World Cup

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 16:24:13

[MUSIC]http://hi.wuhan.net.cn/music/evans/10g2006/TimeOfOurLives.mp3[/MUSIC]I've got one piece of writing about WC,?(not water closet, it's Chinglish, it is WORLD CUP)?EnglandIs Sven-Goran Eriksson on plan A, B, C or D. No one seems to know, least of all him. The latest theory to emerge is that, faced with the absence of Wayne Rooney, the Swede is trying out the 4-1-3-1-1 formation with a holding midfielder to give himself a back-up to England's usual 4-4-2 shape, which he will use against weaker teams such as Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago. ? That would mean using the body popping Peter Crouch, a laughing stock a year ago for totally different reasons, alongside Michael Owen up front with Steven Gerrard resorting to his more withdrawn midfield position.We should find out a little bit more from Eriksson himself later today when he gives us his thoughts ahead of England's final World Cup friendly against Jamaica at Old Trafford tomorrow. The feeling is that Eriksson will persist with the formation he used in the 3-1 win over Hungary here on Tuesday night but with Gary Neville injured use Owen Hargreaves in the holding role - even though he was arguably to blame for the brilliant goal scored by Hungary captain Pal Dardai.Hargreaves is a talented player but is nowhere nearer to earning the respect of England fans than he was when he made his debut against Holland at White Hart Lane in August 2001. If he is chosen he will need to play very well tomorrow to convince the fans and the media, who are sharpening their knives in readiness, that he is a worthy member of Eriksson's 23-man squad - especially when we are already at least a striker short.Some commentators believe that Eriksson, having lost the one player capable of transforming England from a good team into an outstanding team, has now lost the plot. But the players remain loyal to him, in public at least, and the mood around the camp is incredibly upbeat.The visit of Prince William to England's base at United's Carrington complex yesterday was a remarkable hit and afterwards the players genuinely seemed in awe of the young royal. "I've got a lot of respect for him," said a dumbstruck Frank Lampard, as if talking about a talented Wigan striker. "He's the future king of England," added Joe Cole, just in case any of us weren't aware of the principle of primogeniture, which has underpinned the nation's monarchy since William the Conqueror's days.Still, mustn't be too harsh on the players and the surprisingly positive vibes the visit generated was reflected in the coverage in this morning's papers which, for a day at least, seemed to forget all about Rooney and Eriksson's muddled midfield.Hats off then to Paddy Harverson, the former Manchester United head of PR, and David Davies, the outgoing executive director of the FA (both United supporters by the way) who dreamed up the stunt. But Harverson will need to brief one or two of the sports broadcast media in future not to get ahead of themsleves for fear of upsetting his main boss, the Prince of Wales.Amid all the excitement, a couple of reporters filed dispatches in which they referred to the Prince as the heir to the throne. Charles, patiently waiting for mama to vacate the big chair, would not have been happy, unless of course the TV journalists knew something we didn't. Now, that would be a story to make Wayne Rooney a footnote. <div>此帖由 Lepapillon0311 在 2006-06-03 16:41 进行编辑...</div>

