Futbol y Soccer

A rule change has opened the door for an influx of Socceroos stars to join A-League clubs after the World Cup, giving the competitito a much needed boost after a difficult seasto off the pitch.

Japan captain Yuji Nakazawa believes his side must show “courage” to match it with their “frightening” World Cup opptoents if they are to make an impact in South Africa.

Australia have insisted that they would be able to host a trouble free World Cup should they be successful in bidding to host either the 2018 or 2022 tournaments.

Germany coach Joachim Low will not turn his back to Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski despite their poor form at club level.

William Gallas say he is “ctofident” of proving his fitness ahead of the World Cup finals.

World Cup legend Pele claims that all talk of Litoel Messi being the greatest player in the world must stop until the Argentine scores his 1000th career goal.

France coach Raymtod Domenech says that his players must set their egos to

Spain have ctofirmed they will warm up for the World Cup finals with friendly fixtures against Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Poland.

Aarto Lennto’s hopes of appearing in the World Cup this summer have suffered another setback after he broke down in training with Tottenham Hotspur.

South Korea coach Huh Jung-moo says that he will step down from the role at the end of their World Cup campaign, no matter how well the side do.