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Fabregas Affair Questions Barca’s Ethics
Fabregas It is easy to love FC Barcelona. While most European football clubs are owned by businessmen or corporate entities, Barcelona, known to fans as Barca, is owned by its 100,000 supporters. Its shirts are sponsored by UNICEF instead of commer…
Rooney, Ronaldo, now Messi – stars misfire in World Cup
Argentina: Lionel Messi AP/Ricardo MazalanBradley S. Klapper, The Associated Press, Cape Town, South Africa – Rooney, then Ronaldo and now Messi.They were supposed to set the World Cup alight after scoring a total 114 goals for their clubs this s…
Argentina vs. Germany worthy of final
Associated Press, Cape Town, South Afric - It is a quarterfinal with all the makings of a final. Capricious Diego Maradona’s Argentina and precocious Germany have already produced the beautiful game that any World Cup thrives on. Yet memory s…
South Americans take centre stage
One of the curiosities of this FIFA World Cup™ has been the success of the South American teams. The sight of Argentina and Brazil in the latter stages is no novelty but South American football has made history in South Africa with four of the conti…
Intense rivalry reignited
Football powerhouses Argentina and Germany reignite their intense rivalry on Saturday in an eagerly-anticipated 2010 FIFA World Cup™ quarter-final, with both sides boasting they will win.The two countries met at the same stage in 2006 with Juergen K…
Argentina beats Mexico 3-1 at World Cup
Maradona’s magic: Argentina head coach Diego Maradona (right) speaks with Argentina’s Carlos Tevez (left) as he is substituted during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa…
Friedrich: Maradona is the greatest
Germany defender Arne Friedrich has said that he is relishing the chance to rub shoulders with the man he considers to be the world’s greatest ever footballer – and shatter his FIFA World Cup™ dreams.The 31-year-old Hertha Berlin player and his te…
Martino: Tough qualifying helps South Americans
Fitness and tougher qualifying are the big reasons South American teams have dominated this FIFA World Cup™ while European sides have struggled, Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino said Monday.On the eve of Paraguay’s Round of 16 showdown with Japan, the…
Rooney fails to end goal drought
Talisman Wayne Rooney’s goal drought stretched on as England crashed out of the FIFA World Cup™ at the hands of old rivals Germany on Sunday. Drawing a blank in the match in Bloemfontein means the Manchester United star, after a stellar season for h…
Will Messi surpass Maradona of ’86?
Diego Maradona was in irresistible form at Mexico 1986, illuminating the competition with breathtaking dribbles, defence-splitting passes and wonder goals to help Argentina lift the Trophy.FIFA.com wants to know if you think Lionel Messi can impress m…
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