Qatari emir asks people to decide World Cup dates

AP

Middle East rulers are fast getting on the democracy bandwagon, lest they face an insurrection. Qatari emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will "ask the people" of his country to decide whether to hold the 2022 World Cup in winter to avoid the intense summer heat. Read the whole story

Sounders headed to (Beach Soccer) World Cup

Seattle Times

The Seattle Sounders are headed to the World Cup -- the inaugural Beach Soccer Club World Cup March 20-27 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Read the whole story

Guardiola extends contract with Barcelona

AFP

Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him with the Spanish champion until June 2012. Read the whole story

Half a million Women's World Cup tickets sold

AFP

Theo Zwanziger, the president of the German soccer federation (DFB), announced 515,000 tickets have been sold for this summer's Women's World Cup's 32 games in nine venues and the opening match is expected to sell out the 74,228-capacity Olympic Stadium in the capital city of Berlin. Read the whole story

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