Ronaldo Too Fat........

While drinking water dive. Presumably it is made Ronaldo. Absent during the five weeks after undergoing surgery recovery broken hand, will be Ronaldo to undergo surgery sedot fat Liposuction alias.

Operation sedot fat this was done not long after some of the Ronaldo operation broken hand. Production runs of less than one hour and is done in the hospital, Sao Luiz involving two doctors.
And Thursday (30 / 7) last night, Ronaldo has left the hospital and toward the apartments Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ronaldo will be rested at least for about one week.


Ronaldo was already planning to do surgery Liposuction or fat sedot this, precisely since December. But when this new intention can be realized Ronaldo.

Ronaldo in trouble with the start body weight since the injury in 2008 ago. As a result, he must be absent in a time long enough, eventually making the body weight of soaring increases.

Various efforts have been made to streamline the body Ronaldo. However, body weight never came down dramatically. Road IM Ronaldo finally selected, the operation or sedot fat Liposuction

Liverpool Tour: Gerrads not be coming to Singapore

Singapore - Steven Gerrard is free from the threat of prison as a result of the case. Because Gerrard can not come to Singapore, manager Rafa Benitez is also apologize to the fans.

Liverpool was decided not to bring Gerrard to take a series of pre-season tour he was still considering the need to face court cases related persecution.

"We must protect the best players and he is a rest at home," said Benitez as Liverpool official website reported.

Friday (24/7/2009) yesterday, the court decided Gerrard not guilty on that case. But Liverpool will compete in Singapore on Sunday (26 / 7) remains difficult menyusulkan the captain to get there.


"He has been in the pressure this weekend and it is important for us to do right. I apologize to the fans because he can not come," said Benitez again.

"He will work from home and join us again when we return home next weekend," tukas the manager of the print kaptennya goal in the fight team camaraderie that réservés.

Although without Gerrard, Benitez will still show promise looks interesting. Section, the Reds will still be a number of other stars such as Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso.

"We still have some big names that will be involved later on Sunday. Torres, (Pepe) Reina, Alonso and (Javier) Mascherano are all here. There are still many quality players to enjoy Singapore fans," Benitez demolished.

Brazil vs Ecuador: 2010 World Cup Qualifiers

See the highlights! After a disappointing 0-0 draw with Columbia, Brazil needs to get it going against Ecuador who is trying to bounce back after being upset by Venezuela. Brazil is back!

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Bierhoff: Football is a positive force

To knowledgeable fans the world over, Oliver Bierhoff and headed goals go together like salt and vinegar – or perhaps more appropriately, bratwurst and mustard. In the 1990s, the Germany forward regularly terrorised Serie A defences in the air, finishing as the Italian top flight’s leading scorer in the1997/98 campaign during his spell with Udinese.

For all his aerial prowess, the 41-year-old netted the most important goal of his career with his left boot. The extra-time Golden Goal in the UEFA EURO 1996 final against Czech Republic ensured Bierhoff’s place in the history books. The Karlsruhe-born player, capped 70 times by his country, was also named German Player of the Year in 1998 and won the Italian championship with AC Milan. These triumphs were indicative of his quality on the field of play – a standard of excellence matched by his eloquence and sharp analysis off it.

Even while playing professionally, Bierhoff completed a distance-learning degree in economics and business administration. He has been Germany team manager for the last five years, working successfully first with Jurgen Klinsmann and currently with head coach Joachim Low. FIFA.com spoke exclusively to Bierhoff about the atmosphere and footballing passion in South Africa, his hopes and targets for next year's FIFA World Cup™, and the role of stars in German football.


FIFA.com: Oliver, you joined Joachim Low recently for a few days at the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. What were your impressions?
Oliver Bierhoff: I’ve visited a couple of times before, and it’s always wonderful to see such lively and vivacious people. They really love their music and football. I was also surprised by the smooth organisation in and around the stadiums. We were approached by helpers all the time. The atmosphere inside the grounds is certainly something new, especially because of the vuvuzelas, but it’s interesting.

So we can look forward to a party atmosphere and passion at South Africa 2010?
Definitely, and that’s my biggest hope. Football can be a really positive force, as we all know. Once the tournament starts, South Africa and the entire African continent can start putting this message across. It’ll be a very different World Cup compared to Germany, due to the climate if nothing else. But I reckon the watching world and the fans will be ready for that, they’ll interact with the South Africans and take it as it is. And my other great hope is that it’ll be a totally amicable coming together, precisely because it’s the World Cup.


It's always wonderful to see such lively and vivacious people. They really love their music and football. The atmosphere inside the grounds is certainly something new.
Oliver Bierhoff on South Africans after his time at the FIFA Confederations Cup


You mentioned the climate. Were you taken by surprise?
Not at all. But you only really comprehend after experiencing it for yourself. Before my recent visit, I’d not been to South Africa in their winter. It was very cold, especially in Bloemfontein. It’s nice and sunny during the day, you’re looking at blue skies, but it rapidly gets very cold after dark. However, you can prepare for that. And I do think it’s a much bigger advantage for us central Europeans compared to playing in the Texan heat in Dallas or in Brazil, for example.

Invariably, Europeans win the FIFA World Cup in Europe, and South Americans win it when it takes place elsewhere. Could a European team upset this custom next year like Brazil did at Sweden 1958?
I think so. It’s certainly not a disadvantage. But on the other hand, it’s a fact that players from the best national teams largely play their club football in Europe, so they’re used to the winter climate in any case. So I reckon the climate won’t add to the home advantage, or hand any kind of advantage to teams from particular continents.

Was the recent FIFA Confederations Cup a foretaste of a wonderful FIFA World Cup?
The Confederations Cup matters in the first instance because it’s a good final dry-run for the World Cup's host nation in terms of organisation and operations. It also gives the teams a chance to acclimatise. And it’s very important that the host nation sits up and notices it’s all about to happen very soon. There’s less than a year to go now, so that’s a good sign.

Can Germany be described as one of the favourites for South Africa 2010?
I think we belong in that category. We came third at the 2006 World Cup and even went one better at EURO 2008. The European teams will play a significant role. But we’ll have to be cautious, as an African team could well cause a stir, depending on who’s there and who hits form. Egypt gave a very decent account of themselves at the Confederations Cup. Otherwise, it’s basically a case of the usual suspects, the Argentinas and Brazils, who’ll rate as favourites in my book.

Germany and Russia are involved in a neck-and-neck race for top spot in European Zone, Group 4. What approach will Germany take when they travel to Russia in October for what looks like the decisive fixture?
It’s a good situation on the one hand, because we still lead the group, but it’s obviously a little tense on the other hand, as the Russians went to Finland and won unfortunately. So we’ve been warned. We can’t afford to lose in Russia. They have a very good team, and the results achieved by their clubs prove the Russians have been steadily catching up. And they have a genuinely experienced coach in Guus Hiddink. So we’ll approach the match in October fully focused and with a lot of respect. But we have to believe in ourselves too, based on the knowledge that we made the EURO 2008 final, and that’s why we’ll get a result in Russia.


The European teams will play a significant role. But an African team could well cause a stir. Otherwise, it's basically a case of the usual suspects, the Argentinas and Brazils.
Oliver Bierhoff on the favourites to win next year's FIFA World Cup


In the upcoming season, Germany forwars Miroslav Klose and Mario Gomez will play alongside each other at Bayern Munich. Looking ahead to South Africa 2010, is this a positive development for the national team?
It could definitely be an advantage, if they strike up a good partnership and also run into form. And I think it’s good for Mario to prepare for the World Cup at a top club like Bayern, in a high-pressure situation and at the highest European level in the Champions League.

Outstanding individuals such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the talk of the footballing world at the moment. In the Bundesliga, the headlines over the last couple of years have been dominated by Franck Ribery, a similar type of player. Would you pick a superstar like that for Germany?
Yeah, I’d happily take all three! But we have a couple of interesting players of our own. The job now is to produce world-class stars, like we did in the 90s. That’s the target for the German game. We live off our team spirit at the moment. We have very good players, but we currently don’t have the kind of exceptional players you’ve just mentioned.

