With less than 50 days left until the Word Cup I thought I would add to the excitement by looking at who I think will qualify from Group A which contains France, Uruguay, Mexico and hosts South Africa.
France
Not everybody's favourite team after their controversial play-off win over Ireland but the gods were shining on them when they were drawn in a favourable group.

With less than 50 days left until the Word Cup I thought I would add to the excitement by looking at who I think will qualify from Group A which contains France, Uruguay, Mexico and hosts South Africa.

France

Not everybody's favourite team after their controversial play-off win over Ireland but the gods were shining on them when they were drawn in a favourable group.

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Henry Winter thinks the FA Cup is gaining relevance as the money English football tips even farther to the Top Four in the Premier League, and points specifically to today's third round FA Cup clash between Leeds United and Manchester United as proof.

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Two big games from Ligue 1, a top of the table clash in Holland and a host of derbies that include the Eternal Derby from Greece, the Superclásico from Buenos Aires and the small matter of Manchester United against Liverpool.

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The Champions League quarter-final first legs, big games at the top of the Bundesliga and Serie A and a set of huge derbies involving teams from Madrid, Istanbul and Mexico City.

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El clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona dominates this week's predictions section of our weekly podcast. There is also a top-of-the-table clash in Germany, two FA Cup semi-finals from England and the biggest London derby of them all, Spurs versus Arsenal.

What is it with England and injuries? In the run up to every major tournament at least one big name manages to crock themselves in a dramatic fashion and this time around it has been no different.
It started fairly early when David Beckham, admittedly something of a doubt for the final squad anyway, snapped his achilles tendon while playing for Milan.

Old man kicks ball It's not unusual for players to pick up football tips from their coach, but you don't expect the coach to be quite so hands (or should that be feet) on during in a match. And particularly not when the coach is 69 years old. But that didn't stop Mezey György, of [...]

Old man kicks ball It's not unusual for players to pick up football tips from their coach, but you don't expect the coach to be quite so hands (or should that be feet) on during in a match. And particularly not when the coach is 69 years old. But that didn't stop Mezey György, of [...]

Thanks to guest blogger Thomas Rooney for this thought provoking article which we completely agree with!

Darren Bent is one man who certainly doesn't let criticism or controversy affect him easily, which is good because he's had a fair amount of it sent in his direction during his career.

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On this week's predictions battle we feature two big matches from the Premier League, as well as games from Argentina, Italy, Germany and the Club World Cup.languagecaster.

Steve Bruce has made it clear what he wants from Santa this Christmas, and it isn't a selection of Marks and Spencer's finest cotton socks. The Sunderland manager will be hoping Sir Alex Ferguson has had a little too much festive cheer and feels generous when the discussion over Danny Welbeck's future inevitably comes up.