With the finale of the World Cup now only a memory, many fans want to celebrate Spain's victory by getting their own jersey. The success of the European squads has sparked a renewed interest in this continents teams. Even though the 2009 - 2010 season is not over yet, there are some changes planned that will affect everything from the uniforms to the sponsors.
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18 year old Jack Rodwell from Everton is a defensive midfielder who can also play center back. "He was just 15 when he made his first reserve appearance, replacing David Weir in a game with Sheffield United in October 2006. Earned five caps for England’s under 16 team, and is now captain of the under 18s team." (from the Everton website)
22 year old Gervinho is already considered one of the star strikers at the Ligue 1, where he plays as a foreword for Lille. He is also captain of the Ivory Coast Olympic team and was just added to the national Ivory Coast roster for the World Cup. Many consider him to be Didier Drogba's heir.
Romelu Lukaku is only 16, but that didn't stop him from starring on the Belgian league playing for Anderlecht, and scoring against such big teams as Ajax at the EUFA league. He's been said to be on Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Milan's watchlist.
Italian teen Davide Santon has already been compared to Paulo Maldini. At 18, he's probably the best young attacking right defender in the country, and already plays for Inter, and on the national Italy squad.
17 year old Iker Muniain plays as a forward for Athletic Bilbao. He's the youngest player ever to score a goal in a first division match in La Liga, at 16. He also plays for the U17 Spanish team.
Spain have been handed a fairly easy World Cup group compared to the others, they will face Switzerland, Honduras and Chile. Everybody expects them to go through to the knockout stages but do they have enough ambition left to claim the trophy?
This World Cup has had drama of high quality and the game also has been played with immaculate class. No team is superior than the other as we have seen the lowly South Africa and Slovakia stunning last year's runner up and World Cup Holder's respectively. Do you think Spain with one loss and a win will crash out of the world cup like France and Italy.
German side Bayer Leverkusen will meet Spanish team Villarreal in the first leg of their round of 16 clash on Thursday. Leverkusen went past Ukrainian side Metallist Kharkiv in the previous round and are second in the German top flight. Villarreal had a more difficult encounter in the previous round as they met Italian side Napoli but they pulled through while being unbeaten in three games in the Spanish league.
The Fifa world cup 2010 boasts of some really great players coming from different nations.we have mentioned the names of the best five footballers who are crucial to their teams.
Portugal are out of the World Cup after they were beaten 1-0 by Spain in Cape Town but how do you rate the Portuguese captain, Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in the game? Vote now!
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
