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Power shifts, coaching changes afoot in South American soccer
Los Angeles Times Meanwhile, Brazil sticks with Mano Menezes even as Uruguay propels itself to favorite in the 2014 World Cup. Coach Sergio Batista comforts Gonzalo Higuain after Argentina lost to Uruguay in the quarterfinals of Copa America earlier this month. … |
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Power shifts, coaching changes afoot in South American soccer – Los Angeles Times
As we’ve already noted twice (and won’t be noting again, promise) the big names in the Nike ad all failed to produce at World Cup 2010. But they’re really part of a larger trend, in that no single superstar has yet emerged to dominate this tournament in the way that Ronaldo (the original Ronaldo) did in 1998 and 2002, or do something to be talked about for generations, as Roger Milla did in 1990. There have been some impressive performances though.
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Soundoff: Who’s Your Hero of World Cup 2010 So Far?
Netherlands beat Slovakia 2-1 in the Round of 16, thanks to classic piece of Arjen Robbenry.
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Match Review & Highlights: Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia
This may be a bit late, but we’ll try anyway: could someone please put a man on Gonzalo Higuain? Gonzalo was settled into more free space than the International Space Station and he simply buried South Korea with some patented poaching in front of net.
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Match Review & Highlights: Argentina 4 – South Korea 1
I knew I’d enjoy Diego Maradona’s contribution to World Cup 2010, but I thought it would be more about his crazy antics like running over cameramen , making diva-ish requests and gifting us brilliant brilliant quotes . I dind’t think it would be for his tactics
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Why Diego Maradona is My New Favourite Coach
Heading into Argentina’s World Cup we had one fact, on very strong theory: Lionel Messi is a brilliant football player and Diego Maradona is a very poor football coach. After the opening round, we have a new theory: both are facts.
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Match Review & Highlights: Argentina 1 – Nigeria 0.