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Author :: David Walker  |
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| Article Title :: World Cup 2006 Preview - South Korea |
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| Outright Odds: 250/1
Group G Winners: 10/1South Korea shocked the football world four years ago when they beat Italy and Spain to reach the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. It was a remarkable achievement. In the group stage, an opening match win over Poland and a shock 1-0 triumph over Portugal ensured they became the first Asian team to qualify from the group stage since Saudi Arabia in 1994.In the second round they defeated Italy in extra time, a result which saw winning goal scorer Ahn Jung-Hwan sacked by his employers at Serie A club Perugia. They edged past Spain on penalties in the quarter finals before a narrow 1-0 defeat against Germany in the semis brought t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: David Walker |
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| Article Title :: World Cup 2006 Preview - Togo |
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| Outright Odds: 500/1
Group G Winners: 16/1First-time World Cup qualification for the tiny west African nation was such a great achievement the country’s president declared a national holiday to celebrate.Togo had never come close to qualifying before until they embarked on the history making campaign which saw them secure a place in Germany ahead of 2002 World Cup quarter finalists Senegal and African Cup of Nations finalists Mali.After a nervous start which saw them lose their opening match in a preliminary qualification tie against minnows Equatorial Guinea 1-0, they won the return leg 2-0 and after losing their opening group match away to Zambia, remained un (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: David Walker |
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| Article Title :: World Cup 2006 Preview - Spain |
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| Outright Odds: 14/1
Group H Winners: 4/6Spain, yet again, are tipped as dark horses for the World Cup and 2006 will finally end years of disappointment and this generation of players will fulfil their undoubted potential. But they won’t. For all their individual talent they can never motivate themselves to rise to the challenge.They are, of course, mainstays of the World Cup and 2006 will be their eight tournament in a row they have qualified for dating back to 1978. The quarter finals is as far as they have gone since then so why the obsession that this will be “their year”?Spain qualified via the play-offs after finishing runners-up to Serbia & Montenegro (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: David Walker |
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| Article Title :: World Cup 2006 Preview - Ukraine |
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| Outright Odds: 66/1
Group H Winners: 12/5This will be the Ukraine’s first major tournament they have qualified for since narrowly missing out every time following their independence in 1991. This time there was no messing about and they became the first European side to qualify for the finals, bar hosts Germany of course.They suffered one defeat in 12 matches, at home to Turkey, but overall won a tricky group which also featured European champions Greece and perennial qualifiers Denmark with ease.The Ukraine are managed by Oleg Blokhin, the 1975 European Footballer of the Year and USSR stalwart which saw him collect 109 caps and score 39 goals in the process. H (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: David Walker |
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| Article Title :: World Cup 2006 Preview - Tunisia |
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| Outright Odds: 300/1
Group H Winners: 10/1Tunisia qualified for their third straight finals in dramatic fashion in the final round of fixtures. They needed just a point against arch-rivals Morocco but were trailing 2-1 until Nuremberg midfielder Adel Chadli netted the crucial equaliser 20 minutes from the end.Tunisia had not lost at home to Morocco in 45 years and the draw in Rades ensured they qualified ahead of their rivals. Morocco ironically remained unbeaten in 10 matches but finished one point behind Tunisia who qualified for a place in Germany ahead of them.Since beating Mexico in their first ever World Cup match in 1979, Tunisia have failed to win another (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: David Walker |
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| Article Title :: World Cup 2006 Preview - Saudi Arabia |
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| Outright Odds: 1000/1
Group H Winners: 33/1Germany will mark Saudi Arabia’s fourth successive appearance at the World Cup but they are still trying to emulate the success achieved in the 1994 finals. Their debut in the USA was extraordinary, beating Morocco 2-1 and then Belgium 1-0 to cement a place in the second round. Striker Saeed Owairan also scored that memorable solo goal against the Belgians.Since then, Saudi Arabia have barely made their mark in the finals, for positive reasons, anyway. The 2002 finals saw them on the receiving end of an 8-0 drubbing against Germany in which Miroslav Klose scored five goals while they also finished bottom of their group in 199 (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: David Walker |
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| Article Title :: Playing Better Soccer |
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| Meticulous practice, an improved sense of controlling the ball and effective use of the multitude soccer skills during a match differentiates players who can play ‘better’ soccer from average players who can merely “kick a ball”. If you want to become the next Diego Maradona , Ronaldinho or even Tony Philliskirk you need to adopt lightning quick attacking skills, fearless defensive capabilities, powerful shooting, long or short passing and at the top ultimate control over the ball.Before you can master the game of soccer you need to determine what position you want to play in. There is no doubt that hard practice and complete dedication is necessary to play better soccer. H (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: David Walker |
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| Article Title :: Improve Your Soccer Stamina |
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| A fitter player and, more importantly, a fitter team can play at a faster pace for a longer period of time. Fitness and player stamina is what sets apart professional and part-time teams, especially when they play in “all or nothing” matches such as the FA Cup where there is no middle ground for a draw. Stamina training in soccer is just a party of getting and remaining fit for the entire season. A player requires strength to keep the ball and win the match and this means the player must be able to sprint, accelerate and move quickly around the field for 90 minutes.The warm-up is an essential part of injury prevention, vital when your star player is earning £70,000 a week and (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: Joseph Kenny |
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| Article Title :: World Cup Superstars – Who Is The Greatest Player? |
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| Every four years a World Cup will come along and occupy a football fan’s thoughts and time for weeks. Game after game, the best footballers in the world will parade their skills in front of thousands at the stadium and millions watching on the TV back in their homes.PlayersPlayers generally make the World Cup what it is. If there were not great players we would certainly not be watching this tournament in the vast numbers that we do. In previous World Cup finals we have seen the emergence of some great talents, talents that we would not normally be able to see.HistoryWhich players did the world discover after displaying their skills in previous (read full article) |
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| Category :: Soccer Articles |
Author :: Ugur Akinci |
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| Article Title :: Soccer - Hair Matters |
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| Hair style is such an important part of life for a lot of people around the world that even World Soccer Cup stars are rated these days according to the way their cut, curl, color and part their hair.Beckham’s hair styling for example is apparently very popular with the soccer fans in India. There is much talk about Beckham's hairdo in the Indian press. Chalk up one for the contribution of both the soccer and cosmetics to the globalization process.In Germany, soccer fans are reportedly taken in by the way Michael Ballack coifs his top.The Brazilian sensation Ronaldinho is another soccer super-star who rules the hearts and minds of his millions of fans with his long (read full article) |
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