Michael Dawson Jets Out To South Africa To Replace Injured Rio Ferdinand
Tottenham Hotspur defender Michael Dawson has been called up to the England World Cup squad to replace injured captain Rio Ferdinand. The ink was barely dry on the newspapers containing stories about Dawson’s deep disappointment at being cut from the initial 30 man training squad.
Dawson and Tottenham team mate Tom Huddlestone were in the same...
Dutch Fear Robben May Miss Out On World Cup
Following his fantastic season with Bayern Munich many had hoped that Arjen Robben would help light up the World Cup finals in South Africa. He was injured as Holland cruised to victory against Hungary.
Robben scored twice during the game, he injured himself trying to pull off a trick on an attack. The ‘unnatural’ movement of...
Mikel Out Of Nigeria Squad With Knee Injury
Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel has ruled himself out of the up coming World Cup finals having failed to fully recover from a knee injury. As part of the treatment he had the knee operated on and even managed to take part in a full training session with his Nigerian team mates.
He decided to withdraw from...
Gerrard To Captain England During The World Cup
Having lost captain Rio Ferdinand to a training ground injury Fabio Capello was forced to find a new captain to lead his team in the World Cup. In a dressing room of leaders many of whom have captained their clubs who would he choose?
John Terry was out of the running following his off field indiscretion...
Drogba Could Miss The World Cup With Elbow Injury
Ivory Coast & Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was injured in a World cup warm up match against fellow finalists Japan. The match was part of the preparation for the finals in the training camp in Switzerland.
Drogba who has the expectation of a nation weighing on his shoulders not has an injured elbow. He was rushed...
Rio Ferdinand Injured In Training Accident And Ruled Out Of The World Cup Tournament
England captain Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of his record equalling fourth world cup. He was injured in the last minute of the first England training session.
The session was designed to sharpen the ball winning skills of the defenders and hone the ball keeping ability of the forward players. While tackling Emile Heskey the...
Capello Commits To South Africa World Cup Squad
Is Fabio Capello turning into a tinker man? Capello has done a lot of chopping and changing of the team against Mexico and Japan. Is this the right time for this? The answer is probably. Otherwise how was Fabio supposed to make the last minute tough decisions he has made.
The news is out...
D-Day For Fabio Capello As He Cuts His World Cup Squad To 23 For South Africa
Later today Fabio Capello will make the biggest decision as England manager when he cuts seven players from his provisional squad of thirty who have been training in his favourite Austrian hide away.
Capello and his management team have been watching their squad as they trained and played in friendly matches against Mexico and Japan. None...
Furniture Village Try To Put A World Cup Smile On Her Indoors
Need to sweeten up the good lady, because you’ll be ignoring her for the next six weeks? Or just feel like kicking back and watching the World Cup in luxury!
The good folks at Furniture Village have put together a limited number of World Cup offers to brighten up the nations homes. The price of each...
World Cup 2010 Action On DAB Radio
Do you live a busy life? Are you not sure where you will be when the important games are on? Fear not faithful football fan here is a solution at hand. TalkSport radio in the UK are planning on broadcasting all of the 64 FIFA World Cup matches live. You will be able to catch...
Calvin Klein Thinks England World Cup Hopes Are Pants
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa just a few weeks away designer brand Calvin Klein has provided England supporters with a novel way to put their weight behind the team this summer. They have launched a pair of patriotic pants in the traditional red and white colours of the St George’s Cross. With...
When Watching The World Cup Spare A Thought For The Little Guys
In just a couple of weeks the curtain comes down for the planets biggest sporting exhibition. The FIFA World Cup opens with the hosts South Africa playing their first group game against Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg. The locals will be looking to demonstrate their support for the home team and show the world...