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-8 12:20:48

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="98%" align="center" border="0"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="98%" align="center" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#f1f1f1"><div class="STYLE2" align="left">Football vocabulary </div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td> <table cellpadding="0" width="90%" align="center" border="0"><tr><td width="90%" bgcolor="#ffffff">Come and learn ‘football language’ for the World Cup!Football vocabulary, the grammar of football language, colloquial phrases, ‘street’ phrases, how to talk about football with others,how to listen to football commentaries on the TV or radio, etc.the “referee” – in football the man or woman who controls the game is called a referee, (compared with in tennis where this person is called an ‘umpire’).Example: “Everyone is waiting for the referee to blow the final whistle and China will be the new World Champions!”“to be sent off” – when a player does something bad, (for example hits another player), is shown a red card by the referee and must leave the game.Example: “Ronaldo was sent off in the 39th minute after angrily pushing the referee to the floor.”(to go) “for an early bath” – is a colloquial way to say “to be sent off”.Example: “And here we see Beckham walking sadly past the England coach on his way for an early bath.”“the pitch” – the grass area where you play football, (compared with in tennis or basketball where this area is called a ‘court’).Example: “The Brazilian fans ran onto the pitch at the edge at the end of the match after their heros beat Argentina 5 – 1”“nil” – how you say ‘zero’ in football.<h3>Example: “France beat Germany four – nil in the first match of the World Cup”</h3>“to nutmeg (someone)” – when a player kicks the ball through the legs of another player and runs round the player to collect the ball.Example: “Ballack cleverly nutmegged Roberto Carlos before passing the ball to Kruger, who scored from 3 metres.”“an own goal” – when a team puts the ball into their goal and not the opponents goal.Example: “Dutch defender Cruyff tried to kick the ball out for a corner but only succeeded in kicking it past his team mate into the Dutch goal. It is the third own goal Cruyff has scored in his career.”“half-time” – the break in the middle of the game, which lasts for 15 minutes.Example: “Italy were losing one-nil at half-time but came back to win two-one.”“Football – it’s a game of two halves!” – a very typical comment used by managers, commentators and players. It means that in football ANYTHING can happen! Sometimes one team plays very well in the first half but the game changes completely and the other team plays very well in the second half.”Example: “Our players were asleep in the first 45 minutes and it looked like we were going to lose the game. But, in the second half, they suddenly woke up and hey – we won the match 4 – 2! As they say, it’s a game of two halves!”“a hat-trick” – when one player scores three goals in one match.Example: “Eusebio scored all three goals in the semi-final.It was his fourthhat-trick for Portugal.”</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-8 11:30:11

France lose unlucky Cisse in last friendlyDjibril Cisse will miss the FIFA World Cup? after fracturing his right leg in France's 3-1 win over China in their final warm-up game on Wednesday. "He is in hospital and he's undergoing surgery," France coach Raymond Domenech told reporters after the match in Saint-Etienne. "It's a vicious blow to all of us. "Everything was going so well. All the players are depressed. Even during the game you could see it. They just lost interest in the game." French Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes told French radio that Cisse had fractured his right fibula and shinbone (tibia). The Liverpool forward was hurt in a clash with a Chinese defender ten minutes into in his team's final outing before they fly out to Germany for the finals on Thursday. Grimacing with pain, he was taken away on a stretcher and received treatment on his right leg for several minutes before going to hospital. "I was just beside him when he fell and I heard him yell," said Thierry Henry. "Losing a team-mate and a friend like that just before a World Cup, it's really tough." Cisse, who had been expected to start France's opening FIFA World Cup game against Switzerland in Stuttgart on Tuesday, missed the UEFA European Championship finals two years ago through suspension. The 24-year-old was then sidelined for several months after breaking his left leg in an English Premiership game in October 2004. A non-playing member of France's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, Cisse was looking forward to featuring in a major tournament for the first time. "The rule is that we can replace an injured player until a day before the first match," said Domenech. "For the moment I have other worries. Then we'll think about it and talk about it between us." David Trezeguet, who came on for Cisse on Wednesday, opened the scoring from an Henry pass after 31 minutes. China, crushed 4-1 by Switzerland last week, equalised in the 69th with a penalty by captain Zheng Zhi after he was tackled from behind by Eric Abidal. The visitors collapsed in the closing stages, an own goal from substitute Wang Yun putting France back in front and Henry wrapping up victory two minutes into added time. Zinedine Zidane, who will retire after the FIFA World Cup and was playing his last match in France, missed a penalty in the 15th minute after he was brought down in the box. Despite the miss, the captain stepped up a gear after below-par performances in the last two friendlies and thrilled the crowd with several clever moves. The other satisfaction for France on a night marred by Cisse's misfortune was midfielder Franck Ribery, who once again sparkled after coming on and was involved in the two late goals that won the game. France's other Group G opponents are South Korea and Togo. "Djibril's injury is the only thing that's worrying us right now," said Domenech. "It's a drama."

