FIFA press conference after referee mistakes england germany argentina mexico

After every matchday the FIFA gives a press conference. This conference was taken after the Germany vs England match were the refferee didnt see a clear goal and when argentina scored against mexico the first goal was offside. ofcource the FIFA tries to dodge every question but the reporters have lack on the FIFA after those big failures. At the beinning the reporter says in dutch: After the big mistakes from yesterday the press couldnt care less about the FIFA anymore they just want to ask deadly questions AT the end the reporter says in dutch: When Blatter announces a youth festival ( on tv ) the half off the press walks out of the room



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2010 FIFA World Cup: Argentina v Mexico 3-1

In fifty-second match video, we relive the game played between Argentina & Mexico. Argentina disposed of Mexico to seal a quarter-final tie against Germany - but Diego Maradona's side were aided by another terrible decision on a day of controversy at the World Cup. Just as England had been incensed earlier on Sunday when a Frank Lampard shot that clearly crossed the goal-line was not awarded in their match against Germany, so Mexico had the right to feel aggrieved by another example of awful officiating. Javier Aguirre's side probably edged an engrossing opening phase to the contest, but they never recovered after Carlos Tevez headed Argentina in front despite being yards offside when the ball was played to him by Lionel Messi. It was a decision that prompted the Mexican side to surround the linesman in the aftermath of the goal being awarded and led to a melee as the referee tried to leave the field at the break. Mexico's prospects of clawing their way back into the contest faded after Ricardo Osorio gifted possession to Gonzalo Higuain, who slotted home his fourth goal of the competition to give Argentina breathing space by the break. And Tevez's sensational second-half strike ensured that Maradona's team continued their excellent form in South Africa with their fourth straight win of the tournament. They can now focus on gaining a measure of revenge on Germany, who knocked them out of the 2006 World Cup at the quarter-final stage after a penalty shoot-out. But the ...



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Spain Brings Home the Title

During the World Cup qualifiers and the European Championships Spain produced goals like no team I've ever seen before. It was never a problem as they simply knew how to find the back of the net. However, in the 2010 World Cup Spain had trouble scoring in the finals against Netherlands.

It was just a matter of time before one of their chances went in. They had the momentum and all experts were saying Spain would do it as the game went on. Finally, a red-card was drawn and that played a big role in opening up some space for Spain.

In the 116th minute Andres Iniesta gave the lead to Spain. Torres and Fabregas came off the bench and helped put some pressure on the exhausted Netherlands team. Spain kept the pressure on and they were due. They knew they had to avoid penalties as that's pretty much a toss up. So they kept on working!

It was only in the finals that Spain had trouble scoring. The entire World Cup was unlike Spain, but they still managed to find away to pull out. They only scored eight goals throughout their 2010 World Cup Championship. That's less than one goal per game! Many teams wouldn't be able to deal with this sort of frustration, but they kept organized and kept working together.

Many fans are left wondering what could have been for the Netherlands. What would have happened if they didn't get a red card? What about Arjen Robben's two great chances to score? Nobody will ever know, but things would have absolutely been different.

Spain has made history. It's a huge accomplishment to win the World Cup for any country, even if they've done if before. However, Spain has never done it before and they've won more than just the World Cup. They've won the Euro Cup and World Cup consecutively!

Spain looked like some what of a different team than at the Euro Cup. Regardless if people think they look worse or better, they still know how to get the job done. Most experts believe they've slowed down a bit, but they're still the best even after slowing down a bit!

It's not easy playing in these games for four weeks in Africa. After a long professional season, the bodies of these players need a rest and for this reason, having a deep bench is crucial. Clearly, Spain had one of the deepest teams in the tournament and Netherlands chose the wrong team to go into extra time against!

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2010 FIFA World Cup: Ghana v Australia 1-1

In this twenty-fifthmatch video, we relive the game played between Ghana & Australia. Australia overcame the first-half dismissal of Harry Kewell to battle for a draw against Ghana that keeps their slim hopes of reaching the World Cup second round alive. The Socceroos, hammered 4-0 by Germany in their opening Group D game, took an early lead through Brett Holman before former Liverpool forward Kewell was shown a straight red for a handball on the goal-line and Asamoah Gyan slotted home his second penalty of the tournament. But an inexperienced Ghana side struggled against 10 men, showing limited imagination and resorting to shot after shot from long range. And it was Australia who came closest to winning the match when Luke Wilkshire failed to beat Black Stars goalkeeper Richard Kingston when clean through on goal. It was an impressive display from the Australians who had been lambasted by their national press after a meek opening performance and suffered the hammer blow of having a key man sent off for the second game in a row. The Socceroos could still emulate their 2006 effort of reaching last 16 in South Africa if they defeat Serbia in their final game on Wednesday, while Ghana need only a point against the Germans to advance. While injuries to captain John Mensah and Isaac Vorsah forced Ghana boss Milan Rajevac to field an inexperienced centre-back pairing of Lee Addy and Jonathan Mensah, under-fire Australia coach Pim Verbeek made four changes to the side that lost ...



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The Humble Beginnings of the FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th time the best soccer teams from around the globe compete head to head in a bid to be crowned kings of the soccer world. But do you know how it all got started in the first place?
The first recorded instance of an official soccer match between nations was a game played between England and Scotland in 1872. At that time the sport was rarely played outside the United Kingdom so the opportunities for "international play" were limited.

By the time the twentieth century began, all that had changed. Nations all over the globe were taking up soccer and forming leagues. In an effort to bring these nations together on the soccer pitch FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) was born in Paris on May 22, 1904.

In 1904 soccer was featured as a trial sport at the Olympics, and became an officially recognized one at the 1908 games. However only amateur teams were allowed to participate, so FIFA began looking for ways to organize a competition between the world's soccer professionals. When it was announced that soccer was to be dropped from the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of the US lack of interest in the sport, the need for a professional worldwide soccer tournament seemed to become even more pressing.

Jules Rimet, then president of FIFA set about the task of organizing what would become the inaugural FIFA World Cup. Nations were invited rather than having to qualify and Uruguay was chosen as the competition venue, in part to celebrate the centennial off the country's independence.

The European nations were very poorly represented during the first World Cup - only Belgium, France, Romania, and Yugoslavia made the trip. Strange as it may seem, for a nation that was apparently not interested in soccer, it was a team from the USA that won the inaugural World Cup match - beating Mexico 4-1 - and one of their players, Bert Patenaude, who scored the tournaments very first hat trick in a 3-0 win against Paraguay.

