2010 FIFA World Cup: Germany

Germany has been a frequent visitor to the FIFA World Cup and was once host of the 1974 FIFA World Cup when Germany was divided. It was West Germany that hosted the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Germany is currently in 6th place with 1,107 points behind Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, and Italy in the FIFA Coca Cola Ranking. It is currently in Group D with Ghana, Australia, and Serbia.

While Germany has been considered one of the favourites in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the team has admitted that it is experiencing rough times with the other members of Group D. It also has not helped that one of their principal players Michael Ballack is injured.

Michael Ballack who plays for Chelsea was injured during its English FA Cup game against Portsmouth. The result was an injury to the medial collateral ligaments of his right ankle secondary to a strong and heavy challenge from the Portsmouth player Kevin Prince Boeteng.

The result is that Michael Ballack will be out of the game for eight weeks which includes the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. It was something that was unexpected for the German National Football/Soccer Team.

The situation complicated itself when another player Torsten Frings announced that he will not play for Germany even if he is selected to replace Michael Ballack. The reason given by Mr. Frings was that he “never called”, “never trusted the national team coach”, and that he is “not available

Mr. Frings made the following decalaration even though Michael Ballack recommended him as a replacement. The top scorer for the team is Miroslav Klose with 26 goals within 492 minutes.

Miroslav Klose has played in 26 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and Finals on a consistent basis since 2002. He has 18 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses, 19 goals for, and 2 yellow cards to his record.

The German National Football/Soccer Team has had 8 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses, 26 goals for, 5 goals against, 2 yellow cards, and one red card after a second yellow card. Jerome Boeteng was the recipient of the red card after a second yellow card after exhibiting un-professional conduct during a game.

Germany will be playing against Australia in its debut followed by Serbia. It will be interesting to see how the team will progress after these two games and their last game with fellow Group D member Ghana.

It is not going to be easy for Germany in the current FIFA World Cup.

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Mexico 1-0 Chile

México acabo de derrocar a Chile en su partido de ensayo en El Estadio Azteca. Los resultados son 1-0 como fue el partido contra Angola. Parece que El Tri esta aprendiendo de los errores cometidos en los partidos contra Ecuador, Senegal y Angola.

El partido contra Ecuador brillo por la ausencia de goles. Los partidos contra Senegal y Angola brillaron por su victoria a medias contra equipos que no tenían la potencia. Alberto Medina anoto el gol mientras que Javier [Chicharito] Hernández mostro el poderío de su jugada.

El Tri mostro la consistencia, disciplina, tenacidad, con una jugada dinámica dejando de boca abierta a los chilenos. Hace falta que El Tri muestra lo mismo en sus partidos en Europa incluyendo una contra Inglaterra.

Togo Reinstalado En La Copa Africana De Naciones

Togo Regresa A La Liga Africana de Futbol

En los principios del 2010, el equipo nacional de futbol de la nación africana de Togo planificara su próximo partido de la Copa Africana en la provincia de Cabinda en Angola. Ellos estaban disfrutando del camino en el autobús.

Durante el camino, fueron asaltados con heridos y muertos. El gobierno de Angola culpo a los movimientos independentistas de Cabinda e insistieron que Togo seguía en la Copa.

Incluso, el gobierno de Angola decía que no hay que temer pues ellos tienen “controlado la situación”.

El gobierno de Togo y los jugadores se retiraron de la Copa Africana de Naciones. El resultado fue que la Copa Africana de Naciones suspendió el país por incumplimiento de las reglas de las autoridades de la Copa Africana de Naciones. Togo no podía participar en la Copa Africana de 2012 y 2014.

La suspensión fue injusta pues si el gobierno de un país anfitrión de un evento deportivo no puede proteger a los visitantes, los visitantes tienen el derecho de retirar del evento. Togo y la Copa Africana de Naciones llevaron el caso a la máxima autoridad de futbol, la FIFA y su Presidente Sett Blatter.

