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Germany’s four-goal start to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ has made a big impression on England’s players, who may well face the three-times world champions in the second round.

“I thought it was the best performance of the tournament up to now,” said Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who watched the Germans’ 4-0 demolition of Australia on television with some of his team-mates and the England backroom staff. It was typically German. Maybe on paper you don’t expect too much from them but they’re always there.”

It was typically German. Maybe on paper you don’t expect too much from them but they’re always there.Jamie Carragher, England defender
Carragher, a keen student of the game who plans to go into management when he stops playing, was particularly impressed with Mesut Oezil, the 21-year-old Werder Bremen playmaker who was at the heart of Germany’s best work.

“I thought Oezil was outstanding off the front man (Miroslav) Klose,” Carragher said of one of the hottest properties in European football at the moment.

England will face Germany in the second round if they finish second in their group and Joachim Loew’s side top theirs. The two sides will also meet if England top group C and Germany are second in group D.

Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is adamant his side can test Spain in their FIFA World Cup™ Group H opener on Wednesday – even though they lost to Luxembourg in the qualifying campaign.

Hitzfeld was pleased with the way his players kicked on after that surprise defeat in September 2008, and reckons they could “annoy” Vicente Del Bosque’s side in Durban.

He said: “Spain are the European champions and had a great qualifying campaign. Everyone says they will win.

“So this is where we might get our opportunity. Little Switzerland could annoy the favourites. We will give everything and try to create a surprise.”

Hitzfeld added: “It was good the defeat by Luxembourg came at the beginning of the qualifiers because then you can react to it and we gave a positive reaction.”

Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra believes all the pressure is on England ahead of their Group C encounter in Cape Town on Friday. Bougherra’s side lie bottom of the pool having lost their opening match 1-0 to Slovenia yesterday, but the 27-year-old is comforted by the fact they are only one point behind Fabio Capello’s side.

And, as England were the favourites to top the group at the outset, the Rangers centre-back reckons they are the ones with more to worry about ahead of the clash at the Green Point Stadium.

“England are a big player with a good mentality and a lot of experience,” said Bougherra, one of the more experienced players from a nation playing in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 24 years.

It is our (the players’) first World Cup so we have nothing to lose. We are not just thinking about the World Cup but also about the future.Madjid Bougherra, Algeria defender
“It is our (the players’) first World Cup so we have nothing to lose. We are not just thinking about the World Cup but also about the future. We will do our best to portray a good image of Algeria. We have a good spirit and have nothing to lose.”

Bougherra expects Capello’s side to improve after a stuttering start in the 1-1 draw with the USA on Saturday. “It was a strong game between England and the USA. Both teams played hard with a good spirit,” he added.

“There was frustration for England and also for the USA, but it was a good result because it gives us a chance as England and the USA have just one point. England are the favourites but big teams usually start slowly and finish high. I expect England to get better.”

I’ll tell you something for nothing; while we predicted the win, which is seven correct results out of nine now, we are a little disappointed with the performance from the Netherlands. They didn’t really look the side we had expected – they looked more like England.

We mean no disrespect to England, it’s just that should always do better than they do and you always think you’ll get a great game and it is rate that you do. Today, the Dutch looked ordinary and if it wasn’t for a lot of luck, they wouldn’t have won.

The first goal was an own goal, scored moments after the second half resumed by Simon Poulsen and the second was scored after the ball came off the post, from probably the best chance the Dutch had in the whole game, and landed at the feet of Dirk Kuyt in the last five minutes.

You could argue that they were not pushed or threatened and it is valid and I hope that as the games get harder for them they will get better, but if it doesn’t they won’t go very far and certainly not where the 16 million people back home want them to go.

Spain recorded their 42nd victory out of 45 games with a stroll in the Stade de France, as they overcame France 2-0. It was Spain’s first victory in France since 1968 and they could not have had it much easier.

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Though much of the first half was like a game of chess, the Spanish – orchestrated by the sublimely gifted Andres Iniesta – were creating the better chances, and were always the more liklely to open the scoring.

With barely twenty minutes on the clock they did. A deft pass from Iniesta found David Villa free from the French defence who shot past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, to put Spain in the lead.

You had to ask where Patrice Evra was for the goal. Although apart from this one mistake, the Manchester United left back was one of the better players for a tired looking Les Bleus side.

Up front Thierry Henry and Franck Ribery cut frustrated figures. Hard to find their rhythm in the game, and even when they did Carles Puyol and the ever impressing Gerard Pique were there to sort any dangers out.

The Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was the standout though.

