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2014-11-26T09:00:00.000+08:00

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KEDUDUKAN KUMPULAN TERKINI

Keputusan Kelayakan Piala Dunia 2014

2012-09-09T02:46:00.001+08:00

Update 9 September 2012

sumber FIFA.com

Top 60 Ranking FIFA

2012-09-09T02:35:00.000+08:00

Senarai 60 Pasukan Bola Sepak Negara terbaik dunia FIFA :

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Jadual Perlawanan Kelayakan Bolasepak Piala Dunia

2012-09-09T01:54:00.001+08:00

Kumpulan A

7 September 2012 :

Croatia 1-0 FYROM - Stadium: Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (CRO)
Wales 0-2 Belgium - Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (WAL)

8 September 2012

Scotland 0-0 Serbia - Stadium: Hampden Park, Glasgow (SCO)

11 September 2012

Serbia 20:30 Wales
Belgium 20:45 Croatia
Scotland 21:00 FYROM - Stadium: Hampden Park, Glasgow (SCO)

12 October 2012

Serbia - Belgium
FYROM - Croatia
Wales - Scotland

16 October 2012

Belgium - Scotland
Croatia - Wales
FYROM - Serbia

London 2012 - Uruguay memusnahkan harapan Senegal dan menawan di wembley

2012-07-30T03:22:00.000+08:00

Prestasi bersemangat, jantung, dan akhirnya indah organisasi pertahanan dari Senegal di Wembley yang dihasilkan kekalahan 2-0 Uruguay yang meninggalkan Afrika barat kegemaran kepada Kumpulan mendahului Pasukan GB. Ini adalah kemenangan ke atas kepala sebagai Senegal bermain dengan 10 orang selama tiga suku perlawanan. Ia juga mengeluarkan separuh pertama drama dan tiada kemahiran sedikit, terutamanya dua gol daripada permainan Moussa Konaté, membawa orang ramai Wembley teh masa ke kaki sebagai penghargaan bising

Terdapat kecewa atas kerusi kosong di beberapa acara Olimpik, tetapi dari awal sini Wembley adalah sekurang-kurangnya separuh penuh atau separuh kosong, bergantung kepada bagaimana anda melihat. Cara sama ada bawah-23 perlawanan antara negara-negara neutral telah menarik ke atas ke atas 45,000 penonton, apatah lagi banyak keghairahan bising, walaupun banyak daripadanya telah ditujukan semata-mata ke arah penuh teruja booing Luis Suarez setiap kali dia menyentuh bola.

Ini telah sentiasa berjanji untuk menjadi pertembungan menarik gaya, jika hanya untuk peluang untuk melihat sebuah pasukan yang telah menunjukkan keupayaan yang ketara jatuh dalam kesakitan terhadap lain yang muncul untuk menjadi mahir mengenakan ia. Selepas permainan menentang England jurulatih Senegal telah mencadangkan keras menangani adalah permainan yang adil terhadap negara itu yang telah dicipta "semangat berjuang", menyebabkan yang pemikiran beliau mungkin menyediakan pemainnya untuk perlawanan ini dengan menunjukkan rakaman lelaki kapak Uruguay Mexico '86 menendang ketulan keluar Gordon Strachan.

Tetapi Senegal juga sebuah pasukan bola sepak yang sangat bagus dan ia adalah keupayaan mereka untuk mengekalkan bola dalam detik-detik awal yang mempunyai Uruguay pada kaki belakang. Mereka sudah sepatutnya mendahului selepas 12 minit. Satu sudut dari Pape extravagantly peluntur-jobbed Souare telah diketuai goalwards oleh Cheikhou Kouyaté, Martín Campana membuat save rendah baik, tetapi Konaté adalah pada tangan ke rumah menikam.

Uruguay masuk semula ke dalamnya: Maximiliano Calzada melanda jawatan dengan sepakan percuma selepas 27 minit. Kemudian datang saat kontroversi kecil sebagai Abdoulaye Ba menerima merah lurus untuk lawatan sinis pada Suarez kerana beliau sprinted jelas 35 meter dari matlamat. Ia adalah perjalanan yang sengaja tetapi terdapat tutup oleh dan kad merah seolah-olah keras. Senegal telah unbowed. Dalam 36 minit, mereka dua kali ganda mendahului mereka sebagai Konaté diketuai secara langsung kedua dari sudut lain Souare, penamat ditempat yang indah, walaupun Uruguay penandaan sekali lagi tempang.

