IrishCentral FIFA World Cup - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/FIFA+World+Cup IrishCentral FIFA World Cup en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/fifa-the-uk-russia-and-the-world-cup-bids-25-million-doesnt-get-you-much-these-days-111530229.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/fifa-the-uk-russia-and-the-world-cup-bids-25-million-doesnt-get-you-much-these-days-111530229.html FIFA, the U.K, Russia and the World Cup bids: $25 million doesn't get you much these days (IrishCentral) Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:00:20 PST It has been a few days now since FIFA’s considerably shocking decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia over, amongst others, England and a joint Spanish/Portuguese bidWith the smoke clearing and the dust settling, what stands out most is the incredible arrogance FIFA is displaying in light of the overwhelming evidence against it in terms of serious corruptionFirst off, the below is only going to tackle the 2018 World Cup in detail, don’t even get us started on 2022, which was awarded to Qatar How FIFA came to the decision to award this hallowed tournament to a country that has serious questions to answer in terms of human rights abuses is a mystery (slavery, for example, is pretty much encouraged amongst the Qatari elite) READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/the_score/fifas-decision-to-seed-playoffs-makes-irish-quest-tor-world-cup-qualification-all-the-harder-79245892.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/the_score/fifas-decision-to-seed-playoffs-makes-irish-quest-tor-world-cup-qualification-all-the-harder-79245892.html FIFA's decision to seed playoffs makes Irish quest tor World Cup qualification all the harder (IrishCentral) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:00:16 PST 09/30/2009 10:26 AMFIFA's decision to seed the European section of World Cup qualifying playoffs will have a major impact on Ireland's chances of making the World Cup finals in South Africa next yearFIFA President Sepp Blatter was quoted in The Guardian newspaper as saying that they two-leg playoff would be seeded"We have decided on seeding the teams into two groups of four, taking the FIFA world rankings into account, with the top four in one pot and the others in another pot," he said "There will be a separate draw to decide home and away READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/FIFA-shock-as-Charlize-Theron-picks-Ireland-as-first-team-for-World-Cup-78329492.html http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/FIFA-shock-as-Charlize-Theron-picks-Ireland-as-first-team-for-World-Cup-78329492.html FIFA shock as Charlize Theron picks Ireland as first team in World Cup draw (IrishCentral) Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:47:45 PST
By: SEAN O'SHEA

Hollywood star Charlize Theron has endeared herself to the entire Irish nation after selecting Ireland in the draw for the World Cup.

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By: SEAN O' SHEA

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