Some two months ago Mr Valcke said that that Brazil needed a "kick up the backside" and appeared more concerned with winning the World Cup than organising it.
With the 2007 World Cup less than 18 months away every international is assuming ever more importance.
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Nice try, but its goofiness serves to remind one that Australia has even less World Cup experience than Costa Rica.
It will not be easy in Mexico City, where the home team there seems more like a World Cup contender than just a CONCACAF king.
Wales coach Warren Gatland wants to lay down an international marker this autumn against the southern hemisphere giants, with the World Cup less than 12 months away.
Voters seem more concerned with the wild fortunes of Portsmouth's football club, indebted and relegated to the second tier yet a finalist in the FA Cup, than with politics.
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Meanwhile Woods has admitted that the Presidents Cup is more enjoyable to play in than the Ryder Cup.
These Bruins understand that winning the Stanley Cup is more than just men on ice.
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Contrary to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, there's no evidence that DDT causes cancer in humans--you are exposed to more carcinogens in a cup of coffee than from long-term exposure to DDT.
Five people were arrested when violence erupted in Exchange Square during the 2006 World Cup and more than 40 Rangers fans were detained in 2008 after a screen failed in Piccadilly Gardens.
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Coffee drinking was categorized based on daily consumption: less than a cup (or none), 1-2 cups, 3-4 cups, and more than 4 cups.
Drinking a single cup per day -- which was much more common than a six-cup-a-day habit -- was associated with a 6% lower risk of dying among men and a 5% lower risk among women.
Both William Hill and Ladbrokes say they have taken bets on the World Cup finals from more than 160 countries.
No sooner was the World Cup final over recently than my Twitter account began buzzing with angry messages about biased referees.
Ryder Cup organisers say more than 9, 000 people have come forward to volunteer at the event, more than five times the number required.
The agency found that energy drinks did not generally pose a greater risk to most adults than a cup of coffee or tea.
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United's record in the League Cup competition is less than impressive.
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If you have been trading longer than a cup of coffee, then you understand the importance of periodic review of trades and the overall market environment.
Warnock has already booked his hotel room for Saturday's trip to mid-table Doncaster and believes the match is more important to the club than the Cup replay.
An American trying to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil in time for the 2014 Brazil World Cup has died less than two weeks into his trip.
Eto'o was part of the Barcelona team that won last season's unprecedented treble of Champions League, Spanish league and Spanish Cup and scored more than 100 goals for the Catalan club.
While seven weeks of events precede Cup Day, it is the weeklong Melbourne Cup Carnival that really gets into high gear, with two other major races of note, kicking off on Sunday with fashionable Derby Day, which boasts an even higher level of sartorial splendor than the Cup itself.
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Rather than the World Cup, this is the RoboCup US Open held this week in Georgia.
"It's so good to be playing Davis Cup matches again - better than regular tournaments, " he said.
If just one of the 50 is a dud, then that cup will be perceptibly less than perfect.
Thanks to this new breed of coffee bars, those looking for a serious coffee education, or just a great cup, have more choice than ever before.
If colleagues are able to freely share and exchange ideas, like friends over a cup of coffee, rather than remaining isolated individuals, companies can shine.
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The pricing of the probability of an outright World Cup win is more conservative than on exchanges where there are other possible prizes and dividends.
Two years ago, ahead of Europe's triumph at The Belfry, Woods was quoted as saying the American Express Championship was more important than the Ryder Cup.
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And it is for ballooning the 54-year-old has been given his latest award, the First Aero Club Cup, which recognises more than 40 milestones he has set.
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