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-5 22:30:43

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Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-5 12:00:55

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Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 23:18:22

<div class="postcontent" id="show197641">What is that makes the Word Cup a big hit for you?In summer 2006, the world's best footballers will be meeting in Germany to decide who the world champions are. Towns and stadiums will be transformed into a great open-air party: more than three million fans from all over the world will celebrate the fun football festival together. What are you looking forward to most? The Brazilian Samba rhythms, English football anthems, or the visiting South Korean supporters? </div>

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 18:06:57

Adidas omnipresent at World Cup football The official match footballs for all 64 World Cup games are neatly lined in rows at the new product centre of German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas.For the group stages beginning June 9, the dates of the games, the venues and the names of the teams are already printed on the shimmering match balls known as Teamgeist (team spirit)."The other balls will have the names printed on them once the pairings are known," says Alberto de Torres Lacroze, an Argentine who deals with the company's foreign press relations at the World Cup.Adidas, an official partner and provider of equipment to football's governing body FIFA, has never invested as much in a sporting event as it has in the World Cup."It is an enormous challenge in terms of logistics," says marketing director Erich Stamminger, citing equipment for referees and specially designed "uniforms" for the 15,000 stewards and assistants at the 12 World Cup cities.That is in addition to the boots and strips the company provides to some of the 32 teams competing in Germany.Then there are the boys and girls marching into the stadiums hand-in-hand with the players, ball-boys, flag carriers and team escorts, who all need to be kitted out."One of our main tasks is to equip 3,392 children across the country with more than 30,000 articles of clothing and equipment," according to the company.The distinctive Adidas logo of three stripes will be seen on nearly 200,000 products in use at the month-long tournament, which ends with the final in Berlin on July 9.Adidas is already assured of being one of the winner's of the year's biggest event, increasing its annual turnover from football products to 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) from 900 million euros in 2005.But the company is also mindful of its image, following criticism levelled against it by the international clean clothes campaign over conditions in some of the overseas factories that produce Adidas goods.Manger Frank Henke, who is responsible for social affairs and environmental issues, says Adidas has more than 700 suppliers around the globe, including China, Thailand and Vietnam.Contracts with these firms include a code of behaviour, which regulates pay, working conditions and the number of hours that employees work, says Henke."Of course we cannot guarantee that all our suppliers abide by all the conditions all the time," says Henke.Adidas has introduced a system of warnings to clamp down on supplier malpractice, Henke says. If an employer is found to be a habitual violator of the code of conduct, then the company will cease working with him.

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 18:06:05

6 more days: World Cup fever grips Berlin Berlin (dpa) - A bright red poster extolling the World Cup drapes the facade of the College of Art in downtown Berlin as football fever mounts in the German capital. "1954 Berne, 1974 Munich, 1990 Rome," it says in reference to the three occasions in the past 50 years when Germany has won the coveted trophy. The posters message continues: "2006 here! It's Your Heimspiel (Home Game). Make it Real!" German flags decorate house balconies, walls, public buildings, trains and buses. Dozens of city museums, theatres, and galleries are staging exhibitions dealing with the public's fascination for the world's most popular sport. Excitement and expectancy can be felt throughout Berlin. On Thursday evening crowds thronged the citys prestigious Pariser Platz when the World Cup Globe returned to its site near the landmark Brandenburg Gate, after a three-year stay in the 11 other cities where World Cup matches are being played. Soccer icon Franz Beckenbauer, head of the World Cup Organizing Committee, said at celebrations marking its return, Without the globe the Pariser Platz had seemed practically naked!" From now until July 9 when the final is played in the capital's Olympic Stadium, visitors will be able to enter the interior of the globe via an escalator. The globe houses a collection of World Cup memorabilia, including the original 1954 ball used in the final in Switzerland, when Germany unexpectedly defeated Hungary in a memorable match long hailed by its fans as The Miracle of Berne." More than 600,000 visitors visited the globe at the cities where FIFA-selected stadiums are located. In a carefully staged scenario, ambassadors representing the 32 participating countries in the competition, were escorted to the globe from a nearby bank by young (female) World Cup attendants attired in white, past crowds of inquisitive onlookers. The globes return to the city occurs at a moment when an extensive range of World Cup art and culture projects pioneered by the German government, FIFA and the German Football Federation Association (DFB) are up and running. In a magazine titled Anstoss (Kick-Off), published in connection with the cultural programme, multimedia organizer Andre Heller showed little trace of bitterness over the cancellation of a gala he was organizing at the Olympic Stadium two days before the opening World Cup match in Munich. Planning had reached an advanced stage, observed Heller, when pointing out that the circumstances surrounding the gala's cancellation remained curious. Football officials said they feared too many guests might have damaged the pitch. Recent opinion polls have shown a majority of Germans optimistic about the month-long tournament despite fears that hooligans or right-wing extremists might try to cause trouble. "Now it really is a time to make friends," Heller said, referring to the slogan of the World Cup.