FIFA World Rankings 2009

Apparently FIFA was unimpressed with the footballing performances of the Confederations Cup. If not, how would you explain June’s World Rankings? Brazil knocked Spain off the top spot - as much was to be expected as Brazil have quietly been by far the best team in the world for a few months now - but no one else impressed. The United States made a 2 spot leap to #12 for their Cinderella run, but then Greece made a 6 spot leap to #11 for doing precisely, err, nothing.

The same happened to South Africa, who only jumped two points, while Italy lost absolutely nothing. Which would lead one to believe that the committee looked at the Confederations Cup as an independent set of games, rather than one whole tournament. Perhaps falling in line with the theory that the Confederations Cup games really are meaningless.

Or maybe FIFA’s rankings are just rubbish.

Is South Africa ready for 2010?

There's no turning back now. Talk of a plan B can be forgotten.

In exactly a year's time, the opening match of the 2010 World Cup will be played at the 94,000 Soccer City stadium on the outskirts of Soweto in Johannesburg.

Tournament chief Danny Jordaan told BBC Sport: "The stadiums are just about ready, tickets are being sold and all of our plans are in place. The dream is reality, the game is on."

The question now is whether South Africa can put on a successful World Cup. Will fears about crime, inadequate infrastructure and the pricing out of ordinary fans be realised?

Or is Jordaan right to believe it will be a "festival of football" that can help to transform the standing and fortunes of the country?



South Africa will have 10 world-class stadia for the tournament.

Five will be brand new - Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was opened earlier this week, the venues in Durban, Polkwane and Nelspruit are expected to be completed by October and the fifth, Green Point in Cape Town, is set to open in February next year.

The showpiece venue, Soccer City, has been upgraded so much that it is practically another brand new stadium.

The four other World Cup venues - Ellis Park, Loftus Versfeld, Royal Bafokeng and Free State - have been upgraded and will host matches at this month's Confederations Cup.

Several of the stadia are stunning. Moses Mabhida in Durban has a towering arch reminiscent of Wembley and a cable car to the beach front. Green Point is the only stadium in the world to have a glass roof, according to Cape Town's 2010 technical director Dave Hugo, and Soccer City has a distinctive design inspired by African pottery.

This hasn't come cheap. Moses Mabhida and Green Point each cost more than 3 billion Rand (currently £228m). Most of the work on the venues has also come in massively over budget.

The upgrade to Free State in Bloemfontein for example, which was originally estimated at R33m, is expected to actually cost R305m. And there are still some problems about funding, such as a wrangle over how to finance the R500m shortfall in Durban.

Having overcome strikes and concerns about the safety of construction workers at the venues, the biggest remaining concern is about legacy. Will the stadia be used properly after the World Cup or will they become expensive white elephants?


World Cup 'on schedule' say organisers
Jordaan is confident most of them will be used by football and rugby teams and points out that South Africa has submitted a bid for the 2015 Rugby World Cup on the back of the building project.

He also wants Super 14 teams like the Natal Sharks, who play in the Kings Park Stadium close to Moses Mabhida in Durban, to move into the new venues.

Jordaan admits it might be difficult to persuade teams to move because of the "emotional attachment" they have to their homes but he believes it will happen eventually.

"Stadiums have a life cycle between 50 and 70 years," he says. "Some of the rugby stadiums are coming to the end of their cycles. When you spend time in a five-star hotel, you wonder why anyone would want to go back to the one star."

Jordaan's biggest worry is about about the future use of the Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane and Mbombela in Nelspruit. Each cost more than R1bn to build yet there are no local teams capable of filling them after the World Cup.

"They are stadiums I am worried about," he admits. "We have to look at how to strengthen football in those areas, because there is tremendous support for the sport but not for the local teams."

CRIME:
This has been a major talking point since the 2010 World Cup was awarded to South Africa in May 2004.

Fears about South Africa's crime problem resurfaced last month when the chief executive of G4S said his company, the biggest security outfit in the world, would not work at the World Cup because of security concerns.
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Is South Africa ready for 2010?




By Simon Austin


There's no turning back now. Talk of a plan B can be forgotten.

In exactly a year's time, the opening match of the 2010 World Cup will be played at the 94,000 Soccer City stadium on the outskirts of Soweto in Johannesburg.

Tournament chief Danny Jordaan told BBC Sport: "The stadiums are just about ready, tickets are being sold and all of our plans are in place. The dream is reality, the game is on."

The question now is whether South Africa can put on a successful World Cup. Will fears about crime, inadequate infrastructure and the pricing out of ordinary fans be realised?

Or is Jordaan right to believe it will be a "festival of football" that can help to transform the standing and fortunes of the country?

STADIA
South Africa will have 10 world-class stadia for the tournament.

Five will be brand new - Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was opened earlier this week, the venues in Durban, Polkwane and Nelspruit are expected to be completed by October and the fifth, Green Point in Cape Town, is set to open in February next year.

The showpiece venue, Soccer City, has been upgraded so much that it is practically another brand new stadium.





Check out our interactive World Cup 2010 map

The four other World Cup venues - Ellis Park, Loftus Versfeld, Royal Bafokeng and Free State - have been upgraded and will host matches at this month's Confederations Cup.

Several of the stadia are stunning. Moses Mabhida in Durban has a towering arch reminiscent of Wembley and a cable car to the beach front. Green Point is the only stadium in the world to have a glass roof, according to Cape Town's 2010 technical director Dave Hugo, and Soccer City has a distinctive design inspired by African pottery.

This hasn't come cheap. Moses Mabhida and Green Point each cost more than 3 billion Rand (currently £228m). Most of the work on the venues has also come in massively over budget.

The upgrade to Free State in Bloemfontein for example, which was originally estimated at R33m, is expected to actually cost R305m. And there are still some problems about funding, such as a wrangle over how to finance the R500m shortfall in Durban.

Having overcome strikes and concerns about the safety of construction workers at the venues, the biggest remaining concern is about legacy. Will the stadia be used properly after the World Cup or will they become expensive white elephants?


World Cup 'on schedule' say organisers
Jordaan is confident most of them will be used by football and rugby teams and points out that South Africa has submitted a bid for the 2015 Rugby World Cup on the back of the building project.

He also wants Super 14 teams like the Natal Sharks, who play in the Kings Park Stadium close to Moses Mabhida in Durban, to move into the new venues.

Jordaan admits it might be difficult to persuade teams to move because of the "emotional attachment" they have to their homes but he believes it will happen eventually.

"Stadiums have a life cycle between 50 and 70 years," he says. "Some of the rugby stadiums are coming to the end of their cycles. When you spend time in a five-star hotel, you wonder why anyone would want to go back to the one star."

Jordaan's biggest worry is about about the future use of the Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane and Mbombela in Nelspruit. Each cost more than R1bn to build yet there are no local teams capable of filling them after the World Cup.

"They are stadiums I am worried about," he admits. "We have to look at how to strengthen football in those areas, because there is tremendous support for the sport but not for the local teams."


CRIME
This has been a major talking point since the 2010 World Cup was awarded to South Africa in May 2004.

Fears about South Africa's crime problem resurfaced last month when the chief executive of G4S said his company, the biggest security outfit in the world, would not work at the World Cup because of security concerns.




"We are not going to be involved because we don't think security is going to be that good - they are not that well organised yet," Nick Buckles told Reuters.

Most startlingly of all, he said G4S regarded South Africa as the most dangerous country in the world, ahead of even Iraq and Afghanistan.

G4S told BBC Sport Buckles was talking specifically about the danger of transporting cash in South Africa but, nevertheless, the damage had been done and Jordaan loses his usual calm and composure when asked about the comments.

"There is no other word to describe them than nonsense," he snaps. "Why would they submit a tender to work at the World Cup, as they did, if it is the most dangerous country in the world?

And they are working in South Africa. Why do they stay there? There is no-one in the world who believes that nonsense."

How serious is crime in South Africa then?

The murder rate was 38.6 per 100,000 people in 2007/8, which is down 40% from 1995, but still significantly higher than almost every other country in the world. The rate in England and Wales, for example, was 1.43 per 100,000 from 2005 to 2007.

Dr Johann Burger, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, which is a non-profit, independent organisation in South Africa, admits the country has "a serious crime problem" but emphasises the situation is improving.

"Most serious crime has been in decline since 2002," he told BBC Sport. "Robbery and carjackings - which have increased every year since 2004 - are the major problems.

