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Group Standings Round up!

Well day 3 is over and the soccer feast carries on! Group standings tell some interesting tales.

Tshabalala

Germany

Group A is still wide open with South Africa and Mexico entertaining the supporters with an action packed opening game bagging a goal a piece. France and Uruguay played a hard well matched game but seldom came

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Greece falters on the starting blocks!

The first World Cup upset! Greece goes down 2:0 to the Korea Republic. Greece looked ordinary against the Koreans in the friendly city. The Koreans were organised and clinical. Greece now have a mountain to climb to get to the next round. Park Ji Sung showed us why he is so respected and wears the

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USA:ENG, GRE:KOR, ARG:NGA, ALG:SVN Day Two Something for Everyone

Day 1 of the World Cup was a resounding success with us all waiting with baited breath to see who will take the lead in Group A after the first two games ended in draws. South Africa vs Mexico 1:1 and France vs Uruguay 0:0. The opening game was the most exciting with the Mexicans

Read more…USA:ENG, GRE:KOR, ARG:NGA, ALG:SVN Day Two Something for Everyone

Spain and Brazil odds on favorites!

If the stats are anything to go by Spain and Brazil should go all the way in the World Cup. Spain was team of the year in 2009 but Brazil of course shot up from 4th on the FIFA Rankings in to 1st for a while and are now nipping at Spain’s heels at the

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On and off the field

Robert Enke

Off the field

The death Robert Enke, the Hannover 96 goalkeeper, and the motorcycle accident of Carlo Cudicini, Tottenham Hotspur’s goalie have reminded me that these amazing sportmen are also human like the rest of us and are exposed to the same pressures and risks of the “real” world.

It would appear that Enke committed suicide when he was

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