Barcelona’s Rafael Marquez comes to the World Cup finals at the peak of his confidence as a European Champion’s League winner and will be the bedrock that Mexico’s defence sets it’s foundations upon. Playing at centre back or in a defensive midfield holding role, Marquez is strong in the air and in the tackle and [...]
Unable to perform on foreign soil, disagreements at home about using naturalised players and the omission from the squad of one of their most naturally gifted players (Cuauhtemoc Blanco) makes Mexico’s World Cup chances sound slim to say the least. That would, of course, be a monumental mistake to make.
Have been seeded for the group [...]
Much admired by a few Premiership sides including Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, Feyenoord’s Dirk Kuijt is expected to leave the Eredivisie this summer in pursuit of bigger challenges abroad. The free scoring centre forward usually plays on the right of a 4-3-3 formation for the Dutch national side with Ruud Van Nistelrooy favoured in [...]
Despite always starting international tournaments amongst the favourites, Holland have all too often flattered to deceive when it came to the crunch and football watchers in the Netherlands are trying to hold back their expectations this time around. Coach Marco Van Basten is in the middle of a rebuilding process with the national side and [...]
After eight seasons in Serie A with Lazio and now Internazionale, Dejan Stankovic finds himself as one of the most experienced players in the Serbian squad as opposed to the bright young star of past Yugoslavian squads. Able to play centrally or on the left in midfield, Stankovic is a hard working, creative player with [...]
The country formerly known as Yugoslavia have underwent a seachange in footballing style since they last had a side of great quality at the World Cup finals with the silky skills of Dragan Stojkovic and Dejan Svicevic replaced by a more workman like team ethic built on hard work and discipline by coach Ilija Petkovic.
Political [...]
Constantly linked this season with a move to one of Europe’s big clubs, Didier Zakora, has built up a fearsome reputation as a defensive midfield hardman. Enforces his authority for both St. Etienne and the Ivory Coast and is next in line to capture that big move once the World Cup finals are over.
Dutch champions [...]
Frenchman Henri Michel leads the Ivory Coast into their first World Cup finals with the unenviable expectation of becoming the next African side to qualify for the quarter finals, following Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002.
Coming from one of the proverbial Group of Death with Argentina, Holland And Serbia & Montenegro, the Ivory Coast [...]
Gabriel Heinze was desperately unlucky to suffer a cruciate ligament injury last autumn playing for Manchester United after having enjoyed great success as a roaming, hard tackling left back or centre back in his first season in English football. Tough and uncompromising in the tackle and possessing a wicked shot, Heinze’s rehabilitation will be key [...]
You know that things haven’t been completely rosy in the Argentina camp before a World Cup when Diego Maradona is on TV telling everyone how much he wants to coach the national side. If there is one figure who could rally the will of the nation then it’s going to be Diego but when he’s [...]
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