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World Cup 2010 Braced For Kick Off

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The top 32 footballing countries will covene at the 2010 World Cup finals to play for the right to be world champions of the sport as the tournament draws nearer. Each of the teams that will be flying to South Africa for the competition will be readying themselves for the challenge ahead and fans can catch 2010 World Cup live streaming football using the Internet and broadband technology. With every match at the click of a button for any fan in every location in the world, they will get to enjoy the games involving but not restricted to Spain, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Holland and each of the 32 teams taking part. Even updated news and all the incidents happening behind the scenes can be tracked this way which will be a huge bonanza for fans of football.

 

There will be past and future champions that will be featured in this World Cup finals. None more so than Brazil who are the undisputed kings of the sport due to their past history and continued excellence in modern times. They will have everything to do this time after being bunched with Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea in a tough group where one of the best teams in the world would unfortunately have to be left out. Ronaldo and Didier Drogba are but two of the many players that will try to help their countries eliminate Brazil, but the latter are such masters of their own destiny that it would take a brave man to bet against them surviving the group stage and reaching the knockout rounds.

 

World champions Italy will not give up their hold on the trophy so easily and they will stand in the way of any team that desires to put their hands on it. The reigning champions may not be regarded as highly by other teams at present moment but they are making up for lack of talent with usual tenacity and organisation. It is also too early to say if the young players included in the squad for World Cup 2010 are not good enough to succeed at the top level. Despite constant put downs, qualifying from their group which also includes Paraguay and Slovakia will be more than enough of a statement made by the players and coach Marcello Lippi. Their fate appears to be similar, but better, to that of former world champions France who are still coming to grips with the passing of a golden generation that has taken some replacing.

 

The World Cup 2010 finals will hog the headlines come June and July and fans will be all the more delighted over it. While the matter of witnessing the crowning of a new champion will essentially be the main issue on hand, the football world is also keeping an eye on how well South Africa organises the event. It is the first time that the tournament will be held on the African continent and the citizens of the region are keen to prove to the world that Africa is ready to be amongst the bigwigs in football. While many problems appear to have blighted the host country’s preparations in the leadup to the competition, they appear now to be resolved and ready to stage the biggest show in sport and the world.

Blues beat Gunners, Reds shock

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Chelsea moved four points clear at the top of the table as they beat Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Didier Drogba, who has relished his appearances against Arsenal down the years, broke the deadlock as a tight first half was drawing to a close, neatly flicking the ball beyond Lukasz Fabianski.

Both sides had chances, with Nicolas Anelka in particular guilty of a glaring miss, but defender Alex put the result beyond doubt in the 85th minute when he rocketed a free-kick into the top corner.

The pressure continues to mount on Roy Hodgson after Liverpool succumbed to a humbling 2-1 defeat at home to Blackpool. There were ominous signs early on for the Reds as star striker Fernando Torres limped off with a groin injury after only nine minutes but, after Sotirios Kyrgiakos saw his header cleared off the line, things got much worse for the hosts when Charlie Adam crashed home a spot kick after Glen Johnson had brought down Luke Varney. Varney then stunned the hosts by doubling Blackpool’s lead shortly before the break. Gary Taylor-Fletcher’s pass found Varney, who, after timing his run perfectly, slammed his effort into the corner to send the away fans delirious. Liverpool were given a lifeline at the start of the second half when Kyrgiakos headed home Steven Gerrard’s free-kick, but Ian Holloway’s men held on for a shock win.

Adam Johnson came off the bench to catapult Manchester City to second in the table as they edged Newcastle United 2-1 at Eastlands.

Johnson had only been on the pitch a matter of minutes before his mazy run ended with the England flyer cutting in from the right and firing his shot past Tim Krul in the 74th minute.

The result, which sees City move behind Chelsea in the table, was somewhat overshadowed by a horrific injury sustained by Hatem Ben Arfa, who is believed to have broken his leg. City had taken the lead when Carlos Tevez converted a controversial penalty, while Newcastle made it 1-1 shortly afterwards when Jonas Gutierrez followed up on his own half-cleared cross to drill home from 12 yards.soccernet.esp

Didier Drogba many expected to bear operation over groin injury

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Chelsea physical education instructor Carlo Ancelotti faces a quandary over a aptness of striker Didier Drogba.
The Blues have been now only a single indicate transparent of rivals Manchester United during a tip of a Barclays Premier League.
But if Chelsea win their superfluous 3 games, dual during home to Stoke as well as Wigan with a outing to Liverpool sandwiched in between, a Blues will be champions for a initial time given 2006. Drogba has scored 32 goals this deteriorate though has struggled given it was finished transparent a Ivorian is battling a groin injury.
He is doubtful to wish to lift a damage in to a World Cup finals in South Africa this summer as well as is roughly certain to bear surgery.
But a large quandary confronting a bar as well as a player is when will which be carried out.
“It’s his decision,” pronounced Ancelotti. “He doesn’t have a large problem. It’s some-more about determining a situation. He’ll take a preference during a finish of a season, either he has operation or not. But it’s not certain he’ll have surgery.” Continue reading →

Drogba happy on a bigger leadership role this season

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Blues forward Didier Drogba says he’s as passionate as ever to win trophies with Chelsea. He is happy to have taken on a bigger leadership role this season.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti admits he’s sought the influence of Drogba inside the dressing room this term.
“You can be a leader on the pitch, you can be a leader in the dressing room,” Drogba said.”There are different kinds of leadership and maybe I do speak when I feel it is important to. When you speak, after that you have to go out on the pitch and show and prove it. That is how people respect you and I think that is how you become a leader. When you speak and then you act, that is what gives you more courage and credibility. Continue reading →

Lampard: Drogba can fire Chelsea to the title

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Frank Lampard believes Didier Drogba can fire Chelsea to the Premier League title.
Lampard said: “This is a very important stage of the season. We are in good form and it is important we keep the run going.”

“We are fighting against top teams who keep getting results and it is down to us to keep winning. The good thing about being a little clear at the top is you can concentrate on yourself and not look over your shoulder too much. Now we can bring Didier and Salomon back in.”

“When they were away people outside the club spoke about us struggling, we never believed that. They are two great players who are big additions to the squad. We have done very well and now we will be even stronger.”

Hull were the opponents for Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti’s first league match in England. And the 50-year-old
coach believes he has developed a stronger understanding of the English game since then.

He added: “It was the first game, now we have played a lot of games and I have a good experience. I knew the top four, but small teams I did not know, now I have that experience. Hull are very capable with the long ball and we have to pay attention to set-pieces .”
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