The rate of aggravated robbery in South Africa in 2007/8 was 247 per 100,000 people, compared with a rate of the less serious offence of robbery in England and Wales of 200 per 100,000 people.

Crime is worst in the biggest city, Johannesburg, yet there are problems elsewhere. A 2007 survey of 1,200 people living in the vicinity of Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, which is a venue for both the Confederations and World Cup, found that 30% of the sample had been the victims of assault, rape or violent armed robbery.

So what is being done to safeguard fans, teams and officials at the World Cup?

Dr Burger says: "South Africa has hosted 146 major events since 1994 without major incident and the operational plan for the World Cup is more comprehensive than anything before.

"The government has invested R1.3bn in security, providing an additional 41,000 police and 45,000 stewards.

"There will be sophisticated control centres at each of the 10 venues, mobile water cannons, helicopters and additional cars. Andre Pruis, who will be in charge of World Cup security, is an extremely experienced and capable operational director."

TICKET:
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Is South Africa ready for 2010?




By Simon Austin


There's no turning back now. Talk of a plan B can be forgotten.

In exactly a year's time, the opening match of the 2010 World Cup will be played at the 94,000 Soccer City stadium on the outskirts of Soweto in Johannesburg.

Tournament chief Danny Jordaan told BBC Sport: "The stadiums are just about ready, tickets are being sold and all of our plans are in place. The dream is reality, the game is on."

The question now is whether South Africa can put on a successful World Cup. Will fears about crime, inadequate infrastructure and the pricing out of ordinary fans be realised?

Or is Jordaan right to believe it will be a "festival of football" that can help to transform the standing and fortunes of the country?

STADIA
South Africa will have 10 world-class stadia for the tournament.

Five will be brand new - Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was opened earlier this week, the venues in Durban, Polkwane and Nelspruit are expected to be completed by October and the fifth, Green Point in Cape Town, is set to open in February next year.

The showpiece venue, Soccer City, has been upgraded so much that it is practically another brand new stadium.





Check out our interactive World Cup 2010 map

The four other World Cup venues - Ellis Park, Loftus Versfeld, Royal Bafokeng and Free State - have been upgraded and will host matches at this month's Confederations Cup.

Several of the stadia are stunning. Moses Mabhida in Durban has a towering arch reminiscent of Wembley and a cable car to the beach front. Green Point is the only stadium in the world to have a glass roof, according to Cape Town's 2010 technical director Dave Hugo, and Soccer City has a distinctive design inspired by African pottery.

This hasn't come cheap. Moses Mabhida and Green Point each cost more than 3 billion Rand (currently £228m). Most of the work on the venues has also come in massively over budget.

The upgrade to Free State in Bloemfontein for example, which was originally estimated at R33m, is expected to actually cost R305m. And there are still some problems about funding, such as a wrangle over how to finance the R500m shortfall in Durban.

Having overcome strikes and concerns about the safety of construction workers at the venues, the biggest remaining concern is about legacy. Will the stadia be used properly after the World Cup or will they become expensive white elephants?


World Cup 'on schedule' say organisers
Jordaan is confident most of them will be used by football and rugby teams and points out that South Africa has submitted a bid for the 2015 Rugby World Cup on the back of the building project.

He also wants Super 14 teams like the Natal Sharks, who play in the Kings Park Stadium close to Moses Mabhida in Durban, to move into the new venues.

Jordaan admits it might be difficult to persuade teams to move because of the "emotional attachment" they have to their homes but he believes it will happen eventually.

"Stadiums have a life cycle between 50 and 70 years," he says. "Some of the rugby stadiums are coming to the end of their cycles. When you spend time in a five-star hotel, you wonder why anyone would want to go back to the one star."

Jordaan's biggest worry is about about the future use of the Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane and Mbombela in Nelspruit. Each cost more than R1bn to build yet there are no local teams capable of filling them after the World Cup.

"They are stadiums I am worried about," he admits. "We have to look at how to strengthen football in those areas, because there is tremendous support for the sport but not for the local teams."


CRIME
This has been a major talking point since the 2010 World Cup was awarded to South Africa in May 2004.

Fears about South Africa's crime problem resurfaced last month when the chief executive of G4S said his company, the biggest security outfit in the world, would not work at the World Cup because of security concerns.




"We are not going to be involved because we don't think security is going to be that good - they are not that well organised yet," Nick Buckles told Reuters.

Most startlingly of all, he said G4S regarded South Africa as the most dangerous country in the world, ahead of even Iraq and Afghanistan.

G4S told BBC Sport Buckles was talking specifically about the danger of transporting cash in South Africa but, nevertheless, the damage had been done and Jordaan loses his usual calm and composure when asked about the comments.

"There is no other word to describe them than nonsense," he snaps. "Why would they submit a tender to work at the World Cup, as they did, if it is the most dangerous country in the world?

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How did Gary Mabbutt become so heavily involved with South Africa's World Cup?

"And they are working in South Africa. Why do they stay there? There is no-one in the world who believes that nonsense."

How serious is crime in South Africa then?

The murder rate was 38.6 per 100,000 people in 2007/8, which is down 40% from 1995, but still significantly higher than almost every other country in the world. The rate in England and Wales, for example, was 1.43 per 100,000 from 2005 to 2007.

Dr Johann Burger, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, which is a non-profit, independent organisation in South Africa, admits the country has "a serious crime problem" but emphasises the situation is improving.

"Most serious crime has been in decline since 2002," he told BBC Sport. "Robbery and carjackings - which have increased every year since 2004 - are the major problems.

Cricket World Cup v Fifa World Cup
Total police numbers:
2003: 130,000; 2010: 193,000
Event police: 2003: 4,600; 2010: 32,000
Duration: 2003: 6 wks; 2010: 4
Matches: 2003: 33; 2010: 64
Murder rate: (per 100,000) 2003: 47.4; 2010: 38.6
Aggravated robbery: (per 100,000) 2003: 279; 2010: 247
Car jacking: (per 100,000) 2003: 32.3; 2010: 30
The rate of aggravated robbery in South Africa in 2007/8 was 247 per 100,000 people, compared with a rate of the less serious offence of robbery in England and Wales of 200 per 100,000 people.

Crime is worst in the biggest city, Johannesburg, yet there are problems elsewhere. A 2007 survey of 1,200 people living in the vicinity of Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, which is a venue for both the Confederations and World Cup, found that 30% of the sample had been the victims of assault, rape or violent armed robbery.

So what is being done to safeguard fans, teams and officials at the World Cup?

Dr Burger says: "South Africa has hosted 146 major events since 1994 without major incident and the operational plan for the World Cup is more comprehensive than anything before.

"The government has invested R1.3bn in security, providing an additional 41,000 police and 45,000 stewards.

"There will be sophisticated control centres at each of the 10 venues, mobile water cannons, helicopters and additional cars. Andre Pruis, who will be in charge of World Cup security, is an extremely experienced and capable operational director."


TICKETS
If fans do have concerns about security, it hasn't stopped them buying tickets for the World Cup, with more than 630,000 already sold to fans in 188 countries.

There have been 228,000 requests from England alone, but will ordinary South Africans be able to watch matches at their own World Cup?

Jordaan insists South Africa "will have the cheapest World Cup tickets since Mexico '86" with a special tier of "category four" tickets available for South African residents alone. They will cost R140 (currently £10.60) for the group matches, with fans helped by the fact organisers have fixed the exchange rate at a favourable R7 to the US dollar.

Yet the prices are still quite expensive by the standards of South Africa, where a Premier League match costs R20 and internationals R30.

Jordaan counters by pointing out 120,000 tickets will be given away free - a third to the construction workers who built the stadia and the rest to "ordinary football fans who are low earners".
ACCOMMODATION & TRANSPORT:
Organisers estimate that 430,000 fans will descend on South Africa next June. Will they all have somewhere to stay?

Fifa says a total of 55,000 rooms will be needed and that 40,000 are already secured, from backpackers lodges and guesthouses to five-star hotels.

Jordaan admits Nelspruit and Polokwane have posed the biggest problem in terms of accommodation and that fans will have to be bussed in and out of the matches there, mainly from nearby game reserves like Kruger.

