before them. Overall, Paisley won more trophies than any other Liverpool manager has.

Sir Alf Ramsey:

Why include Sir Alf? Simply because he is the only England manager to have actually won the World Cup, in 1966. Recalling, that England have had some notable managers like Revie who never actually came close to such a feet. An astute tactician, his 4-4-2 formation has also become standard in English football. Also recalling, his title winning Ipswich team that won the league in their first season after promotion. 1973 aside, England's best ever manager, bar none.

Matt Busby:

Sir Matt Busby was the first Manchester Utd manager to win the European Cup. In addition, during the 1950s and '60s he won numerous league titles and cups for the club. Most famous of his teams, were dubbed the Busby babes. He was also a long-serving league manager. To many, he remains the clubs best manager.

Marcello Lippi:

The Italian manager won numerous league titles with Juventus, as well as a European Cup during the 1990s. Most recently, he won the 2006 world cup with Italy. With such honors won, is one of the best managers of recent times.

Undoubtedly, these are some of the great soccer managers. They have won numerous honours with their clubs or country, and some of the biggest trophies in the game. Aside from this, the likes of Chapman and Ramsey introduced astute tactical innovations like the 4-4-2 and 4-2-4.

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“It's a dream come true, to become head coach at my alma mater,” said Ryerson. “UNLV has made such a big impact on my life, its been the foundation for everything I've accomplished and experienced in the sport of soccer.

"I want to thank the guys that were here in the '70s and started the program and everything that's been done to continue the success of Rebel soccer. I'm also looking forward to getting in touch with the alumni and the local community, as their future support of UNLV men's soccer will be key to our success here. Today is also a big day for the Ryerson family. UNLV has meant so much to us, and it's a big honor and privilege to help continue the Rebel tradition."

One of four Ryerson brothers to play for the Rebels (Rob, Kenny, Tim), Rich Ryerson was a four-year starting defender/midfielder for the Rebels from 1983-86 and led UNLV to three NCAA tournament appearances and three straight conference championships during his time in Las Vegas. In his junior season, the Rebels posted a program-best 18-2-2 mark and No. 4 final national ranking. A two-time all-region and all-conference selection, Ryerson scored 20 goals and had 20 assists. Ryerson started all 84 games during his time as a Rebel and still holds school records for both most career games played and most career starts. Ryerson was also named one of Soccer America’s Top-10 Freshmen of the Year in 1983.

Ryerson graduated from UNLV in 1987 with a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration. He went on to play a total of 10 years in several professional soccer leagues, including two in Kinna, Sweden, and finished his career in 1998 with the Baton Rouge Bombers of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League, where he was named the EISL’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Beginning in 1994, Ryerson served as athletic director and physical education teacher for the Marywood-Palm Valley School, a K-12 program in Rancho Mirage, Calif, and he held that position until 2006 when he moved back to Las Vegas. He served as Director of Coaching for the Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club for the past two years but will be stepping down from that position after accepting the Rebels' head job. This past year Ryerson was the Nevada state vice president for US Youth Soccer, and will be changing positions to director of coaching for the association this coming season.

Ryerson is the fifth UNLV graduate in any sport to become head coach at the school, following Tina Kunzer-Murphy in women's tennis (1978-81), Wayne Nunnely in football (1986-89), Dan Abdalla in women's soccer (2000-04), and Kathy Olivier in women's basketball (2008-present). Ryerson is married to the former Vanes Valenzuela and they have two children, Vashti (14) and Payton (11).

On Saturday (April 10), the Philadelphia Union will play its first home game. As a soccer fan, I have been waiting a long time for Philadelphia to get a MLS (Major League Soccer) team and that happy event happened this year. The Union played its first ever game two weeks ago and coming up is its first home game. In honor of this wonderful event, I thought I would do a post about early soccer prints.

Soccer has ancient roots, for variations of “football” were played during the Han Dynasty in China (206 BC–25 AD), by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and in Japan during the sixth century. The earliest modern form of the game was played in Great Britain in the twelfth century. This game was very popular but fell into royal disfavor, being banned several times in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In 1349, the game was prohibited by a royal edict “because it cooperated with other favorite amusements to impede the progress of archery.”

This early game was close to the modern game of soccer, or as most of the world still calls it, football. The core of this game involved two teams each trying to kick a ball across a goal line. By the middle of the nineteenth century, various quite distinct forms of football had evolved, with the nature of the field, number of players, and other rules varying considerably. At first all forms of football prohibited carrying the ball, but-–according to a possibly apocryphal story–-in 1823 William Webb Ellis, a student at the Rugby School, disregarded this rule by picking up the ball and running across the goal line. Soon a separate branch of the game, which allowed the ball to be carried, had evolved, the origin of today's rugby and American football.

In England, the kicking form of football continued to evolve, especially in English schools and universities, but also in various public clubs. Efforts to standardize the rules culminated in 1863 with the formation of the London Football Association formed by several London clubs. They established a uniform code of rules, defining “association football,” and establishing the basis of today's game. As it happen “soccer,” is derived from “asSOCiation.”

The English, including soldiers, ex-pats, and travelers, exported their game around the world. In America, what we would call soccer was not very common. In the 1860s, the Oneida Football Club of Boston probably played a similar game and some American colleges played a game inspired by the Football Association rules, though their game soon took on the form more of rugby, eventually turning into American football. There were a number of Football Association leagues formed towards the end of the century, and by the early twentieth century the name “soccer” began to be used as the primary name in America for this form of the game.

In the nineteenth century, other than the “gentleman's sports” of hunting, fishing, and horse racing, most sports had not achieved the status to have separately issued prints made of them, at least in any great number. Thus for most sports, including soccer, one mostly finds early prints from the illustrated newspapers of the day, like Harper's Weekly or Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

There are some antique prints showing some of the early forms of soccer. In America, a version of football with teams consisting of many players was played by Civil War troops. This game had elements of today's soccer, rugby and football. Wood engravings from Harper's Weekly provide some of the first pictures of this popular game. Most prints showing soccer from the nineteenth century were issued in British illustrated papers, such as the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Today, at the dawn of professional soccer in Philadelphia, it is fun to look back at the history of the game and of its early iconography.

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