FIFA considering alternatives to South Africa for 2010 WC

[Zeppo]

FIFA says it spoke to three alternate 2010 World Cup hosts

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has spoken to three countries about hosting the 2010 World Cup if a natural catastrophe forces it away from South Africa.

It forms the Plan B drawn up by FIFA with less than two years until soccer’s most important tournament heads to Africa for the first time.

Concerns are mounting about South Africa fulfilling its hosting obligations after Tuesday’s announcement that the Port Elizabeth stadium is unlikely to be completed in time for next June’s Confederations Cup tuneup event.

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[Bricktop]

How is a stadium not being ready a natural catastrophe and what's wrong with this: "the reaction to the Bosman law is to make long-lasting contacts to keep the players and then if he wants to leave, then there is only one solution, he has to pay his contract."

[Zeppo]

Yeah, I was wondering about the "natural catastrophe" part myself.

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We are on time, insist 2010 World Cup organisers

Danny Jordaan, the chief executive of the organising committee for the 2010 World Cup, insisted Sunday South Africa "is on time" to host the tournament and dismissed rumours Germany could step in as a replacement.

And Jordaan said FIFA president Sepp Blatter would be impressed the next time he visits South Africa at the progress made there in recent months.

"We are on time and there will be no more strikes on the construction building sites," Jordaan was quoted in Monday's edition of Die Welt. "The next time Mr Blatter visits South Africa, we will show him what enormous progress we have made."

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