For the all South American finals showdown between Uruguay and Argentina, 93,000 people turned out to watch the spectacle, which Uruguay won 4-2, becoming the first team to be crowned champions of the soccer world.

The FIFA World Cup has come a long way from its humble beginnings. The qualification process now takes two full years and 32 nations compete in the Finals. The event is broadcast all over the world to millions of TV viewers and in many nations normal life is put on hold for two weeks while the spectacle that is the biggest sports show on Earth unfolds.

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Getting Rich is Not the Reality

When it was declared that South Africa will host the FIFA World Cup 2010, it was acclaimed as a way of uplifting African economy. According to the report of Alex Duval Smith, though this being the biggest event in this planet it can have a very little or negligible impact on the poor section of Africa. First to be written in the pages of history, when the game kicks off at Johannesburg, it looks a playground of the privileged. The game brings with it the world's most famous and rich players, but the chance to capitalize the situation and have a healthy economic prospect looks undermined.

The informal trader in Africa plays a big hand and is a vital factor of African economy. But unfortunately due to the insistence of FIFA, the African government has banned informal traders to run business from around the 10 stadiums where matches will be played. FIFA President, Sepp Blatter insisted that the objective of the whole program is to give Africa back for its contribution to world football through it's involvement in the game. He has spotted 20 centers at Africa to build it as the centre of academies. But radical columnist are here to make his statement wrong by saying that what Mr. Blatter is going to give Africa in the upcoming days is a month long euphoria but nothing more to change their economic realities.

If you are driven by the lines of the FIFA President then you are sure to be disappointed, because you are not going to see what he promises to make you see, says world's leading sports economists. The spending by visitors during the World Cup will be much less that what the government of South Africa will have to shell out to build world class infrastructure to host the event. Last time it was Germany, and obviously it was not at all a problem for a country like Germany to get prepared for the event. Germany already had good stadiums and if not also there would not have been a problem for them to build those. But such is not the case here. South Africa is sure to find it really difficult to do with such huge funds allocation in order to build the 10 stadiums it built. For instance is the world cup at 2002, where South Korea's K-league found it hard to fill the new stadiums which were built at a cost more than $2 billion.

Hosting a glamorous event like world cup can bring a electrifying moment with joy and happiness to stay for a while. But to people who lives at a meager $2 a day, world cup do not brings any change to their life whatsoever. The people who live at $2 a day find it hard to meet their very basic requirement of 2 meals a day can hardly imagine to get joy in watching game of football. Because when stomach bites you everything else flies away from your mind. So what the Africans are going to witness is all about joy and happiness but not much of the wealth they are given hope.

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Chelsea Football Shirts Worn With Pride

As the Manchester United players awoke from their slumber the morning after the Champions League final and looked down at the medal still probably glistening around their neck they will have wondered, if only a little, just how lucky they were.

Football is a cruel game and this final was no different, for me Chelsea should have won as they had been the more likely to score. Drogba was first denied by the post and then Lampard's nifty turn and shot was met by the crossbar. United themselves could have been 2-0 up had a Tevez connected with Ronaldo's cross after the Portuguese winger had risen to head them in front.

It was lady luck that played a big part in the build up to Chelsea's equalizer as an Essien shot took not one but two wicked deflections before landing in the path of Lampard who slid a shot into the net. Looking skyward no doubt to his Mum rather than the gods.

Then came a moment of stupidity as Drogba saw red for slapping Vidic in the face after an altercation involving Tevez knocking the ball out for a innocuous throw in after Chelsea had put it out in response to a United player down injured.

Chelsea only had themselves to blame, Untied couldn't make much of the numerical advantage and so the tension rose another level as both teams headed for spot kicks.

Ronaldo surprisingly was the first player to miss, his now trademarked pause during run up let him down as Cech stayed firm to palm the ball away. Now it was Chelsea who had the upper hand. Then stepped John Terry, Mr. Chelsea the man who suffered heart ache in three previous semi finals was about to have a fourth as he saw his spot kick hit the post. There were signs that he slipped but whether that had anything to do with it is anyone's guess.

And so they traded punches again before Anleka stepped up and saw his spot kick saved by Van Der Sar. It will be debated long after as to whether or not the best team won on the night but you couldn't deny United their glory. They have been an expceptional team this season orchestrated by an exceptional manager who etched his name in the history books as only the third British manager to win two champions league trophies.

For Chelsea this will be hard to take having come some close, yet they and the many fans decked out in Chelsea football shirts can only reflect on what might have been and pray that the team will have enough spirit to make it all the way next season.

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Maradona to Coach Argentina For 2010

Now, 48 years of age, Maradona is a seasoned man with a look of having been through it all and survived it. Beset by addiction problems, he seems to have fought his demons hard and won over them. He's even cheated death on occasion! As Maradona himself admits, the worst has already happened... His daughter actually pulled him out from the bottom of the sea... His fans and countrymen have every reason to rejoice as he takes the field again to teach the younger lot. After all, who can forget this legend's on pitch skills?

Maradona enjoyed the years when he was playing for Argentine the most, but now duty calls, duty to his country, to his team and to himself. A confident Maradona is sure that Argentina will sail through the 2010 World Cup qualifications. He considers coaching his country a dream come true, though explains that he's only had the boys together for about 40 days since he joined. But Maradona being who he is, he plans to make the most of it. He should have all his players together for 20 days before the World Cup and that's when he plans to lay the foundation and work towards becoming world champions. So, if you're an Argentinean fan, get your world cup soccer jerseys ready for the big event in South Africa!

Coach Maradona's strategy for the team is to vigorously press up front, thereby decreasing the space between attack, midfield and defense. And he's quick to point out that when his team loses the ball, it should be on top of the other team right away without losing precious time. Considering Argentina has an enviable possession rate, it needs to make the most of it.

This soccer uniform number 10 is driven by a dream to win the World Cup once again and to meet Nelson Mandela while in South Africa! He fondly remembers the first time he held the World Cup Trophy... He touched it kissed it and wouldn't let go! That according to Maradona is the 'most beautiful thing'. And that's what he's been telling his players - 30 days of sacrifice to win the World Cup are nothing in a man's life... kissing that trophy is like touching the sky...

Which brings us to something else in Maradona's life that makes him feel like he's touching the sky - his grandson. Yes, this legend is a grandfather! And for him, nothing compares to watching his grandchild... Maybe, it's Maradona's turn to live a calm and smooth life after much struggle and adversity. We are with him... Go Diego!

