Sven-Goran Eriksson
The well known Sven-Goran Eriksson, was announced this Sunday as new manager of the Ivory Coast that will be participating in group G with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea during the World Cup South Africa between June 11 and July 11.
”Sven-Goran Eriksson is the new coach of the Ivory Coast. He will lead the national team in the World Cup in South Africa, with the aim of achieving an honorable participation”, said Souleymane Alex Bamba in a statement released by the Ivory Coast Soccer Federation.
Eriksson, was appointed coach of the Ivory Coast a month after the dismissal of Bosnian coach Vahid Halilhodzić, following the elimination of “Les Éléphants” in the quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations held in Angola in January.
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- David Beckham Injury
Beckham has contracted a serious injury (rupture of the Achilles tendon) that will likely keep him out of the South Africa World Cup this summer. The England and AC Milan midfielder who got injured by himself soon realized the severity of the situation, as he tried to nurse his left heel (See Video below).
According to a journalist from Sky Sports who was next to the pitch, Beckham yelled “it’s broken, it’s broken.” This is an enormous blow to the England international, who had returned to Italy on loan from LA Galaxy, to try and secure a place amongst Fabio Capello’s England squad, in what would have been at age 34, his farewell to international football.
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550 thousand euros bonus if Spain wins
The Madrid newspaper El Mundo, announced that the 23 players from the Spanish national team will receive a bonus in the amount of 550 thousand euros if they win the 2010 World Cup.
Spain Celebrate Win
This bonus is more than double the 250 thousand that each member of the Spanish squad received when they won the Euro 2008.
€450 thousand prize for England players
The England team which is taking 23 players, was promised a bonus of 450 thousand euros if they become champions of the next Football World Cup. Back in 1966, Bobby Moore and his winning teammates got a little over 1,100 Euros each for lifting the trophy at Wembley.
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