David Suazo. “When Honduras made their first and only FIFA World Cup finals appearance at Spain 1982 the squad was made up entirely of players from the domestic league. And despite the Catrachos’ excellent performances in Spain, surprisingly few members of the team managed to earn moves to Europe’s top leagues.” (FIFA)

Security on high alert for 2010 (The World Game)
“World Cup 2010 organisers are working with Interpol to protect South Africa from a repeat of the recent terrorist attacks on cricketers in Pakistan.”

State tourneys preventing Brazilian soccer from reaching full potential (SI)
“For the big clubs in São Paulo, Brazil, Christmas shopping and the January sales mean cherry-picking time in Rio de Janeiro. In the biggest coup of the festive period, Corinthians took Ronaldo from under the nose of Flamengo while also snapping up midfielder Túlio and striker Jorge Henrique from Botafogo, which also lost playmaker Lúcio Flávio and left back Triguinho to Santos.”

AFC hands backing to Al Khalifa for FIFA role (ESPN)
“Asian Football Confederation president Mohammed Bin Hammam’s position on the FIFA executive committee could be in jeopardy after 19 AFC countries backed rival Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.”

World Football (BBC)
“We’ll hear from goalkeeper Brad Friedel on his amazing story from a small village in North America to the English Premier league. Plus, the organisers of the 2010 World Cup are concerned that South africans are reluctant to attend games.”

Torres retreads path to glory (uefa)
“In an exclusive interview with the UEFA Training Ground, Liverpool FC striker Fernando Torres discusses his first steps in football, the keys to his early success and the role of the coach.”