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FIFA World Cup Football 2010

Article by SUMAN JALAL

Eavesdrop in the air you will get to hear “Shakira Waka Waka” and a bouquet of allotropic question from every nook and corner of the world. Who will win this long race? Who will be the final rider to this long race? Who will smile at the end? Who will win world cup football 2010?

Now mercury is at the apex among the football aficionados, supporters, spectators, football fans and citizens of the participant countries. When football-fever of 19th FIFA World Cup have pervaded the world-we with our consortium trying to share the warmth of it either from its adjacent or sitting before the television set.

Johannesburg, the city in South Africa, at its Soccer City stadium has witnessed the most awaited spectacular and vibrant opening ceremony with the hullabaloos of 94000 spectators. Other Global spectators enjoyed this splendid sensational moment before television set to arrest it for the next four years.

32 teams from 32 different countries will meet in South Africa to fight for the prestigious Football World Cup 2010 trophy.

Our great expectations were solidified by the mega start between the hosts and Mexico immediately after inaugural ceremony that would continue till July 11 in 64 games.

Brazil, Argentina, Spain, England, France are ahead in favorite list to win the mega-marathon race and Lionel Messi (Argentina), Wayne Rooney (England), Steven Garrard (England), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Kaka (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Fernando Torres (Spain) are among the top seeds.

Brazil or Argentina? How England will finish? Messi or KAKA? Fernando Torres (Spain) or Rooney (England)? Christiano Ronaldo (Portugal) or Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)?Who will write the epilogue of this mega-marathon event? We have to wait till the final scene at Soccer City Stadium – Johannesburg. 10 stadiums around South Africa will personify the greatness of heroes coming from 32 countries.

There is a feeling that this World Cup can have a profound impact on how the continent of Africa is perceived by the millions watching from abroad. Here remained our great expectation that we will find rewritten football records in the lexicon of football history after the end of this two month’s mega marathon workshop.

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World Cup 2010 – Spain defeats Honduras 2-0

Article by Stephen Lars

The Spanish soccer team managed to get back in shape from their lost against Switzerland in their debut in World Cup South Africa 2010 by defeating Honduras with certain ease by 2-0.

Spain went all out in their attempt to win this game. The Spaniards were quite dominant in the pitch with a very strong offensive that consisted of Jesús Navas, Fernando Torres and David Villa.

The Spanish team took the possession, and was trying to find a way to break the Honduran defense that kept resisting the Spanish strikers attacks.

La Furia Roja, as the Spanish team is known kept shooting on goal. The Spanish team was quite simply stronger and more organized then the Honduras squad yet, the lack of precision from the Spaniards kept the Central American team from taking 5 or 6 goals in the tournament.

The players were carefully following the tactical plan by their head coach Guillermo Del Bosque. The Spaniards kept pushing from all the flanks and were constantly arriving into the Honduran penalty area. They went on with short plays and long distance shots, but still couldn’t score.

Striker Fernando Torres was among the first ones to really take a good shot on goal. Xavi Alonso sent him a great pass that he shot straight at Noel Valladares, the Honduran keeper who managed to deflect the ball out of bounds.

Spain kept on trying and finding ways to shot on goal. It was hard to say it they were going to be able to open up the score. Later on, David Villa made a good shot but it hit one of the posts. Sergio Ramos had another chance just a couple of plays later, but his header went over the goal.

David Villa was the player that took more shots. The striker was able to sprint into the Honduran penalty box on the left side and took on a great shot from some 20 feet and into the Honduran goal. There was little for Valladares to do considering how well Villa had made that shot.

Sergio Ramos took another shot on goal. He completed a header after a great pass from the sidelines, but Valladares kept the ball at the end. Despite their effort, Spain was unable to score any of their multiple shots. After a couple more minutes of Spaniards dominance, the game went to halftime.

The Spanish team was even more dominant on the second half. Honduras moved its lines forward in an attempt to draw the game. That’s when Spain attacked on a fast break and completed its second goal after 5 minutes of play.

Xavi Hernandes was the mastermind behind this fast break. He came dribbling from midfield until he met Jesus Navas on the right who was open for a pass. Navas then made another great pass down the field to David Villa. Withouth missing a beat, Villa made a very aggressive shot and defeated Valladares.

Once again, Villa had a chance to complete Spain’s third goal. He was given a Penalty shot some minutes after his goal. But Villa’s shot went wide on the right hand and out of bounds.

Spain continued to create dangerous plays until the end of the game. Now they face Chile on Friday June 25 where they will have an obligation to win to avoid meeting with Brazil and not rely on other results to ensure their classification into the round of 16.

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EPL Title Race – Chelsea Draw Against Hull, Liverpool Win

Article by Peri Witny

As Manchester United wait for Sunday evening for their match against West Ham UInited to start, Liverpool have a chance to reclaim the lead and be at the top of the English Premier League even if it is only for a night. Liverpool surrendered the first goal of the match when David Nugent scored at the 61st minute to draw first blood for Portsmouth. However, his side failed to check the Reds’ talismanic striker Fernando Torres as he scored the winning goal in Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Fratton Park.

Reds manager Rafael Benitez fielded in a radical side. With Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard out with a hamstring injury and Lucas Leiva suspended for one game, Benitez tweaked his side to cope with the challenge. He gave young Frenchman striker David Ngog his first full start, left his starters Albert Riera, Dirk Kuyt and Xabi Alonso on the bench and employed three center backs in Jaime Carragher, Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger. Fabio Aurelio and Alvaro Arbeloa were in midfield while Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun played behind Ngog. Torres started on the bench for Liverpool as his recent hamstring injuries has worried Benitez no end.

Aurelio scored the equalizer as he scored a wicked free kick that came about when James had to handle ex Liverpool striker Peter Crouch’s suicidal back pass with Kuyt lurking to intercept and score. Hermann Hreidarsson then restored Portsmouth lead with a header at the 77th minute. Benitez then replaced Ngog with Kuyt, Andreas Dossena with Alonso and Babel with Torres. The trio then pushed forward with Torres laying the ball for Kuyt to unleash a shot towards the top of the net at the 88th minute. Torres then produced a glancing header for the winning goal in stoppage time.

The win pushed Liverpool at the top of the standings but United still have two games in hand. They are to face the Hammers on Sunday evening. In the other key football game, Chelsea had to bounce back from its loss to Liverpool and revive its title aspirations by seeking a win against a determined Hull side. They did produce a lot of chances but failed to convert any of them as the Blues were held to a 0-0 draw by the Tigers.

The Blues were without goalkeeper Peter Cech who sustained a back injury during Chelsea’s match against the Reds. Defender Ricardo Carvalho did not start as he still has to shake off a hamstring strain. Michael Essien and Joe Cole are both with knee injuries and sidelined for the rest of the season while new loan signing from Inter, Ricardo Quaresma made his debut.

The draw together with Aston Villa’s 2-0 win over Blackburn relegated the Blues to fourth place with 49 points. Villa jumped to 51 points. Arsenal, whos game is also this Sunday night is on fifth place with 43 points but may close the gap on Chelsea if they win their match against Tottenham Hotspurs. So frustrated with their team’s sinking title hopes were the fans at Stamford Bridge that they booed their side after the game ended with some angry fans hurled abusive comments toward Chelsea manager Luis Felipe Scolari after recent scores.

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