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European Championships 2008 - Group B

With the final sixteen teams decided and the Euro 2008 finals due to kick off soon, it's time to place your bets on this immensely popular football tournament. If you are trying to get the heads up on which team to bet on in Euro 2008, this article will help you by taking a look at the potential in Group B.

Qualifying for the European Championships as Group E winners, Croatia go into Euro 2008 lying thirteenth in the FIFA World Rankings, and have been drawn in Group B alongside hosts Austria, and tournament favourites Germany and Poland.

Not content with topping their qualifying group, Croatia also masterminded England's failure to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals, beating them twice including a 3-2 victory at Wembley in the final qualification game.

Coached by Slaven Bilic, Croatia, whose squad includes a number of current Premier League players in the form of Portsmouth's Niko Kranjcar and Vedren Corluka of Manchester City, is tipped to make an impact in this year's Euro finals. Another Premier League player, Arsenal's Eduardo, is due to miss the Euro 2008 tournament after suffering a broken leg and dislocated ankle in a Premier League match against Birmingham City in February.

There is the also the certainty of more Croatian talent moving to the Premier League after this year's European Championships, as Tottenham recently equalled their transfer fee record of £16.5 million to sign Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb. The creative midfield player will certainly be at the heart of any Croatian success this summer and also light up the Premier League next season.

However strong the potential for the current crop of Croatian representatives, tournament favourites Germany will be a tough challenge, and group qualification still remains a credible objective.

Holding fifth spot in the FIFA World Rankings and qualifying as runners-up in Group D, Germany came third in the 2006 World Cup and will certainly be looking to build on that with much of the same squad.

With seasoned professionals including Michael Ballack of Chelsea, Miroslav Klose of Werder Bremen and David Odonkor of Real Betis named in Joachim Loew's Euro 2008 squad, Germany boasts experience from some of Europe's top domestic leagues.

With three World Cups and three European Championships to its name, the German team is certainly a hot candidate to lift the winner's trophy this summer.

Hosts Austria gained automatic qualification in return for their hospitality. In recent history, they have struggled to qualify for major finals, their last being the World Cup Finals in 1998. The weaker of the host countries, Austria, are 102 in the FIFA World Rankings and so, with little expectation placed upon them, could be this summer's Cinderella story.

Although unable to boast the talent levels scattered across European leagues by group competitors Croatia and Germany, Austria does have some Premier League recognition in the form of Emanuel Pogatetz of Middlesbrough, who has won both league and cup titles in his native country.

Completing Group B are Poland, who qualified as runners-up in Group A. Ranked 28 in the FIFA World Rankings, they are likely to be contesting second spot and qualification to the knock-out stages and, as they proved with a 2-2 draw against Portugal to reach the finals this summer, they are more than capable of challenging the big names in the competition on their day.

Leo Beenhakker's squad for the Euro 2008 championships is likely to include the familiar name of Manchester United's reserve keeper Tomasz Kuszczak.

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When the Final Whistle Comes: World Cup 2010 Final Match Spain - Netherlands [HD] || by elroon

!!WARNING!! This is second version!! Original version has been blocked because of audio copyright! If you want to see ORIGINAL, GO TO vimeo.com Rate and comment please. :) One week after World Cup final match I would like to present you my new video called 'When the Final Whistle Comes'. Six and half minutes long video shows important moments of the final match at South Africa. Unfortunately, there was more fouls and cards than beatiful actions, chances and goals. It was big game for both teams, Netherlands and Spain, they could win their first World Cup. Made by Adam 'elroon' Musil Contact: ICQ 589337059 or e-mail elroon.am@gmail.com FULL download links: original version: www.megaupload.com Soundtrack: Juno Reactor - Guardian Angel



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Chelsea Set to Dominate European Football

There is a new heavyweight force in European football, they are being bankrolled seemingly by the Russian economy, they mean business, and their name is Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club have always been a decent club in the second strata of English clubs. In London alone Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have invariably been ahead of the Chelsea Blues, even West Ham have often put Chelsea in the shade. But no longer, for in the season 2004-2005, Chelsea won the English Premier League title for the first time in fifty years, their only previous winning season.

But they haven't stopped there, in the new season 2005-2006 they are already well clear in the title race leaving all their rivals gasping, and now they have set their sights on the pinnacle of all the club trophys, the European Champions League. Chelsea have never won the Champions League, indeed no London club ever has. And it is clear that their charismatic manager Jose Mourinho is intent on winning the Champions League again, he did so with his previous club Porto, of Portugal.

So what of the traditional English giants? Manchester United, often described as the world's richest football club, have fallen into the hands of the Glazer family of Tampa Bay fame, but they reportedly needed to borrow half a billion pounds to buy United, a debt the club now shoulders. Spending on new players has so far been thin on the ground and United's brusque Glaswegian manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has admitted that United, for so long England's most successful club, cannot compete with Chelsea when it comes to buying players. The hordes of United fans are not amused, the natives are growing restless.

Arsenal, London's biggest and most successful club, lost their skipper and driving force Patrick Vieira last summer, he moved to Juventus in Italy for £12 million pounds and with their star striker Thierry Henry suffering fitness problems, they picked up some uncharacteristic defeats at unfashionable clubs like West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough. This is their last season at their famous old Highbury Stadium before they move to their new purpose built Emirates stadium almost next door. The increased capacity of 60,000 will undoubtedly give their French manager Arsene Wenger more money to spend next year, but of course they have to pay for that new ground too. Far from challenging Chelsea again, it would seem that Arsenal are more likely to fall further behind.

That leaves Liverpool and Newcastle. News comes through just today that the American Kraft Company and family are interested in investing in Liverpool F.C., perhaps even buying the club outright just like Manchester United fifty miles up the road, but that is some way down the line. And they too are seeking to build a brand new stadium on Stanley Park and of course that all costs big money. Despite last year's freakish win in the Champion's League, Liverpool's league form this season has again been patchy, and that included a 4-1 walloping by Chelsea on their own Anfield pitch. The idea that Liverpool might challenge Chelsea for the title remains a far-fetched one. Newcastle, England's second best supported club are gradually improving, and they have signed England's centre forward Michael Owen, but they still remain unconvincing at the top level. They haven't won the title since Noah was seen building his ark, or so it seems, and they aren't going to do so this season either.

So though it is very popular for foreign investors to snap up the leading English (and Scottish) football clubs, it appears that only Roman Abramovich at Chelsea has the financial muscle to buy the best players around. He is the only one to put unlimited funds on the table. Top class players now command a transfer fee of £40 million each and whereas Manchester United might afford one of them a season, Chelsea's purse seems bottomless. They have already spent £220+ million and are still in the market to buy again when the transfer window re-opens in January.

