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- Cote D'Ivoire Beat Japan 2-0 In Friendly Win
Captain limps off pitch as concerns grow over suspected elbow fracture injury...
Cote D'Ivoire beat Japan 2-0 in a pre-World Cup warm up match on Friday in Sion, Switzerland. But coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will see the result as a loss after losing captain Didier Drogba to a suspected fractured elbow.
It was Drogba View more »- Lampard: We need to get up and at 'em
Frank Lampard has warned England must get into opponents' faces to be successful in South Africa.
The Chelsea midfielder is convinced England can take the World Cup by storm if they use the high-tempo style of the Premier League.
Lampard admits England were below par in their final two friendlies against Japan and View more »- Int'l Friendly: Japan - Ivory Coast
Two giants in their respective continents lock horns.....
Kick-Off: Friday, June 4, 19:00 CET.Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland.
Proving Themselves
Japan are one of the superpowers in Asian football but they have been struggling in recent times. Takeshi Okada's side have lost their last three international games View more »- Porn stars, biting dogs and goat sex: Weird World Cup - 100 Amazing Finals Facts, Parts 1-20
Every day this week we'll be bringing you 20 weird and wonderful facts from World Cup history. Starting today, fittingly enough, with numbers 1 to 20...
1) The 1990 'art' film Cicciolina And Moana At The World Cup features two porn stars who sleep their way through the opposition, tiring out star performers like thi View more »- Manzur cut from Paraguay squad
Julio Manzur has been left out of Paraguay's World Cup squad after failing to overcome a thigh injury.
The defender, who played in the 2006 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, was an expected exclusion for the trip to South Africa as he struggled with the injury, even though coach Gerardo Martino had named him in View more »- England 2 Japan 1
Cry for help: England manager Fabio Capello berates his players during the friendly with Japan in Graz
Same old story for England. In their final friendly before flying out to World Cup 2010 in South Africa Fabio Capello’s team were spared embarrassment by two Japan own goals, once again failing to rediscover View more »- Japanese errors save England's blushes
England needed two late own goals from Japan defenders Marcus Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa to gain a 2-1 victory in their final World Cup warm-up match in Graz.
Tanaka had stunned England by giving Japan a seventh-minute lead and Fabio Capello's side looked uncertain at the back.
Frank Lampard had a great chance to View more »- Tom Huddlestone and Darren Bent to start for England against Japan
Darren Bent and Tom Huddlestone will get the chance to claim places in England's final 23 for the World Cup after Fabio Capello confirmed they will both start tomorrow's friendly international against Japan.
The England manager needs to cut seven players from his preliminary squad of 30 ahead of the tournament in So View more »- Funny view in Japan
African penguins play with a small "soccer" ball during an event at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, May 20, 2010. The special event started on Thursday ahead of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.
An African penguin stands near a miniature soccer goal and ball during an event at Hakke View more »- Capello: Bossing England has always been my dream
Fabio Capello last night revealed the debt and responsibility he feels he owes the England fans - and vowed to do everything to make South Africa the Three Lions' “Lucky 13th” World Cup.
Capello and his provisional squad are in the Austrian Alps ahead of the final two warm-up friendlies with Mexico and J View more »
