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Buffon Blasts World Cup Ball

Buffon Blasts World Cup Ball

ITALY goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has joined in the chorus of players who are unimpressed with the World Cup ball. 2 Jun 2010
Slovenia Cuts Trio

Slovenia Cuts Trio

SLOVENIA boss Matjaz Kek today trimmed his World Cup squad to 23 by confirming a further three players would not travel to South Africa. 2 Jun 2010
Serbia Concentrating on Successful Finals

Serbia Concentrating on Successful Finals

Serbia midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic is refusing to contemplate World Cup failure ahead of the team's final warm-up friendly against Poland tomorrow. 2 Jun 2010
Injury Ruled Out Anichebe For Nigeria's World Cup

Injury Ruled Out Anichebe For Nigeria's World Cup

THE NIGERIAN Football Federation have revealed Everton striker Victor Anichebe was left out of the World Cup squad because of injury. 2 Jun 2010
Defensive Errors Must End - Paraguay

Defensive Errors Must End - Paraguay

Paraguay defender Paulo da Silva has urged his team to learn from their World Cup warm-up friendlies and cut out defensive mistakes before heading to South Africa. 2 Jun 2010
Brkic the Last Cut By Serbia

Brkic the Last Cut By Serbia

VOJVODINA Novi Sad goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic was the unlucky man to miss out as Serbia coach Radomir Antic today trimmed his 24-man party down to the final 23 names who will make the trip to South Africa. 2 Jun 2010
Eriksson on the Attack With Ivory Coast

Eriksson on the Attack With Ivory Coast

IVORY Coast boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has named an attacking squad including six strikers for the World Cup in South Africa. 2 Jun 2010
Alonso Getting to Grips With World Cup Ball

Alonso Getting to Grips With World Cup Ball

SPAIN midfielder Xabi Alonso feels his national team is gradually adapting to the World Cup ball. 2 Jun 2010
Kennedy Fries Danish Bacon

Kennedy Fries Danish Bacon

GIANT striker Josh Kennedy has continued to score for Australia as the Socceroos beat Denmark 1-0 in their first warm-up friendly in South Africa on Tuesday night. 1 Jun 2010
Australia v Denmark Pic Special

Australia v Denmark Pic Special

All the match action from Australia's turgid clash with Denmark in their first World Cup warm-up in South Africa. Pics by Getty Images. 1 Jun 2010
Greece Pair Overcome Injuries

Greece Pair Overcome Injuries

GIOURKAS Seitaridis and Christos Patsatzoglou have proved their fitness to gain inclusion in Greece's 23-man World Cup squad. 1 Jun 2010
Chiellini Back In Training

Chiellini Back In Training

JUVENTUS defender Giorgio Chiellini completed his first pre-World Cup training session with Italy today having shaken off a thigh problem. 1 Jun 2010
Serbia Confident Despite Defeat

Serbia Confident Despite Defeat

NEMANJA Vidic is looking forward to proving Serbia's unexpected friendly defeat to New Zealand was a mere blip when they tackle Poland in Kufstein tomorrow night. 1 Jun 2010
Dos Santos In Quit Threat

Dos Santos In Quit Threat

GIOVANI Dos Santos is considering quitting Mexico's World Cup squad following the omission of his brother Jonathan, according to the players' father. 1 Jun 2010
Slovakia Select Recovering Trio

Slovakia Select Recovering Trio

SLOVAKIA coach Vladimir Weiss has taken a calculated gamble by including a trio of players who are fighting to re-establish themselves after injury in his 23-man squad for the World Cup finals in South Africa. 1 Jun 2010
Lee Dong-Gook Makes Korea Cut

Lee Dong-Gook Makes Korea Cut

JEONBUK Motors striker Lee Dong-gook has been included in South Korea's 23-man World Cup squad by coach Huh Jung-moo with Lee Keun-ho, Shin Hyung-min and Koo Ja-cheol missing out. 1 Jun 2010

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