They have already achieved success by winning at home, now the European Champion's League is the Holy Grail for them, a trophy they are now the outright favourites to win with the odds layers. And astonishingly they have achieved their success to date with an array of strikers who haven't really cut the mustard. Mutu the Romanian, was promptly sacked for drug taking, Crespo the Argentinian, was sent out to Milan on loan last season, and though he is back now he is hardly setting the world afire,or even playing that often, Gudjohnson an Icelander, plays more often than not, the muscular Drogba from the Ivory Coast, seems to have finally claimed the number nine shirt as his own, yet many blues followers still remain unconvinced about him, so it would seem likely that Chelsea may yet be looking for another proven goal scorer come January, especially after a recent rare defeat at Manchester United.

It would take a brave man to back against Chelsea in any competition at the moment. But if you'd like to, you can still have a free $30 dollar bet at Betfair.com by entering the code 6CHE3VPWJ when prompted. But one thing is for sure; no one would be surprised if this time next year the Premier League trophy AND the Champions League trophy were both on display in the Chelsea boardroom. It seems that only the Italian giants Milan and Juventus, and the Spanish top two, Real Madrid, and most especially Barcelona with their Brazilian superstar, surely soon to be the world player of the year, Ronaldinho, might stop the London blues. It really does seem as if we have entered a new era in European and world football, or if you prefer the ridiculous name that no one ever uses, Soccer. Chelsea fans have never had it so good while everyone else is left gasping in their wake, for it is a fact that Chelsea Football Club have raised the bar for everyone else to follow. Time will tell if anyone can.

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FIFA World Cup 2010 - New Zealand Vs Slovakia Preview

Rustenburg is the venue of this match of minnows New Zealand and Slovakia. This is only New Zealand's second World Cup appearance, and Slovakia's first big tournament. This match has academic importance at best for both teams, as Italy and Paraguay look likely to qualify from the group for the round of 16.

What New Zealand lack in skill they make up in discipline. Their recent form has not been encouraging. New Zealand had an easy ride in the qualifiers, winning 5 of 6 matches, and won a play off against Bahrain belying expectation. Star player Shane Smeltz  and Middlesborough striker Chris Killen are the men to watch in th NZ squad. Blackburn Rovers star, Ryan Nelson, holds fort in defence.

Marek Hamsik, 22, leads Slovakia, a newly independent country since 1993. Skipper Marek Hamsik burst into prominence thanks to his goal scoring ways with Napoli. The team has a Liverpool star in the making in Martin Skrtel. In recent months, although they lost to Norway, a draw against Cameroon and a convincing win against Costa Rica point to Slovakia's potential. Bolton Wanderer's Vladimir Weiss is the Slovakia coach's son, and a third pillar of the team.

Slovakia won 8 of 10 matches in a qualification group comprising the likes of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Poland and San Marino. So they are not likely to be fazed by the prospect of facing New Zealand, who are, if anything, weaker than the above teams.

In this battle of minnows, Slovakia hold an ever so slight edge.

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Collecting Big Match Football Programmes

Big Match football programmes are those that are considered to be very widely collectable by supporters of any football club or international team. The sub-categories within this set are endless. A collector could choose to collect programmes for a specific team, country, competition, or any other weird and wonderful combination that can be imagined.

The most obvious type of Big Match is a cup final of a competition such as the FA Cup or League Cup. These collections can be limited to a certain date, depending on how ambitious you are with your collection. Another source of programmes are sponsored tournaments. Competitions such as the Autoglass Trophy, Watney Cup and Texaco Cup are a little harder to acquire and give us an interesting segment of the history of competitive football, especially when the cup is now defunct.

Programme collectors who are particularly enthusiastic about European based competitions will be interested in those printed for the European Cup, Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup, European Super Cup. Those programme collectors who have a passion for non-league football would look for programmes relating to the FA Trophy, FA Vase Finals and the FA Amateur Cup Finals. In both of these categories, collectors would aim to go beyond the scope of finals, and may collected the varied styles of the semi-finals and quarter-finals programmes.

Also worth considering in this category are the programmes printed for international fixtures. British collectors will often collect the four home nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in friendlies, qualification and tournaments. Some may even decide to add a fifth nation to their collection and collect programmes for the Republic of Ireland. Of course, there are also several options within the context of international matches, when one considers Under 21, Youth and Schools level.

The proliferation of European soccer matches from the Champions League, UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup and various others on television in recent years has increased the demand for programmes from this category of competition. There are many potential avenues to explore in this subset of programmes, such as home and away matches from a particular team's campaign, or the involvement of British clubs within any given competition. One of the advantages of exploring this subset is the fairly recent development of these types of matches, having occurred only in the last sixty years.

All of the different sets described would make for a very interesting collection to a programme enthusiast. Due to the difficulty in obtaining match programmes from often quite remote corners of the globe for international matches, perhaps your greatest tool in acquiring additions to your collection is through programme dealers and shops. The Big Match issues will be well stocked as these are in demand from clients due to their contextual value, and potential added value they may acquire in the future. These sorts of programmes will be resalable in the future as they make up part of football history.

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FIFA World Cup: Road to Glory 6/30/10 (Quarterfinals= Argentina, Germany, Holland, & more) S1E14

www.youtube.com Click here to watch Road to Glory 6/26/10!FIFA World Cup: Road to Glory 6/30/10 (Quarterfinals= Argentina, Germany, Holland, & more) S1E14 We are now down to the FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals. Kayvon Saless and Constant discuss England, USA, and the questionable officiating. Constant, Kayvon, Wepeeler, and l0nghAuler13 also preview this weekend's big match-ups. On Friday, we have Brazil taking on Holland. On Sunday, we have an epic battle between Argentina and Germany. We are one step closer to seeing a nude Maradona run up and down the streets of Argentina. TODAY'S FEATURED VIDEOS- World Cup Preview: Brazil vs Holland ft. Kaka, Robinho, Fabiano, & Van Persie (2010 FIFA WC) Sports www.youtube.com World Cup Quarterfinal Preview: Germany v Argentina ft Klose, Podolski & Messi (2010 FIFA WC) Sports www.youtube.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: FIFA World Cup Road to Glory Constant Machinima Sports Machinimasports Kayvon Saless yt:quality=high Brazil North Korea Ivory Coast South Africa Mexico Uruguay France Soccer 2010 EA PS3 Xbox 360 Wii Nintendo iPhone PSP Gaming UPC ...



