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When will the English Golden Generation end with a silverware?

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The Current England squad is termed as Golden Generation of the English football. The names included today are not best among their leagues but are regarded as one of the best in the world. David Beckham, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard are the heavy weights of World Football today. They have brought great laurels to their respective clubs and earn millions every year. The biggest Transfers, Richest Clubs, and Spectacular goals they have done all for their clubs and have made them among the finest in the world. For their clubs at least, ‘big players’ are indeed big players. Lampard, Rooney and Defoe all came into the World Cup on the back of personal record-breaking seasons, Gerrard has been synonymous with Liverpool since he first donned the famous shirt and Terry and Ashley Cole have been typically solid in helping Chelsea dethrone Manchester United. And with the relative dominance of English teams in recent European competitions, teams which featured these

Often Favorites But Worlds Most Disappointed Team

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“Often Favorites But Worlds Most Disappointed Team” . This Line is 100 percent true for the Holland or better known as NETHERLANDS. This team over the years ahs one of the best players the world has ever seen but they have never been World Champions. The big and famous team of 1974 with the likes of Johnny Rep,Ruud Krol,Wim Jansen beat Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, they made it to the final despite it being a first appearance in the tournament for 36 years. Netherlands’ World Cup history is surprisingly sparse considering their modern reputation. After taking part in the first two tournaments, they failed to qualify again until the 70s, when they lost in two consecutive finals. Even after that, the Dutch missed out on the finals in 1982 and 1986 and, later, in 2002. They have always promised much yet there is still the feeling that the Dutch have generally under-achieved in world football. But , this time around Netherlands found their route to the finals in faul

Adidas Jabulani World Cup ball

The Controversy against World Cup balls is not new. Goalkeepers always shout and scream before every world Cup as they are scared to concede goals and all of them shouting before hand is better excuse then amazing free kick in the TOP CORNER. Interestingly the ball was designed at Loughborough University, England. Mr. Gordon Banks accuses the new World Cup ball of “destroying the art of goalkeeping” but these statements are normal. Many World Cup players have expressed shock at the new ball’s tendency to explode off the foot, shift in direction and bounce erratically. Even the likes of players like Messi and Coaches like Dunga have expressed concerns . Jabulani The Problem- The altitude level of Stadiums . For example at -In Rustenburg, which is 1150 metres up; Balls invariably travel faster in the thinner air of South Africa’s highveld giving absolutely no time for the keeper to react. Gordon Brown, has gone on to say ,”This will destroy the art of goal Keeping” . Difficulty is Play