Orang ramai adalah sangat di belakang Senegal pada masa kini, menghasilkan tepukan berkembang pesat kerana mereka berjalan keluar 2-0 kepada yang baik. Ia adalah mendahului mereka yang diadakan pada sepanjang tempoh kedua, banyak kerja keras dalam pertahanan yg menyesakkan nafas Uruguay semakin putus asa.

Olympics 2012 - BRAZIL KE SUKU AKHIR

2012-07-30T03:12:00.003+08:00

Satu paparan yang menakjubkan dari Neymar, Santos ke hadapan didambakan oleh Barcelona, Real Madrid dan Chelsea, membantu Brazil kemudahan ke suku akhir kejohanan bola sepak Olimpik menentang Belarus.

Yang 20-tahun-lama menghasilkan 1 indah penamat dan dibuat dua yang lain, untuk Alexandre Pato dan mengesankan £ 25m Chelsea menandatangani Oscar, sebagai salah satu yang kegemaran pra-kejohanan mengekalkan permulaan mereka 100% dan pulih dengan kesombongan 1 kejutan yang terjatuh ketinggalan di Old Trafford.

Kekuatan serangan Brazil itu tidak hanya terbatas kepada sebahagian besar besar Hulk dengan bahagian Porto ke hadapan yang mantap yang depan-4 bersama-sama Oscar, Neymar orang ramai-silakan dan Pato. Mereka telah mula hebatnya menentang Mesir, memenangi perlawanan dengan tiga gol separuh masa pertama sebelum hampir membaling jauh di kedua, tetapi adalah untuk menjadi tidak berulang terhadap sampingan teratur Belarus yang pancit suasana karnival, manakala sekurang-kurangnya , dengan mengambil menerajui dari Karier pertama mereka ke hadapan.

Ia adalah matlamat yang menunjukkan kekuatan Brazil tidak berjalan seluruh pasukan mereka. Ilya Aleksievich berpaling 1 denda salib-bidang pas Aleksei Kozlov dan apabila salib beliau dari kanan belayar ke di kawasan penalti Brazil, Manchester United, Rafael da Silva dan pembela rakan-rakan beliau berdiri di luar untuk mengagumi tandukan bebas Renan Bressan Bardini ini ke bucu.

Kredit mereka, Brazil kekal tenang dan terlibat dalam langkah-Pengambilalihan dan selakan dalam tempoh enam minit di mana mereka ketinggalan. Penyamaan mereka adalah lebih prosais tetapi ia adalah penyampaian yang sempurna dari Neymar di sebelah kiri tetap, menjemput Pato menggelupas Igor Kuzmenok dan untuk mengetuai rumah dari jarak dekat.

Brazil menguasai pemilikan selepas itu, walaupun tidak peluang, tetapi satu siri salib lebih hit dari kedua-dua rusuk tempoh atau perhatian Belarus. Ia hanya sebagai pengaruh Oscar bertambah baik pada separuh kedua bahawa matlamat kedua mereka muncul tidak dapat dielakkan. Rekrut Chelsea baru dua kali pergi dekat dari jauh selepas larian yang berkuasa dan menunjukkan gerak kaki yang cemerlang di dalam kawasan itu, walaupun ia adalah sepakan percuma yang menang dan dihantar oleh Neymar yang membuktikan acara kemuncak petang.