El Sr. Blatter [aparentemente] fallo a favor de Togo declarando que si la suspensión fue injusta y Togo jugara en la Copa Africana de 2012 y 2014. Incluso, Togo está clasificado en Grupo K con Botsuana, Túnez, Chad, y Malawi.

Desgraciadamente, Togo tuvo que reconocer que hicieron un error en retirarse de la Copa Africana de Naciones y recibieron una amnistía. Considero que Togo tuvo que retirar pues temía por su seguridad pero se hizo la justicia en restaurar a Togo en la Competencia.

Togo Reinstated In The African Cup Of Nations

The Confederation of African Football [CAF] has decided to reinstate Togo into the African Cup Of Nations. The decision comes in the light of mediation from FIFA and its President Sett Blatter. FIFA is the maximum authority in football/soccer.

The controversy began during the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations held in Angola. The Togo National Football/Soccer Team were to play in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda when their bus [which was taking them to the game] was ambushed.

The result was that three people died and one of its players Emmanuel Adebayor [who also plays for Manchester City] was affected emotionally. Mr. Adebayor subsequently retired from football/soccer.

The Angolan hosts attempted to convince the Togo National Football/Soccer Team to stay but they withdraw. The response of the Confederation of African Football was to suspend Togo from the 2012 and 2014 African Cup of Nations.

Togo considered the suspension unjust and replied that the host country and the Confederation should have taken appropriate measures to ensure security. Togo took their case to FIFA, its Sport Court of Arbitration, and its President Sepp Blatter.

The result was that the Confederation of African Football [CAF] decided to lift its ban on Togo. Togo will now play in the 2012 and 2014 African Cup of Nations in Group K along wit Botswana, Tunisia, Chad, and Malawi.

Togo was also issued an amnesty and was forced to apologize for withdrawing secondary to bein assaulted. The condition was unfair as CAF should have taken into account the security of the Togo players and the mental anguish that Emmanuel Adebayor was subjected to.

http://my.nowpublic.com/sports/togo-reinstalled-african-cup-nations

 

 

 

While some sacrifices were made, a partial justice was served.

 

 

 

2010 FIFA World Cup: France

France did not deserve to be in the 2010 FIFA World Cup since it was the handball of Theirry Henry that helped France defeat Ireland. The ideal and fair thing to have ocurred would have been to disqualify France and award Ireland the right to the 2010 World Cup. France will be remembered as a team that entered the 2010 FIFA World Cup under unhonorable circumstances.

The sad part about this sordid state of affairs was that France is currently in 10th place with 1044 points in the FIFA Coca Cola Ranking. It is also a crime that this incident had to occur even though France has famous players such as Thierry Henry and Franck Ribery who could have won it without problems.

The underwriter is not surprised since the French player Zidane headbutted an Italian player and gave the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany a slightly damaged reputation. Franck Ribery has predicted that France may win the 2010 FIFA World Cup. France will probably be defeated by the rest of the Group A countries such as South Africa, Mexico, and Uruguay.

South Africa has the tenacity, discipline,and organization as well as the support  of Africans in the continent and the diaspora. Mexico and Uruguay will also win their games against France because of their tenacity and consistent playing although Mexico has fallen during its friendly matches.

France has seven wins, four draws, one loss with 20 goals for and 10 goals against. It has an average of 13 yellow cards and 1 red card. The red card belonged to Hugo Lloris who was expelled from one game. Hugo Lloris has sic goals within 489 minutes. The most valued player of the French National Football/Soccer Team [otherwise known with its French initials of FFF] is Bakari Sagna who has scored 11 goals with 1001 minutes played.

Thierry Henry and Andre Pierre Gignac are other top valued players for their scores and most minutes played. Thierry Henry has scored 11 goals within 968 minutes played. Andre Pierre Gignac has 8 goals with 439 minutes played. The team has other notables such as Florent Malouda, Patrice Evra, Steve Mandanda, and Julien Escude who are athletes in their own right.

