http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel The word in booking travel Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:32:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KAISERLAUTERN, Germany - No time for a comeback in this game. Australia, which made the World Cup via a penalty-kick shootout against Uruguay, exited the tournament Monday at the painful end of a penalty decision in second-half injury time. After Francesco Totti converted the kick in the 95th minute, the ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/australians-cry-foul.htm Russia will play Brazil in Moscow as the FIFA World Cup holders warm up for their title defense next summer, UEFA website reported Tuesday. The Football Union of Russia (RFS) has confirmed that the friendly fixture will take place in Moscow on 1 March. The Lokomotiv stadium is a possible ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/russia-to-play-brazil-in-moscow-ahead-of-world-cup.htm US newspaper sports columnists criticised Fifa’s seeding process for next year’s Soccer World Cup after the Americans, ranked eighth but snubbed for a seed, wound up being drawn into the “Group of Near-Death”. Considering that 20 years ago the US reaction to a World Cup draw would have been “What’s ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/fifa-upsets-us-after-team-gets-%e2%80%98group-of-near-death%e2%80%99.htm TOKYO (AP) - Asian champion Al Ittihad had three Brazilian recruits ruled out of soccer’s world club championships on a registration technicality on the eve of its opener against Al Ahly. Adding spice to the ruling by FIFA on Saturday, the decision was made after a complaint from Al Ahly. Pedro Paulo, ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/brazilians-ruled-out-of-al-ittihad-squad.htm TOKYO, AFC Champions League champions Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia entered the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Championship with a 1-0 win over African champions Al Ahly of Egypt here on Sunday. They will play South American champions Sao Paulo of Brazil in the semifinals on December 14. The ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/al-ittihad-storm-into-semifinals-of-fifa-club-world-championship.htm Five teams right now look like favorites to win the title: Italy, England, Argentina, Brazil, and Spain. France and Germany need breaks but can challenge; smart coaches are hoping their team can avoid having to face Holland, the Czechs or Ghana early on. (2:23 ET) FIFA President Sepp Blatter and ex-FIFA ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/live-from-leipzig-for-the-world-cup-draw.htm AS if the first World Cup draw involving Australia for 32 years wasn’t exciting enough, supermodel Heidi Klum will add a touch of glamour to the ball juggling ceremony tomorrow morning (AEDT). The supermodel is as nervous as the 32 qualified teams will be about the draw for the world’s biggest ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/heidi-klum-cup-draw-a-nervous-occasion.htm LEIPZIG, Germany, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who spent years blasting penalties past unsuspecting goalkeepers at photo-ops, was named an honorary member of the German FA on Friday. An accomplished striker in his youth, Schroeder was honoured for sticking his neck out to help Germany win the ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/schroeder-honoured-for-helping-germanys-world-cup-bid.htm Socceroos coach Guus Hiddink believes his team is poised to make a splash at next year’s World Cup. His team has already being written off by many pundits as fodder at the tournament but Hiddink is confident Australia will be competitive. “We are not just here to complete the program. This team ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/guus-thinking-big.htm TO THOUSANDS of Sydney football fans he is known as Jimmy the Greek, a man who seems to have a mobile phone permanently attached to his ear, forever rallying supporters, organising events, making banners, buying flags, arranging match tickets. “Everything’s just gone crazy over the past few weeks with the World ... http://booking-travel.net/blogtravel/soccer-flight-no-fancy-to-greek-jim.htm