By Andrew Warshaw
March 15 – Two weeks after the South African authorities accused FIFA of not acting decisively enough following a lengthy match-fixing investigation, three officials have been banned over their role in rigging a string of international friendlies in the build-up to the 2010 World Cup which the country hosted.
By Duncan Mackay
November 26 – Hosting the 2010 World Cup was worth “intangible legacy” to South Africa, despite costing the country more than $3 billion (£2 billion/€2.5 billion), the Government’s final report has concluded.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 8 – FIFA’s former head of security has dramatically claimed that Greece’s 2010 World Cup game against Nigeria might have been fixed and is under investigation.
By David Gold
April 23 – The 2010 World Cup Legacy Trust has been put into operation following its inaugural board meeting at South Africa Football Association (SAFA) House in Johannesburg.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 7 – A series of warm up games immediately before South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup were “probably” targeted by Asian illegal match fixing syndicates, according to a leading South African Football Association (SAFA) official.
By David Gold
November 9 – An African businessman is seeking 506 million South African rand (£40 million/$63 million) from the Department of Education in Gauteng to compensate the losses made by his now liquidated hospitality company, set up to provide a range of services for the 2010 World Cup.
By David Gold
April 4 – William Gallas has threatened legal action if he does not receive his World Cup bonus from the French Football Federation, according to the Tottenham Hotspur player’s lawyer.
By David Owen
January 7 – FIFA has announced details of how a $40 million (£25.9 million) pot it earmarked for clubs whose players took part in last year’s World Cup in South Africa is being distributed.
By Andrew Warshaw in London
October 6 – The boss of last summer’s World Cup in South Africa insists most of the stadiums will not be turned into white elephants – despite a growing debate over whether millions of dollars were unnecessarily spent on constructing new venues.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
August 10 – Sebastian Coe, Britain’s double Olympic 1500 metres champion and now the head of the committee organising the London 2012 Olympics, has blamed the Football Association and Fabio Capello for England’s failure to do well at the World Cup in South Africa earlier this year.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 9 – England manager Fabio Capello today apologised for the country’s dire showing at the World Cup, admitting that his players were both physically and mentally below-par.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 3 – The Netherlands and Spain have been fined by FIFA for their outrageous behaviour in last month’s World Cup final.
July 21 – Durban officials have claimed that they are working on plans to ensure that the Moses Mabhida Stadium has a sustainable future now that the World Cup is over.
July 15 – Cricket South Africa said it expects to lure the largest crowd to a cricket match in the country by hosting a 20-20 match between India and South Africa at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, which was built specially for the World Cup.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 13 – South Africa will bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics after the outstanding success of the FIFA World Cup, they announced today.