world cup

February 23, 2012

Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro kisses the World Cup goodbye

With great sadness, Fabio Cannavaro kissed the World Cup trophy before the 2010 FIFA World Cup final soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday, July 11th, 2010.

I had such high hopes for the Azzurri during this tournament but alas it was not to be again.

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David Letterman takes on USA Soccer star Landon Donovan

After representing the United States in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup, soccer star Landon Donovan is kicking off of media tour in New York City. The twenty eight year old L.A. Galaxy player faced off with David Letterman outside the Late Show studios this afternoon.

Donovan, who kicked in a sweet goal during the 91st minute of the USA vs. Algeria game and scored the team’s lone goal against Ghana had this to say during his interview:
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David Beckham gets the Royal treatment

Just because footballer David Beckham is injured and can’t partake of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he is making the most of his time in South Africa. As you may have witnessed during England’s match yesterday, two members of the Royal Family were in attendance.

Prince William and Prince Harry cheered for their home country from the stands and were no doubt as disappointed as I was with the final score.
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Cristiano Ronaldo remains confident in World Cup gold

Here are some hottie pictures of striker Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group G match between Ivory Coast and Portugal at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on June 15, 2010 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. After a disappointing first match for Portugal, Christiano Ronaldo remains confident in his team for the future.

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Fabio Cannavaro talks game disappointment but looks ahead

It has been four long years since we have seen Italy’s Azzurri perform during the World Cup. While I was quite disappointed in their match against Paraguay, there are definitely strong hopes the boys in blue will pick up some steam as the competition continues.

Team captain Fabio Cannavaro expressed his disappointment in the way his team performed.
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Cristiano Ronaldo strips again for Armani and we are grateful

What better way to continue our World Cup celebrations than to see these latest pictures of Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo? These are the shots of his second campaign for fashion house, Armani. He is the Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans for fall and winter 2010/2011.

For those of you anxiously awaiting Ronaldo to hit the field in South Africa, you will be happy to know Portugal competes against Côte d’Ivoire. Viewers on the East Coast can catch the game at 10 am.
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World Cup Highlight: David Beckham

David Beckham didn’t let an injury from cheering on his mates at the World Cup. The 35-year-old midfielder who tore his left Achilles’ tendon while playing for AC Milan on March 14th, cheered on the English team in their match against the United States held at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg, South Africa on Saturday, June 12th, 2010.

Bex seems to have been split in his support, much as I was, since his home country team played his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates, Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle.
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