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Scandals Galore For The England Team
If it wasn’t enough that Wayne Bridge has ruled himself out for selection in the England squad, Capello and the England team have been hit by another scandal. Ashley Cole is heading towards a messy divorce. Fabio Capello is surely not a happy man, with one scandal after another being thrown into his face. He [...]
Ashley's Loss Could Be Wayne's Gain
Ashley Cole fractured his ankle in the match against Everton yesterday. This injury could keep the defender out for at least 3 months. The injury could give Man City’s Wayne Bridge a chance in the England World Cup squad. Earlier, Bridge and Terry had been enfolded in a controversy which led to the latter being [...]
Asian Teams Prepare for the World Cup
The Japanese national team will begin preparations for their 2010 World Cup with a friendly against Venezuela on February 2. Venezuela haven’t qualified for the Cup, but Japan manager Takeshi Okada feels it would be a good test as “teams from South America always approach matches wanting to win”. and also added that the game [...]
Republic of Ireland Still Unhappy
FIFA have announced a disciplinary action against France captain Thierry Henry due to his handball incident which led to William Gallas scoring the winning goal against Ireland in their return leg play-off in Paris. Aston Villa’s Dunne commented: “It doesn’t affect me one little bit what FIFA will do with Thierry Henry. Whether he plays [...]
World Cup 2010 Groups Drawn Out
The World Cup Final Draw held in Cape Town, South Africa, was a star studded event. The 32 teams have learnt their groups and can now start chalking out their plans to win the most coveted footballing trophy. The opening speech was made by the charismatic former South African President- Nelson Mandela, through a video [...]
World Cup 2010 Groups
The top seeded countries were divided and put into pot 1, while the remaining countries were put into separate pots. See below: Pot 1 (seeds): South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England Pot 2 (Asia, Oceania and North/Central America): Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Mexico, Honduras Pot 3 (Africa [...]
Are Ireland Asking for Too Much?
The Fifa president- Sepp Blatter has revealed that the Republic of Ireland have requested for an extra spot for next year’s World Cup to be held in South Africa! Earlier during their return leg play-off match versus France, Ireland had lost to an extra-time goal which was assisted by France captain Thierry Henry after he [...]
Final Draw for the 2010 World Cup
Fifa.com: The glare of the global football world will be on the Cape Town International Convention Centre at 7pm next Friday 4 December 2009, when the 32 teams who made it through to Africa’s first FIFA World Cup™ and their legions of fans find out exactly where they will be playing – and who they [...]
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