Team of the Day, Man of the Day: When looking at the Swiss it’s pretty easy to forget they’re headed by one of the best coaches in the world presently, of his lengthy generation and some may even say history. But it took very little genius to realize that Spain were going to press them back…and back…and back…and that either they could do it involuntarily in tatters, or do it by plan, giving them a chance.
By plan it was, and was it magnificent. Of course that’s not to say… Continue reading
THE BIG PICTURE
Until last week this match was the story two powers in the Group O’Death. When the Ivory Coast took on Japan in a friendly, the scope of the game took a drastic turn and shifted the light onto Didier Drogba’s elbow, which was broken in a clash and put his World Cup in serious doubt. Beyond his status as the Ivory Coast’s best player and leader, he’s one of Africa’s largest sporting icons, many consider him the best footballer, and a symbol of the World Cup itself.… Continue reading
Manchester United is a phenomenally successful football club both on and off the pitch – continuing to win trophies and attract fans from different countries all over the world. In Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand, the Premier League giants will provide two vitally important players for England’s World Cup campaign in South Africa.
Wayne Rooney will travel to the World Cup on the back of a brilliant season, in which he scored thirty four times in all competitions.. Before he sustained an unfortunate ankle injury towards the end of… Continue reading
We’ve been trying our best to profile each of the 32 teams that will compete at World Cup 2010, but our knowledge about each team is miniscule (or at least mine is anyway) when compared to that of our team bloggers.
If you’re unfamiliar with World Cup Blog, then allow me to explain: The blog you’re reading now is the front page, but the core of WCB is the multitude of team specific blogs, including one for each of the World Cup 2010 teams. The authors of these team blogs… Continue reading
