FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke has voiced his support of Futsal at Brazil 2008, describing it as 'one of FIFA's most important tournaments '
France24 (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Zakumi, a green-haired leopard, will be the official mascot of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa. The FIFA secretary general, Jerome Valcke, explained that Zakumi stands for "the people, geography and spirit of South Africa".
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
No its not an inflatable model of Sepp Blatter but a green haired leopard called " Zakumi".The organisers correctly figured that Blatter was inflated enough already and hence went for the leopard. Zakumi - the ZA stands for South Africa while kumi means ten in assorted African languages. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke explained the choice. "Zakumi represents the people, geography...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... spirit of South Africa, personifying in essence the 2010 FIFA World Cup," FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke, said in a statement. "He is young, energetic, smart and ambitious," Danny Jordaan, chief executive of the FIFA 2010 local organizing committee said at the launch of the mascot on the set of a football programme on public broadcaster SABC. As to why a leopard, Jordaan noted...
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... to and during the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup," said FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke. The original creator of the design is Andries Odendaal from Cape Town, and the mascot costume itself was produced by Cora Simpson of Cora's Costumes cc in Boksburg. "Zakumi is a proud South African and, as such, an ideal ambassador for the first African World Cup. He was born...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Johannesburg - Joseph Blatter, president of the world football body FIFA, was on Monday due to visit the Cape Town stadium as part of his visit to 2010 football World Cup hosts South Africa. Blatter and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke were also ...
Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
By Mikhaila Crowie 15 September 2008 FIFA President Sepp Blatter, has arrived in Cape Town today, to assess the progress for next year’s FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Blatter is accompanied by FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke. The City of Cape Town’s Pieter Cronje said Blatter had visited the city more than a year ago, when the structure was “barely out of the...
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... the progress made so far to the FIFA delegation headed by President Blatter and General Secretary Jerome Valcke: "Ninety percent of the concrete elements are in place. The roof is 20 per cent complete, and the remaining work is on time. Although this is technically a major reconstruction, it is almost like a newly-built stadium. All that remains of the old stadium is the west stand....
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... it risks being left out of the Confederations Cup.In July the reported that Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke took a decision on behalf of the 2010 local organising committee (LOC) to remove the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality from hosting Confederations Cup matches after the council allegedly shifted its construction deadline four times. George Mohlakoana, Mangaung's chief executive...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... reiterated the uncompromising view that was expressed by Fifa secretary- general Jerome Valcke, who said in May that Bafana were expected to get at least to the semifinals of the Cup, and to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup. "What we know (at Fifa) is that if Bafana Bafana are not playing well, then it is not good for the tournament," Valcke said at the time."The host...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... reiterated the uncompromising view that was expressed by Fifa secretary- general Jerome Valcke, who said in May that Bafana were expected to get at least to the semifinals of the Cup, and to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup. "What we know (at Fifa) is that if Bafana Bafana are not playing well, then it is not good for the tournament," Valcke said at the time."The host...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... in Cape Town and Johannesburg during his visit and was accompanied by FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke and FIFA Goodwill Ambassador Tokyo Sexwale.The visit included, amongst others, meetings with the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, the SALOC board of directors and CEO Danny Jordaan, and the South African Football Association President Molefi Oliphant.Former President Nelson...
SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Blatter bonds with South AfricaCraig Urquhart18 September 2008Fifa is fond of reminding the world that it has more member states than the United Nations and that it wields far greater influence. So when its bosses drop in for a visit, everyone takes notice.And so it was this week when the governing body's president, Sepp Blatter, secretary-general Jerome Valcke and other Fifa heavyweights...
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Joseph S. Blatter was accompanied by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke as well as by FIFA Goodwill Ambassador Tokyo Sexwale on his visit.
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... time for today's briefing," said the FIFA President, who was accompanied by FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke, the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (SALOC) Irvin Khoza, SALOC CEO Danny Jordaan and SALOC board member and FIFA Goodwill Ambassador Tokyo Sexwale. Also present at the meeting were ANC Treasurer General Matthews Phosa and ANC Presidency officials Zizi Kodwa...
