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Yingli Green Energy Becomes First Chinese Company to Sponsor 2010 FIFA World Cup

A Chinese renewable energy company, Yingli Green Energy, has joined the list of  2010 FIFA World Cup sponsors.
In a statement released jointly with world football’s governing body, FIFA, the company said it was the first Chinese company to seal a global sponsorship deal with FIFA.
The announcement was made today at the Yingli [...]

• Countries:
• South Africa

• Tags:
• Chinese renewable energy,
• FIFA,
• Jerome Valcke,
• Joesph Blatter,
• Liansheng Miao,
• World Cup 2010,
• world cup stadiums,
• Yingli

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What will the 2010 World Cup do for Africa’s image?

It’s now an accepted fact that South Africa will successfully host the World Cup in 2010, the world’s biggest sporting showcase. Even the naysayers have been slowly won over.
The world’s football authority, Fifa, after watching South Africa successfully host the Confederations Cup, stated that South Africa, on a scale of 1-10, rates highly. Rated 7.5/10, [...]

• Industries:
• Tourism

• Countries:
• Pan African,
• South Africa

• Tags:
• Confederations Cup,
• FIFA,
• Ghana's Abedi Pele,
• Liberia's George Weah,
• World Cup 2010,
• Zambia's Kalusha Bwalya

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