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2010 World Cup on TV uncommon for McBride

June 12th, 2010 · No Comments · African football, Beijing Olympics, Football - Soccer, MLS Major League Soccer, World Cup

By Mick Vaught and David Hein
Chicago (heinnews) – The next month may be a bit strange for Brian McBride as he watches the 2010 World Cup from South Africa. It will, after all, be the first World Cup the Chicago Fire forward has not played in since the 1994 finals in United States.
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Interview of the Week - May 27, 2010: Ghana U20 footballer Prince Adjei Chaniss

May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · African football, FIFA U20 World Cup, Interviews/Interview of the Week

heinnews’s David Hein returns to the world of football for a chat with Ghana U20 international Prince Adjei Chaniss. They discussed him watching the Black Satellites win the U20 World Cup last summer; what it means for Ghana that the World Cup is taking place in South Africa; and his efforts to play for a [...]

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Interview of the Week - April 29, 2010: South African national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · African football, Brazil Football, Bundesliga, Champions League, Football - Soccer, Interviews/Interview of the Week, World Cup

South Africa’s national football team was holding a three-week training camp in Herzogenaurach, Germany. And heinnews’ David Hein had a chance to ask some questions to Bafana Bafana boss Carlos Alberto Parreira, who led Brazil to the 1994 World Cup title. They discussed South Africa’s training camp and the team’s playing system; differences between preparing [...]

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Young strikers Alan Kardec (Brazil) and Dominic Adiyiah (Ghana)

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · African football, Brazil Football, FIFA U20 World Cup, Football - Soccer, World Cup, heinnews

Tonight there is the final of the U20 FIFA World Cup, pitting four-time champions Brazil against up-start Ghana, who are appearing in their third U20 final. There are a number of top talents for both sides but two of the biggest are Brazilian Alan Kardec and Dominic Adiyiah of Ghana. Here a look at both [...]

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