“Paraguay can stage their remaining home World Cup qualifiers in the country after governing body FIFA approved an alternative stadium to the Defensores del Chaco which is closed for safety reasons.” (FourFourTwo)

AFC calms South Korean anger over remark (FOX)
“The Asian Football Confederation has moved to calm South Korean anger over perceived threatening comments by president Mohammed Bin Hammam toward a top Korean football official.”

Villa: Spain can still improve (FIFA)
“Fiercely competitive, hard-working and lethal in front of goal, Valencia’s David Villa has developed into one of the hottest properties in world football. Yet despite finishing top scorer when Spain won UEFA EURO 2008, the Asturias-born hitman has not let his achievements go to his head.”

Sweden – 1958 (World Cup Years)
“In the previous two World Cups of 1950, and 1954, the preceding British Championships had doubled as qualifiers. This practise was brought to an end as a result of widespread protests. Amusingly, all four British Home Nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) qualified, thereby providing exactly one quarter of the finalists in the 1958 World Cup.”