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
The French Football Federation suspends its entire team that played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 2010-07-23
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
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
Lanseria International Airport reopens after the removal of the wreckage of yesterday's emergency landing involving mainly Al Jazeera Sports broadcast staff on their way to cover the 2010 FIFA World Cup game between Algeria and Slovenia in Polokwane. 2010-06-14
A plane carrying 16 Al Jazeera Sports broadcast staff to the 2010 FIFA World Cup game between Algeria and Slovenia in Polokwane made an emergency landing at Lanseria International Airport following the jamming of the aircraft's landing gear. Lanseria International Airport is shut down. 2010-06-13
Al Jazeera Sports, which has exclusive broadcasting rights for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and North Africa, says its Nilesat and Arabsat signals are being sabotaged in an "act of piracy", as criticism mounts across the affected regions and on the internet. 2010-06-12
16 people are injured during a crush outside Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa, Johannesburg ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup warm-up match between Nigeria and North Korea, to which entry was free. 2010-06-6
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