Sources: BBC
Uruguay striker and 2010 FIFA World Cup player of the tournament Diego Forlán is a popular attraction among the inhabitants of Kolkata as he participates in a talent search. 2010-08-5
FIFA President Sepp Blatter rejects criticism of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 2010-07-11
Spain defeats Germany 1-0 to win its semi-final and for its first time, along with Netherlands make the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. 2010-07-7
At least 11 people die while watching a 2010 FIFA World Cup match in Matam, Senegal. 2010-06-27
Islamist gunmen in Somalia shoot two people dead and detain 10 others who were watching a televised FIFA World Cup match; a member of one group later said watching the World Cup is anti-Islamic. 2010-06-15
FIFA says it will assist Al Jazeera Sports in its investigation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup signal sabotage. 2010-06-13
Brazil and Zimbabwe play a football game in front of a sell-out crowd in Harare ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the first time since independence that a non-African team has performed in the country. President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai both attend and civil servants are given time off work. 2010-06-2
Another riot occurs in Austria as the Serbia national football team meet the New Zealand national football team ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 2010-05-29
South Africa's team manager Sipho Nkumane and commercial director Victor Nosi are suspended by the South African Football Association (SAFA) one month before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-africa-8675013.stm (BBC)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-sports-177572-s-african-football-officials-suspended ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019 2010-05-11
David Beckham tears his Achilles tendon in a match for A.C. Milan. He is ruled out for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 2010-03-14