With no doubt, the best soccer jersey number is the number 10. The number ten is probably the most popular number because of legends like Pele and Maradona who took the number ten to new heights. More recent soccer stars like Roberto Baggio, Francesco Totti, and Lionel Messi have all attempted to continue the legacy of the magic number ten by wearing it proudly in hopes of someday capturing the same glory as Pele or... read article
Francesco Totti's possible return from injury may add to the hazards leaders Internazionale will face when they visit a Roma side with growing hopes of winning Serie A.
Claudio Ranieri is confident his Roma side will show no hangover from their derby celebrations when they meet Udinese in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg. The Giallorossi lead 2-0 following February's first leg and are aiming to meet Inter Milan in the final in the capital.
Francesco Totti may have missed out on being named in Italy's preliminary World Cup squad, club coach Claudio Ranieri intimated on Saturday. Roma striker Totti had been considering coming out of international retirement for the June 11-July 11 tournament in South Africa but media reports have said coach Marcello Lippi has decided against recalling him and has informed the club.
The current football champions Italy has a strong field line-up again this year.there are many strong players in the current squad upon which Italy can rely with much confidence.
Francesco Caputo, a player from Italian side Cesena, scores and then celebrates by punching the teammate who played the decisive pass! The victim's name is Emanuel Rivas but he got credited with the assist though :)
Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli is never far from controversy but this time it appears he is on the receiving end of the abuse. Two minutes from time in Inter's 1-0 win over Roma, aged Italian striker Francesco Totti was sent off for a tackle on the 19 year-old. Totti accepted his marching orders without remorse and after was accused of racially taunting the 19 year old throughout the game. Is this an isolated incident or is it something the authorities need to crack down on?
Ronaldinho. Swapping seat on a plane for sitting on couch.
Pato. Will have plenty of time for his girlfriend this summer.
Zanetti. Left in the shadows.
Benzema. Won't b stealing headlines this summer.
Totti. No longer holding on to that spot.
The names are in and the question is whose in and who isn't? The toughest job for any manager is to select a squad but the show must go on. Plus, there's still another round of chops and the international managers with oodles of talent at their disposal will have to take a leaf out of Simon Cowell's book and simply make the call. But which players do you feel got a raw deal, which one's shouldn't have been overlooked?
The USA squad is heading to Princeton, New Jersey, for a final training camp before coach Bob Bradley has to cut his 30-man preliminary squad down to the final 23. The key question mark surrounds the fitness of Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu, who has not played since October. Up front Hull's Jozy Altidore is guaranteed to make the final cut, with MLS top-scorer Edson Buddle, Mexico-based Herculez Gomez, Charlie Davies, Robbie Findley, Brian Ching and Eddie Johnson fighting it out for the remaining spots.