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Football Popularity

Football is the most popular sport in the world; in South America, Brasilia, France, U.K people play football, visit football matches, watch football games on TV and discuss them with friends and read updated football news. The games of elite football groups attract thousands of people. For instance, the capacity of Salt Lake Stadium in India is 120,000 people, and of Beaver Stadium in U.S.A - 107,282 people. In World Championship the stadiums are often full, and many people don't manage to get tickets in time.

FIFA includes 208 different national federations. Many countries consider football a part of their national heritage, and refer to football games as to representative of the country's national ideas. Football fans create special magazine, which presents latest football news and events, such as transfers of the players, and of season, changing of managers and coaches et cetera. Publishers and editors of fanzines often receive no financial compensation; fanzines are often distributed free of charge or for nominal cost only.

Football popularity often leads to rivalry, which sometimes develops into hooliganism. Fights between supporters of different teams usually occur after football matches. Sometimes football rivalry brings to tragedy on stadiums. At the mass brawl in May 2007, hundred Liverpool fans fought each other in Athens, hoping to get a ticket for the game. Another tragic event took place at the Hillsborough stadium on April 15, 1989, causing the death of 96 people. The unprecedented influx of fans through a narrow tunnel leading to the stadium has caused a major crush.

Football has always maintained a foothold in the fans' enthusiasm. Most of the largest stadiums in the world are used for football, because of its enormous popularity. One of the main interest in this sport is the football transfer rumours part. Raising awareness of the violence among football fans might help to reduce the danger of tragedies and save the rightfully owned popularity of the game.

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FIFA 10: Uruguay vs. Netherlands (2010 FIFA World Cup)

www.jayandrob.com Higlights 0:05-1:05/ Goal of the match 1:06 & 0:57/ Pass of the match 1:31. Rob won! Website designed and produced by: Rob Tiina Pyykkö: home.tamk.fi Juha Lindstedt: pakastin.fi "It is a shame that Finland is not in the World Cup.. They are not ready for the big tournaments. What can you do.. While they are struggling their way into big tournaments we have to enjoy the big matches from our couch, enjoy the beautiful nature of Tampere, Finland and study some photography. Enjoy the websites!" - Jay & Rob



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London - The Capital of Football

For sports fans visiting or living in London, there is one sport which stands head and shoulders above all others in the nation's capital, and that's football.

London has 13 professional football teams at present, with 5 of those teams competing at the top level in the English Premier League. Of these top flight teams, Arsenal and Chelsea hold the most prestige in terms of recent honours, but on their day Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and Fulham are all capable of troubling even the best at their respective home grounds.

For visiting fans, getting to most of London's football stadia is relatively straight forward given the city's comprehensive public transport network. In fact, as most of the Premier League grounds are serviced by either a regular bus route or are in close proximity to an underground station, this means the car can be left at home.

Ticket prices vary depending on the stadium of choice, your seat and the opponents on the day. It's not surprising that tickets to watch Arsenal and Chelsea are amongst the more expensive in the Premier League, whilst the general availability of tickets - particularly for the big matches - can often be scarce. But a bit of forward planning will pay dividends, especially if you get to see the top teams battle it out in front of a packed stadium.

Indeed, just being in the stadium and taking in the atmosphere is worth the entry fee alone. London derbies always provide fanatical support, and the same can be said when other big teams such as Manchester United or Liverpool come to town. The average capacity of Premier League grounds in London is around 40,000 supporters, with Arsenal's newly built Emirates Stadium being the exception at over 60,000; however, plans to build a new stadium for Tottenham Hotspur are well under way.

Of course, the ultimate football experience in London is to watch a game at the new 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium. The stadium is famed for its history, as well as the striking tall Arch that spans high above the stadium, which can be seen from across London. Some of the most important matches in the football calendar are played out at Wembley, so if you get the chance be sure to purchase a ticket.

A visit to London has much to offer, but as you can see it is far from complete without taking in the city's favoured sport. But is important to plan your journey in advance if you wish to experience a football game on your visit, as match tickets to the top games - as well as the availability of the London hotels - can book up fast.

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Cheap World Cup Accommodation in Durban - Experience the World Cup to the Fullest

The 2010 Federation Internationale de Football Association's World Cup will be held in Durban, South Africa starting in June. Will you be there?

This year's Cup promises to be one of the best ever and matches will be intense, historic, and experiencing them will be a once in a lifetime event. Will you be there?

In the past, the costs to attend a World Cup have often been prohibitive. Many fans and enthusiasts have missed out because they just can't afford 700-900 Euros a night for a hotel stay. Especially when the games run for five weeks.

This year, we're bringing something new and much more fun to the event. This year, you can stay in Durban for a fraction of the cost of the hotels downtown without compromising your safety. You can camp in a secure, friendly, and beautiful environment just minutes from downtown and only a few paces from local pubs and restaurants.

Camping on the campuses of two local schools, both very beautiful and very well-kept, you can have the best of both worlds: the best of camping and the best of a hotel. You and your mates can enjoy full amenities camping with access to showers, restrooms, dining, a swimming pool, beaches, and more.

These campuses are just ten minutes walk from the beach, two or three minutes walk from pubs and restaurants, and shuttle service runs every hour to Fan Parks and the stadium itself, so you can get to the game and into the action.

There is kitchen meals served daily, all day - breakfast, lunch and supper. The school halls have large rooms with a big screen TV and great sound so you won't miss a match just because you don't have tickets to the game.

For groups of friends who don't have a lot of money to spend on hotel stays, this is definitely the way to go. You and your mates can have the time of your lives camping, sampling the (real) local night life, and seeing the best the World Cup has to offer.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be one of the best showcases of football in history. Will you be there?

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Fifa World Cup 2010 England 23 Man Squad Theo walcott Left Out Gareth Barry In!!

Views and comments on this squad especially Gareth Barry Situation. All information including squads below Arsenal winger Theo Walcott was the surprise omission from Fabio Capello's 23-man England World Cup squad. Walcott, 21, who has 11 caps, started both of England's recent friendly victories against Mexico and Japan. Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines and Tom Huddlestone also miss out. Gareth Barry is included after a fitness test on his ankle injury, while Stephen Warnock, Michael Carrick and Ledley King also make the squad. Walcott was a shock member of former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson's 2006 World Cup squad, having never started a Premier League game but he did not feature in the tournament and the then-17-year-old's inclusion was widely criticised. PHIL MCNULTY BLOG Capello has been a big Walcott supporter, but the player's failings were evident against Mexico at Wembley last week The right winger has since scored three international goals, all coming in a 4-1 World Cup qualifying victory against Croatia in Zagreb on 10 September 2008. But after suffering with shoulder, back, knee and hamstring problems this season he has been restricted to 15 starts for Arsenal this term, with his form suffering as a result. Walcott said in a statement: "I am very disappointed not to be included in the squad going out to South Africa, but completely respect Mr Capello's decision. "I would like to wish the team the best of luck and hope ...