There has been huge government investment in transport ahead of the World Cup, with R11bn spent on road building, a light rail network from Johannesburg airport to the Sandton business area, airport expansions and the manufacturing of 1,000 new buses.

There is also Gautrain, a rapid rail link from Johannesburg to Pretoria, which was started in September 2006.

Johannesburg's bus rapid transit system, which will provide dedicated lanes for buses, has provoked most controversy. It was supposed to have started this month, but protests from taxi drivers have delayed it.

An astonishing 50% of workers in Johannesburg currently commute by taxi - which are often more like mini-buses, capable of holding up to 15 people - with only 4% using the public bus system. The taxi drivers fear they will lose their jobs because of BRT and have vowed to strike and disrupt the system.

Jordaan says he is "sure a solution can be found to the problem".

CHANGING THE FACE OF SOUTH AFRICA?:
There are hopes this World Cup, unlike its predecessors in Germany and Japan and Korea, can transform the fortunes of its host.

Spending on infrastructure for the tournament has already had a huge effect, with 415,000 men and women being employed to work on projects during an economic slump. Thirty percent of the contracts have gone to small and medium-sized businesses, according to Jordaan.

Improved roads and airports should also help to attract international businesses to the country. Former Tottenham Hotspur and England defender Gary Mabbutt, an ambassador for 2010, told BBC Sport: "A lot of big companies left South Africa during the apartheid era.


We dreamt that one day South Africa would host the World Cup and I feel blessed to have helped make this happen

Danny Jordaan
"Since democracy in 1994 they have been slowly trickling back, but hopefully the World Cup will turn that into a torrent."

There has also been an attempt to use the World Cup to improve the lives of those living in the townships. The Orlando Stadium in Soweto has had a complete
The "20 centres for 2010" scheme is aiming to raise money to build artificial football pitches, classrooms and healthcare facilities for youngsters in the townships. They will focus on combating Aids and HIV in particular.

Jordaan, who is a marketing expert by profession, also thinks the World Cup can help to "rebrand" South Africa.

"When people from overseas describe the country, the brand essence is largely negative," he says. "By hosting such a major event, we want to attempt to change that, to show that we can stage a magnificent World Cup that showcases the best of South Africa."

Jordaan's personal journey encapsulates many of the changes South Africa has undergone in the last 20 or 30 years.

The likeable 57-year-old is a former anti-apartheid activist who served as an MP for the ANC after South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994.

"At first we dreamt that one day South Africa would be a non-racial, democratic society," he says. "Then, as sports fans, that one day South Africa would be a member of Fifa, after being expelled in 1976.

"And finally, we dreamt that the country would host the World Cup one day. That dream has now been fulfilled and I feel blessed to have been able to help make this happen."

Fifa World Cup bid plan delayed

Fifa has failed to reach an agreement on the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

On Friday, Fifa had been expected to announce the deadline for when bids had to be in by and reveal if bidding for the events would happen simultaneously.

But a decision is now likely to be made during Fifa's next meeting in December.

"The committee gave a positive reaction to the general principle that we open the bidding for the two tournaments together," said president Sepp Blatter.

"But the committee members asked if we could look not only at the proposed advantages but also some of the inconveniences that might arise, and three or four asked to postpone the issue until our next meeting in seven weeks' time."

Executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer added: "I think it is a sensible decision and one which the Fifa president agreed with

"Many of the associations had only heard about this idea to award both tournaments simultaneously through the media, so delaying the decision gives us all more time to discuss the proposal and hear people's thoughts on it."

Belgium and the Netherlands have formally declared a joint bid for 2018 and England's Football Association has confirmed it will bid for the event, while further competition is expected to come from the United States, Mexico, Spain, China and Australia.

Blatter is in favour of a joint bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, even though such a move would be complicated by his organisation's policy on rotating the World Cup around the world.

The concept of strict continental rotation was thrown out in October 2007, but Fifa still insists that a World Cup cannot be held on a continent that has hosted one of the two preceding World Cups.

For 2018 the situation should be simple, with Africa and South America unable to bid for the event due to South Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup and Brazil's staging of the 2014 version.

Any bidders for the 2022 event would, however, face the risk of being automatically ruled out in the event that Fifa awards the 2018 tournament to a country on the same continent.

Fans get World Cup ticket boost

Fans following national teams at the 2010 World Cup will be able to support their country in greater numbers after a change in the way tickets are sold.

World governing body Fifa will allocate 12% of total stadium capacity to fans of competing teams, up from eight percent, for first round games.

"We have always been criticised for too many tickets going to the fat cats," said Fifa official David Will.

"But we are confident that at least 80% in 2010 will go to the general public."

The new 12% figure will only be for the first round of the World Cup in South Africa, with the total returning to about eight percent for matches in the knockout phase.

Tickets will go on sale in February 2009 and a new collection system will be put in place to try to stop tickets being sold on the black market.

There will be five phases of ticket sales and buyers will only be able to pick up their tickets when they get to the host nation.

"It is in much the same way as you book a movie ticket by phone or online these days using your credit card and then when you get there you access your ticket through an ATM-type machine," said Will, who is chairman of the World Cup ticketing sub-committee.

Fifa will also not be giving tickets to the football associations of participating countries to sell and distribute.

That responsibility will now go to MATCH, an organisation in Manchester which runs Fifa's hospitality and accommodation programmes and will now sell and distribute tickets.

Argentina suffered their worst defeat in more than 60 years as they were thrashed 6-1 by Bolivia at high altitude in a World Cup qualifier.

Striker Joaquin Botero hit a hat-trick, while Marcelo Martins, Didi Torrico and Alex da Rosa also scored in the rout.

Luis Gonzalez replied for Argentina who also had substitute Angel di Maria sent off seven minutes after he had come on.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona last year supported Bolivia's campaign to be allowed to stage games in La Paz.

But Maradona's side, who had won their first three games under his charge - and without conceding a goal - looked breathless in the rarefied air 3,600m above sea level.

And they also struggled with a pitch which looked well below the standard expected for an international match.

"Every Bolivia goal was a stab in my heart," said Maradona.

"If we had dreamed this was going to happen before the game, we would have thought it was impossible.

"We have to give merit to Bolivia who were better than us in every part of the field.

"There is nothing to say. They beat us well and now we have to start all over again.

"Bolivia played a great game and hit the target with every attack.

"They all played well from the goalkeeper to the last substitute."

Fans may honour Clough and Taylor

A statue of Derby County legends Brian Clough and Peter Taylor could be built outside the club's Pride Park stadium.

Rams supporter Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa, who is behind the project, said the pair's achievements should be honoured.

He said he would be meeting representatives from the football club to discuss forming a committee to begin fundraising for the project.

Clough and Taylor had a six-year spell at the Rams from 1967, winning the Division One title in 1972.

'Great achievement'

There are already statues of Brian Clough in Nottingham and Middlesbrough.

Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa said he hoped to see Derby's statue built within the next two years.

"It's not just a case that Nottingham's got one and Derby needs one too or claiming Brian Clough and Peter Taylor for Derby - it's about recognising the great achievement in a magical six-year spell at Derby," he said.

Nottingham's bronze statue of the legendary Forest manager was unveiled in the Old Market Square in November after fans raised £60,000 for the tribute.

Clough won two European Cups with the Nottingham club.

He died at the age of 69 in September 2004 from stomach cancer.

Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's wonder strike that delivered Manchester United a Champions League semi-final showdown against Arsenal.

Ronaldo's 40-yard strike - which the 24-year-old hailed as the best goal of his career - earned Ferguson's side a 3-2 aggregate victory over Porto.

"It was unbelievable - a magnificent hit," said the United boss.

"It took them by surprise and the keeper had no chance. To do it at that point gave us a real platform."

Ronaldo struck after six minutes and Ferguson, who became the first manager to reach a sixth Champions League semi-final, said the early goal was a huge bonus.

"We wanted to start the game quickly with good tempo... but to get a start like that, no-one can expect it, no-one can expect that type of goal," added Ferguson.

Ronaldo's astonishing strike put United into the record books as the first English side to win in Porto, and he admitted he could not wait to watch his long-range effort again.

"It is the best I have scored," he said.

"It was a fantastic strike and I can't wait to see it again on DVD. I am very happy with it."

