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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The Fiorentina and Italian play maker Riccardo Montolivo believes he is the ideal replacement for Andrea Pirlo, who will miss the early stages of the tournament through injury. The AC Milan deep lying play maker is set to miss the Italy’s opening two group games against Paraguay and New Zealand after injuring his calf muscle in a recent friendly against Mexico. Italy are the defending World Champions and will be aiming on July 11th to reach a joint record five World Cup titles – currently held by Brazil.
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Having already seen key striker, Marco Streller withdraw from the World Cup, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld now has a new concern. Captain, Alexander Frei injured his ankle in training after a tackle from Steve von Bergen. He has been sent for a scan so the extent of the injury can be conduced.
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Tags: Alexander Fre, Doron, Frei, SA 2010, South Africa 2010, Switzerland, WC 2010, World Cup
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
How true, exactly, is the adage that nobody remembers the losers? How important is it to try and win with style? How accurate are the stereotypes that we historically attach to the style of play of the international teams around the world?
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
Slovenia captain Robert Koren has warned his Group C rivals they will not roll over for anyone and believes his team can upset the group favourites – England. Slovenia take on Algeria and the USA before facing England on 23 June in their final group game. Many have written Slovenia off and an early exit has been predicted, but ex-West Bromwich Albion midfielder Koren, who is now a free agent, believes they can challenge for a place in the knock-out stages.
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
The build up to this World Cup has been as much about who may not be there as to who will be there. Players have been ruling themselves out of matches or getting serious injury scares. It seems that a high proportion of these players, often influential players, are based in England and play in the Premier League.
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Tags: Doron, England, Injuries, Premier League, SA2010, South Africa, WC2010, World Cup
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Denmark manager Morten Olsen has downplayed criticism about his misfiring team ahead of the their opening Group E game against Holland on June 14th. The Danes were soundly beaten 1-0 by South Africa in their final warm-up game on Saturday, having also failed to score in the previous match against Australia. Denmark are competing the World Cup for the first time in eight years having missed out on qualification for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010
French playmaker Yoann Gourcuff believes that France have some work to do prior to their opener against Uruguay on June 11th. Gourcuff, who has been compared to the legendary Zinedine Zidane, is expected to start in a three man midfield alongside Diarra and Toulalan after an impressive season Bordeaux last season. France have contested two of the previous three finals, however the mercurial Zidane was pivotal in both campaigns, something that Gourcuff will obviously try aspire to.
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Arjen Robben is set to join his teammates at the World Cup in South Africa, with his left hamstring not in as bad shape as initially thought. Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk revealed that he is confident that the Bayern winger will be fit for the start of the tournament, after picking up the injury against Hungary in the 6-1 victory the other day. According to Dutch state broadcaster NOS, Van Marwijk says he has “decided not to summon any substitute for Arjen. I want to give him every chance to still participate in the World Cup.”
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Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Chelsea and Ivory Coast’s top marksman Didier Drogba looks set to miss the World Cup finals after sustaining an elbow injury in the 2-0 victory against Japan. The injury comes as a massive blow to the tournament with a number of key players either doubtful or injured. Michael Ballack, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Essien, Rene Adler and Salvador Cabanas are only a few of the stars that will not be featuring this summer and with Fernando Torres, Andrea Pirlo and Lionel Messi all considered ‘doubtful’ in recent weeks – the tournament didn’t need another major star to drop out. Both Didier Drogba along with Samuel Eto’o are unmistakable icons of African football and it will be a major blow to CAF.
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