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Less than a year after gaining their national independence, South Sudan has now been admitted to FIFA as the 209th member. South Sudan gained their independence last July, joined the CAF in February and now have joined FIFA in May. "I want to assure you that we are going to follow the statutes and regulations of Fifa and obey the law of our good ...

via fifa [dot] com The top 7 positions in the FIFA World Rankings remained the same with Spain still holding the top spot. The only movement in the top 10 was Argentina and Denmark switching places for spots 9 and 10. The US MNT remains outside the top 25, in 29th. 1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Uruguay 4. Netherlands 5. Portugal 6. Brazil 7. England 8. ...

via fifa: Between 10 May 2012 and the beginning of June, EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) will test both systems with the following aim: to rigorously assess the reliability and accuracy of each system, as well as how robust the technology is. The IFAB have confirmed the second test phase will be comprised ...

via fifa.com 1. Spain 1442 | 2. Germany 1345 | 3. Uruguay 1309 | 4. Netherlands 1207 | 5. Portugal 1190 * 29. US Men's National Team Check out the rest of the top 25 after the jump.... (more...)

via FIFAtv ON youtube: The game grows from the grassroots, and it starts with children falling in love with the game all around the world. Share the joy and excitement of football with them. On FIFA's website, they list their five basic tenants in "the Philosophy of Grassroots" as follows: 1. Football is for everyone... 2. ... and it can be ...

via FIFA For a man who has hardly taken a break from football since his first coaching assignment in 1995, the last 15 months could have presented a conundrum for Rafael Benitez. Without a job since leaving Inter Milan in the final days of 2010, the Spaniard has had time to focus on other interests in his life. Those include his own personal ...

via CONCACAF NEW YORK - Cayman Islands Football Association President Jeffrey Webb was the only person nominated for the presidency of CONCACAF and will stand alone for election on May 23 at the confederation's congress in Budapest, Hungary. Webb, who has been president of the Cayman Islands federation for the past 21 years, was nominated by 29 ...

via Yahoo ~~ If Romario thought Brazil's World Cup preparations were struggling before........ Nearly 140 workers renovating Maracana Stadium for the 2014 World Cup went to hospital because of food poisoning this week. The construction companies renovating the famed stadium said on Thursday the workers suffered diarrhea and vomiting after a ...