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- Switzerland hold World Cup holders Italy to draw
Switzerland 1-1 Italy
The World Cup holders Italy were held to a draw by Switzerland in their final warm-up match before heading to South Africa.
Udinese's Gokhan Inler put Switzerland ahead in the 10th minute, but Fabio Quagliarella, a late addition to Marcello Lippi's squad, levelled four minutes later. However, View more »- Int'l Friendly: Switzerland v Italy
- Italy coach Marcello Lippi has refused to press the panic button after seeing his side slip to defeat in yesterday's World Cup warm-up against Mexico. The world champions suffered a 2-1 reverse at the hands of the central Americans as Italy struggled to hit their stride against a side who have put great emphasis on m View more »
- Surprise selection for Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri of Basle was the surprise selection as Ottmar Hitzfeld named his Switzerland squad for the World Cup on Thursday evening.
Striker Marco Streller was ruled out by injury last Thursday, following full-back Christoph Spycher's previous withdrawal.
But the squad for the showpiece in South Africa con View more »- Paraguay maintain fine form
Paraguay got the better of Greece with a 2-0 win in Winterthur, Switzerland, as both sides continued their preparations for the World Cup.
Gerardo Martino's side battled back to draw 2-2 against Ivory Coast on Sunday after going two goals down and they continued that momentum with two early goals on Wednesday nigh View more »- Swiss star rolls out of World Cup
Switzerland striker Marco Streller has been ruled out of the World Cup after damaging his hamstring in training.
The 28-year-old, who plays for Basle, sustained the injury yesterday and subsequent medical tests have confirmed he will not be available for the showpiece event in South Africa.
Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld h View more »- Chelsea top league for English clubs' players in South Africa
Chelsea have no less than 16 representatives at World Cup 2010, but which other Premier League, Football League and Scottish Premier League players will be on show in South Africa?
Stars: (L-R) Nani, Fernando Torres and Flourent Malouda will be flying the flag for the Premier League at the World CupChelsea have not View more »- Word Cup Daily - 18 May
Lippi trims Azzurri squad
Juventus defender Fabio Grosso and Udinese midfielder Antonio Candreva have been cut from the Italy squad for the World Cup as coach Marcello Lippi reduced his 30-man provisional group to 28.
The 32-year-old Grosso was a pivotal player for Italy four years ago, scoring the decisive first View more »- Swiss boss Hitzfeld Sends for Philippe
Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld named Philippe Senderos in his 23-man World Cup squad despite the defender only featuring in TWO Premier League games this season.
Senderos has barely played at club level after falling out of favour with Arsenal, joining Everton on loan in January and then getting injured.
Hitzfel View more »- Fábregas 'looking good' for World Cup
Cesc Fábregas has resumed jogging in Spain after cracking his fibula.
The Arsenal captain, Cesc Fábregas, feels he is "looking good" to be fully fit for Spain at the World Cup.
The 22-year-old midfielder has been out of action since cracking his fibula during the Champions League quarter-final first leg ag View more »- World Cup 2010 draw: Group H reaction
Satisfied man: Spain manager Vicente del Bosque admitted his side 'can't complain' about the draw
How Spain qualified for World Cup 2010: European group 5 winners.
Manager: Vicente del BosqueCaptain: Iker CasillasPremier League players: Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Albert Riera (Liverpool), Fern View more »
