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Messi Remains Modest Ahead of World Cup

The one thing everybody learned from the 2009/2010 Spanish football is season, and for those who didn’t already know, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is a world class player and probably the best in the world at the moment. During the height of his form in Barcelona’s league winning season it seemed Messi was scoring a hat-trick every [...]
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Torres’ Return To Fitness Boosts Spain’s World Cup Chances

Spain striker Fernando Torres has revealed he is optimistic of being fit to play in Spain’s opening game of the tournament on June 16 against Switzerland. “I’m very well, happy with the progress of the injury. Since January I’ve had two operations, and that isn’t easy,” he told Marca. “Everything went very well with the first and [...]
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Italy’s Old Men Attempt To Roll Back The World Cup Years

The World Cup is just around the corner now and the anticipation is already building for the greatest show on earth. The Italian team have been getting rather annoyed however, with suggestions by various punters and commentators alike that collectively the squad is too far over the hill in the age department to be able to [...]
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Guardado eyes World Cup “revelation”

Midfielder Andres Guardado admits Mexico must deal with massive expectation levels as the Central Americans bid to qualify from Group A at the World Cup finals in South Africa (Mexico 66/1 – Tournament Outright). ‘El Tri’ have traditionally struggled to make an impact in the knockout stage of the competition and their last appearance in the [...]
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Pokou plans World Cup glory

Former Ivory Coast striker Laurent Pokou has called on Africa’s top players to produce their best form in South Africa to give the continent the best chance of success at the World Cup (Ivory Coast – World Cup 2010 Specials). Pokou, 62, who played for the Ivory Coast for 10 years, is regarded as one of [...]
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Rio grand for World Cup

England captain Rio Ferdinand insists he will use his lack of game-time over the course of the last season to his advantage at the World Cup finals (England 6/1 Outright). The Manchester United central defender was handed the Three Lions’ captain’s armband when John Terry was stripped of the honour by coach Fabio Capello following off-field [...]
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Ferdinand fit for World Cup

Captain Rio Ferdinand claims he is over his recent spate of injuries and should be capable of leading England (6/1 to win World Cup) when they head to South Africa next month. The 31-year-old made only 24 appearances for club and country this season having been troubled by back and leg problems throughout the campaign. There had [...]
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World Cup Outsiders Italy Offer Great Betting Value

Marcello Lippi’s provisional 30-man squad has been confirmed, with a blend of experience and fresh talent, la Nazionale will be hopeful of retaining the Cup they won in 2006. Roma forward Luca Toni has been dropped, as has Juventus’ Nicola Legrottaglie. Giuseppe Rossi of Villarreal is newly included. To be expected, Roma’s Daniele De Rossi has [...]
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New Zealand name World Cup squad

New Zealand (1500/1 for World Cup) coach Ricki Herbert has named two uncapped players in his World Cup squad. Aaron Clapham, a former under-20 international, has been included for the first time at senior level after being part of Herbert’s 15-man training squad that gathered for 12 days last month. The 23-year-old caught Herbert’s eye in the [...]
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Bolton ace’s World Cup boost

Boss Owen Coyle is adamant star Bolton defender Gary Cahill is good enough to make the England World Cup squad (England 5/2 – Top European Team) – and he hopes the 24-year-old is still a Trotter if he makes it to South Africa this summer. Three Lions coach Fabio Capello is set to name his preliminary [...]
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