Bintang Santos telah ditangkap kerana dia berpaling dari pek Belarus pembela 25 meters daripada matlamat. Memetik sendiri dan mengambil kawalan, dia kemudiannya menyapu kemasan gemilang ke atas penjaga gol Gutor Aleksandr ke dalam sudut atas, jauh. Tanduk Brazil dan gendang berbunyi menghormati, dan hanya save denda dari Gutor menghalang Oscar sepadan sepakan percuma Neymar, di saat-saat penutup. Oscar akhirnya mendapat gol pada masa kecederaan dan sekali lagi, tidak dapat dielakkan, Neymar di tengah-tengah, memotong di dalam dari kiri, menewaskan dua pertahanan dan menyampaikan belakang tumit ke jalan yang pemain tengah itu

Senarai bayaran perpintahan tertinggi EPL

2012-07-21T03:14:00.000+08:00

Senarai 10 tempat teratas membabit pembayaran yuran perpindahan pemain bagi kelab bola sepak Liga Perdana Inggeris:

1. Fernando Torres (Liverpool ke Chelsea) 50 juta pounds
2. Andy Carroll (Newcastle ke Liverpool) 35 juta pounds
3. Robinho (Real Madrid ke Manchester City) 32.5 juta pounds
4. Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan ke Chelsea) 30.8 juta pounds
5. Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham Hotspur ke Manchester United) 30.75 juta pounds
6. Rio Ferdinand (Leeds United ke Manchester United) 29.1 juta pounds
7. Juan Sebastian Veron (Lazio ke Manchester United) 28.1 juta pounds
8. Wayne Rooney (Everton ke Manchester United) 27 juta pounds
9. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg ke Manchester City) 27 juta pounds
10. James Milner (Aston Villa ke Manchester City) 26 juta pounds - AFP

KELANTAN VS QPR

2012-07-21T02:50:00.000+08:00

Kelantan (0) - QPR (5)

FIFA - AWARDS

2010-07-17T06:24:00.001+08:00

Final Tournament Standings

Winner: Spain

Runners-Up: Netherlands

Third: Germany

Fourth: Uruguay

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2010-07-05T16:50:00.002+08:00

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Browns Top Bills In Bumbling Offensive Display

2010-06-27T04:14:00.001+08:00

In a matchup between two of the worst offenses in the NFL, someone had to win. Despite producing only 9 first downs and’3 yards of total offense, the Cleveland Browns got a late game field goal from Billy Cundiff to defeat the Buffalo Bills 6-3 and win their first game of the season. The Bills had the more productive afternoon statistically, with- first downs and 288 yards of offense but were undone by three costly turnovers. Both teams are now 1-4 on the 2009 NFL season.

To successfully bet on the NFL, one needs to find opportunities to play underdogs”this is particularly true in games where neither team is expected to put many points on the board. Such was the case here, as Cleveland easily covered the pointspread as +6 road underdogs. Both teams are now 2-3 against the number on the season. The Browns have now won and covered the last three head to head matchups between the teams. The 9 points scored came nowhere near the total of 41 for an easy UNDER. The Browns have now gone UNDER in 3 of their 5 games this season, while Buffalo has OVER on three of their five posted NFL totals.

It was a game without many highlights. The Browns got on the board first with a 24 yard Cundiff field goal in the second quarter, and took that 3-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Buffalo would tie the score in third on a Rian Lindell 36 yard field goal. That would set the stage for Cundiff to nail the game winner from’ yards out with: 23 left to play. Despite todays victory, Cleveland is averaging a woeful 11 points per game this season. Buffalo’s PPG numbers are slightly better thanks to decent scoring output in their first two games of the season–theyre averaging just over 15 points per contest. In the Bills last three games, however, theyre averaging a meager 6.6 points per game.

The real loser in Sundays contest may have been Buffalo head coach Dick Jauron. Many were surprised that he was retained after the Bills third straight 7-9 season last year and things have gone from bad to worse so far in the 2009 NFL season. Buffalo has lost to winless teams in back to back weeks, part of a three game losing streak. Overall, the Bills have wound up losers in 12 of their last 15 games. Not that Cleveland has done much better–the win today ended a 10 game losing streak, one short of the all time franchise record. There are at least a few signs of hope in Cleveland, the same can’t be said for Buffalo.

Cleveland will have a tough road assignment next Sunday, heading to Pittsburgh to face the World Champion Steelers. Theyll return home for a game against the Green Bay Packers on October 25th before playing the Chicago Bears in The Windy City the following week. Buffalo will play the next two on the road, heading to the Meadowlands next Sunday for a game against the New York Jets followed by a trip to Charlotte, NC to take on the Carolina Panthers. Theyll return home on November 1st to face the Houston Texans.

