500 days until the 2010 World Cup kick-off
Image by ifijay via Flickr To host or not to host – that is not the question any longer. It is less than 500 days until the 2010 World Cup starts. There were many reasons for and against the World Cup in South Africa. The FIFA acknowledged the huge soccer enthusiasm in Africa. Many of the great players in the top leagues in Europe are from Africa. The World Cup was traditionally hosted in Europe and South America. Now North America and Asia have hosted the event as well. Quite simply: It is Africa’s turn. South Africa seemed to be best able to organize the event and build the...
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Using the 2010 Soccer World Cup to support cause marketing The 2010 World Cup will be the biggest sports event Africa has ever hosted. South Africa will be in the spotlight of the world. You might think it is a long time until then – over 640 days – but the qualification games for the event are starting in Europe this weekend and are already on its way in other parts of the world. There are a number of facts that provide mixed emotions about celebrating the Soccer World Cup: 5 million HIV infected, 1.2 million orphans as a result of AIDS casualties and some of the highest rates of...
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