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- World Cup 2010 teams: pictures from training camps
Up in the clouds: England are put through their paces at their Austrian training camp
Follow our leader: Wayne Rooney leads an England warm up session in Austria
Best foot forward: England's World Cup squad strecth their legs at their Austrian base
Full stretch: Shin Hyung-min leads the warm ups at S View more »- Word Cup Daily - 20 May
Fabregas and Torres heading to World Cup
Convalescing duo Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas have both been included in Spain's final 23-man squad for the World Cup, along with uncapped trio Victor Valdes, Pedro Rodriguez and Javi Martinez.
Liverpool striker Torres (knee) and Arsenal midfielder Fabregas (lower l View more »- Word Cup Daily - 19 May
Maradona retains Garce
Colon defender Ariel Garce is the most surprising name in Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad, which was released on Wednesday.
Garce, 30, has won just one cap for the national team, a 4-0 friendly win over Haiti two weeks ago, and was a surprise inclusion even in the 30-man provisional squa View more »- World Cup Daily - 18 May
Ballack out of World Cup
Germany captain Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the World Cup finals with an ankle injury, the German Football Federation have confirmed.
The 33-year-old Chelsea midfielder underwent an MRI in Munich on Monday morning to assess the damage suffered in Saturday's FA Cup final - follow View more »- Germany in shock as Michael Ballack ruled out of World Cup
Michael Ballack, captain of the German national football team, uses cruthces as he leaves a specialist sports clinic in Munich.
Germany were today reeling from the news that Michael Ballack, their captain and most influential player, will miss the World Cup finals after the Chelsea midfielder was ruled out with ank View more »- Fantasy: World Cup dark horses
Fantasy Football: who are the unfancied players who will score big at the World Cup?
With a new tournament, comes new teams and new faces. A classic Fantasy Football error is to select players based on reputation. If you do this you're missing out on all the new talent.
Enablers: (L-R) Per Mertesacker, Luis Suarez View more »- Ballack injured in FA Cup final ahead of World Cup
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack's FA Cup final appearance was cut short as the Germany captain limped out of the Wembley showpiece against Portsmouth.
Less than a month before the World Cup begins the 33-year-old was upended by a late tackle from Kevin-Prince Boateng, who was booked on 35 minutes.
He played on View more »- Ballack fears missing the World Cup
BALLACK: Writhing in agony
MICHAEL BALLACK last night admitted he fears he could miss the World Cup for Germany this summer.
Ballack limped off during the first half of Chelsea's 1-0 win over Portsmouth after a clattering challenge by Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Ballack left Wembley last night with a plastic cast on View more »- Chelsea Star Michael Ballack Sets The Bar High For Germany
After relative success in recent major championships, die Mannschaft cannot afford to lower their expectations.
Michael Ballack has declared that it Germany must set lofty aspirations for the forthcoming World Cup finals in South Africa.
The Chelsea midfielder has already enjoyed domestic success this season by win View more »- The Case Against Germany Striker Lukas Podolski
For the sake of Germany and the striker himself, Podolski must not participate in the 2010 World Cup.
He may not have made lost the plot like colleagues Diego Maradona, Raymond Domenech, Marcello Lippi, and Dunga, but Germany coach Joachim Loew made one glaring mistake in choosing his World Cup squad: he included Luk View more »