World Cup 2010 England Team

2010-06-27T04:11:00.000+08:00

The English team can claim a lot of on-field standouts, and is 10th in world cup results. They’re positioned with comparatively weak competitors including the Americans, Algerians and Slovenians. The English have routinely underperformed as shown in their performances at Euro 2004 and 2008 and World Cup 2006 but are expected to be group leaders this time around.

Similar to some of the other big teams, England have also appointed a new coach, Fabio Capello, in the hope of a better showing, this time around. Capello’s plays opened up Englands winning streak, placing wins in nine of their last ten games.

In the forward line, Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch were particularly impressive while in midfield, Frant Lampard and Steven Gerrard. A detraction though is the number of injury-prone standouts on the team. After taking time off so her broken ankle could heal, Ashley Cole will be back. Ledley King is a defensive standout who happens to be prone to injury too. Another injury casualty is the celebrated Beckham whose future as a player has been jeopardized by a career threatening industry he suffered recently. Obviously, this World Cup will not feature Beckham.

Rio Ferdinand has taken over as captain from the sacked John Terry, however he has chosen to retain his predecessor as a player in the squad, a move that Beckham has praised.

The memory of their loss to the USA in the 1950 World Cup tugs at the English, even though they are projected to lead their group. Provided they can survive the quarter-final match against likely opponent France, they will then have to face Brazil in the semi-final.

Great Britain took the championship once in the late sixties, and its millions of fans are hoping for it to do so again, thus it needs to get into the semi finals.

Online Business Opportunities And What You Should Know

2010-06-27T04:09:00.000+08:00

People need work so they are searching the internet for Online Business Opportunities. There are a lot of opportunities, but are they any good? You need to be careful when looking on line for jobs.

Looking at the internet one can see typing jobs, marketing jobs, data entry, MLM marketing, sales, and the list goes on. It is very difficult to find a real job that actually pays on the internet.

After signing up for internet businesses, and getting lots of responses, it makes you question why everyone is not working. There appears to be a large number of businesses who are hiring, for a small fee. We must be careful what we sign up for.

Taking a look at these jobs is exciting. They make you think the money will start pouring in, in a few short weeks. They tell you, the best part is, no job skills are needed, selling is not needed because the computer does it all for you. No education is needed because the system does all your thinking, and you can also make money while you are sleeping.

Just get on the computer, and get on the web to get started. Anyone can do this work so why suffer financial problems any longer. It is your turn to be rich, do not let any of these opportunities pass by.

When money is in your hands, one will have lots of friends, that television, kitchen re-model, the trip to Alaska is only a few weeks away. Just think of all the things that have been dreamed about and now it will be a reality. No more asking others to help. Others will come to join in on your new found freedom. Again I give you more warnings of what you will see to entice you.

The information these companies want is only a few clicks away. Lots of good things are on the computer, but lots of bad things exist there too. Let us face it, people take advantage of good people, and when they do it is called a scam. Beware of free business sign-ups. Beware there is always a small shipping charge which is how they get your credit card number, thus using it later.

These companies are good at collecting your money on a monthly basis. Sign-up and try the new business for ten days. If not satisfied the money is refunded. By that time, they have already charged your account. It is on a recurring monthly basis. A month notice is needed to stop the transaction, so by the time you stop it, they have two month’s of your money.

Be sure to read every detail before agreeing to anything, especially the fine print, that is hard to see. Do not give a credit card, until you take the time to Google these companies. Type in the company name and tell it to look for scams. There are a lot of bad companies out there. If you complain about the recurring charge, they will direct you to their web site, where it says, we will charge your account after ten days if you do not cancel.

My Review Of The Rich Jerk

2010-06-27T04:06:00.000+08:00

Ever since I could remember, I have always hated having to receive help from really obnoxious people.

I think it has something to do with the playground setting that most of us never outgrow even when we’re adults. I just refuse to get help from somebody who doesn’t play by the rules and who is really mean to everyone.

However, I had a little help from someone of the type just about a week ago. Ever heard of the Rich Jerk?

