The playoffs are over, so now we know the final list of teams who have qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa Hosts: South Africa African Qualifying teams: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria Asian Qualifying teams: Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea European Qualifying teams: Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, [...]
Ireland lost to France after extra time last night 2-1 on aggregate in their sudden death World Cup qualification playoff at the Stade de France in Paris, but will have every right to feel cheated as French striker Thierry Henry blatantly handballed in the build up to William Gallas’s decisive extra-time goal which earnt France [...]
George Burley has finally been sacked as manager of Scotland after a bad of run results. Burley leaves the job after nearly two years in charge. Assistants Terry Butcher and Paul Hegarty are leaving as well. Burley was given the dreaded vote of confidence after an awful World Cup qualifying campaign, but after friendly defeats [...]
Following on from the suicide yesterday of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, it has been revealed that Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has suffered “potentially life-changing injuries” in a motorbike accident in East London. He was taken to hospital after his BMW bike was involved in a collision with a car in Walthamstow this morning. The [...]
Tributes are being paid as the world of football mourns Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, who has died after being struck by a train in an apparent suicide. Enke, 32, who played for Hannover 96 and was rumoured to be suffering from depression was hit by a train at a level crossing near Hannover. He is [...]
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