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 17:51:33

Rooney recovery stuns EnglandThe sight of Wayne Rooney sprinting and kicking a ball in Manchester yesterday may have had an effect on even the natural caution of Sven Goran Eriksson. As England's boy wonder sent a message to the nation that his broken metatarsal may yet not rule him out of the World Cup finals, his manager planned a return to the 4-4-2 formation against Jamaica today. It was 10am at Manchester United's Carrington training ground when Rooney was spotted on the pitch with the club's physiotherapist Rob Swire and a youth team player working with the ball before the England squad arrived from their city centre hotel. His secret rehabilitation sessions have, according to sources, been taking place all week but yesterday's was the first that involved the ball, and Rooney appeared to be striking it without restraint.Although Rooney's session was hastily moved out of the sight of the media who arrived early to watch England, he continued working at another part of Carrington. His progress has caused great surprise at United, especially as it was little more than a month ago when he broke the bone against Chelsea on 29 April.The England captain, David Beckham said yesterday that the pace of Rooney's recovery had been much more rapid than his own from a similar injury before the World Cup four years ago.Eriksson announced to his senior midfield players that the 4-1-4-1 formation that brought success in the second half against Hungary would be put aside today in favour of the 4-4-2 system - and Peter Crouch with Michael Owen in attack - that he expects to play in England's opening World Cup match against Paraguay a week today. The Swede has told his players that today's match will be treated as extremely competitive, with most of his full-strength team playing for the full 90 minutes.A hamstring injury has ruled out Gary Neville, who did not train yesterday, and Jamie Carragher will take his place at right-back, although the United man is expected to be back for the Paraguay match.On Rooney, Eriksson said he was not aware of the player's progress, despite the fact that the striker will be officially handed over to the care of the England team today. The England manager said that despite the downbeat news on Monday, when Rooney's decisive scan was brought forward to 7 June in order to allow him to be replaced if necessary, the man himself was upbeat.The Swede said that his last conversation with Rooney about his fitness had revealed just how desperate he is to make a swift return. "I said 'Wayne, when do you think you will be ready?' The answer was very easy. 'Saturday,' he said. 'Which Saturday?' I asked. 'Now!' he said. That's his spirit and it's very good."Other than that, Eriksson was vague on what Rooney had done at United's training ground in the morning. While Steve McClaren spoke to the media about Rooney's progress, the England manager said that he was not aware of the earlier session. "What he did I don't know," Eriksson said. "I know yesterday [Thursday] he was running a lot but today [Friday] I did not speak to anybody. If that's the truth and he is ahead of schedule then I'm very happy."There are still no plans for Rooney to be followed out to Germany on Monday by a team of United medical staff but, although he is now officially in the hands of the FA, his treatment will still be carried out by his club when he is in England."Physically he has not put on weight which is important for him," Eriksson said. "When the doctor says OK, he'll be more or less ready."Beckham broke his metatarsal in March before the 2002 World Cup and said that his own recovery paled in comparison with that of Rooney. Even the speed with which Rooney had been able to discard the supportive "air boot" on his right foot had been quicker, Beckham said, than him."His [recovery] has gone a lot better than mine did," Beckham said. "He quickly got out of the boot he was in. I had mine on for at least two and a half weeks and he was out of his in a week. Physically he will be fine because he is so young and heals very quickly."But we still have to be careful with him, I'm sure we don't want him coming back too early and I'm sure United don't want that either. Going into this World Cup we need to have every player as fit as possible but it is going well for Wayne."All he has been doing is some running and kicking a football. I spoke to him when he did it [the injury] and spoke to him two weeks afterwards and he said it was going well. I have spoken to Gary [Neville], who has been with him nearly every day. He was working on his preparation the day after [he did the injury]"The tournament's penalty takers have been decided, and Eriksson said any successful team could expect at least one shoot-out. Frank Lampard, Beckham, Owen and Steven Gerrard are certainties with Owen Hargreaves' German-honed marksmanship impressing in training. John Terry is also an outside bet.The week has ended much better for Eriksson than it started. It is his final game in charge of England, in England, today. He made the point that, despite the race against time that Rooney faces to be fit, the rest of his team are fitter than they have ever been before a major tournament.Michael Owen may not have scored since 17 December but he is, according to his manager, back to full fitness. "I think Michael has been very focused on the World Cup for a long time now," Eriksson said. "He's been afraid of being injured because he's coming from a big injury. But big games and Owen are close friends."