Regardless, this is not the dream team that France has for a 2010 FIFA World Cup Championship. It is also a team that has probably been cursed [if such a thing exists] by the fact that they entered on the basis of breaking the cardinal rule of football/soccer.

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Mexico 1-0 Senegal En Partido Amistoso

Mexico [apenas] logro la victoria contra Senegal en un partido amistoso. El partido fue anemico pero los resultados fueron mejor que lo que sucedio contra Ecuador 0-0. Mexico debe practicar para el proximo partido contra Angola.

2010 FIFA World Cup: Ivory Coast

The Ivory Coast will be participating in the 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa. The country is under the Group of Death or Group G with Brazil, Portugal, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [also known as North Korea]. It is also participating with SVen Goran Eriksson as its coach and Didier Drogba as one of the principal players.

The first two games that will determine the fate of the Ivory Coast will be against Brazil and Portugal. While the underwriter is going to predict the winner being Brazil and Portugal, the team itself should not be underestimated and it may present a challenge. The current FIFA Coca Cola Ranking has the Ivory Coast in 27th place with 846 points while Brazil is in first place with 1,611 points, Portugal in third place with 1,249 points, and North Korea in 106th place with 292 points

The team has had 8 wins, 4 draws, and 0 losses.The Ivory Coast Football/Soccer team has 29 goals for and 6 goals against with 16 yellow cards with Siaka Tiene having the most yellow cards. The most valued player of the team is Didier Drogba who also plays for the Chelsea FC in England. Didier Drogba has scored 6 goals with 368 minutes played. Didier Drogba will be the person to see in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The Ivory Coast has a new beginning with veteran coach Sven Goran Eriksson. Mr. Eriksson has been the coach of the English National Team which has lost to Portugal. He also has experience as coach of Manchester City, the Mexican National Football/Soccer Team, and Notts County before accepting the position as coach. Notts County is an English League Two Team. He has expressed his happiness at being selected as coach and has had the arduous task of building up a team.

It appears that the results of what is transpiring speaks for itself.

Didier Drogba has expressed confidence in the leadership of Sven Goran Eriksson by stating that he will exceed all of the expectations. The Ivory Coast has also pinned their hopes on the Eriksson and Drogba duo to at least advance in the Group of Death or Group G. The team like all of the African teams also have been popular with the people of Africa in the continent and the diaspora. It can be said with the following: “Let the games begin”.

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2010 Copa Mundial FIFA: Sudáfrica

La República de Sudáfrica será el anfitrión del la Copa Mundial FIFA 2010. Es la primera vez que África fue premiada con ese honor. Es una muestra de confianza hacia la Sudáfrica que logro rechazar la pesadilla de su pasado racista para comenzar su nuevo capítulo de democracia multirracial.

Incluso, Sudáfrica está cumpliendo su 15 aniversario de ser una democracia y república multirracial después de más 3 siglos bajo el dominio de los colonialistas con su política racista.

La cadena nacional de Sudáfrica [SABC o South African Broadcasting Corporation] y su emisora de onda corta y internet Channel Africa comenzaron promover [junto con otras cadenas del Continente Africano] la Copa Mundial.

Los artistas de Sudáfrica han grabado temas sobre la Copa Mundial y el equipo. Hay un artista que invento un baile especial para la Copa Mundial FIFA 2010. El correo y la casa de monedas de Sudáfrica han diseñado recuerdos especiales del evento.

El uniforme del equipo nacional de Sudáfrica es popular y Panini logro dedicar un álbum especial sobre la Copa Mundial FIFA 2010. El álbum goza de popularidad entre los aficionados del futbol.

El país está en el Grupo A con México, Francia, y Uruguay con los tres últimos en las altas esferas de la clasificación FIFA Coca Cola. Sudáfrica esta en el 90 lugar con 369 puntos.

El técnico Carlos Alberto Parreira [natural de Brasil] ha tenido la tarea de reestructurar el equipo Bafana Bafana [otro nombre del equipo nacional de futbol de Sudáfrica]. Sudáfrica en la época antes de Parreira no inspiraba confianza. El ha retado el equipo a tener confianza en sí mismo.