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Jabulani, Can You Blame the Football on the Ball?

Jabulani, the name for the World Cup football, seems to be the word on everyone's lips this morning. As day six of the tournament dawns the ball seems to be the biggest talking point so far. Goalkeepers had been complaining about the ball before the world cup even started and they have now been joined by more and more of the outfield players. Indeed football fans must be wondering what has happened to their once deadly strikers and midfield maestros as pass after pass goes astray and shot after shot goes ballooning over the bar or wide of the post.

After 14 matches have been played, 23 goals have been scored and if you take out Germany's 4 goal haul against Australia the figures would be fairly bleak on the goal scoring front. Adidas who make the Jabulani ball say it is the most spherical ball that has ever been produced and this should help it to fly more accurately through the air. The makers have come out in defence of the ball saying it is the high altitudes that are causing the problems and not the ball. The only team that seemed to have any mastering of the ball so far were the Germans and with only 4 teams left to make their bow in the group stages we have seen most of the big guns as it were. The only exception to this is Spain who gets their campaign underway today with a match against Switzerland. It will be interesting to see how the Spanish perform using the Jabulani seeing as they are many people's favourites for the tournament.

It is interesting to note that the Germany game took place at sea level and also that the Germans have used the ball in their domestic league for the last season. As far as I know other football associations had that opportunity but turned it down. The Germans could have given themselves a huge advantage by doing this and fair play to them if it has. England's Fabio Capello was offered the chance of bringing his playing staff to a specially convened conference on the new ball but for some reason he turned it down, a decision that could come back to haunt him if England don't do well.

The first round of group matches won't be complete until today and it may be a little to early to judge the quality of football in the tournament as we will have to see how Germany perform if they have to play at high altitude and indeed how England play when they come down from their base which is 1,500 metres above sea level. The only problem for England is that if they win their group, their last 16 match will send them straight back to Rustenburg for that encounter with the runners up from group D, which at the moment doesn't look like Germany. Hopefully all the teams can get to grips with Jabulani in the very near future and that the quality of the matches will improve because quite frankly it has probably been one of the worst starts to a World Cup Tournament that has been seen.

There is no great excitement in the matches. No cracking goals from 25 yards out although Ronaldo's shot which crashed against the post would have been something special had it gone in. First round matches can be cagy affairs and when the second round matches start it will see teams having to make a decision as to whether they sit back and face the possibility of going out, or play a more attack minded game and ensure they are not facing a high pressure match where they have to get a result to go through. It all seems a lot to be placing on a piece of plastic that is filled with air and got the name Jambulani and was then sent to South Africa 2010 and then became the star of the show when in reality the star of the show should be the football that is played and not what the football is played with.

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Who Are the Favourites For the FIFA World Cup 2010 - Don't Bet on Brazil Winning the Tournament

The 2010 Football World cup could be your opportunity to go beyond your comfort zone and open new accounts with other bookmakers. This could earn you free bets, and make your chances of winning increase. You will have the opportunity to better your knowledge of the World Cup betting market, and gain more competitive World Cup odds. This is the biggest football event in the world. Football fans all over the world are placing bets on the teams or players they think will win. Do your homework. Check out the teams that will be playing and find the teams or players that you are willing to bet on.

Research can be very helpful. According to the the bookmakers Ladbrokes Spain is a favorite to win the Fifa World Cup, Brazil comes in second on their list. Other candidates that are considered to win are England, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Holland, Portugal, and France. Country that have the longest odds are North Korea, Honduras, and New Zealand.

Some other major bookmakers are William Hill, and Sports betting. A lot of bookmakers believe that Spain has the best team players. So how accurate are these odds? In the 2006 world cup Brazil was a definite favorite but failed the game early on. The same happened in 2002, and 1998. This goes to show that you must find out for yourself.

Just because a group of people choose a favorite team does not mean that team is going to win. Look at the teams ability to work together, their key players, and their overall performance on the field. Taking a better look at some of the key players in the FIFA World Cup series 2010. Geoff Hurst believes Wayne Rooney is an important member of the England team if they are to have a realistic chance of winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa this summer. Rooney is considered one of the top players in the world, and England knows it.

Lionel Messi from Argentina is also a key player for his team to have a chance of winning the world cup. He started playing when he was 18 and has continued to show what a great athlete he is. An older player named Gianluigi Buffon is considered an outstanding player. His skills are still top-notch and even though he is older then most he will be an important player for Italy. Bastian Schweinsteiger plays for Germany. He is considered one of the countries back bone players. His aggression on the field makes him a key player.

There are many players that are not getting the recognition they deserve this year. Kaka from the Brazlian team has not had much publicity on the betting scene even though he is one of the most famous and expensive footballers in the world. His goal scoring is excellent, within 22 Real Madrid appearances he has scored eight times. While the big money might be going on strikers, it is possible that Kaka could make a real impact at the World Cup.

Kaka scored a vital 82nd minute winner for Real Madrid at Real Zaragoza to keep their La Liga hopes alive. During the Fifa World Cup Kaka may be a player to consider following. Betting on the FIFA World Cup is a wise choice, but the teams and players you bet on make all the difference. Take your time picking your favorites. Consider the teams overall achievements, and their players abilities before placing your bets. This years World Cup will be a gold mine for those who bet wisely.

There are various interesting betting markets to choose from when betting on soccer. Consider reading a word cup betting guide before you make your choice. Some of the best betting markets have nothing to do with win bets or betting on the favourite. Trends over the years have opened up betting opportunities that have been left uncovered until now.

South Africa 2010 - Security So Far So Good

The security situation at the on going FIFA soccer World cup in South Africa has been very encouraging, considering the way many people had expressed concern as to the country's ability to control crime rate during the tournament. With the tournament already one week old, and with first group matches concluded, there hasn't been any ugly report.

With South Africa rated among the three most violent and crime prone countries in the world, one would think that by now there would be incidence of crimes or violence every where. Surprisingly, nobody has been harassed, no crowd troubles during matches, no shooting, and maiming of visitors. This goes to prove to the world that Africa is not synonymous with violence and crimes. This continent is even more secure than Europe, America, Asia and Australia.