I first stumbled across its really insulting sales page. I bought the e-book right after because I wanted to find out if this man had anything useful to share and to my surprise he did.

The Rich Jerk has a lot of valuable information, although you’d have to dig through all the condescending language most of the time.

Nonetheless, The Rich Jerk does have helpful information on the subjects of affiliate marketing, wholesaling and search engine optimization.

One section of the e-book that I found to be truly useful was the entire issue on protecting oneself from online scammers.

I think this is something pretty relevant since we conduct business online and the only way for our business to prosper is if we transact with people online as well and we can’t really be sure of they are.

I really appreciate the discussion on The Rich Jerk which deals primarily on how one can make money out of buying and selling wholesale goods.

It also includes techniques for making the most out of your affiliate business. And another thing, The Rich Jerk also has never before discussed strategies for doing search engine optimization.

But what I commend the most is the fact that you get a free website when you purchase a copy of The Rich Jerk. Through that website, you may be able to start your online business and receive training the entire time.

He even offers training for when you start to set up your website. But if you really can’t get past all the insults in the Rich Jerk, they have a 45 days refund period.

Boosting Traffic Is Fast And Easy – Know More About How To Do So!

2010-06-27T04:04:00.000+08:00

From past to now, people will wish to have a comfortable working environment. And no place will be better than home. This is the reason why many people will participate in the online business sector and earn money there. Of course, some people would wish to make extra money out of their office job and they would spend their after-work time to manage the online business.

This process would require a lot of hard work and you have to work consistently. After you establish your own business website, you will have to attract the target audience to enter your site. Therefore, you have to find the ways to direct them to your website. These visitors would be regarded as traffic.

In order to get traffic, you can employ many ways. Some ways would bring you a large amount of traffic but the business owners would still say that the sales volume do not increase much. This can happen because the traffic is not the targeted traffic. A man who does not have a car would sometimes be directed to a website selling car carpets but he would never purchase one because the products is of no use to him.

The most common way to generate traffic fast is to post articles to the websites. You can spend time to write good articles which can show that you are professional about the things that you are selling. This can build the trust from the customers. You can identify yourself as a helper instead of a seller. You are there to help the clients to know more about how to use the products, but not just to sell the products and the ignore the clients.

When people visit your website, they will be interested to purchase from you. This is the simple theory about making a sale. Therefore, you have to find out the suitable ways to make appealing content in the website and you can also make use of other websites to increase the traffic.

If you want to work on your own, you can try to submit articles regularly to your website and make your website interesting. There will be a lot of professional article writers to write for you and you do not need to worry about that. You can pay them to write plenty of interesting and professional articles and you will win the attention from your clients.

There are a lot more ways that you can do to boost traffic. One of the simplest ways is to use some tools to do the marketing work for you. Among all the various tools, Rapid Mass Traffic is more reliable. You can get access to the program after paying a certain amount of money. Yes, up till now you may question why you should pay for a tool while there are free tools out there. Well, free tools may not be good enough. Many experts in online marketing have found that free software will work in a way which is not welcomed by search engine. There may be a lot of keywords dumped into the content of the articles in the website and it will make the search engine blacklist the site.

This program can help you to work well in marketing and target your customers. You need to pay for the program, but there is a money-back guarantee so you can get the refund if you find the program is useless. That is the reason why a lot of people would like to try the program and it is the fact that only a few people would ask for a refund. Yes, this program can work well and you do not need to worry about that actually.

Cautious attitude versus Spanish

2010-06-03T02:04:00.000+08:00

Euro 2008 champions do not want to get trapped excessive praise

Schruns (Austria): European Champions, Spain expressed their cautious approach but believes in the World Cup finals in South Africa, although the excess away to pay homage to them.
Spain lineup some great talented football player, but other than their success at the European Championships in 2008, they were viewed as the team failed to reach their full potential for this.
Two years after the success of the continent at the Vicente Del Bosque will lead the team with almost no change in the games June 11 to July 11 where they will also face Switzerland, Honduras and Chile in the competitive Group H.

As many players in the squad has their own dreams to progress as far as possible, Barcelona midfielder, Xavi Hernandez quick to remind observers that the team also had some minor changes compared with 2008 European champion squad.

