World Cup

Over 5,000 people have been arrested in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand as part of a World Cup initiative set up to crackdown on illegal betting rings during the tournament. Nearly $10 million (£6.5 million) was seized during the Asia-wide …

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One overwhelming question has stuck with me since the completion of the World Cup. Is it possible to do it “samba style” anymore? Not since ’86, when Maradona dazzled the crowd, have we witnessed a team win the World Cup …

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Shortly before midnight last Sunday, the man they called El Illusionista (The Dreamer), El Anti-Galactico (The Anti-Galactico) and Cerebro (The Brain) was the greatest man on Earth, deciding the greatest show on Earth. The unassuming superstar reached the pinnacle of …

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Here’s a look at the online buzz and social media activities surrounding the recently-concluded 2010 World Cup. The infographic below was provided by the good folk at Simply Zesty:

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Now that the World Cup is over and the players are returning home for a couple of weeks of vacation and then joining their respective clubs for training and the pre-season. Managers will looking at the players that out-shone the …

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This is not a list of our favorite players from the World Cup. If it were, it would’ve been quite different to say the least. Taking a look at the statistics of the players, here is a list of the …

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FIFA have done the decent thing and finally confirmed what we have all known to be true for some time (about 16 days in fact), by rubber-stamping England’s woebegone showing in South Africa as the Three Lions’ worst performance at …

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With a conspicuous absence of any defensively-minded players on FIFA’s Golden Ball award shortlist, you could be forgiven for thinking that there weren’t any outstanding back-line performers at this summer’s World Cup – but one quick delve into glorious retrospect …

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The 2010 World Cup champions Spain celebrated the first star over the emblem. Here are a few images from their dressing room in Soccer City. Also a couple of images from their trip back home are included. The Spaniards are …

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One of the more interesting pieces of statistical analysis that’s come out of this year’s World Cup comes from Frontier Economics, a leading European economic consultancy, who recently carried out an analysis of the economic value of the players from …

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Mike Martin hands out the gongs as we review the first ever African World Cup.

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After the 2010 World Cup climaxed yesterday, we at Soccerlens thought it was high time to have a little look at those who, over the course of the tournament, have both transcended in the realms of the heroic and those …

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