With the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than 100 days away, its time to breakdown the nations that will be participating in The Great Tournament. Continuing the Group B previews with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Official Name: Nigeria Football Association
Nickname: The Super Eagles
FIFA Confederation: CAF (Africa)
FIFA Code: NGA
How They Qualified: Won Group B of African Final Stage Qualifying
World Cup Appearances (Including 2010): 4
Best WC Finish: USA 1994 & France 1998, Eliminated Round of 16
World Cup Record (MP: Wins - Draws - Losses): 11: 4W - 1D - 6L
Head Coach: Lars Lagerbäck
Most Capped Player (# of caps): Mudashiru Lawal (86)
All-Time Goal Scoring Leader (# of goals): Rashidi Yekini (37)
Brief Footballing History:
Nigeria is a continental power having won the African Cup of Nations twice in 1980 & 1994 and have reached the semis of the African Cup of Nations in 4 of the last 5 editions. Click to continue reading...

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup just a few weeks away, its time to breakdown the 32 teams that will be participating in The Great Tournament. Next up is the European nation of France.
Official Name: Fédération Française de Football
Nickname: Les Bleus
FIFA Confederation: UEFA (Europe)
FIFA Code: FRA
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With the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than 100 days away, its time to breakdown the nations that will be participating in The Great Tournament. Next up are the teams in Group B, beginning with South American giants, Argentina.
Official Name: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
Nickname: La Albiceleste
FIFA Confederation: CONMEBOL (South America)
FIFA Code: ARG
How They Qualified: Finished 4th in CONMEBOL qualifying
World Cup Appearances (Including 2010): 15
Best WC Finish: Champions, Argentina 1978 & México 1986
World Cup Record (MP: Wins - Draws - Losses): 65: 33W - 13D - 19L
Head Coach: Diego Maradona
Most Capped Player (# of caps): Javier Zanetti (136)
All-Time Goal Scoring Leader (# of goals): Gabriel Batistuta (56)
Brief Footballing History:
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Aly Wagner, a member of two U.S. Women's World Cup Teams (2003 & 2007) and two Olympic gold medal teams (2004 & 2008), has retired from professional soccer. Wagner, 29, played 131 times for the USA over a 10-year international career, good for 13th on the all-time list. She finishes her U.S. career with 21 goals and 42 assists, making her the 12th all-time leading scorer in U.

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For ranking methodology and other information about the series, see the original post. To read the about the No. 8-rated stadium, the Monumental in Buenos Aires click here. To see all "soccer mecca" entries click here.
7. Camp Nou, Barcelona
Open since: 1957
Capacity: 98,000
Tenant(s): FC Barcelona
World Cup hosts: 1982
In its relatively brief (by soccer mecca standards) history, Barcelona's Camp Nou has hosted some memorable matches: a World Cup, a memorable Champions League final (very memorable for Manchester United fans) and an Olympic gold medal game, to name but a few. Click to continue reading...

I am assuming that you have heard of Usain Bolt (if not- he is the fastest man in the world), well he is claiming that he was behind Man United's 5-0 win over Wigan. The triple Olympic gold medal...
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6 foot 6 inch EPL legend Nwanko Kanu is celebrating his 33rd birthday today by signing a new one year deal to stay at Portsmouth.
Pompey, clearly a club in transition - have lost both strikers Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch to Tottenham in the past year.
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We have until July 30 to pick our All-Stars, which is a tad off-kilter, because August is going to be the soul-crushing, agonizing final furlongs that grinds pretenders into the unforgiving dust. And I don't wanna vote for someone who costs their team a playoff spot on the last weekend.
Ideally, we'd have it after the championship game, because the story of WPS Year One is very different if Marta's Sol taste champagne or boot to the face. Click to continue reading...

In partnership with the USOC, artist Jamie Franki, an Associate Professor of Art at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, is collecting photographs and quotations from all the Team USA coaches whose athletes medaled in Olympic and Paralympic competition in Beijing. He is using the photographs to create commemorative portraits of each coach. Click to continue reading...

Apparently, training with Olympic gold medal winning fencer and Playboy model Britta Heidemann yesterday could not help Die Mannschaft overcome jetlag and a Bundesliga hangover as a tired-looking Germany were held to a 1-1 draw by a young China team in an international friendly today. Lukas Podolski scored for the Germans in the 7th minute after [. Click to continue reading...

Die Mannschaft is on tour in Asia right now. The German contingent includes several fringe players trying to prove their mettle to coach Joachim Löw. "Charm ambassador" Oliver Kahn along for the ride. Yesterday, the team was joined for training in Shanghai by another member of the Mannschaft entourage Olympic gold medal winning fences and [. Click to continue reading...

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Women's Professional Soccer named midfielder Lori Chalupny Week Seven's WPS Player of the Week after her game-winning goal brought St.

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Women's Professional Soccer named midfielder Lori Chalupny Week Seven's WPS Player of the Week after her game-winning goal brought St.

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U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named a 21-player roster to face Japan on May 20 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas (7:30 p.m. CT) and on May 23 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah (4 p.m. MT).

The roster to face Japan is chock-full of veterans, including team captain Christie Rampone, co-captain Lori Chalupny, and outside back Heather Mitts, as well as midfielders Carli Lloyd, Shannon Boxx, Angela Hucles, Heather O'Reilly and Lindsay Tarpley.

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Hmmm - the usual internet issues this morning - and an e-mail from FairPoint indicating that my webspace is now available.  Hey FairPoint - it ain't my webspace that's the problem.  Could you maybe help me with the little e-mail issue that I've now contacted you about TWICE?  (Never mind the time spent waiting on [. Click to continue reading...