World Cup 2010 (South Africa)

[leesmithg]

I wonder if this will get to #1?

I did hear a whisper it might enter the charts.

[profets]

Final squads being announced now.. heres Argentina's final 23:

can't believe cambiasso and zanetti didn't make it

[Kostaz]

can't believe cambiasso and zanetti didn't make it

Maradona didn't even include them in the final 30.

[leesmithg]

Did Maradonna include his dealer and a pie man in the 23?

[profets]

Maradona didn't even include them in the final 30.

thats right.. geez, how could those guys not even have a chance at the top 30?

[Kralik]

Spain left out Marcos Senna.. I tht he was their best holding MF..

[Weld_El_7aj]

can't believe cambiasso and zanetti didn't make it

me neither, specialy Zanetti.

i'm an argentina fan but, even with the great players they have, with no coach you can't do it...

Spain left out Marcos Senna.. I tht he was their best holding MF..

he spent most of the season injured, so it's normal that he didn't make it, plus they have Xabi alonso and Busquets to take hes place.

[rajputwarrior]

Kuyt can come off the bench and be deadly.. that can be the attack to watch for.. not sure if they can defend.. but if they can outscore their opponents what else do they need?

that's the thing with the dutch, remember how they were surprising everyone during the euro's then lost out to the semi's? It was for that exact reason, defense. So it wouldn't surprise me that they do well, but once they face a team that can play both sides of the ball well they'll be in trouble.

i'm an argentina fan but, even with the great players they have, with no coach you can't do it...

no country has a dumber coach then the french... NO ONE!

[Kralik]

no country has a dumber coach then the french... NO ONE!

Here here.. but Maradona is not that far behind..

Argentina coach Diego Maradona insulted a cameraman after accidentally running over his leg ahead of naming his final World Cup squad.

The journalist was hit by Maradona's car as he drove his Mini into the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training complex in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

The 1986 World Cup winner then shouted abuse at the cameraman for getting in the way of his car.

"What an a**hole you are," Maradona shouted from the car after braking, "How can you put your foot under the wheel, man?"

Paramedics attended to the cameraman who was taken away for further treatment.

Maradona has since issued an apology to the victim, saying he gave a statement to the local prosecutor.

"I was driving down the street," he said. "I'm sorry it happened. I gave a statement to the prosecutor and I hope everything comes out OK."

And he hates the press.. can't say I blame him for that though :rofl:

[Kralik]

Anybody seen this Nike ad??

[gregb0b]

Yeah I saw that ad yesterday, pretty awesome.

[Valerus]

If you're wondering what the epic name of the song playing in the video (yes the one with the yodeling) is "Hocus Pocus" by the Dutch band Focus. :D

[Kralik]

Here's Italy and Australia..

Italy squad:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari), Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo).

Defenders: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan).

Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan).

Forwards: Marco Borriello (AC Milan), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal).

Socceroos:

Goalkeepers

Adam Federici, 0 caps. Club: Reading (England).

Eugene Galekovic, 4 caps. Club: Adelaide United.

Brad Jones, 1 cap. Club: Middlesbrough (England).

Mark Schwarzer, 79 caps. Club: Fulham (England).

Defenders

Michael Beauchamp, 19 caps. Club: Al-Jazira (UAE).

David Carney, 23 caps. Club: FC Twente (Holland).

Scott Chipperfield, 63 caps. Club: FC Basel (Switzerland).

Shane Lowry, 0 caps. Club: Aston Villa (England).

Mark Milligan, 9 caps. Club: JEF United (Japan).

Craig Moore, 47 caps. Club: Unattached.

Lucas Neill, 53 caps. Club: Galatasaray (Turkey).

Jade North, 28 caps. Club: Tromso (Norway).

Luke Wilkshire, 40 caps. Club: Dinamo Moscow (Russia).

Rhys Williams, 3 caps. Club: Middlesbrough (England).

Midfielders

Mark Bresciano, 52 caps. Club: Palermo (Italy).

Tim Cahill, 37 caps. Club: Everton (England).

Nicky Carle, 12 caps. Club: Crystal Palace (England).

Jason Culina, 45 caps. Club: Gold Coast United.

Brett Emerton, 72 caps. Club: Blackburn Rovers (England).

Richard Garcia, 5 caps. Club: Hull (England).

Vince Grella, 42 caps. Club: Blackburn Rovers (England).

James Holland, 4 caps. Club: AZ Alkmaar (Holland).

Brett Holman, 29 caps. Club: AZ Alkmaar (Holland).

Mile Jedinak, 9 caps. Club: Antalyaspor (Turkey), on loan from Genclerbirligi (Turkey).

Tommy Oar, 1 cap. Club: FC Utrecht (Holland).

Carl Valeri, 19 caps. Club: Sassuolo (Italy).

Dario Vidosic, 4 caps. Club: MSV Duisburg (Germany), on loan from FC Nurnberg (Germany).

Strikers

Josh Kennedy, 17 caps. Club: Nagoya Grampus (Japan).

Harry Kewell, 45 caps. Club: Galatasaray (Turkey).

Scott McDonald, 15 caps. Club: Middlesbrough (England).

Nikita Rukavytsya, 2 caps. Club: KSV Roeselare (Belgium), on loan from FC Twente (Holland).

[fanneowin]

i like this

[fanneowin]

no idea

[gian]

I am confident that I will quote some of you after the WC :D

[Tamilboy86]

Brazil! :D

[profets]

Here's Italy and Australia..

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That's still top 28 that Lippi showed a few days back.. still waiting to see final 23

[rajputwarrior]

Anybody seen this Nike ad??

wicked ad! lovin' the frank the tank sequence with rooney ;)

[Kralik]

wicked ad! lovin' the frank the tank sequence with rooney ;)

lol.. I love Homer Simpson's Ronal-doh!!

[rajputwarrior]

lol.. I love Homer Simpson's Ronal-doh!!

lol yeah that was pretty sweet too, sooo random, but i remember that episode.

[Rappy Veteran]

I think second round is a realistic expectation...awful friendlies :(

[Kralik]

Top 10 left out of the WC according to Sky:

Ronaldinho

Javier Zanetti

Esteban Cambiasso

Patrick Vieira

Samir Nasri

Karim Benzema

Fabio Grosso

Luca Toni

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Marcos Senna

[rajputwarrior]

^ i love how there is three frenchmen on that list... :angry:

[Valerus]

Maradona is losing his mind...leaving out Cambiasso and Zanetti. oh well.