2010 World Cup South Africa
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Maradona promised to run naked if Argentina wins the WC:
Diego will get down and dirty | The Sun |Sport|Football
Maradona promised to run naked if Argentina wins the WC:
Diego will get down and dirty | The Sun |Sport|Football
etan1
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Re: 2010 World Cup South Africa
england's final 23.... No Darren Bent, 3rd highest scorer in BPL...
Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green
Defenders:
Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock
Midfielders:
Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips
Strikers:
Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney
england's final 23.... No Darren Bent, 3rd highest scorer in BPL...
Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green
Defenders:
Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock
Midfielders:
Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips
Strikers:
Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney
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Passing on Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone, Scott Parker, Darren Bent I can understand, but Adam Johnson and Theo Walcott? Not to mention that Ashley Young is already missed. And Leighton Baines..... WTF?
We have Jamie Carragher, Ledley King, and Stephen Warnock.........
Passing on Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone, Scott Parker, Darren Bent I can understand, but Adam Johnson and Theo Walcott? Not to mention that Ashley Young is already missed. And Leighton Baines..... WTF?
We have Jamie Carragher, Ledley King, and Stephen Warnock.........
benji ben
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Re: 2010 World Cup South Africa
GO AZZURRI!!
the final 23 of the Italy squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari)
Defenders: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)
Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli)
GO AZZURRI!!
the final 23 of the Italy squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari)
Defenders: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)
Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli)
Re: 2010 World Cup South Africa
Oh boy! The French are toast....
FRANCE'S World Cup bid has been rocked by a series of bitter internal rifts.
Les Bleus kick off their Group A campaign against Uruguay tonight.
But coach Raymond Domenech's plans have taken a hammering after a number of spats between players and staff, including:
A big fallout involving attacking duo Franck Ribery and Nicolas Anelka over the Chelsea striker's attitude in training.
William Gallas' anger at being overlooked for the role of captain in favour of Manchester United star Patrice Evra.
Massive unrest within the squad over Domenech's decision to leave Thierry Henry out of his first starting line-up at the finals.
Bayern Munich winger Ribery, 27, is growing increasingly frustrated with Chelsea's Double-winning forward Anelka.
Ribery has been trying to work on a way of linking up with the former Bolton and Manchester City hitman, 31, on the training ground ahead of tonight's game against the South Americans in Cape Town.
But he feels 'Le Sulk' is not willing to help him.
Skipper and United left-back Evra has been trying to calm the dispute between his team-mates.
But the very fact that Evra has the armband has infuriated Arsenal ace Gallas, 32, who is refusing to speak to any media in protest at not being given the captaincy as the more experienced international.
Barcelona striker Henry would have been skipper, with City midfielder Patrick Vieira not chosen in the original squad.
But the Arsenal legend has been controversially left out of the team.
That has caused further unrest within the French ranks, with at least half the team believing boss Domenech is wrong to ignore Henry.
Last night, under-fire Domenech and Evra were attempting to put on a unified front.
The France chief is convinced of defender Evra's leadership qualities.
He said: "Patrice was the soul of Manchester United last season. He gives us something, he sets a tone."
Gunners right-back Bacary Sagna has supported the choice too, believing Evra is the right man to lead them out of any problems in South Africa.
Sagna, 27, said: "Patrice is a natural leader.
"He talks all the time and I have seen him do it at United.
"If you're not playing well and not pulling your weight, he will tell you to your face. He is very straight that way."
Divisions and squabbles aside, Evra is full of pride at being handed the captaincy.
He said: "I feel great pride and honour.
"It is a huge responsibility to be captain and my team-mates are all behind me. I have had to put in hard work to get to this point. I have had no gifts given to me.
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"My first six months at United were difficult but I believe in myself and that is what makes a difference.
"That psychology helps me make a difference.
"I'm very confident and I trust us. We can go right to the end. That is what drives us. We are in very good health."
Domenech straight-batted the inevitable question about France getting to the finals with the aid of Henry's infamous handball in the play-off second leg against the Republic of Ireland.
He said: "We finished second in our group. We won our play-off - and the same is true of Uruguay.
"There are 32 who qualified and who deserve to be here."
Domenech also had to deal with an early contender for question of the tournament from a female Chinese TV journalist.
She asked: "When a frog is put in boiling water, it doesn't feel the heat until it gets too hot. How warm is the water for you now?"
After the laughter had died down, Domenech said: "Everyone has a pain threshold.
"Sometimes the pressure is greater than at other times and, for me, it will expire on July 12."
Oh boy! The French are toast....
FRANCE'S World Cup bid has been rocked by a series of bitter internal rifts.
Les Bleus kick off their Group A campaign against Uruguay tonight.
But coach Raymond Domenech's plans have taken a hammering after a number of spats between players and staff, including:
A big fallout involving attacking duo Franck Ribery and Nicolas Anelka over the Chelsea striker's attitude in training.
William Gallas' anger at being overlooked for the role of captain in favour of Manchester United star Patrice Evra.
Massive unrest within the squad over Domenech's decision to leave Thierry Henry out of his first starting line-up at the finals.
Bayern Munich winger Ribery, 27, is growing increasingly frustrated with Chelsea's Double-winning forward Anelka.
Ribery has been trying to work on a way of linking up with the former Bolton and Manchester City hitman, 31, on the training ground ahead of tonight's game against the South Americans in Cape Town.
But he feels 'Le Sulk' is not willing to help him.
Skipper and United left-back Evra has been trying to calm the dispute between his team-mates.
But the very fact that Evra has the armband has infuriated Arsenal ace Gallas, 32, who is refusing to speak to any media in protest at not being given the captaincy as the more experienced international.
Barcelona striker Henry would have been skipper, with City midfielder Patrick Vieira not chosen in the original squad.
But the Arsenal legend has been controversially left out of the team.
That has caused further unrest within the French ranks, with at least half the team believing boss Domenech is wrong to ignore Henry.
Last night, under-fire Domenech and Evra were attempting to put on a unified front.
The France chief is convinced of defender Evra's leadership qualities.
He said: "Patrice was the soul of Manchester United last season. He gives us something, he sets a tone."
Gunners right-back Bacary Sagna has supported the choice too, believing Evra is the right man to lead them out of any problems in South Africa.
Sagna, 27, said: "Patrice is a natural leader.
"He talks all the time and I have seen him do it at United.
"If you're not playing well and not pulling your weight, he will tell you to your face. He is very straight that way."
Divisions and squabbles aside, Evra is full of pride at being handed the captaincy.
He said: "I feel great pride and honour.
"It is a huge responsibility to be captain and my team-mates are all behind me. I have had to put in hard work to get to this point. I have had no gifts given to me.
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"My first six months at United were difficult but I believe in myself and that is what makes a difference.
"That psychology helps me make a difference.
"I'm very confident and I trust us. We can go right to the end. That is what drives us. We are in very good health."
Domenech straight-batted the inevitable question about France getting to the finals with the aid of Henry's infamous handball in the play-off second leg against the Republic of Ireland.
He said: "We finished second in our group. We won our play-off - and the same is true of Uruguay.
"There are 32 who qualified and who deserve to be here."
Domenech also had to deal with an early contender for question of the tournament from a female Chinese TV journalist.
She asked: "When a frog is put in boiling water, it doesn't feel the heat until it gets too hot. How warm is the water for you now?"
After the laughter had died down, Domenech said: "Everyone has a pain threshold.
"Sometimes the pressure is greater than at other times and, for me, it will expire on July 12."