The young Spaniard had a superb game. His reading of the match and his aggressiveness even though this was just a friendly was there for all to see.

He would complete the first half and cap his performance with Spain’s second goal and Lloris could not be blamed for Ramos’ strike which took a wicked deflection off Julien Escude.

At half time the booing from the French supporters was deafening. French coach Raymond Domenech had a face that begged for the ground to open up and swallow him whole.

Domenech usually so animated had lirttle in the reserve banks to change this game. And it appeared it would get worse for the French.

Warming the Spanish bench on a cold night in Paris were Fernando Torres, Xavi, Jesus Navas and Daniel Guiza. All of these players would get there chance tonight. But with a 2-0 half time lead, Spain were ready to rest on their laurels.

France enjoyed much of the second half, but were making little or no impact on the Spanish back line.

The European champions were happy to keep ball although they did create some good chances and, happily for Liverpool supporters, Fernando Torres looked sharp.

Ultimately though Spain were poor in the final third. It need not have mattered, they had done all the hard work in the first half.

Nicolas Anelka was substituted late on but to be fair you would have been hard pressed to know he was playing.

The Chelsea forward had received scant service all night. The one and only endearing image of Anelka was that he looked a throwback to the 1970’s heydays of French football- with the team’s new ‘tight’ shirts.

Thierry Henry who was making his first appearance for France since his controversial handball assist against the Republic of Ireland in their World Cup playoff last November, received the loudest booing the whole night. Even worse than at full time, Henry had contributed little.

What did surprise me tonight was not the slickness and precision of Spain’s passing, not the way they took their goals, or the quality that they possess.

But the physical side of the Spanish team. Every other nation at the World Cup should be rightfully concerned about Spain.

These boys are no pushovers, and on top of the wave of attacks raining down from Iniesta, Xavi, Torres, Fabregas and David Villa is a side who refuse to be pushed over and a side who above all look hungry for more success.

Having seen the wheels come off the bid in alarming fashion, in the wake of Lord Triesman’s alleged comments about rival countries, the FA are in damage limitation mode at present.

They are, understandably, keen to draw a line under the Triesman episode, which resulted in him vacating his posts as chairman of the FA and the 2018 bid and Fifa launching an investigation into the statements made.

There are fears that England’s efforts to win hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup could have been irreconcilably damaged by accusations of bribery leveled at the Spanish and Russian football federations.
Important

Horne, though, is convinced that the bid can be brought back on track if the problems of the past are laid to rest and supporters rally behind the plans to bring football’s showpiece event back to English soil.

“We are now at a crucial time and the support of the fans and the nation as a whole has never been more important, especially for the World Cup,” he said in a statement released on Monday.

“But it’s equally important that we can demonstrate to FIFA and the rest of the world at this time that we are serious about our bid for the World Cup 2018.

“The gossip and the nonsense doesn’t matter, we are now approaching the business end of the World Cup, where we actually have to perform on the field and that’s all that matters.”

hiniwatra Shiniwatra, the many persons that have owned Portsmouth football club and any other prospective billionaire willing to deposit their ‘hard-earned’ wealth into the Premier League should take note.

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It has been a headache for Richard Scudamore’s fit and proper persons policy.

But the chief executive of the Premier League should be thankful that Mr Jacob Zuma has not submitted an interest in owning a Premier League football club. He would make the aforementioned look like saints.

Zuma is currently the president of South Africa- who of course are hosting a rather important tournament this summer.

Despite the fact of Zuma’s colourful past and the economy of the African country not to mention it’s horrendous crime rate and issues with the Aids virus, the FIFA World Cup is coming to town.

Whilst the decision is fresh for the competition (this being the first World Cup held in the African continent), you do wonder if FIFA and Sepp Blatter – he of 50 idea’s a day and 51 bad ones according to esteemed journalist Brian Glanville – should have their own fit and proper persons application forms.

In the past six years Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption and rape, both times being acquitted by a court.

His right hand man Schabir Shaik was found guilty though and sentenced to 15 years in prison. But surprisingly when Zuma was elected president last June, Shaik was given special release, a clause reserved only for the terminally ill. Shaik served just over two years.

In 2005 Zuma was accused of alleged rape with a prominent ANC family member and a woman that looked upto Zuma as if he were her father.

After a lengthy case Zuma was found not guilty. The alleged victim was HIV positive, and the media coverage on Zuma’s case quickly turned to cursing and parody of Zuma’s actions when he said that to combat the disease he simply had a shower.

He has been outspoken on the gay community and was widely condemmed when he controversially said: ”When I was growing up a homosexual would not stand in front of me. I would knock him out”.

ou get the feeling that this notion has not changed in adulthood.

