So Wayne Bridge has decided to rule himself out of playing for England. It doesn't take a genius to work out the obvious motivating factor behind his decision but I suspect his thought process runs a little deeper than that. Clearly he dislikes John Terry and is upset about what has happened in their personal lives. However, instead of trying to press on and play for England like nothing has happened, Bridge has decided to call it a day not for his own reasons, but for the good of the team. ...

gunnerryan

Football fans tend to fall into two separate groups. On the one hand you have the overly pessimistic who think their side will never win a game again and the manager should sacked forthwith, on the other you have the overly optimistic who believe no matter how bad a situation is there is always a chance of their side winning the day. Both as bad as each other. The former has relegated their side before a ball has even been kicked, while the latter will think their team will win the title no matter...

jamestaylor

A total of 204 teams entered the qualification process of FIFA world cup 2010.Qualifying matches were played on 25 August 2007 and concluded in 18 November 2009.

Africa
Africa (CAF) had a preliminary round to reduce teams to 48, followed by 12 groups of 4. 12 winners and 8 best runners-up divided into 5 groups of 4, the winners of these groups qualified for the final rounds of FIFA World Cup 2010.

Qualified Teams : *Cameroon,Nigeria,Algeria,Ghana and*Côte d'Ivoire...

jennytharayil

The European hangover has dogged Arsenal in the past. Indeed, Wenger has blamed it for costing them valuable points in the league matches that follow their jaunts overseas. This weekend, things might be a little different. Although the side will no doubt be jaded after their exertions in Portugal on Wednesday, something else will see them through against Sunderland - anger. Porto's second goal was a farce and Arsenal players will rightly feel aggrieved. What's more they will also be looking to take...

jamestaylor

It's hard to believe that a little under a year ago Liverpool were dismantling Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Back then, on that early March evening, Anfield was rocking as Gerrard and co did the business in style, humbling the Spanish giants 5-0 on aggregate.

But fast forward to this week's European clash, at the same ground, and you will have found morgues that have a better atmosphere.

The turgid 1-0 win over Romanian side Unirea...

mightyreds86