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David Beckham - What's all the fuss about? By : Adrian Kinley.. Watching David Beckham playing is to watch an artist at work, a master craftsman at the peak of his profession. Europe will sadly miss him and yet many in the States are wondering what all the fuss is about. World Cup 2006 Round Up - Quarter Finals By : David Walker The World Cup is down to eight countries as we approach the business end of the tournament. This is what happened the four quarter finals and who will be squaring off against who in the semis. Melanie Slade - The Latest "Footballer's Wife" By : David Walker Melanie Slade is the girlfriend of Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott and the latest addition to the real “Footballer’s Wives” stable. World Cup 2006 Preview - Saudi Arabia By : David Walker Germany will mark Saudi Arabia’s fourth successive appearance at the World Cup but they are still trying to emulate the success achieved in the 1994 finals. World Cup 2006 Preview - Tunisia By : David Walker Tunisia qualified for their third straight finals in dramatic fashion in the final round of fixtures. They needed just a point against arch-rivals Morocco but were trailing 2-1 until Nuremberg midfielder Adel Chadli netted the crucial equaliser 20 minutes from the end. World Cup 2006 Preview - Togo By : David Walker First-time World Cup qualification for the tiny west African nation was such a great achievement the country’s president declared a national holiday to celebrate. Playing Better Soccer By : David Walker Meticulous practice, an improved sense of controlling the ball and effective use of the multitude soccer skills during a match differentiates players who can play ‘better’ soccer from average players who can merely “kick a ball”. Improve Your Soccer Stamina By : David Walker A fitter player and, more importantly, a fitter team can play at a faster pace for a longer period of time. Fitness and player stamina is what sets apart professional and part-time teams, especially when they play in “all or nothing” matches such as the FA Cup where there is no middle ground for a draw. World Cup 2006 Preview - Spain By : David Walker Spain, yet again, are tipped as dark horses for the World Cup and 2006 will finally end years of disappointment and this generation of players will fulfil their undoubted potential. World Cup 2006 Preview - Australia By : David Walker After a 32 year absence from the finals, Australia finally overcame their play-off hoodoo to qualify for Germany. Play off agony to Iran in 1997 and Uruguay in 2001 was vanquished last November as the Australians again faced Uruguay and beat them in a penalty shoot-out. World Cup 2006 Preview - France By : David Walker France were required to call on the cavalry to ensure qualification to the finals. Stuck in fourth place in their group, retired veterans Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makelele and Lilian Thuram returned to the side in an attempt to turn around the fortunes of the failing side. World Cup 2006 Preview - Croatia By : David Walker Croatia enter their third successive finals and will look for a repeat of the heroics of 1998 rather than the embarrassment of 2002. World Cup 2006 Preview - Brazil By : David Walker What else is there to be said about Brazil? They are the only team to have participated in every World Cup finals and are five times winners in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They have also finished as runners up twice in 1950 and 1998. World Cup 2006 Preview - South Korea By : David Walker South Korea shocked the football world four years ago when they beat Italy and Spain to reach the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. World Cup 2006 Preview - Japan By : David Walker Japan are a difficult team to predict. Last year they beat European champions Greece and earned a credible draw with Brazil in last year’s Confederations Cup but their qualifying campaign was less than convincing. World Cup 2006 Preview - Switzerland By : David Walker Switzerland qualified from the same group as Group F opponents France and also remained unbeaten in 10 qualifying matches, with four wins and six draws. World Cup 2006 Preview - Czech Republic By : David Walker The Czech Republic may be ranked by FIFA as the second best team in the world behind Brazil and the best in Europe but they made hard work of qualifying for the finals. World Cup 2006 Preview - Italy By : David Walker Italy are the grand masters of heart-breaking tragedy when it comes to major finals. In all three World Cups held in the 1990s, the Italians bowed out on penalties, including Roberto Baggio’s infamous miss against Brazil in the 1994 final. World Cup 2006 Preview - USA By : David Walker The USA have a lot to live up to after reaching the quarter finals four years ago but being placed in the “Group of Death” could see their campaign in Germany fall much shorter. World Cup 2006 Preview - Ghana By : David Walker After winning four African Cup of Nations titles and producing players of the calibre of Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah, the Black Stars have qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time in 10 attempts, stretching back to 1962. World Cup 2006 Preview - Iran By : David Walker Iran’s last appearance in the World Cup, back in 1998, produced a shock 2-1 victory over the United States, in what could have been described as a very diplomatic result. World Cup 2006 Preview - Angola By : David Walker After almost bowing out at the first hurdle, Angola, the smallest of all the African qualifiers, reached Germany at the expense of traditional powerhouses Nigeria. World Cup 2006 Preview - Portugal By : David Walker After a disastrous 2002 World Cup, in which they finished bottom of their group following defeats by both the United States and South Korea, Portugal will be looking to finally live up to their potential on the international stage. World Cup 2006 Preview - Mexico By : David Walker As per usual, Mexico, ranked in the World’s top 10, had an impossibly easy qualifying path to the finals in Germany. World Cup 2006 Preview - Serbia & Montenegro By : David Walker Serbia & Montenegro will start in Germany as undefeated in qualifying with one of the meanest defences in international football. World Cup 2006 Preview - England By : David Walker We’ve seen it all before and do the tabloids genuinely believe this is “England’s best chance of success”? World Cup 2006 Preview - Costa Rica By : David Walker Costa Rica are living proof that when it comes to football, size does not matter. World Cup 2006 Preview - Ecuador By : David Walker Ecuador qualified for their second World Cup finals in succession on the back of a remarkable home record which included victories over both Brazil and Argentina. World Cup 2006 Preview - Sweden By : David Walker Sweden battled their way through an awkward qualifying group which included Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Iceland and qualified as one of the two best placed runners-up. World Cup 2006 Preview - Germany By : David Walker Former national favourite and Tottenham Hotspur diving enthusiast Jurgen Klinsmann takes control over the next generation of German players who are keen to end 16 years of hurt and win the World Cup for a fourth time on their own soil. World Cup Preview - Poland By : David Walker Following a disastrous 2002 World Cup campaign in which coach Jerzy Engel talked up his side’s prospects only for them to be beaten 2-0 by South Korea and hammered 4-0 by Portugal, Poland will be keen to recreate their former World Cup glories.

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