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We could do with every bit of motivation and performance boost trying to get into the WC squad does.

France 1-0, Sakho.

One of their very first piece of news. Was likely used to gauge the hits it generated and to put the SDnews name into the public domain. I wouldn't read too much into the 'reliability' of their reporting with that article.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R1lM_GgbKyg/UosT4LBR7vI/AAAAAAAAKPw/q1iQX6PWYGg/s800/Nike+France+2014+World+Cup+Kit+Front.jpg France's 'World Cup' kit. Apparently with white shorts and white () socks. Guess anything goes now after their all-blue Euro 2012 kit.

Arsenal Tula.

Not getting always for cheap. He was going to Hull for ~£6m last summer until talks collapsed very late into the window.

Nah, I think he genuinely believes it. He's off the chart when it comes to self-confidence.

'Saved' from a playoff match for a friendly.

Nigeria just scored. Shola is not even in the matchday squad today.

vdV 1-0.

Netherlands v Japan. Cillessen starts. Krul on the bench.

Jérémy Ménez? Out of favour at PSG and last year of contract. Documented attitude problems though plus likely on big wages as well.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2500411/Newcastle-United-goalkeeper-Tim-Krul-performed-heroics-Tottenham-Hotspur-story-record-breaking-Dutchman.html Didn't know it was a PL record. Was Unbelievable!'s user name inspired by Krul?

Plausible idea. You have to wonder if Cisse is still highly regarded in Germany.

Good point. My bad, should have made it clearer.

Champs League, or any other league for that matter, won't hit those figures. Surely that's an imbalanced comparison though? seeing as there is 38 games a season compared to the 15 games of the CL. Context, Mole. How many games do you think Celtic/Rangers will have? 8's prob the norm, 2 if they can't clear the qualifiers. Even in the wider sense and without the help of numbers, I doubt the average CL match will match the average PL match in global viewership.

Champs League, or any other league for that matter, won't hit those figures.

http://www.footballshirtculture.com/images/argentina-world-cup-2014-adidas-home-football-shirt-a.jpg

Makes sense in that Rangers have almost 100% better chance of getting CL consistently that Newcasyle would. The money gained thru CL tv rights and the exposure for SD means it makes absolute sense The big bucks in the CL are in the later stages. Celtic and Rangers are unlikely to even clear the 1st group stage. Exposure-wise, nothing beats the PL in showcasing his brand to a worldwide audience. 38 PL matches vs the SPL plus 6 CL matches, the answer is obvious.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ukV69vAqXAk/UmusB0PKEKI/AAAAAAAAojE/yDRqgLLOzy4/s1600/David+MOYES.png

Confederations Cup - Mexico v Italy. Mexico's original shorts were white. http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/tournament/competition/02/11/07/34/2110734_large.jpg Another example of predominantly dark vs predominantly light kit I guess. Colombia's yellow/white will be light yet Mexico's green/white still runs foul if the rule is interpreted as such. And Spain in traditional red/blue will clearly show up as a dark kit in monochrome.

http://www.footballkitnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Messi-Argentina-World-Cup-Shirt-2014.jpg Same font. Probs standardised adidas font type.

I looked through the relevant FIFA WC 2014 regulations the other day and found nothing suggesting same-colour shorts/socks. Well, according to my interpretations. Still don't see why they can't have their traditional shorts colour and switch over to their alternate shorts if it clashes with the opposition's e.g. Portugal v North Korea above.

Deja vu.

Nah that's Zabaleta. Look to the left of Zabaleta.