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PUMA commissions well-known artist for their 2010 World Cup campaign

By Stuart Alderson-Smith Sports clothing manufacturer PUMA has commissioned one of the most sought-after contemporary artists, Kehinde Wiley, to create four original works of art - inspired by three of soccer's most influential players. This is part...

Published 26 Jan 2010 14:31 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, soccer, football, African, art, PUMA

Jozi gets excited for football

By Ndaba Dlamini Get out your vuvuzela, wave your flag and get ready to welcome football fans from around the world when their teams play in Jozi. Some of the top football nations will be playing at Joburg's two 2010 World Cup host stadiums, Soccer...

Published 22 Jan 2010 14:20 by Shine2010

Filed under: Stadiums, 2010 FIFA world Cup, football, Matches, Excited, Jozi

Three more spots booked for South Africa 2010 World Cup

In a do or die weekend of football, Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand all secured their spot for Africa's maiden FIFA World Cup. They join Japan, Netherlands, North Korea, Australia, South Korea, USA, Brazil, Ghana, England, Paraguay, Spain, Denmark...

Published 16 Nov 2009 9:28 by Shine2010

Filed under: New Zealand, 2010 FIFA world Cup, football, Team South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, qualify

Bafana Bafana 2010 World Cup Football Jersey launched

Adidas today launched the Bafana Bafana team's home jersey which they will wear during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa . The jersey will be worn for the first time when Bafana Bafana plays Japan at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth...

Published 11 Nov 2009 12:08 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, South Africa, soccer, Bafana Bafana, football, SAFA, Jersey, Official, Shirt, Team

Unmatchable kicking power for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Adidas have released its PREDATOR®_X for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a new football boot designed to achieve the highest ball power, swerve and control ever achieved in the sport. Introducing a pioneering PowerSpine technology, the PREDATOR®_X is...

Published 27 Oct 2009 10:41 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 FIFA world Cup, football, Adidas, PREDATOR_X, Boot, Zinedine Zidane, PowerSpine

It’s about the Game

By Kojo Baffoe They don’t call it ‘the beautiful game’ for nothing. For some reason, intangible to many, there is something amazingly poetic about 22 men, on a football field, making a ball do things that go beyond the magical. It is...

Published 11 Oct 2009 14:24 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, South Africa, soccer, Bafana Bafana, 2010 FIFA world Cup, football, Soccer City It’s about the Game, the beautiful game

Time for whites to contribute to soccer’s cultural mix

Editorial by Michael Williams The role of whites in South African soccer is again in the news, with Tokyo Sexwale saying that he would like to see more whites attending the World Cup than attended the Confederations Cup. Late last year Essop Pahad said...

Published 6 Jul 2009 17:16 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, soccer, football, culture, Tokyo Sexwale, Essop Pahad, contribute, Whites

Confederations Cup recap: Germany, four years ago

If you’re not licking your lips yet at the prospect of the soccer bonanza that is about to kick off in our country, it’s worth taking a look back at the events of the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany. The 2005 tournament featured a very...

Published 1 Jun 2009 15:24 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, Confederations Cup, South Africa, Brazil, South America, 2009, football, Germany, South African fans

World Cup will attract investment, but obstacles remain

Crime, political uncertainty and confusion around black economic empowerment (BEE) regulations are the main obstacles to European companies investing in South Africa. This is according to Douwe Mateman, project manager at the South African – Netherlands...

Published 17 Dec 2008 5:00 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010, South Africa, soccer, football, 2010 Soccer World Cup, FIFA world cup, 2010 Crime, BEE, 2010 Investment, South African business investment, Black Economic Empowerment, 2010 Security, SANEC

2010 accommodation not in short supply

Shine 2010 met with Kesavan Naicker, ACSA project manager, who shed light on the various construction developments at the airport. Kesavan took us through the new central terminal building which connects the international and domestic sections of the...

Published 9 Dec 2008 9:17 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, 2010, South Africa, soccer, football, Africa, FIFA world cup, South African, OR Tambo, South African Transportation., South Africa infrastructure, transportation, ORTIA, Oliver Tambo International Airport, World Cup South Africa, Johannesburg International Airport

What we talk about when we talk about the World Cup

Following the 2006 World Cup held in Germany it was revealed in an investigation by The Independent that the much quoted factoid about one billion people watching the World Cup final was, indeed, a myth. This resulted in some embarrassment for FIFA and...

Published 19 Nov 2008 16:56 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, 2010, World Cup, South Africa, soccer, football, Africa, 2010 Soccer World Cup, 2006 World Cup, 2010 World Cup South Africa., TV coverage, india soccer league

Rea Vaya BRT, we are going!

The Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) is a high quality and affordable transport system, which is fast and safe. Rea Vaya BRT comprises high tech buses which will transport South Africans comfortably and quickly around Johannesburg using specific...

Published 18 Nov 2008 9:07 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010, World Cup, South Africa, BRT, soccer, 2010 FIFA world Cup, transport, football, Rea Vaya, FIFA world cup, South African, infrastructure, Bus Rapid Tranist, S.A tourism, Southern Africa.

First BRT station launched in Joburg

The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Councillor Amos Masondo, yesterday opened the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) prototype station at Joubert Park. Masondo said that the station was the first visible milestone in the BRT system, which would ‘revolutionise’...

Published 5 Nov 2008 13:44 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, 2010, BRT, Johannesburg, soccer, transport, football, FIFA world cup, South Africa transport, bus rapid transit, South Africa 2010, Rea Vaya station, Joburg, transportation., BRT station launch, Rea Vaya launch

October 2010 World Cup stadium update

October saw FIFA’s inspection team pay a visit to South Africa to assess the sites for the Confederations Cup (Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg and Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein)...

Published 31 Oct 2008 16:19 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, soccer, football, World cup stadiums, 2010 stadiums, 2010 stadium updates, stadium update, FIFA world cup stadiums, 2010 south africa, stadiums south africa

Local artificial turf gets top FIFA rating

FIFA’s coveted two-star certificate has been awarded to the R4.8 million GreenFields artificial football turf at Thulamahashe stadium in Bushbuckridge near Nelspruit. As FIFA’s guarantee that the football turf is of the highest international...

Published 22 Oct 2008 10:07 by Shine2010

Filed under: soccer, South African Tourism, football, Tourism, FIFA 2010 world cup, FIFA world cup, South Africa 2010, pitch, pitches, FIFA., stadium updates, 2010 pitch, Nelspruit