England is the clear favorite in this match and I expect them to win 2-0. That being said, many of the experts are predicting that this will be a close match and some say that the USA might even end up pulling off a draw.
The Chelsea striker Didier Drogba may be injured just before the World Cup, but he is still over the moon with the great season he had as Chelsea won the Double.
“I think it started for me when I had a good pre-season,” he said. “And I knew after that I would have a chance for a good season,”
I am still trying to come to terms with the latest bit of Chelsea transfer news. It is incredible that the Blues have allowed Joe Cole to leave on a free transfer, especially considering he is just about to become an even bigger star at the World Cup! I understand the club wanting to reduce the wage bill, but Cole is a very special talent. If he has fully recovered from his injuries he could come back to haunt us next season…
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The Chelsea and England star Joe Cole could be a free agent at the end of this month, and there have been many rumours about where he will end up next season, most notably regarding Arsenal, but the Spurs manager Harry Redknapp would love Cole to rejoin him at White Hart Lane, and wants to speak to him about it when he returns from South Africa.
The referee in yesterdays “friendly” game against Platinum Stars, Jeff Selogilwe, says that if Rooney doesn’t learn to control his insulting behaviour he will definitely get sent off during the World Cup.
It is thought in England that the Man Utd striker had matured a lot and calmed down his competitive behavious, but in the recent warm-up games it has become increasingly obvious that he still has his overly aggressive nature, and Selogilwe is warning him to keep it in check.
The Chelsea and France winger Florent Malouda thinks that the national team are missing a natural leader like Patrick Vieira or Claude Makele before him. France has been extremely unconvincing in qualifying for the World Cup, and even more so in their recent warm up matches, and Malouda admits the team have “problems”.
“The problem is, after what we did in 2006 – and of course there was a great generation in 1998 and 2000 – expectations are very high,” Malouda told The Guardian.
The Sunday papers are full of Joe Cole transfer news today. He is definitely the hottest player on the market at the moment, especially as he could be available on a free transfer. Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp said last week that Cole had agreed a deal with someone, but not Spurs, but the some papers still have them in the running.
The ex-England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has today admitted that he has been a Liverpool fan all his life, and that to take over from Rafael Benitez as Liverpool coach would be a “dream”.
“I have been a Liverpool fan all of my life.” Eriksson said.
“I never mentioned it when I was in charge of England because I didn’t think it was fair.
According to reports coming in this morning, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is preparing to take advantage of the upheaval at Liverpool by stealing their star striker Fernando Torres.
Their are rumours that Liverpool plan to sell of their star players like Torres and Gerrard to create a treasure chest for the new manager, and may delay any appointment until after the sales have gone through.
