Fabio Capello feels England should make the World Cup final next year, but has warned the squad that form in the qualifying group will mean nothing when they arrive in South Africa. England sealed their place in the 2010 World Cup with two games to spare in Group Six thanks to a crushing 5-1 win over Croatia at Wembley, making them one of the favourites to lift the ultimate prize next summer. Capello’s men are one of three teams in European qualification with 100 percent records, the othe... Read Full Story
FIFA's Under-20 World Cup starts on September 24th from Egypt, the third time the tournament's been held on African soil.Can one of the African countries involved make their way into the final?Today, friend and football expert Tom Legg dissects the African team's prospects.You might remember Mr. Legg from his previous post about the Top 10 Youngsters at the 2010 World Cup, a blog favorite.This post comes courtesy of Tom's new blog, 'The Dust Diaries,' about African football and issues concern... Read Full Story
It's been some time since my last post so let's catch up on some news from the 2010 World Cup and African football, shall we?First off, some self-promotion ... my post on Africans in the UEFA Champions League from earlier today ... don't you dare miss it!- Are you interested in the upcoming African Cup of Nations in Angola? Well, you should be. Here are photos of their stadiums being finished in time for the tournament in January.- Is Togo's Emmanuel Adebayor in trouble for taunting Arsenal's... Read Full Story
Today is Matchday One of the world's biggest club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League. Super clubs like England's Manchester United and holder FC Barcelona of Spain will battle it out with Europe's elite clubs for the right to call themselves the continent's best team.Who will win the title? I haven't the faintest clue. It's a wide open field. Could be one of the two aforementioned or it could be Arsenal, Inter Milan, Real Madrid or Chelsea, who all will be fielding mega-squads for... Read Full Story
I've been accused of being too Euro-centric in the past ...But Europe's where the money goes and where the best players in the world play. So cut me some slack, eh?Here, the full draw for the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League ... looks like a good one ...Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux , Maccabi Haifa Group B: Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, WolfsburgGroup C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich Group D: Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Apoel FCGroup E: Liverpool, Ly... Read Full Story
It's been some time since I've written a post.Well, since yesterday. But before that, it'd been a month. So here are some links and tidbits to interesting stories around the world of football as pertains to the 2010 World Cup ... 288 days away!!! - Can Argentina defeat Brazil on September 6th in a World Cup qualifier? Diego Maradona's men desperately need the match. They're currently 4th in South American qualifying and could miss out on the Cup ...- Did the scenes at yesterday's Carling Cup ... Read Full Story
Nigeria have dropped 15 players from their Under-17 World Cup squad, following tests to determine the ages of team members.Nigeria are the hosts of the tournament, which kicks off at the end of October. The Golden Eaglets, as Nigeria's U-17 team is known, play in a group against Germany, Argentina and HondurasThe move to test the players came after football's world governing body FIFA announced plans to carry out tests during the tournament itself. Coach John Obuh now has a squad of 23 player... Read Full Story
Aaron Lennon looks like being handed a call-up to the England squad for the qualifying clash with Croatia and in the process, will look to stake his claim for a place in the 2010 World Cup team. The Tottenham winger has been in sparkling form in the first few weeks of the new Premier League season, starting all three games and scoring at West Ham, something which hasn’t gone unnoticed by Fabio Capello. The Italian has been spotted at almost every Premier League ground in the last three we... Read Full Story
I'm back from my summer vacation!We're a mere 289 days from the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Not much time to get myself there.I started this website about 2 and a half years ago with the idea of getting myself to the World Cup Final. That hasn't changed.So the Big Push starts now.Sure, I could just buy the tickets and make my way out there. But what fun would that be?My goal and vision is to raise money for a pertinent football charity in Africa, make my way out there and chro... Read Full Story
Want a free ticket to the world's biggest sporting event, the 2010 World Cup?FIFA has launched a fund to give away 120,000 free tickets to poor South Africans for the 2010 World Cup.MY POV: Now why didn't I move to South Africa and become a citizen when I had the chance?The tickets will given to people involved in social development in the country as a reward for their efforts. "The tickets will enable people who would never have had a chance to attend the World Cup games to see the event," s... Read Full Story