Porto rarely looked like breaking through as United kept their first clean sheet since 11 March, having conceded 11 goals in their last five games.

And Ferguson, who was taking charge of his 150th Champions League clash, said Rio Ferdinand's return after a three-game absence had made a huge difference.

"Rio coming back was a major part of our success," he said.

"He and Nemanja Vidic have a partnership that goes back three years. They have a great understanding of the game and there is a good balance between them.


"We defended very, very well and that was the key to it really, because if we get back to that foundation of not giving away goals then we can do well.

"They had to chase. That early goal had them on the back foot. I don't think they made any chances in the match."

United have now stretched their unbeaten run in the Champions League to 23 games, winning a second leg away from home for the first time since the 1999 semi-final triumph in Turin against Juventus.

"We tried to change and spread the team around the field and hope Manchester would make some mistakes," Jose Gomes, who replaced suspended Porto coach Jesualdo Ferreira, said.

"We feel very bad. You can understand our emotions. We feel that wasn't a very just result. They scored one goal and it was scored by the best player in the world."
United's semi-final with Arsenal will be the first time they have met English opposition in a two-legged European tie.

Arsenal beat United 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium earlier in the season, and Ferguson is predicting another classic encounter.

"It would be tough no matter who we played but the fact it is another English side gives a different type of spice to it," said Ferguson.

"We are two good footballing sides, so it should be a terrific semi-final. Our game earlier in the season was fantastic. It was the way football should be played and we will look forward to it.

"The first leg is at home, so 1-0 would be perfect for us. But it is not going to be easy."

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Guerrero double keeps Hamburg in title race

BERLIN (AFP) - Peru striker Jose Guerrero netted both goals on Sunday to seal Hamburg's 2-1 win at Schalke 04 which keeps Martin Jol's side in the heart of the title race and just a point behind leaders Hertha Berlin.

The three points in Gelsenkirchen leaves Hamburg fourth in the league, but level on 48 points with Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg with the three clubs all just a point behind Hertha who were humbled 2-0 in Stuttgart on Saturday.

"I am proud of my team," said Hamburg coach Jol. "Schalke had nine days to prepare for this game, for us was it the 11th game in 33 days. I would not have expected this result - that was a one-off."

The game was heading for a goalless draw until Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer went to head away a dangerous ball in the area, but only managed to nod his clearance into Guerrero's path who fired the gift home on 70 minutes.

And the Peruvian striker made it 2-0 just five minutes later when Germany midfielder Marcell Jansen fired at goal to give Guerrero a simple tap in at the far post.

Schalke's Dutch striker Jefferson Farfan scored a consolation goal with ten minutes left, but the defeat leaves Schalke eighth and just one point separates the top four sides in the Bundesliga.

"Both teams had the chance of taking the lead, then Guerrero's goals came from nowhere," said Schalke coach Fred Rutten after the Royal Blues announced last week ex-Germany captain Oliver Kahn will be their new manager.

"He played a great game, you could see from the beginning the self-confidence was missing. At Schalke there always seems to be happening which, of course, influences the team."

On Saturday, defending champions Bayern Munich beat Karlsruhe 1-0 without injured strikers Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose to close the gap behind Hertha.

Bayern welcomed back Franck Ribery, who had been suffering with a shin injury, and the French midfield maestro made his mark in the 34th minute when he split the Karlsruhe defence to set up Argentina striker Jose Ernesto Sosa.

Bayern had Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto to thank for the three points in the dying seconds as he deflected an effort from Karlsruhe's Michael Mutzel over the bar.

Karlsruhe stay bottom while the win keeps Bayern second, but just one point behind Hertha who were brought crashing down to earth after hosts Stuttgart scored two goals in four minutes to continue their rise up the table to sixth.

Brazilian striker Cacau scored just two minutes after the break to put the hosts ahead before a header from Germany Under-21 midfielder Sami Khedira to double the lead on 51 minutes.

Wolfsburg are joint second with Bayern and just a point behind Hertha after they won 3-0 at Arminia Bielefeld.

Brazil striker Grafite netted in the 58th minute to become the league's joint top-scorer with 18 goals in 16 games to go level with Hoffenheim's injured striker Vedad Ibisevic.

Hoffenheim dropped further back in the title race as their 2-2 draw at Hanover left them five points off the leaders in fifth and they are now four points off the title race.

Bayer Leverkusen are seventh after their 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Although they hammered Stuttgart 4-0 the week before, Werder Bremen continue their erratic season as Borussia Dortmund captain Alexander Frei slotted home a 61st minute penalty to take the three points as his side are ninth, with Bremen tenth in the table.

Cologne remain in mid-table after their 2-0 win at second-from-bottom Energie Cottbus, while on Friday night Borussia Moenchengladbach remain in the bottom three as they lost 1-0 at home to fellow strugglers VfL Bochum.

Newcastle heading for the Championship?

After yet another Premier League defeat, Newcastle United look as though they could be heading for the Championship. With just eight games to go, the Magpies currently sit 18th in the league, two points behind Blackburn in 17th and with a very tricky run-in to come, I would not be at all surprised to see them relegated.




Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham are all still to come for Chris Hughton's men (well, Joe Kinnear's men really). In all probability, they will take

People say Newcastle are simply 'too good to go down', however I would have to disagree with that. If you look at it on paper, yes, they are too good to go down. They have players like Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins and Alan Smith, who would easily walk into several sides in the league.

The situation with the manager can't be helping the players. Hughton is currently in charge whilst Kinnear recovers from heart surgery and for me, I feel the club should have appointed someone else once Kinnear became ill. Since Kinnear has left, Newcastle have won just one game. No matter what way you look at it, that is not good. It will be fascinating to see how this one pans out over the next few weeks and months.

Perfect Ways to Shoot a Soccer Ball

The world's most popular game of soccer is all about shooting. A pulsating game of soccer in a jam-packed stadium comes alive and grips your senses as you watch the ball smash into the net. The thundering sound of the ball when it whizzes past the goalkeeper and hits the net makes you joyous as a fan or spectator. But what really makes the ball, beat the flying goalkeeper seems like a mystery to many. A thrilling goal excites your senses, but there is considerable science and technique involved behind it. The game of soccer is nothing but science and it takes years of practice to master the art of soccer shooting.

The most important aspect about the game of soccer is to score a goal. Scoring a goal from any position or direction provides the players with a delirious feeling and they engage in wild celebrations with their teammates. A good marksman in soccer is known for his ability to score and finish a move with cynical touch. A precision finish which complements the training methodologies of a soccer manual has attained magical status. A player with an extraordinary ability to shoot and finish the task at hand remains as first choice for the coaches. In the world of international competitive soccer legends like Pele, Maradona, Eusebio, Garrincha and Ronaldo have won the hearts of millions of fans with their superb vision and impeccable ability to shoot. A cynical finish is surely a lensmans delight as it remains as the most coveted and glorious moment during any soccer game.

The article will explore the secret behind the magical skills of soccer shooting and delve into the nitti- gritties associated with it. If you aspire to be the perfect soccer shooter and be in the limelight at the end of every game then there are a few suggestions to assist you. You need to develop the ability of judgement to shoot like an expert. The timing of your shot is an imperative aspect of the whole process because an incorrect sense of timing will make you miss the target. If you are a fast mover, then you can take a sudden shot on goal as it might entirely puzzle the goalkeeper and leave him bemused. The defender might act as an advantage for you in this regard, if you can learn the technique of shielding him to block the vision of the goalkeeper.

There are two types of shooting methods, which you can master named short and long-range efforts. Always keep your non-kicking foot towards the direction of the goal post, so that the ball travels towards it. In case of long range efforts you have to bend a little low and hit the ball with the toe part of your feet. If you want to curve the ball to the right side, then hit with your out-step. Always keep your toes intact while shooting; otherwise you might end up with a weak and powerless effort.

But shooting is not all about power. A cool finish in soccer is appreciated by the fans who love to witness such everlasting moments of the game. A well-placed goal with a soft touch from the foot can be quite charming.

Swinging the ball is also an essential part of soccer shooting. You can swing the ball with the inside or outside part of your foot. You need to practice very hard in order to swing the ball with considerable momentum. One of the latest additions to the art of shooting is the toe poke. When there is just no room or space for you in front, you can toe poke the ball in. You can also scoop it with your toe if you are marked from all possible sides.

