Words fail when describing the performance and behavior of the French players during the World Cup. It is not sufficient to blame the coach - who was voted the worst coach since King Louis XVI of France. The players behaved like medieval fools. Now I suggest they go to Gaza to get rid of their reputation as national fools and contribute to the solution of a tense, international conflict.

South Africa, which is hosting the World Cup this year, is projected to get a major boost to its advertising economy.

On April 27, 2010 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations.

The organisation Sport et Citoyenneté has published a special edition of their scientific journal Sport and Citizenship. This Special Edition covers a subject with inevitable media hype from different angles. Sport and Citizenship wishes to take advantage of this unique occasion and the media’s attention to raise this question: “Is this really Africa’s hour?”.

With the English Premier League’s debt estimated to be at around £3.4 billion, it is definitely time for measures to be enacted that bring about a change in the landscape of the financial sector of professional football.

A poor and non-integrated public transport system can be crippling for a World Cup host nation, yet many South Africans were optimistic at the news of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) systems planned for Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Port Elizabeth, with the Johannesburg Rea Vaya BRT intended to be ready for the Confederations Cup in September 2009.

With all the hype surrounding international football and the spectacle of the World Cup tournament, the concern amongst South Africans is the legacy that the prestigious event will leave in its wake.

The City of Cape Town’s latest housing initiative is to relocate street children and homeless people 30 km away from the city centre. Critics call the plan a ‘clean-up operation’ for the World Cup, while the municipal government defends it as a humane programme that happens to coincide with the tournament.