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...FOOTBALL 2,500 Meters above sea level set by world soccer body FIFA as the new altitude limit for international games, citing concerns over players' health 4 Number of South American nations with stadiums above 2,500 m-Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador-that have complained they may have to relocate matches...
...football games. Sorry, Cheese-heads, but extreme cold is dangerous and unfair to visiting teams. Now envision Wisconsin's reaction, enlarge it to a national scale, and you'll have some idea of the sentiment in Bolivia since last Sunday. That's when the soccer's world governing body, FIFA, announced a ban on staging international matches at altitudes higher than 2,500 meters (about 8,200 ft.) because of the health risks posed to players unaccustomed to the altitude. The decree rules out home games in at least five stadiums in Bolivia, two in Peru, one in Ecuador...
...Commentators on the streets sensed a conspiracy: "It's those Brazilians," noted taxi-driver Juan Gonzales, even though the ruling came from FIFA President Joseph Blatter in Zurich, reelected this week to a third consecutive term in office. "They and the Argentines pressured FIFA because they don't like that they lose sometimes when they play in Bolivia...
...minutes you are: Playing squash or FIFA World...
...serves as training for the team’s two upcoming matches against the Mexican National Team between Feb. 18-23. Over the next year, U-20 coach Jill Ellis will narrow this group of 30 down to a smaller squad that will represent the U.S. in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile. Last fall, Mann provided a solid presence in goal for new head coach Erica Walsh and a inexperienced team that included 11 freshmen. Starting all 17 games for the Crimson, Mann recorded three shutouts and a league-leading 84 saves...