Africans are hospitable people; they love visitors/strangers. This world cup is not a South African affair; it belongs to the whole of the African continent, and everything is being done to ensure a positive image for this continent. Africans have demonstrated with time that they could be relied upon to host successful tournaments on their soil.

Other countries have hosted the world cup successfully before, without leaving any sad event for the world to remember. Tunisia hosted the maiden edition of the FIFA U-20 tournament in 1977 and everything was okay security wise. Since then, Nigeria has hosted the FIFA U-20 (1999) and U-17 (2009), providing adequate protection for their visitors - players, match officials, FIFA representatives, journalists, supporters' clubs, spectators, etc. Egypt also hosted the U-17 successfully in 1997 and U-20 in 2009. South Africa hosted the confederations' cup in 2009 and there was no negative security report. The only negative report throughout the confederations tournament was the robbing of the Egypt team of their money in their hotel. That kind of incident is not peculiar to South Africa: robbery takes place everywhere in the world, even in the so called "advanced countries".

If records are anything to follow, it means that Africa is more secure than other continents where there has always been one ugly incident or the other during major tournaments. With these records therefore, I would rather say that more tournaments should be staged on our soil; we would always welcome visitors with open hands. When they come here they should feel free to visit places of interest and fun. We love you all and hope you give more African countries opportunity to host world cups and other major events, without any fear of harassment, molestation or insecurity.

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Time to Use Technology to Assist the Soccer Referee

Yesterday, Thierry Henry escaped being punished for his infamous handball offence in the 2010 World Cup finals playoff against Ireland.

FIFA claims that they are 'powerless to punish the 1998 World Cup winning striker because their rules forbade them to do so if the original misdemeanor had not been seen by the match officials.'

For an organization that can demand up to $100million dollars of broadcasting rights from any country for the coming World Cup in South Africa, it is indeed a fiasco to be deemed 'powerless' under such circumstances. The fact is that, this kind of controversy will not be happening if only FIFA adopted what so many other professional sports has adopted, that is make use of video replay technology to assist their soccer referees to referee their games. Only the highest rungs in FIFA and God will know what is keeping the most populous game adopting technology to improve the game.

Many traditional critics argue that refereeing in soccer should remain status quo, so that the human error aspects of the game remain as part of the game. At the very top, FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, is a strong opponent to using any technology to assist the soccer referee. In this modern age, traditional people like Blatter ought to be replaced to move the sports forward.

In truth, FIFA can be held responsible for all the refereeing controversies that has ensue over the last century. Things got worse in the last two decades after instant video replay technology allow television to broadcast all poor refereeing decisions immediately to the world to see. How can you blame managers, players and fans from becoming enraged when they see a legitimate penalty been denied by soccer referees? Or a poor offside decision by the soccer referee that led to the eventual game winner? Worse, all these refereeing decisions has led to real instances of life and death, when referees who made crucial mistakes received death threats and are forced retire.

Remember Anders Frisk, the soccer referee from Sweden in 2005 after the contentious match between Barcelona and Chelsea in the Champions League? He was forced to quit after some poor decisions made that caused Chelsea to lose the eventual tie. In his own words, ''it's not worth carrying on....My safety and the safety of my family goes before anything else. These last few weeks have been the worst of my life.'' Soccer lost a very good referee that day. Can we blame him? Or the Jose Morinho who led that publicity assault against his poor performance? FIFA has got to take a significant part of the responsibility as well.

The scary thing is that this type of anti-referee stuff is also taking shape at the youngest age groups. Refereeing resources are already tight, and at the lowest and youngest level of competitive soccer, young players and managers are also learning from what they see on television to openly challenge the soccer referee's decisions and cause disputes. It has become acceptable to lambaste the referee whether he made the right or wrong call, depending on which side you supported. This does not speak well of the game. What kind of sportsman ship are we teaching our youths? What kind of refereeing standards do we hope to raise if the soccer referees' job continue to be the loneliest one in the world?

FIFA will always support the soccer referee's decision, right or wrong. But this kind of backing does not offer practice support for referees at all levels. What referees need is an understanding from all that they are human and that they can make mistakes. If these mistakes can be rectified at the right time in a match through technology and appeals, the footballing crowds will not become overzealous in condemning poor refereeing standards. Technology allows that to be done, but sadly, authority does not. Wake up FIFA, before someone really gets killed because of a poor refereeing decision. It should not come to that stage. Football is a beautiful game after all.

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Liverpool vs Manchester United 12/16/07

Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Hyppia, Carragher, Riise, Benayoun, Gerrard, Macherano, Kewell, Torres and Kuyt

Manchester United: Van Der Saar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Anderson, Giggs, Rooney and Tevez.

Good opening to the match with both teams trying to strike the 1st blow in the early stages.

1st shot at goal from Torres as he tried to curl his shot round Ferdinand but he got it wrong in the 12th minute.

Chance for United as Giggs controlled the ball beautifully in the left, waited for Evra, who put in a good cross but Carragher got to the ball before Rooney in the 13th minute.

Bad miss by Liverpool as 1st Harry Kewell saw his shot blocked on the line by Anderson and the ball came up to Torres and he missed his header from about 2 yards out in the 27th minute.

Great run by Anderson but he was stopped by a terrific tackle by Gerrard in the 29th minute of play.

Another mistake by Van Der Saar as he came out to no man's land but was fortunate that Kuyt could not get to the ball before Evra in the 30th minute.

Another chance for Torres as Gerrard's free kick was charged down and came to him but his attempt was neither a shot at goal nor a pass to a team mate in the 36th minute.

Goal for United from a cleverly worked free kick as Giggs found Rooney and his shot was tapped home by an unmarked Tevez in the 43rd minute.

Half Time

Liverpool 0 United 1

Liverpool have huffed and puffed without creating too many clear cut chances and too many of their players have been indecisive in the final 3rd of the field.

Harry Kewell, Dirk Kuyt and Benayoun have not done a lot and Gerrard's best moments have been defensive rather than offensive.

United have not done a lot in the game as players like Ronaldo, Giggs, Rooney and Tevez have been quiet with Anderson. Evra and Brown have been the most prominent players on the ball.

Early chance for Torres found by a cute back-heel by Kuyt but after beating Evra, he tried to beat him again and the momentum was lost in the 45th minute.

Chance for United but it fell to the wrong person in Wes Brown as his volley was no trouble to Reina in the 48th minute.

Good play by Liverpool as Kewell played a very good ball to Gerrard but it was perhaps too much for him to control his volley and it went wide in the 55th minute.

