South Africa 2010: The Interviews

The FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa showed to be every inch the sight promised by organizers of these first worldwide showpiece theatrical on African soil. Because the competition’s bureaucrat website, FIFA.com feature a vast array of meetings with the tournament's top stars. Read on for a example of some of the more tempting one-on-ones, or click on the link to the right to read them all.
Andres Iniesta (ESP), 12, July 2010

I'm happy, I'm really happy, that I've been able to score these decisive goals. But the whole team's done an excellent job

Diego Forlan (URU), 12 July 2010

I’m enjoying it [being named South Africa 2010’s top player] and I’m delighted, but I’m very aware that it’s the result of the spectacular tournament the team has had. It’s another reward for this positive period for Uruguayan football.

Robin van Persie (NED), 11 July 2010

Cesc [Fabregas] is a fantastic player. I also find it really strange that he isn’t in the first team for Spain. I don't understand that at all. I think he’s incredible. I’ve been playing at Arsenal for six years with him and every year he’s improved. He’s the captain of our team and I have a lot of respect for him.

Beckham: I don't want to manage

English midfielder David Beckham has no meaning of becoming a coach and is in its place focusing on his revival from an Achilles injury, which he has exposed is ahead of schedule. The 35-year-old's dreams of participating in a fourth FIFA World Cup 2010 were shattered in March, when he continued the injury while on loan to AC Milan from Los Angeles Galaxy.
But, Beckham was asked along to South Africa as part of Fabio Capello's backroom staff and sat on the bench for what twisted out to be a wretched campaign, and ended with 4-1 defeat by Germany in the Round of 16. It has been suggested the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player could take charge of the national side in future, but the free-kick authority is not attracted in such talk at this stage in his career and cannot foresee that changing down the line.

The word "I must admit it's something I've never been involved in," he said in a web chat with Yahoo. "It's not a passion of mine to be a manager of a football team. I'm ardent about the game and being there, and obviously I was exhausting the suit, so people have looked and thought I could be going into that."

World Cup 2010 – Paul the Octopus has retired from “predictions”

At the same time as the FIFA World Cup 2010 was obtainable on, a new “fable” came into being; more like a legend. Paul the Octopus – people supposed that Paul the octopus can predict the entire World Cup outcome. Paul was born in England and was residing in an aquarium in Germany. The English aquarium’s protector did not know about his “prophecy” skills while the Germans were able to see how the octopus can “show” them who the winner of the match is.
All in progress back in the European finals which took place in 2008. Paul the Octopus unexpectedly came into picture during that competition when someone showed that the Octopus can easily show who the winner is. It used to work like this; two containers full of clams were lowered into his tank and both the containers had a flag of a country. The octopus used to open the lid of one urn and used to feed from it. The urn which he ate from would be the team who is going to win. It was simple and no one really knew how he did it. In the European Championship 2008, he was set to predict all of the German matches. He predicted them all correctly except two; the one against Croatia which Germany actually won and the match against Spain, which was the final and the Germans lost.

FIFA World Cup 2010: The Dirtiest final ever between Spain vs. Netharlands

Following a thrilling and excitedly expected FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa, On Sunday’s final match between Spain and the Netherlands left a very bad experience in a lot of football fans mouths. It was a fragmentary, rough and very badly played game. There were so many fouls dedicated that the hardest working man out on the field was the referee Howard Webb. From insane tackles to poor passes, the concept of ‘Total Football’ went out the window. It is hoped that both teams can go back and get well from the atrocious match that took place on 11th July 2010 in Soccer City. Spain will have a much easier time getting better, as they are the World Champions, but the Dutch side need to reconsider what went mistaken and why they played so badly.

Spain vs. Netherlands final match started off with a lot of trumpet blast and a superb closing observance featuring Shakira and many other stars. On one occasion the match got in progress though, things started to go wrong early on. Because no one on either side wanted to make a mistake that would cost them the final, both teams looked very worried and played with a lot of jittery passes. Rejection beautiful plays were observed and the game got off to a bad start with many fouls being dedicated. Next to the end of the game, the referee gave out 14 yellow cards and 1 red card, even though there should have been a straight red for a horrendous tackle by De Jong. The Netherlands managed to commit 28 fouls to the Spanish side’s 18. There were players falling over everywhere and the match just could not get any sort of rhythm or flow to it. The game looked like it would get a few red cards because of the large number of yellows given out in the first half.

FIFA World Cup 2010: 'real chance' of goal-line technology at Brazil 2014

Goal-Line technology On FIFA World Cup 2010

Fifa escritoire general Jerome Valcke has given the strongest indication yet that goal-line technology could be brought into the game.

Frank Lampard's not allowed goal for England against Germany in their FIFA World Cup 2010 last 16 game has augmented the clamour for an better refereeing system to be launched.
The Fifa head Sepp Blatter has beforehand said goal-line technology, speak of which was abandon at an worldwide FA Board meeting in March, will be back on the schedule at Fifa meetings later in the year.

And Valcke today informed Sky Sports News he was not opposite to it as a system.

He said: "Goal-line technology is amazing you can use because it gives beyond doubt the chance for the referee to understand the ball is in when he cannot always see it, as we have seen during this World Cup

FIFA confirm Howard Webb to referee Spain vs Netherlands World Cup 2010 final

Rotherham-born official handed showpiece...

The England referee Howard Webb will get charge of Sunday's FIFA World Cup 2010 final between Spain vs Netherlands, FIFA have announced.
Howard Webb will form a team with juniors Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey for the pride and joy clash. Following absent out on the quarter and semi-finals, the Rotherham-born bureaucrat will become the first Englishman since Jack Taylor in 1974 to be hand over the important post.

The ex- police officer and his partners had been extensively praised for their handling of the Brazil vs Chile second round and Slovakia vs Italy group stage matches. Howard Webb also officiated Inter's Champions League final victory against Bayern Munich in May, despite experiencing criticism in some quarters for a sub-par domestic campaign.