Después de un partido contra la República Democrática Popular de Corea [Corea del Norte] donde no hubo goles, Sudáfrica gano su partido preliminar contra Jamaica 2 a 0. Kagisho Digakoi es el jugador más valioso del equipo con 6 goles anotados y 540 minutos jugado.

El equipo parece ser disciplinado, consistente, y organizado con las ganas de jugar y ganar. El equipo nacional de futbol de Sudáfrica goza de la popularidad del mundo incluyendo el pueblo africano del continente y la diáspora.

Hay que agradecer a Sepp Blatter [Presidente de la FIFA] por su decisión acertada en mantener la Copa Mundial 2010 en Sudáfrica a pesar de las dudas de ciertos individuos con pensamientos negativos basado en el racismo y el mal entendimiento.

Estamos contando los días hacia la Copa Mundial y veremos la apertura con el primer partido.

2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa

The year 2010 will be remembered as the time an African country hosted the World Cup. South Africa has come a long way in more than 15 years since the end of the apartheid regime in which the White European Minorities dominated society in the country. It is now a host country of the FIFA World Cup and a place of tolerance between the races and ethnic groups.

At the present time, SABC [South African Broadcasting Corporation] and Channel Africa [one of the stations belonging to SABC] as well as other African TV and Radio Stations are broadcasting preparations for the 2010 World Cup. One artists even invented a dance for the event.

South Africa is in Group A with Mexico, France, and Uruguay. In the current FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking for May 2010, South Africa is in 90th place with 369 points behind Mexico, Uruguay, and France. France is in tenth place with 1044 points even though Thierry Henry might or might have not used the hand to score his country’s entry into the World Cup.

Mexico is in 17th place with 936 points while Uruguay is in 18th place with 902 points. South Africa has 2 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses as well as 5 goals for and five goals against. It has ten yellow cards while Aaron Mokoena has 2 yellow cards followed by a red card.

While the ranking itself would show South Africa at a disadvantage,  the country has a strong possibility of winning the 2010 World Cup.South Africa [otheriwse known as Bafana Bafana] has a Brazilian coach [Carlos Alberto Parreira] who has helped the team form a disciplined and consitent play which was borrrowed from the Brazilian and African style of play. Mr. Parreira has also challenged the South African team to have confidence in itself.

It appears that his techniques have produced results even though South Africa has proved itself worthy even before the arrival of Parreira. Kagisho Dikgacoi has six goals with five hundred and forty minutes played which is the highest in the South African National Football/Soccer Team. While its preliminary game against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [also known as North Korea] ended in a draw, South Africa defeated Jamaica 2 to 0. 

The team is also supported by the people of Africa inside the continent as well as the diaspora. Mexico, Uruguay, and France are still struggling with their teams during their preliminary games. I would like to wish South Africa the best.

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Mexico Apoya Candidatura De EEUU Para Anfitrion De La Copa Mundial FIFA 2018 o 2022

Felicito a la Federación Mexicana de Futbol y su Presidente Justino Copean por la decisión acertada de apoyar la candidatura de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica para convertirse en anfitrión para la Copa Mundial 2018 o 2022.

Los EEUU cuentan con la presencia de latinos incluyendo mexicanos, cubanos, y otros grupos de América Latina cuya máxima expresión es el amor por el futbol. Hay que recordar que CD Chivas USA es equipo hermano con Chivas de Guadalajara.

El Club Tigres de UANL tiene un convenio con FC Dallas [otro ejemplo del intercambio entre la MLS y FMF] donde son hermanos. Es inevitable debido a la frontera estrecha entre ambos países que los deportes y el pueblo se unen para una causa noble como los deportes mientras los políticos siguen creando divisiones.

Referencia:

http://futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/mexico/article/2010-05-08/mexico-apoyara-estados-unidos-para-2018

http://www.tigres.com.mx/Club/ConvenioFCDallas/Default.aspx