The first tickets for the 2010 World Cup which is being staged in Africa for the first time went on sale Friday.
FIFA has some three million tickets available for 64 matches ranging from 80 dollars for group stages to 900 dollars for the final.
Application forms were made available online on FIFA s website (www.fifa.com) and at local branches of the FNB bank in South Africa which is one of the event s sponsors.
We are going to be so proud. We have to do our best to save money and enjoy it, soccer fan Nelson Gumede told AFP while picking up an application form in Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
Tickets will be available in three types of sales phases: the random selection draw, the first come first served, and last minute sales.
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Ajax thrilled Europe last season with their exciting brand of attacking football and almost delivered an incredible treble.
Erik ten Hag s side won the Eredivisie and the KNVB Beker while beating Real Madrid and Juventus en route to the Champions League semi-finals, where they were seconds away from seeing off Tottenham, too.
However, as expected, Ajax have seen their most impressive performers depart in the aftermath of a sensational campaign. Frenkie de Jong linked up with Barcelona as Juve signed Matthijs de Ligt.
It appears unlikely Ajax will be able to reach the same heights again in the coming season, but they have been able to spend in the transfer market after raking in more than €150million in fees for their young talents.
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Dwight McNeil is relishing playing in a central role in Everton s attack, as he aims to get Sean Dyche s team up the Premier League.
McNeil scored twice in the space of seven minutes, with his first being a wonderful strike from outside of the box, as Everton came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Saturday.
That marked the Toffees first league win of the season, with Newcastle United next up at Goodison Park.
McNeil, who scored and assisted in Everton s 3-0 win in the corresponding fixture against Newcastle last season, has created 21 chances in the Premier League in 2024-25, more than any other player. Only Bukayo Saka (nine) and Cole Palmer (seven) have created more big chances than the 24-year-old s six, too.
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England must play their Nations League game against Italy behind closed doors at Wembley next June – as punishment for crowd trouble at the Euro 2020 final between the teams.
Gareth Southgate s side made it to the final of the delayed showpiece event in July but were beaten on home turf by the Azzurri in a penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw.
The Wembley final was marred by ugly scenes in the stands, outside, and on the concourses, and UEFA hit the English Football Association with a two-game ban on supporters as punishment in October, with the first closure to take place in England s next UEFA game.
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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was handed a seven-match suspension for his headbutt on Hull midfielder David Meyler on this day in 2014.
The Football Association also fined Pardew £60,000 in imposing the toughest managerial punishment in Premier League history.
Pardew was given a three-game stadium ban followed by a four-match touchline suspension after clashing with Meyler during Newcastle’s 4-1 win at Hull on March 1, 2014.
With his side trailing 3-1, Republic of Ireland international Meyler raced over to get the ball to take a throw-in quickly by the Newcastle dugout.
Pardew responded by leaning in to Meyler and moving his head towards him.
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