An article on soccer shooting remains incomplete without mentioning the skillset of shooting in the air. If you can learn the skills of bicycle kick, front volley, back volley and side volley then you will be hard to stop for any defender.

So pick up these secrets of soccer shooting and go all guns blazing to thump the ball time and again.

5 Useful Soccer Tricks

Body feints and scissors aren't the only soccer tricks you see in a professional soccer match anymore. More and more soccer players use tricks and special moves to increase their game. But what are the best tricks to use in a match?

I've made a list of 5 very useful soccer tricks. These tricks are generally used to beat your opponent.

1 - Scissor

Although the scissor trick is very old, it's still very effective. Your opponent needs to concentrate fully on the ball to tackle you. But that's very hard when you perform a good scissor.

Besides that, the scissor is a great move to combine with another trick. Start with a scissor and follow up with a feint shot, for example.

2 - Step Over

The Step Over is a very effective trick once you fully master it. You use it to send your opponent the wrong way, or to buy yourself some time and space.

The Step Over can be widely used. You can use it while dribbling, but also when standing still.

But you can also customize the move itself. For example, try a double Step Over by 'stepping over' with your right foot and then your left. Or do a Step Over Turn, this is very useful for a defender that comes near his own back line with an opponent behind him.

3 - Cruyff Turn

In my opinion, the Cruyff Turn should be in all these type of lists. This soccer trick is very easy to learn, easy to execute and very effective.

Since Johan Cruyff introduced this soccer trick, lots of other soccer players started to use this trick, other came up with a variation. That brings me to another big advantage of this trick: you can customize it. Make this trick your own by giving it your own twist. Be creative!

4 - Marseille Turn

The Marseille Turn looks like a show off trick, but it's actually very useful. Just make sure not to to overuse it. This could annoy your opponent.

Imagine you're dribbling. By accident, you touch the ball a bit too hard. Your opponent goes for the ball. This is the perfect moment to use the Marseille Turn. With the Marseille Turn you throw your body between the ball and your opponent. In addition, you even beat your opponent and continue dribbling.

5 - Shoulder feint

This is a less known move but still very useful. It's the easiest move on this list. So make sure to add this to your game, no matter what your position is.

This is one of the most used soccer tricks. You use it to put your opponent on the wrong foot.

This trick requires almost no technique, all you need is timing and experience. Just like many other easy tricks, you can adjust this trick to your own needs or follow up with another trick.

These 5 tricks are very useful in matches. Except for the Marseille Turn, they're not very hard to learn and apply.

Don't underestimate it though. The best advice I can give to soccer players who want to use tricks, is that it requires time and experience to apply soccer tricks successfully.

Practice these tricks and keep practicing them. You'll see that after a while, you start using tricks in reactions to the actions of your opponents. You don't have to overthink them as much as in the beginning. Good luck!

Boro boss eyeing FA Cup success

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate will put history to one side as he attempts to pull off an FA Cup and Premier League survival double.

Boro head into Sunday's quarter-final against Everton at Goodison Park entrenched in a desperate fight to retain their top-flight status.

Whatever happens on Merseyside, the Teessiders will return knowing they have 10 games in which to stave off relegation - something they famously failed to do the last time they reached the final of club football's most famous knockout competition.

Back in 1997, a Boro side including Juninho, Fabrizio Ravanelli and Emerson went to Wembley twice - losing the League Cup final to Leicester after a replay and then the FA Cup final to Chelsea.

However, worse was to follow as they slipped out of the Premier League - and the pain of that treble disappointment remains acute for the club's supporters.

But as memories of that season come flooding back, Southgate is adamant they are irrelevant.

He said: "It's not really of any relevance. It's recent history, but it doesn't have any bearing.

"It's a different group of players, a different group of staff - and we are looking forward.

"I hope we get to a final - that's the first thing; then it's for us to make sure we get our league form sorted.

"But we are only at the quarter-final stage at the moment with a hell of a game on our hands, so we can worry about those sorts of scenarios a bit further down the line."

Boro looked to have belatedly embarked upon a road to salvation in the league last Saturday when they turned in a fine display to defeat title-chasing Liverpool 2-0 at the Riverside Stadium, and they headed for Tottenham on Wednesday brimming with confidence.

But Spurs dusted themselves down after their agonising Carling Cup final penalty shoot-out defeat by Manchester United to score four times without replay and plunge the Teessiders back into the mire.

Southgate, who has never sought to prioritise as his side continues to compete on two fronts, is convinced the situation in the league is retrievable.

He said: "It's all in our hands. We have got fixtures against teams who are in the pack above us, and they will be key.

"But we have known for a while that we were going to have to grind on and pick up results we weren't expected to.

"We did that against Liverpool, and that raised expectations for Tottenham - and had we got a point at Tottenham, that would have been a brilliant result for us.

"But we didn't, and the size of the defeat makes it look a lot worse - and obviously affects the goal difference. But it means there is no hiding place for any of us."

For a couple of days at least, the focus will be on Everton and the prospect of a Wembley semi-final - and perhaps a return trip as Boro attempt to make up for a missed opportunity when they bowed out of the competition at the same stage last season to Cardiff, who went on to play Portsmouth in the final.

Southgate said: "We don't have a league game until next Saturday and really we want to give the FA Cup everything we have got, once you have come this far in a competition.

"If we didn't have any interest in winning it, we might as well have put out the youth team against Barrow (in the third round).

"Now we have gone three or four games, you want to keep that run going.

"We only had the chance to win two competitions at the start of the season, and this is one of them."

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United face Toffees, Blues must wait

Arsenal or Hull City will face Chelsea, while Manchester United take on Everton after the semi-final draw for the FA Cup was made on Sunday.
United and Chelsea - the bookmakers' favourites for the cup - have been kept apart in Sunday's last-four draw - meaning a second cup final showdown in three seasons remains on the cards.


Chelsea will face either Arsenal or Hull, who have yet to meet, while United will take on Everton who defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 on Sunday.

Arsenal won their delayed fifth-round tie on Sunday afternoon, beating Burnley 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

United and Chelsea met each other in the FA Cup final two years ago with Chelsea winning 1-0 in extra-time through Didier Drogba.

But Sir Alex Ferguson's side got the better of the Blues on penalties in the Champions League final last May and their latest Premier League meeting resulted in a 3-0 victory for United.

Neither side will take a final appearance for granted, though, with Ferguson well aware of Everton's capabilities in the cup.

The Toffees' last major trophy was their FA Cup victory in 1995, when they upset United 1-0 in the final. The pair have met 10 times in the competition and are tied at 5-5.

Everton striker Louis Saha, who scored the winner in Sunday's 2-1 quarter-final victory over Middlesbrough, admitted United's 4-0 win against Fulham on Saturday gives the Toffees plenty of food for thought.

The former United player told the club's website: "When I remember the game yesterday, it is a difficult one, but it is a special thing to go to Wembley.

"I think it is going to be a really tough game but we have been great all season so far.

"We have shown great commitment in the FA Cup so, obviously, we have to show that to keep winning the next two games.

"You have to beat the big teams at some point and this will be a big test for us because they are the best team around."

United winger Park Ji-sung is just hoping to be part of the Wembley experience after missing out on playing at the national stadium thus far.

"I'd love to be involved because I haven't yet experienced what it feels like to play there," he told MUTV.

"Injuries have meant I've missed out when we've been there and I didn't play in the recent Carling Cup final win.

"I know what a great stadium it is and hopefully I'll get the chance to play this time."

Arsenal will be firm favourites to beat Hull when they meet in their quarter-final at the Emirates, despite the Tigers' shock victory there in the league this season.

The Gunners and Chelsea last faced each other in the FA Cup in the fifth round in 2004, when Arsenal triumphed 2-1.

Indeed, Guus Hiddink's side may have to overcome more than 60 years of history if they are to reach the final again - they have not beaten Arsenal in the FA Cup since 1947.

The matches will be played at Wembley Stadium on April 18 and 19.

FA Cup semi-final draw:

Arsenal/Hull City v Chelsea; Manchester United v Everton.