"We have some changes, some of the players, coaches, but ... Our whole squad is still the same and there is a healthy atmosphere in the squad, "said Hernandez in the team training camp in Schruns, western Austria.

"It is in our hands. But certainly not easy. We need to be careful and move one step by one step, although we believe is able to deal with any team anywhere.
"We'll see if the impression of Spain was ready to win the World Cup this time the right or vice versa."

So far, Spain has never advanced further than the World Cup semifinals, but based on recent performances, the team nicknamed 'La Furia Roja' (Red Rony) is a choice between the teams in South Africa. - AFP

Germany shaky without Ballack

2010-06-03T02:03:00.001+08:00

Ballack saw team-mates in the German World Cup squad training in Italy, recently. The absence of team leader is able to discriminate lesion opportunities for fourth title

Berlin: The loss of captain Michael Ballack views could affect the chance to win the World Cup for the fourth time in South Africa, but Germany have proved they can shine when playing in big tournaments.

Since the 1982 finals in Spain, Germany has the enviable record as capable of at least advanced to the quarter-finals in seven tournaments before this. They finished third in 2006 and emerged runner-up in 2002, but brought a young line to South Africa need a leader who has a similar caliber. Despite German pressure, but wise to absorb pressure, especially in a crucial match knockout.

They won all four penalties in the determination of the FIFA World Cup finals and the last German player failed to score a penalty kick shootout in 1982 when Uli Stielike was saved when the semi-final. But they also force the late summer. Although beaten 4-1 in a match the heating body in the last World Cup and had to work hard before the win over Costa Rica and Poland in the group stage matches, but they managed to come beat Portugal 3-1 to win third place.

They also managed to rise from a surprise defeat to Croatia in the group stage at Euro 2008 and advanced to the final. - AFP

Football gambling : Khalid Samad persoal stand Jais

2010-05-30T18:44:00.000+08:00

Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) asked to state its stand on the government's decision approving gambling licenses football during World Cup soccer tournament in 2010 to be held early next month.

MP for Shah Alam Khalid Samad (pictured) said Jais should express its views on the matter if they are independent.

"Maya and the directors have expressed their views on the issue of football gambling license to prove that they do not have any interest and political allegiance," Khalid said in a press conference at his office here.

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung had earlier said the Finance Ministry has given licenses to a local company to run the football betting activities. However, many parties wanted the government to withdraw the approval of the feared invite negative symptoms in the community.

Lippi seared still need 'old horse'

2010-05-30T18:32:00.000+08:00

However, Italian coach will defense squad for World Cup selection

Words of praise has accompanied the Italian coach, Marcello Lippi Italy coach following the success of the 2006 World Cup stature, seems to not be heard when the critics began to dispute the tendency to rely on players who have aged to the 2010 World Cup campaign . Lippi praised as national heroes after overcoming the probability with the squad 'Azzurri' won the title four years ago in Germany.

But after his resignation and then return to fill the post in 2008, the eroded his popularity.

World Cup winners such as Fabio Cannavaro and Mauro Camoranesi is still in the planning, despite the loss of performance with each other club has over 30 years old when he was not much to give opportunities to younger players, even then only for the tournament friendly match.

But 62-year-old coach has admitted making mistakes when the step down in 2006, is not pleased with the selection.

"People say our performance lame, but we will just wait and see," Lippi said recently.

Lippi's future after World Cup attention and he does not seem consistent with the Italian Football Federation president Giancarlo Abete.

President wanted to know before the World Cup on who will be the coach after that, but Lippi would prefer to wait to see the achievements of teams and the feeling after the World Cup.

Recent discussions suggest Abete and dominate the media speculated that Lippi will announce before the World Cup on June 11 to July 11 where he will resign as soon as the Italian campaign ended.

Confusion about its future, the campaign unbeaten and tasteless despite uncertainty about the choice of the main team, meaning he is no longer popular among supporters as before.

However, all that could change if a strong desire and management expertise to help the players and technical advantages of the Italian stand.

Italy is placed in Group F along with Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand.

In another development, Italian World Cup squad scorned by their own supporters here last Sunday after they were disappointed when the players refuse to stop and sign autograf for them.