Ryan Babel is on for Harry Kewell in the 65th minute.

Chance for Liverpool but Riise cross was not good enough and neither was Kuyt's effort in the 69th minute.

Peter Crouch is on for Dirk Kuyt in the 72nd minute.

Good shot by Babel as he pounced on a loose header but it was just inches wide of the post in the 75th minute.

What a miss by Rooney after brilliant work by Ronaldo as he skipped past Hyppia superbly and crossed for Rooney but he incredibly put the ball wide with only Reina to beat in the 78th minute.

Fabio Aurellio is on for Riise in the 79th minute.

Michael Carrick is on for Carlos Tevez in the 83rd minute.

Dangerous free kick given away by Vidic on Crouch in the 91st minute as Steven Gerrard is waiting to take it.

John O'Shea is on for Anderson in the 91st minute.

Gerrard's attempt with the free-kick is a waste in the 92nd minute.

Full Time

Liverpool 0 United 1

Manchester United win the game with a great defensive display rather than an attacking one as they provided a great barrier between the midfield and the defence with Evra, Ferdinand, Anderson, Hargreaves, Brown and Vidic all playing well.

The likes of Ronaldo, Giggs, Rooney and Tevez all played their part but it was not a day for attacking prowess for the visitors and their talents were not called into play as often as they normally are.

Liverpool were just disappointing throughout with a distinct lack of creativity and Torres was a non-factor in the 2nd half as he was well marshaled by Vidic and Ferdinand as well as his hiding on he pitch in the 2nd half.

The introduction of Crouch just made things worse for Liverpool as they kept playing everything in the air hoping that Crouch would win the aerial battles.

The likes of Riise, Kewell, Benayoun and Kuyt were all very poor especially Riise, who saw a lot of the ball but his crosses were awful.

Owen Hargreaves just shades the Man of the match from Patrick Evra, Anderson and Rio Ferdinand.

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FIFA World Cup 2010 - Germany Vs Serbia Preview

Each of Germany's 4 strikers got his name on the score sheet, in a 4-0 walloping of Australia, in their first match on June 13.

On Friday, Germany will play Serbia who lost 1-0 to Ghana in their opening match of group D.  Serbia and Germany have only met once before, the match going 2-1 in favour of Germany; at half time, though, Serbia led 1-0.

Three time World Cup winners, Germany have never failed to reach the quarter final from 1954 onwards. winning 8 out of 10 matches, they breezed through the qualifiers.

The German backs can expect a little more of a run against Serbia than they did against Australia.

In their second World Cup campaign after 2006, Serbia were unlucky not to take a point of Ghana, where apart from a couple of errors, which cost them a player, Lukovic, and a penalty, they gave as good as they got.

Much is expected from Nikola Zigic a towering striker; Serbia will be happy if midfielde Milos Krasic and Milan Jovanovic have another good outing against the Germans.
 
Skipper Dejan Stankovic had a forgettable match against Ghana, and will seek to lead more effectively to make the Germany match a little more even, for his team. With red-carded Lukovic out of the Serbian side, Neven Subotic is likely to get his chance. In his favour, Subotic's Borussia Dortmund experience means that he is familiar with the German players.

The Serbian back, Nemanja Vidic, will have to play out of his skin to hold the German front line in check; his primary focus should be on Miloslav Klose. Much of the credit fot their win against Australia must go to the vision and creativity of the midfielder trio of Oezil, Khedra and Schweinsteiger. Mesut Oezil had a hand in 2 of the 4 goals scored.

German coach Joachim Loew will be averse to changing a winning team. Cacau may come in as substitute, in the last third.

The Germans should take this game, comfortably although Serbia should give a better account of themselves than Australia.

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Netherlands Vs Uruguay 2010 Fifa World cup - Netherlands Vs Uruguay

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Old Trafford - Manchester United's Theatre of Dreams

Old Trafford Football Ground is located at - Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester. Sir Matt Busby Way was created in 1993, and was formerly known as Warwick Road North.

The ground's nickname is the Theatre Of Dreams.

Old Trafford has been Manchester United's home since 1910, with the exception of an eight-year period from 1941 to 1949, when it was bombed in the second world war. During that period United played their 'home' games at the ground of their rivals, Manchester City - at a financial cost of course. They had to pay City for the privilege consisting of a flat fee, and a gate percentage.

Old Trafford's current capacity is over 76,000. It's hoped that in time it will expand even further to 90,000 with greater capacity in the South Stand.

The ground has frequently hosted FA Cup semi-final matches as a neutral venue and several England international fixtures while the new Wembley Stadium was under construction. Before Wembley Stadium was built in 1923 the FA Cup Finals were played around the country, with Old Trafford hosting several of these.

Manchester United were formerly called Newton Heath, but it was decided in 1909 to build a new stadium. Designed by Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, the ground featured seating in the south stand under cover, while the remaining three stands were uncovered terraces.

In 1965 the old roof pillars were replaced with modern-style cantilevering on top of the roof, allowing all spectators a completely unobstructed view. This was an important step, as the World Cup was to be staged in the UK in the following year, 1966. Old Trafford was one of the venues used for the tournament.

By the 1980's the capacity had dropped to around 60,000 due to all the improvements in the ground. The capacity dropped still further in 1990, when the Taylor Report recommended, for safety reasons, and with the Government's agreement, that all stadia be converted to all-seaters.

Old Trafford's most recent expansion, which took place between July 2005 and May 2006, saw an increase of around 8,000 seats with the addition of second tiers to both the north-west and north-east sections of the ground.

Further redevelopments saw United buy up additional land round about.

The Old Trafford pitch is now surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the North, East, South and West Stands. The West End is the 'Stretford End' where the diehard, most vocal, United fans sit.

On 29 May 2008, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Manchester United's first European Cup title, a statue of the club's old stars of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, entitled "The United Trinity", was unveiled across Sir Matt Busby Way from the East Stand.

The ground continues to break attendance records. The newer Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal FC, has a lower capacity, just over 60,000. Only one football ground has a higher capacity than the Theatre of Dreams, and that's at the new Wembley Stadium in London.

Manchester United supporters have an insatiable appetite for watching their team play. It seems that however big the ground gets, the seats will almost always be filled. That's what success on the pitch does for this wonderful game, and this glorious team that is Manchester United.

Geoff Cummings maintains a blog at http://manunitedis1.blogspot.com - where updates on Manchester United`s fortunes are provided. Geoff also owns the site at http://www.ourhometools.com