Blues boss focusing on football

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has refused to be drawn on comments made by managing director Karren Brady in her national newspaper column.
Brady, who writes a weekly diary for The Sun, stated on Saturday "I think we have entered Phil Scolari territory" while also mocking the signing of Ulises de la Cruz by saying "after the council, I think we must be Birmingham's second biggest employer".

Previous entries have also caused unrest this season and are seen from the outside to be unsettling the club's efforts to secure promotion to the Premier League.

Brady did last week state McLeish has the board's full support. When asked about their relationship, the former Scotland manager insisted he is focused purely on footballing matters.

He said in the Birmingham Mail: "I'm only going to talk about the football, that is my side of it. I've got a team full of spirit, full of confidence, they are all pulling for each other. The coaches, we're all pulling for each other out on the training ground.

"I've got to say that we will keep working on the players' morale. Morale is fantastic, my job is to give them morale, give them confidence and I'm not going to talk about anything external, other than the lads that are doing so well for us."

Eustace swaps Hornets for Rams

Derby County have announced the loan signing of midfielder John Eustace from Championship counterparts Watford, who is 'excited' by the move.

The 29-year-old has been keen to seal a short-term move after failing to feature for the Hornets since December.

Former Stoke City midfielder Eustace is thoroughly looking forward to his time at Pride Park, with the club currently 16th in the table after five wins in their last seven games.

He said on Sky Sports News: "Obviously I wasn't playing at Watford, and I want to be playing first-team football.

"Derby showed an interest and I jumped at the chance. (Manager) Nigel (Clough) seems to have turned it around. It looks an exciting place to be. There is a quality squad here.

"I've got good experience and hopefully that can help. I'm just raring to go. I am really excited to be here and am going to give 100 per cent."

Interval roasting stirred Toffees

David Moyes revealed that his Everton players were given the scolding of their lives during their FA Cup quarter-final with Middlesbrough.

Boro were deservedly ahead at the break thanks to a David Wheater header, and Moyes and his coach Steve Round both laid into their side at the break.

They got their required response in a six-minute spell which saw Marouane Fellaini and substitute Louis Saha grab the goals which secured a 2-1 win and a semi-final place against Manchester United on the weekend of April 18/19.

That will be a repeat of the 1995 final, when Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 thanks to a Paul Rideout winner.

Everton had not reached the semi-finals of the competition since that year, and Moyes feared for a long spell in the opening hour that they would fail to make it to the last four this time.

He said: "It was (as case of) who could get into the dressing room first to have a real go at them. It was Steve Round, my coach, who got there first.

"The way we played in the first half is not the way Everton play. And they were told that in no uncertain terms by both of us.

"But we are delighted to have got this far. We were favourites but I was worried that there would be one game this weekend that didn't go the way everyone expected. For a long while I feared it would be us.

"There was a lot of re-organisation needed at the break, but they also needed to be really charged up.

"We have talked a good game beforehand, but we didn't do anything in that first half to deserve a semi-final place.

"I can be angry at half-time, but Steve got there first this time and did a good job on them.

"I felt they responded very well. For the first 15 minutes of the second half they were really up for it.

"It is not easy to come from behind to beat a Premier League side, and we needed to be at our best. Louis Saha gave us a real direction up front, we haven't got many others in the side who can give us that goal threat."

Moyes added: "Middlesbrough played well, but we have earned the right to go to a final having beaten Liverpool and Aston Villa so far. Now we have to beat a really good side to get to the final.

"I felt Louis would last 30 minutes (because of his injuries), but in the end he had 45 and was excellent. He will be a big player for us when he can start matches."

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate admitted his side, battling relegation in the Premier League, could not handle Everton's comeback.

He said: "Of course it is a huge disappointment to lose a cup semi-final, and we were in a position of being 45 minutes from Wembley.

"Everybody's emotions are pretty raw, but the way we gave the lead away underlines why we are where we are this season.

"We had commitment and endeavour, but we have to learn how to win matches and see matches through to the end.

"We had a six-minute period where we didn't deal with the high balls into the box, which we had done brilliantly before that. There were harsh lessons to learn."

Southgate refused to blame goalkeeper Brad Jones, who was at fault for both Everton goals.

He said: "We win or lose as a team, I do not understand why people always want to find someone to blame. For every goal that is conceded, there are three or four mistakes in the lead up to it.

"As far as I am concerned, Brad Jones has been excellent for us, whatever might have happened on the goals, that is football.

"Did we do enough as a team to win the game? Probably not, that is what we must look at.

"It is a shame for the fans. Going to Wembley would have been something to look forward to, but now we have a quarter of the season to go to get ourselves out of the relegation zone.

"We have been excellent in the cup, now we have to stick together and get through this. There have been some tough evenings to endure after matches, now we have to get over this and keep fighting in the league."

Beckham’s busy schedule could rebound on him

LONDON (AP)—David Beckham’s decision to play for two clubs in hopes of going to the 2010 World Cup could be too big a gamble.

He is embarking on an almost nonstop schedule on two continents while trying to satisfy the demands of three coaches and two sets of management in addition to sponsors, promoters and family. Dreaming of a fourth consecutive World Cup, he could wind up flat on his face from exhaustion.

Beckham, AC Milan and the Los Angeles Galaxy announced Sunday they had struck a deal in which the former England captain will remain with the Serie A club until the season ends, then return to his Major League Soccer team in July.

That means that Beckham, who has been on loan to Milan, will play for three teams over the next nine months despite passing his 35th birthday.

All this runs alongside his commercial activities, ambassadorial position with MLS and promotional work for England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Not to be forgotten are matters closer to home—husband to Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham and father of their three sons.

Mission Impossible? Maybe he’ll call on his Los Angeles neighbor and good friend Tom Cruise for advice.

“People have talked about the amount of games that I will be playing and the amount of hours I will be playing football but it’s never bothered me, that side of the game,” he said. “I have always loved playing as many games as possible.”

But Beckham’s lifestyle is far more than just soccer. The coaches of Milan, the Galaxy and England may well be alarmed at this hectic schedule.

If it were simply Milan or the Galaxy, he would get long breaks at the end of the season, wherever he is. Playing for both in overlapping seasons means only short periods of inactivity to rest aching muscles and repair injuries.

“I get a good four weeks rest in the summer and then I get another rest in December,” he said. “It sets me up right to then to go into January fully fit and fully ready and at my best.”

Although Beckham believes he can cram all this into his routines, it is a situation he tried to avoid. He wanted Milan to buy him outright from the Galaxy before the March 8 deadline set by the MLS team.

After two unsuccessful seasons with the Galaxy, who failed to reach the playoffs despite his arrival, Beckham moved on loan to Milan to improve his chances of making the England squad.

He figured correctly that playing alongside the likes of some of the world’s top players, including Ronaldinho, Kaka and Paolo Maldini, would catch the eye of England manager Fabio Capello—a former Milan coach—and improve his chances of playing for his country.

Once in Milan, Beckham liked the experience so much he decided to stay and negotiate a break from the Galaxy. But Milan got nowhere near the Galaxy’s price and the transfer never happened.

Contributing some of his own massive fortune, Beckham negotiated an extension to his loan deal and will stay in Serie A until June 30 before crossing the Atlantic again to play the second half of the MLS season.

Once that finishes in late November, Beckham is expected to return to Italy in January 2010 to resume playing for Milan although it is not clear whether that will be a full-time transfer or another loan.

All this will mean that Beckham could be the busiest soccer player on the planet. But he says it was the only way to make sure he can be in South Africa for the World Cup, assuming England makes it.

“I personally have to do everything I can do be involved in that,” he said. “Everyone knows how passionate I am about playing for my country and, if it gives me a better chance of being involved in that squad, I’ll do anything possible to make that happen.”

By the time that World Cup starts June 11, 2010, Beckham could be playing there for England as a 36-year-old Galaxy player, or Milan star or both, assuming he stays fit.

For any England player, there are a lot of twists and turns before that happens. Beckham has just created a few more.

Del Piero aims for 'perfect game'

Alessandro Del Piero claims Juventus will need to produce "the perfect game" to knock Chelsea out of the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Chelsea hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago, but Del Piero still believes that can be overturned at the Stadio Olimpico with a repeat of their performance in London and a bit of luck.

"We played well there a fortnight ago," he said. "Chelsea played quite a good game and won, we played a very good game but lost.