Some supporters shouted "shame" when the children were boarding buses for Lippi to pre-training camp at the World Cup resort Sestieres.

Italy will make preparations for the World Cup in South Africa this June in high-altitude training camp in the mountains Italy until June 5 of this.

They are against Mexico in a friendly match in Brussels on June 3 and against Switzerland in Geneva two days later.

Four-time world champion is scheduled to arrive in South Africa on June 9, before the opening Group F match against Paraguay in Cape Town on 14 June

After that they will be against New Zealand in Nelspruit on 20 June before the final group match against Slovakia in Johannesburg on 24 June

Capello happy England beat Mexico

2010-05-30T18:15:00.000+08:00

Fabio Capello glad to see the fruits of the child after the success of beating Mexico 3-1 in a friendly game before the World Cup tournament starts.

Capello is starting to be seen smiling with success in the first test match of the two games before leaving for South Africa. He praised the performances of Steven Gerrard shows the quality of play in many positions with Capello find the best formation for England.

"Gerrard can play in the middle with Frank Lampard, but we have to wait and see which players will be fit. I change it after half time and put Gerrard in the middle where he played very well. He is a good player to play all positions and in the middle, "said Capello.

"It is very important for us to know where our level now, physically and mentally after a long season. We have the time to revive the spirit of the team and the quality we have."

"When we play counter-attack, we are very dangerous. But I do not want to just play the same pattern. I want more."

Torres wary of England

2010-05-30T18:14:00.000+08:00

Spain may be many options for the World Cup this year. But for Fernando Torres, "Tim Matador 'Britain should be cautious.

Not without reason that if Torres said, because 26 year-old striker has been close enough to Great Britain. Torres had three years of flying on the Premier League with Liverpool.

One reason is the presence of UK cautious Torres Steven Gerrard. It mentions, Gerrard is the type player who can lead the team out of the pressure and win the race.

"Maybe there are five players in the World Cup later that you can win big with their own efforts. He (Gerrard) at the same level with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, such quality, "said Torres as Italian Football League.

Apart from Gerrard, Torres mentioned other players who can lift Britain is Wayne Rooney. The Manchester United striker is thriving middle of the season. Rooney, who scored 34 goals in all appearance this year.

"Wayne Rooney and Stevie would come good in tournament. If so, then the UK are eligible to be feared, "he told reporters.

World Cup 2010

2010-05-30T17:34:00.000+08:00

World Cup is around the corner, as a football fan I can not wait to watch the World Cup in 2010. Which team will take home a Cup World Cup 2010 later.

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Brown clings to World Cup hope

2010-05-29T16:28:00.001+08:00

Injured midfielder Tim Brown, still hoping to make New Zealand's 2010 FIFA World Cup™ line-up, aims to be back in the gym on Monday, four days after having three screws inserted into an injured shoulder.

He said a decision on whether he would go to South Africa would be made on 10 June after a week of rehabilitation and fitness work. Brown, the All Whites vice-captain, fractured a bone after falling heavily in his side's 2-1 loss in last Monday's friendly against Australia.

The 29-year-old initially feared his FIFA World Cup was over but following surgery on Thursday he said he hoped he would be able to rejoin the team, although he would not go if he was not 100 per cent fit.

Brown said Saturday he would leave hospital over the weekend and would be in the gym Monday to work on his fitness. "I believe if I am fit I can contribute and I can help them. I will go over there if I believe I can do that. If not I won't just because I don't think it's fair."

Brown said when he first saw an X-ray of his injured shoulder he was devastated. "I thought my World Cup gone and I had tears in my eyes. I thought it was all over."

But, he said the surgeon told him "he had aced it" and the three screws had anchored the bone in place. He was lucky the ligaments and muscles were intact.

While Brown recovers at home, the New Zealand team has gone to Austria for altitude training and to play two further friendlies before their opening FIFA World Cup pool match in against Slovakia in Rustenburg on 15 June.

USA's Donovan in confident mood

2010-05-29T16:25:00.000+08:00

USA forward Landon Donovan has sounded a warning to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ group C opponents England ahead of tomorrow's friendly against Turkey.

