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- Cahill happy with Australia progress
Midfielder Tim Cahill is pleased with Australia's World Cup preparations ahead of their opening game against Germany in Durban.
Australia are still in the midst of the physical conditioning stage of their preparation having arrived in South Africa just over a week ago following a win over Denmark.
"We're happy, View more »- Gullit keen on Socceroos job
Former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit has said he would consider taking up the role as Australia coach when Pim Verbeek leaves the post after the World Cup finals in South Africa.
The search is on in earnest for Verbeek's replacement, after he revealed in March that he would step down after two and a half years as So View more »- Emerton back in action
Brett Emerton has returned to full training two weeks ahead of Australia's opening World Cup match against Germany.
A calf injury has limited Emerton's participation in the pre-tournament camps in Melbourne and Johannesburg, but the Blackburn midfielder was back in action on Sunday.
The 31-year-old may not be r View more »- 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 »- 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 - 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 2018: England's rivals
Made in Iberia: Sepp Blatter with the Spain/Portugal bid team
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Key PointsThe Low Countries' Bid Book highlighted the success of Euro 2000, the importance of the competition as a stimulus for player development in the area, while the bid's green credentials were highlighted by the book's arrival in Zu View more »- 2010 World Cup Preview: Australia
In a world, where every four years, 32 nations gather to determine a champion, only one team can hoist the World Cup trophy. [Cue the massive explosions.]
With apologies to "Iron Man 2," "Twilight" and whatever other blockbusters are headed to theaters this summer, none of them can compare to the most dramatic even View more »- Germany lose Rene Adler and Simon Rolfes
- Germany's World Cup preparations have suffered a double blow after first-choice goalkeeper Rene Adler and midfielder Simon Rolfes were ruled out of the tournament through injury. The 25-year-old Adler will undergo rib surgery and Rolfes, his Bayer Leverkusen team mate, has failed to recover from a knee injury which h View more »