"Hopefully we can turn that around on Tuesday night.

"We have been particularly looking forward to this game and on Tuesday we will have to play the perfect game."

An away goal in London would have given the Bianconeri more hope of going through, but Del Piero refuses to see it as a lost cause.

"We have got to concede as little room as possible and take our chances intelligently," he added.

"I hope that tomorrow night the whole of Juventus is on top of its game, not just me, and then we can go through.

"The result may be negative at the moment, but it is not terrible. Certainly, we cannot rely only on technical and tactical aspects tomorrow; we need to play with our heart, the desire to win, enthusiasm and passion."

Coach Claudio Ranieri is asking for even more than that.

"Juventus has such a history in Italian and European football and all of the players who arrive here realise what it means to where this shirt," he said.

"It may be a heavy responsibility to wear it, but we have got to give it the maximum.

"When we reach the maximum, we then have to go beyond that."

Two years ago, Juventus were playing in Serie B after an enforced relegation from the top flight of Italian football for the first time in their history.

They have worked hard to get back into a position to play matches such as this one and Ranieri will be asking for one more effort to keep the dream of renewed European success alive.

"Tomorrow night we play on the international stage," he said. "We have done a lot to get here and we want to stay here.

"We are playing on three stages and tomorrow's is beautiful and stimulating. It is the international one and we want to do well."

After losing Mohamed Sissoko to a fractured foot at the weekend, Ranieri received even worse news on Monday when he lost central defender Nicolas Legrottaglie to a recurrent knee injury.

"He still has the same problem with his knee," he explained. "He tried to train, but said he could still feel pain. He had never really fully recovered from it in the first place."

Former Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg should take his place alongside Giorgio Chiellini at the heart of the Juve defence while Jonathan Zebina has been included in the squad after making his first appearance of the season in the Turin derby at the weekend.

Zdenek Grygera is also back after missing the derby while Del Piero and Amauri should start in attack, but Ranieri is not taking anything for granted.

He even refused to rule out naming David Trezeguet in an ambitious three-man attack.

"You can never be 100% certain about anything," he said.

"Usually I decide my team on the evening before the match, but sometimes I have to wait until the day of the game to see if there are any injuries.

"We will see. We have got to play all of our cards and I am convinced we will play a great game, whoever I field."

Champions League Preview: Bayern Munich - Sporting CP

This game would seem a formality with Bayern Munich leading 5-0 from the first leg. However, it’s not over till the fat lady sings, and without wanting to cast aspersions on the Bavarian women folk, Bayern still have 90 minutes to play.

Mission Accomplished

Barring a total and utter catastrophe at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, Bayern Munich will book their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and reach what manager Uli Hoeness called their “minimum expectation”.

The 5-0 demolition in the first-leg was a Franck Ribery-inspired affair but with the mercurial Frenchman missing from the return leg (as well as a few more key names), it will be interesting to see how the Bavarians fare.

Bayern obviously turned it on in Portugal, as they did at the start of February against Stuttgart, and as they did at the weekend when beating Hannover 5-0. That however hasn’t been the consistent story in 2009 thus far as three league defeats prove, and as their 4-2 DFB Pokal exit at Bayer Leverkusen showed last week.

"It looks a formality on paper, but it’s not," trainer Juergen Klinsmann told the club’s official website.

"We can take nothing for granted. We need to take it seriously and mustn’t be careless. That’s something we can’t afford.

"It’s the kind of match where we can have a look at one or two players, and that’s what we’ll do, although we won’t overdo the rotation. I want to maintain the flow."

Mission Impossible

Sporting Clube de Portugal, aka Sporting Lisbon to many, are going to have to stage the comeback of all comebacks to have the slightest chance of taking their place in the quarter-finals of this season’s Champions League.

They are going to have to better the best comeback in Champions League history to turn the tie on its head. Deportivo La Coruna, came back from losing 4-1 to Milan in the 2003/04 quarter-finals first leg to win the return 4-0. The Spanish side, however, had home advantage for the second leg.

While a home loss to Bayern Munich was not a complete shock to the viewing public, the nature and scale of the loss two weeks ago at the Jose Alvalade did raise more than a few eyebrows on the Iberian Peninsula.

After withstanding an early spell of Sporting pressure Bayern turned on the style in Lisbon. Franck Ribery broke the deadlock three minutes before half-time and, after Miroslav Klose had scored a second, the Frenchman made it 3-0 three minutes past the hour from the penalty spot following Fabio Rochemback's foul on Philipp Lahm.

Luca Toni's late double completed the biggest ever away win in the Champions League knockout round and the joint highest away victory in the competition's history.

That result aside though, Sporting have been in good form domestically and warmed up for their trip to the Allianz Arena with a 2-0 win over 12th-placed Paços Ferreira on Saturday evening courtesy of goals from Liedson (8) and Derlei (34). Sporting remain in touch at the top of the Portuguese top flight, four points off leaders Porto.

They probably won’t turn the result around but will want at least to restore a little pride.

FORM GUIDE

Bayern Munich

07/03/09 Bayern Munich 5-1 Hannover (Bundesliga)
04/03/09 Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 Bayern Munich (Champions League)
01/03/09 Werder Bremen 0-0 Bayern Munich (Bundesliga)
25/02/09 Sporting CP 0-5 Bayern Munich (Champions League)
21/02/09 Bayern Munich 1 Koeln 2 (Bundesliga)

Sporting CP

07/03/09 Sporting CP 2-0 Pacos de Ferreira (Portuguese League)
28/02/09 FC Porto 0-0 Sporting CP (Portuguese League)
25/02/09 Sporting CP 0-5 Bayern Munich (Champions League)
21/02/09 Sporting CP 3-2 Benfica (Portuguese League)
14/02/09 Belenenses 1-2 Sporting CP (Portuguese League)

TEAM NEWS

Bayern Munich

Juergen Klinsmann has a whole host of players missing for the second leg so it is just as well that the Bavarians built up such a commanding lead from the first game in Portugal.

Luca Toni and Franck Ribery are both out with Achilles and shin injuries, respectively, while Tim Borowski is also going to have to sit this one out with a hamstring injury. Hamit Altintop was also a victim of the weekend win over Hannover as he tore a calf muscle, but Daniel van Buyten could be fit to play some part.

There may be a rare opportunity for the likes of Hans-Jorg Butt, Breno, Andreas Ottl and Jose Ernesto Sosa to see some action with Klinsmann admitting that there will be some rotation.

Possible Starting XI: Butt, Oddo, Breno, Lucio, Lahm, van Bommel, Ottl, Schweinsteiger, Sosa, Klose, Podolski

Sporting CP

Rui Patricio is set to play in goal after recovering from an injury to his left hand. Midfielder Simon Vukcevic has recovered from a bout of flu, but Sporting are going to have to do without Fabio Rochemback, who has a shoulder injury.

Leandro Grimi, Leandro Romagnoli and Helder Postiga won’t feature with injuries, although Adrien Silva and will be fit in time. Defender Miguel Veloso remains a long-term absentee with a thigh injury.

Probable Starting XI: Rui Patricio, Pedro Silva, Daniel Carrico, Anderson Polga, Caneira, Adrien Silva, Izmaylov, Vukcevic, Joao Moutinho, Derlei, Liedson

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Bayern Munich - Miroslav Klose

While the cat's away the Miroslav Klose will profit. That seems to be the case in the absence of Luca Toni from the Bayern ranks, anyway. Italian hit man Toni seems to hog the headlines when he plays and scores, but Klose has shone of late with goals and assists and will look to enjoy himself again on Tuesday with his strike partner sitting this one out.

Sporting CP - Joao Moutinho

Moutinho is the key midfielder for Sporting, although he failed to have much of an impact on the first-leg. That won’t stop various European scouts watching his performance at the Allianz Arena before no doubt making another move to sign the Portuguese starlet in the summer.

PREDICTION

The win over Hannover at the weekend needs to be the start of a winning run from Bayern and I feel that Sporting could be on the end of another beating on Tuesday (albeit a little less severe). Bayern are going to book their place in the quarter-finals, while Sporting will have to concentrate on finishing high enough in the Portuguese league to qualify for next season’s competition.

Bayern Munich 3-1 Sporting CP

Mathew Burt, Goal.com

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