The States have struggled in their build-up to the tournament, losing to Honduras, Netherlands and the Czech Republic this year, and face a team in form as Turkey beat both the Czechs and Northern Ireland in the last week. But Donovan remains upbeat about his side's prospects and cited as evidence last year's FIFA Confederations Cup, when they reached the final and led Brazil 2-0 en route to an eventual 3-2 defeat.

The LA Galaxy man, who impressed while on loan in the English Premier League at Everton this year, told the Sun: "We have a lot of European-based players and watch the Premier League all the time on TV, so there will be no surprises from the England team. And, after our experience in the Confederations Cup last year, we are confident we can play all the big teams and not only compete with them but get the better of them, too - starting with England."

Two pairs of South Africa-bound teams face off in a double-header at the Wortherseestadion in Klagenfurt, Austria, with Slovakia's clash with Cameroon followed by New Zealand taking on Serbia. The Kiwis will be without striker Chris Killen, who is getting married but will be back with the squad for their next friendly against Slovenia, and vice-captain Tim Brown, although the prognosis on the latter's fractured shoulder is positive.

After our experience in the Confederations Cup last year, we are confident we can play all the big teams and not only compete with them but get the better of them, too - starting with England.

USA's Landon Donovan

"It is still too early to comment on his chances of being available for the World Cup at this stage," said Brown's surgeon Stu Walsh. "However, Tim is a strong and fit athlete who is very motivated and looks after himself well, which will benefit his recovery."

Serbia's Dejan Stankovic is raring to get back into action despite only finishing his domestic season when he appeared as a substitute for Inter Milan in last Saturday's UEFA Champions League final. "I don't need any holidays. My body doesn't feel tired," the 31-year-old told Bilic Sport. "I can't wait to reunite with my national team-mates and start training alongside them. All I want to do is play."

Slovakia are preparing for their first appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals and full-back Peter Pekarik admitted: "For a small nation like us, qualifying was a sensational achievement." Not content to rest on his laurels, though, the Wolfsburg player told FIFA.com: "We've got nothing to lose in South Africa and there's no pressure on our shoulders. Why can't we go there and cause a bit of stir?"

Korea DPR continue their build-up against DR Congo, while the day's other internationals see Azerbaijan host Macedonia, Ukraine take on Romania and the United Arab Emirates face Moldova. Four Scandinavian sides are also in action, with Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland tackling Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Poland and Andorra respectively.

Germany face Hungary test

2010-05-29T16:23:00.000+08:00

Germany are preparing for life without captain Michael Ballack when they face Hungary in Budapest on Saturday in their penultimate warm-up match.

With Ballack out with an ankle injury, Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm will take over the captain's armband to captain the side in South Africa, but striker Miroslav Klose will lead Germany in Budapest.

The Bayern quartet of Lahm, Germany's vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger, goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt and midfielder Thomas Muller are being rested by Joachim Low for the Hungary game as the coach looks at different options.

Coached by former Dutch midfielder Erwin Koeman, the Hungarians are expected to give the Germans the same kind of test at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium as Group D opponents Serbia in South Africa.

With Ballack out and Klose leading the side, Loew has named Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer between the posts in Budapest in place of injured first-choice Rene Adler.

Bremen's Tim Wiese will be on the bench with Bayern's 35-year-old goalkeeper Butt part of the quartet kept back at the north Italian training camp to work on their fitness.

Neuer will be Germany's first-choice goalkeeper in South Africa and Low is looking forward to assessing the form of several squad members in a game environment including Hamburg's Marcell Jansen after an ankle injury.

"We want to see some things we have been working on in training implemented in the Hungary game," said Low. "We will take this game very seriously.

"I also have the opportunity again to look at one or two things. For example, I can see how Marcell copes again, whether he is able to play to his best again and prove his match fitness."

While Germany lost both midfielders Ballack and Christian Traesch with ankle injuries in recent weeks, Hungary have a few injury concerns of their own.

"The conditions for preparation could have been better," said Koeman. "There have been a few injuries and this match is a big challenge for us, but it is essential to play the big teams like Germany or the Netherlands to get us ready for our EURO 2012 campaign."