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Shea? He's not involved in any way, yet. He's quite young, yeah?

Ben Arfa for the second half of last season is the best he has ever looked at any point in his career. Bale has been doing this rather consistently for a while now. Anyway, the game was completely even, imo. Spurs won because of a stupid mistake by Coloccini. That is how football is sometimes. We need to keep fighting and going forward, though, as we are not out of trouble yet.

http://en.starafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Illustration_Football__Logo_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Congolaise.jpg I still think Republic of Congo is the worst I've seen.

Nearly all of the Egyptian players have been catastrophes when they've left Ahly/Zamalek and made the move to Europe. They fail at a 90 percent rate.

Yeah from DC. I'm a DC fan, but I also think he's objectively a very good player. Could make the transition to Europe quite well, much like Dempsey at Fulham a few years ago. Left winger who can also play as a center striker or withdrawn forward. Not as potentially explosive as Brek Shea, but a tougher and more well-rounded player. Hope he makes it, then. I used to go to a few matches down at their stadium and the fans were always quite good, better than the football. Luciano Emilio was unbelievable as well.

The US is such a spoiled nation. You had the World Cup less than 20 years ago! England, the creator of football, has hosted it once. Brazil will have waited 64 years for a second shot. DMX...is that Pontius from DC? I don't watch or follow your league, but I know of him.

I think all of you are pronouncing Bancé incorrectly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38067000/jpg/_38067576_fadigajoy_300x300.jpg Khalilou Fadiga One of the bright stars that was instrumental for Senegal during their surprise 2002 World Cup run, Khalilou played for a host of Belgian and French clubs early in his career before moving to Inter Milan from Auxerre. It was at Inter that the heart problems which troubled the rest of his career were discovered. He moved to Bolton next, and collapsed with a heart attack during training. Fortunately Mr. Fadiga survived and amazingly continued playing football with a newly-installed defibrillator despite the protestations of medical professionals. Fadiga continued to ply his trade in England and Belgium until his eventual retirement. I don't know how Sewelly is writing so many words. Too much effort for me.

Mutu had a brace against Lyon five days ago.

Bale is significantly more effective than Ben Arfa. At his best Ben Arfa is electric and nearly unstoppable, so his peaks may be higher, but Hatem has never shown the ability to be consistent at any stage of his career.

How prevalent is performance and drug use is football? The number of people who have been caught using over these years seems to be incredibly and remarkably low. My favourite sport is basketball and I am always stunned that a sport featuring power athletes who are repeatedly jumping and sprinting has almost no suspicion or conviction of drug use. It is similar in football. Considering the athletes at the top level play nearly all year round and the amount of strength, pace, and endurance required to play in the best leagues, I just find it difficult to believe that no one is looking for ways of improving unnaturally.

That is because he was at least 40 by the year 2000.

On the contrary, Bradley is arguably our best player. Bradley is probably our most cultured CM since Claudio Reyna, who I rated immensely. I always wonder what Charlie Davies could have developed into had he not had that horrible car accident, his career took a dive after it. His career looked on the up too - damn shame. My memory of him is from US-Nigeria in the 2008 Olympics. America had ten men for about 89 minutes, so we dominated, but Davies was easily the best player on the pitch and was terrifying. I thought he had the potential to make it at the top level, but the accident changed all of this. From what I understand, it is a miracle he is even playing, though.

That's half the point though isn't it? Players who haven't really made an impact after randomly appearing in a top side or looking s*** hot for half a season of so? Baba wins the Superbowl and gets grumpy. He can't handle success, let him be for a while... I am actually elated beyond measure, and will be doubly so if Nigeria win on Sunday. It does not translate through the internet. Anyway, let me join the festivities: Femi Obabunmi http://omojuwa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Femi-Opabunmi1.jpg

This is useless. Nearly all of these players are still active.

Away matches during qualification are difficult regardless of the team or the continent. It is just one of those things about football. The United States and Mexico will qualify with ridiculous ease as always. Hopefully, Jamaica can sneak through. I know enough Jamaicans to know that every one in that country is completely mad and somewhat violent so it would be fun to have them in Brazil.

Hosting a World Cup is a great advantage once the tournament actually arrives, but playing all of these ridiculous friendlies instead of going through an actual qualification campaign is the worst possible preparation.

Is something wrong with your head? Why would you talk about these things before the final? It probably was Amokachi. He is our assistanct coach.

Ghana's penalties were horrendous. I notice Gyan didn't volunteer himself after the misses in 2010 and 2012. After Zambia last year, I'm not particularly keen on playing Burkina Faso in the final, but on our current form I think Naija are definitely the better side. Sunday will be a massive day.

Clottey's penalty almost as bad as Vorsah's....

VORSAH :lol:

The hair in this match is an embarrassment to Africa as a whole. Gyan's is disgusting. Bance has missed at least six chances to win the game! Where is Ghana's defence? Penalties now. Yes. I don't know if CAF has any rules on overturning bans though.

The referee sends Pitroipa off for diving on what should be a penalty. The standard of it has just been poor throughout the tournament.

According to Colin Udoh: Asked Emenike about his injury. Says 'I'm feeling good and by the grace of God, I'll be ready for the Final.' Bance off the line again! Brukina Faso are really pressuring Ghana here.

A fantastic match by SE. I am very proud of that performance, and impressed with our attacking verve which is something that has been missing under Keshi. Good performances all around, but Moses is going to be a special player, I'm happy England didn't want him. It is amazing that the team is now ninety minutes from a title given that they were 10 minutes from being kicked out by Ethiopia. Burkina Faso-Ghana is decent. Extra-time and it is tied 1-1. Bance just missed a massive chance to give Upper Volta the lead. The Burkinabe team is full of pace and strength. Not so much skill without Traore, but dangerous on the counter. Now they've had a goal disallowed. Ghana hanging on.