World Cup Trophy Tour

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World Cup Trophy Tour

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The 2009 Fifa World Cup Trophy Tour will begin in Nigeria when the top government officials of the country and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will accept it after it arrives by boat.

The President of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, will be the first to touch the trophy and the event will be documents by the sponsoring company, Coca-Cola.

The next leg of the tour will take place in Lagos on October 21st. After it is accepted by government officials, a gala will be help where other important peoples of the nation and soccer community will be in attendance.

Representatives from Coca-Cola have declared that they are prepared to give those present at the trophy tour an experience to remember so whoever can attend the events, should attend.

So far, the countries visited have been Egypt, Tunisia, Cape Verde and Gambia, among many others.

Vieira: The Trophy Winner?

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Vieira: The Trophy Winner?

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Arsenal Manager defends his belief that his team is able to win trophies since former captain Patrick Vieira’s departure from the club, despite the fact that the last trophy won was was in 2005 when Vieira led his team to defeat Manchester United.

He says,

“He [Vieira] is perfect for every [style of] football. But he will not play forever and I believe we have created a young team and to win with a young team is very difficult.

“We are at a stage where people want us to win trophies, and we know that.”

Iraqui Soccer Team to Host Kuwait

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Iraqui Soccer Team to Host Kuwait

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The Iraq and Kuwait soccer squads will face each other for the first time since Saddam Hussein invaded the southern neighbor in 1990. Extra security will be provided in Kurdish stadium that lies in the city of Irbil. While the teams have face each other in previous tournament, the game aids to the future of positive relations between both countries.

After the fall of Saddam, diplomatic ties were restored with help from Kuwait’s deputy prime minister, Sheik Mohammed Al Sabah in 2003.  This and the continuation of sporting events for Iraq have paused and maybe prevented bloodshed throughout Iraq; a victory for not only the people of the country, but for the people of the world