Posts Tagged "2010 World Cup"

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article calling for the sacking of Lucas Neill. My argument was based on Les Murray’s now-disproved claims that Neill was the catalyst for a mutiny against the then-Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek, before the first Australian game of the 2010 football World Cup against Germany.

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The Socceroos may see it as a revenge mission but Germany coach Joachim Loew is viewing this month’s friendly match as a chance to experiment with his squad.

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The round ball game in Australia has come on in leaps and bounds in the last five years. I remember waking up at 4:00am early one morning in November 2001 to watch the Socceroos beaten 3-0 in Montevideo for yet another failed World Cup campaign.

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Lionel Messi has once again certified himself as the greatest footballer of the modern era by winning his second consecutive Ballon D’Or award. It is a deserved accolade for the diminutive Argentine, who experienced a stellar 2010 season, irrespective of his failure to win last year’s World Cup in South Africa.

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There’s no doubt 2010 was a big year for football in Australia. It’s easy to throw statements like that about, but Australia’s performance at the 2010 World Cup was always going to say a lot about the code. Throw in the announcement on our 2022 World Cup bid and you get what I mean by [...]

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“And so this is Christmas. And what have we done? Another year over,” sang John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their famous song. As the year draws to a close, what has the Australian sporting scene done in 2010?

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In late December, the small snow-covered Dutch city of Alkmaar feels a long way from the desert state of Qatar. Brett Holman sits inside AZ Alkmaar’s stadium, sips his coffee and chuckles as he points out that everything slows down in the Netherlands when it snows.

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2010 has been highlighted by some fantastic sporting moments. Let’s have a look at the ten biggest moments from the year.

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Cheats. Drugs. Sex. Betrayal. Excess overtook excellence in Australia’s sporting year. Thinking rugby league? Think Melbourne Storm. And a man and a dog. AFL? A drug addict. A favourite son disowned.

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With the end of another year approaching and the usual glut of articles surrounding Australia’s top sporting moments, I cannot help but feel a list of 2010 worst Aussie sporting moments might be more appropriate. Luckily it’s easy to compile such a list.

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In the book “Five Ring Circus”, the International Olympic Committee was revealed to be a shamelessly self-serving organisation. The FIFA Ex-Co may be giving them a run for their money.

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World Cup-winner Spain still reign in the FIFA rankings, and Croatia and Russia return to the top 10 using victories in 2012 European Championship qualifiers.

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The 2010 World Cup in South Africa was marked by another dismal showing by the English national side. England’s big guns again failed to fire, and patches of impressive qualifying form failed to come to fruition as England were on the receiving end of some textbook counter-attacking football from Germany.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Tuesday that world football’s governing body were planning a refereeing revamp as he reiterated his reservations concerning the use of goal-line technology.

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Australia midfielder Tim Cahill will try to erase his bitter World Cup memories by leading Everton’s bid to break into the Premier League’s top-four.

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In many ways season six of the A-League in 2010/11 looks to be more promising than ever.

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New Zealand’s All Whites were the find of the 2010 World Cup. They achieved more in the tournament than anyone in their wildest dreams would have predicted with a team made up mainly of A-League players, one Premier League first team regular, a couple of bit-players from European leagues and a few semi-pros.

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The World Cup has finished, with 209 nations represented by the final 32, with Spain winning. There were many highlights but what struck me most of all was the South African feel to the World Cup.

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Memo to Aussie Rules and rugby league fans across the country: please tidy up after yourselves as you leave your favourite Football World Cup venues this weekend and be on your best behaviour on football blog sites next week, as the FIFA delegation comes to Australia.

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Retired Socceroos defensive lynchpin Craig Moore says Australia needs to create more international class players, but is optimistic about the country’s future following the recent World Cup.

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