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Hart Koscielny Terry Jagielka Givet Lee Lampard Valencia Bale Tevez Defoe Bench Robinson Carroll Ferguson Foley Thoughts?

http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/06/the-forgotten-film-of-the-1938-world-cup-in-france/ Sorry if this has been posted before. Includes footage of the 1938 World Cup - very cool.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6243296,00.html Blackpool Consider Butt Move Skysports.com understands Blackpool are considering a surprise move for former Newcastle star Nicky Butt.

The player should definitely receive a lengthier ban. It makes me sick that Suarez might get to play in a World Cup final after blatantly cheating (instinct or not).

Which one of these was Ballack's replacement in the starting eleven?

Slate wiped clean at the semi-final - so nobody has the misfortune of being suspended for the final. So anyone already booked in the first three games would be suspended for the QF if they pick up one tomorrow? Yup. I'm sure the slate used to be wiped clean after the group stages. New system far superior though imo imo I like that players won't miss the final, but five games is an awfully long time with some of these card happy referees. If you pick up one in the first group match and one in the QF, do you really deserve to miss the semifinal? Harsh IMO.

Slate wiped clean at the semi-final - so nobody has the misfortune of being suspended for the final. So anyone already booked in the first three games would be suspended for the QF if they pick up one tomorrow? Yeah, Gerrard, Johnson....who else?

Uruguay for me. Very solid team.

Was great when he just laughed at Lalas after Lalas said the US would be in their familiar underdog role against Ghana.

Australia done now.

Missed where he said "better."

No, we'd go through as 2nd rather than top. It would finish: USA 5 England 5 Slovenia 4 Algeria 1 Right now USA is only ahead of England on goals scored. England could easily finish as group winners since GD with USA is even.

How do you figure? South Africa 3-0 and Uruguay 2-0 would get it done, no?

It's for the elbow I believe....has to be. Bye France.

BAFANA BAFANA!!!

First non-shootout penalty miss in the WC since 1974 according to ESPN Stats.

Imagine Terry or Carragher in that spot.

Pretty certain it will be: James Johnson King Terry Cole Lennon Lampard Gerrard Cole Heskey Rooney Think the only question for the first match is Heskey v. Crouch and the keepers. Will get more interesting once Barry is fit.

No reason why it has to be one or the other - they don't play the same position. I understand your general point, but I think if it helps keep us in the Premier League then it's absolutely worth it.

Ah, didn't see that. Housing is what kills people, so then yeah, not bad for a little coaching.

Not sure if you're joking or not, but $30,000 is not a lot of money when you're living in NY/NJ/CT.

I don't care what they're from - that's godawful.

Outstanding.

I don't think anyone can be mad about this. It seemed like the majority of people were doing backflips because we got £12m for him.

Hope it's not Grant. He would have them mid-table comfortably.