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 17:19:23

What is that makes the Word Cup a big hit for you?In summer 2006, the world’s best footballers will be meeting in Germany to decide who the world champions are. Towns and stadiums will be transformed into a great open-air party: more than three million fans from all over the world will celebrate the fun football festival together. What are you looking forward to most? The Brazilian Samba rhythms, English football anthems, or the visiting South Korean supporters?

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 17:15:17

Federal Interior Minister Sch?uble and OC President Beckenbauer: "Conditions for a successful Football World Cup have been created". <div class="kurztext">Federal Interior Minister Dr. Wolfgang Sch?uble today presented the 7th and final Federal Government Progress Report on the 2006 Football World Cup, together with the President of the Organizing Committee, Franz Beckenbauer, and the Federal Government Co-ordinator for the 2006 World Cup (Head of the 2006 World Cup Office), Jürgen Rollmann.</div> The Progress Report had before been discussed and approved by the Federal Cabinet. It had been drafted - as had been the six previous reports - by the 2006 World Cup Office, which lies in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, in cooperation with all federal ministries, the Federal Chancellery, the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, and other Federal Government partners. "The Federal Government, the Federal L?nder, the venue cities, other partners, and above all the Organizing Committee headed by Franz Beckenbauer have created the conditions for a successful World Cup. Germany is well-prepared. We are looking forward to our guests, the world’s best football teams, and the kick-off on 9 June 2006", said Interior Minister Wolfgang Sch?uble. The government guarantees which Germany promised FIFA in its bid to host the World Cup have been fulfilled precisely on time. This includes e.g. the customer-oriented issue of visas, labour law regulations, customs and tax provisions, anthems and flags (including the discharge of protocol tasks) and of course security matters. Sch?uble pointed out the numerous measures taken as part of the Federal Government’s World Cup hosting concept: "With the campaign to promote Germany as a place to do business and the image campaign - "Germany - a Land of Ideas", the national service and hospitality campaign, and the artistic and cultural programme we have promoted Germany as the host country with our partners for several years, both at home and abroad. The World Cup’s official slogan "A time to make friends" - has been lived long before the first kick-off. More than 100,000 volunteers and service ambassadors will have been trained before the initial kick-off to welcome and support World Cup guests in a friendly manner. We are very well prepared, and hope this also applies to the German national team: We keep our fingers crossed for the tournament, and wish Jürgen Klinsmann every success. May the best team win!", said the Interior Minister. Franz Beckenbauer appreciated the cooperation between the Federal Government and the Organizing Committee, which had been good and trusting ever since Germany was awarded this year’s World Cup in the year 2000: "Nowadays it would be impossible to launch such a large-scale event without public support. My heartfelt thanks go to all those involved, also for the enormous efforts which have been made in the venue cities." Federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Sch?uble and OC President Franz Beckenbauer welcomed the national team of Anguilla as special surprise guests after the press conference. The team is staying in Germany for a few weeks as part of the service and hospitality campaign. "Germany literally rolls out the red carpet not only for the world’s best football teams, but also for the team from Anguilla, thus a team that did not stand a realistic chance of qualifiying for the World Cup. We are delighted to be able to show the players from Anguilla our country", said Sch?uble.

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