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The 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championship was held between 15–24 July 2010. The premier international men's lacrosse tournament took place in Manchester, United Kingdom. A record 29 nations (not including the Iroquois team, which registered but did not compete because of passport issues) competed at the event,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=2010 World Lacrosse Championships )〕 eight more than the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships, which were held in London, Ontario. From its inception in 1967 through the 2006 event, the World Lacrosse Championships were sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF). In 2008, the ILF merged with the former governing body for women's lacrosse, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA), to form the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). From the 2010 World Championships, all future World Championships will be sanctioned by FIL. This was the third time that the tournament was hosted by Manchester, having hosted the 1978 and 1994 World Championships. The United States captured their ninth gold medal, defeating Canada 12–10 in the championship game on 24 July 2010. Paul Rabil of Team USA was named tournament MVP.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FIL World Championships: USA Takes Gold With 12-10 Win Over Canada )〕 The events were held at the Armitage Centre, Manchester University’s sports grounds.〔 ==Iroquois Controversy== The Iroquois Nationals' participation in the championships was threatened in a dispute over passports. The team sought to travel on their Haudenosaunee passports, but the British government demanded evidence that the United States would allow the Iroquois to travel and return. Even after the United States Department of State gave the team a one-time waiver, the British government denied entry to the team, saying the Iroquois passports were unacceptable. As a result, the Iroquois would have had to forfeit their opening match against England, with the host team playing Germany in an exhibition match instead. However, FIL decided to move Germany to the Blue Division and the Iroquois to the Plum Division, making the England-Germany match an official one. The Iroquois team did not officially withdraw from the tournament, and would have been allowed to play its remaining games should it have resolved its passport difficulties.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/103 )〕 However, on 18 July, the FIL announced that the competition schedule had progressed too far to allow Iroquois to compete in the tournament.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.2010worldlacrosse.com/news/1/114 )〕 Each of the other three Plum Division teams were given 1–0 forfeit victories over the Iroquois team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 World Lacrosse Championship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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