Zuma has still not declared his financial interests since taking office nine months ago a task which he was obliged to undertake by August last year. But he had the perfect excuse- He has a large family.

And Zuma for once is not lying. In the spirit of FIFA messages about the good of the game, or how Blatter has done everything to turn the World Cup into a family friendly bloated affair – while simultaneously erasing the atmosphere – Zuma is the father of 20 children.

The sixty two year old is just two short of organizing his own football match.

He has had five wives and numerous alleged affairs. His third wife committed suicide ten years ago and, ironically, he has no children with his first wife.

There is further irony in that his first wife lives with him presently. Apparently she shares the house with his fifth wife, who he married recently. If it were not so sad and messy there is a Hollywood movie in there somewhere.

f course above all we the supporters will be watching the games, revelling in the excitement and marvelling about how a player who was worth a few million before the tournament is now worth a kings ransom four weeks later.

But when the televison camera’s pan across the VIP’s, to an ever smiling Sepp Blatter and his colleagues on June 11th, at least we will know who our enemies are.

As the Spanish season draws to a close, the silly season is about to begin that not even a World Cup can get in the way off.

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Madrid sports daily Marca is sure to have its front page devoted to possible players that are being hunted down by Real Madrid, only ceding vital column inches when Spain are playing. Real Madrid under president Florentino Perez are simply expected to buy a world class name.

It is by now their nature. A big name signing at the Bernabeu has become part of the football season.

And it does not stop in Spain. The tabloids and broadsheets in England will be on full alert giving Madrid’s taste for Englishmen in the past which has included Steve McManaman, David Beckham, Michael Owen and Jonathan Woodgate. This year it seems that Steven Gerrard who has had a difficult season with Liverpool is their prime target.

But hold on. Do my eyes deceive me that Real Madrid have acquired 95 points this season in La Lig?. Have only lost once this campaign at home and already have quite a tasty midfield? Even if Barcelona, as expected, do pip them to the league they will have to garner 99 points.?

The FIFA ethics committee will investigate the statements made by Lord Triesman about England’s rival bidders for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.

The 66-year-old, who also vacated the same role with the Football Association, announced his decision following a hastily-arranged meeting with the FA board at Wembley on Sunday afternoon and was replaced by Geoff Thompson, the British FIFA vice-president.

However, despite his swift departure, the fallout appears set to continue after FIFA’s announcement on Monday evening.

A FIFA statement read: “FIFA can confirm that FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has requested the FIFA ethics committee to examine the alleged statements made by Lord Triesman in relation to the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.”

Triesman allegedly told a former aide that Spain were planning to bribe referees at this summer’s World Cup and offer their support to Russia’s bid for the 2022 World Cup if they were to help.
Damage limitation

The England 2018 World Cup bid team faxed letters of apology to both associations as they attempted to minimise the damage caused, while FA board members David Sheepshanks and Roger Burden have been drafted in as acting joint chairmen of the national governing body.

The apology read: “You may be aware that English newspapers have reported comments attributed to Lord Triesman in which he is reported to cast aspersions on the integrity of FIFA, the Russian Football Federation, the Russia 2018/2022 Bidding Committee and the Bidding Process.

“England 2018 unreservedly apologises for these comments, for any suggestions of any improper behaviour on the part of any members of the Russian Football family, our fellow Bidders and for any express or implied criticism of the Russian Football Federation or of FIFA.

“The comments reported to have been made by Lord Triesman in no way represent the views of England 2018, any employee, Director, Ambassador, Consultant or adviser to the Bid.

“England 2018 bitterly regrets any damage to the integrity of the Russian Football Family, FIFA or any of its Member Associations caused by these comments. We are available to discuss this matter at your convenience.”

However, FIFA are not yet satisfied by the prompt action of the FA and have requested a report into the affair.

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The FIFA statement continued: “In addition, FIFA has sent a letter to The Football Association asking The FA to provide a report on this matter, including Lord Triesman’s position.

“FIFA will not make any further comment on this matter until it has been dealt with by the FIFA ethics committee.”

The England 2018 bid team have responded to FIFA’s statement saying: “We welcome FIFA’s inquiry. It was expected and is part of the bidding rules. We will co-operate fully. We believe we, and the FA, acted swiftly and decisively in dealing with the matter.”

Sky Sports News understands that the bid team emailed senior Russian bid members in the early hours of Sunday morning. One of those emails was returned (undeliverable) and re-sent to a different address earlier today.

This afternoon a further email was sent to Russia’s Director of Communications who acknowledged receipt.