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As the saying goes, football is a funny old game and the almost constant flurry of hearsay and speculation over transfers, transfer fees, player wages, who might be playing for who after the World Cup can be a lot to keep up with – and that’s just for the fairweather supporter. For a football agent, keeping abreast of the wealth of info that comes out of clubs and players is essential to ensure that they can place their clients in exactly the place they need to be to pull the best offers from the best clubs.

Serbia’s shock win over Germany on Friday means that all 4 teams of Group D can hope to qualify for the round of 16. This is good news, particularly, for Australia, who have been given a new lease of life, after their thrashing at the hands of the Germans in their first match.

While the long procession of injuries were being marched across our internet browsers, there was always one name every football fan hoped would manage to avoid such a calamity. Was it Messi? Was it Ronaldo? Torres? Undoubtedly, it was Didier Drogba.

Sports should have goals and action. This World Cup has so far lacked both.

Rustenburg is the venue of this match of minnows New Zealand and Slovakia. This is only New Zealand’s second World Cup appearance, and Slovakia’s first big tournament. This match has academic importance at best for both teams, as Italy and Paraguay look likely to qualify from the group for the round of 16.

When people talk about soccer speed they often refer to linear sprinting speed, like during a Track & Field event. This couldn’t be further from the truth, and in this article you’ll find out what soccer speed really is, and what to focus on when improving it!

The security situation at the on going FIFA soccer World cup in South Africa has been very encouraging, considering the way many people had expressed concern as to the country’s ability to control crime rate during the tournament. With the tournament already one week old, and with first group matches concluded, there hasn’t been any ugly report.

As the battle for soccer’s pre-eminent glory commenced on Friday, June 11, 2010 only 11 countries from the 32 football titans have the potential of winning the World Cup and also the $31m prize money that goes with it. As always, the Samba Boys of Brazil are the pre – tournament favorites and 2 out of every 5 football fans will swear that Brazil will win the gold cup.

Favorites Spain are up against a stolid Switzerland in a group D at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Wednesday. In 18 previous meetings between the sides, Spain have won 15, with the others ending in draws. The teams last met in 1994.

Both these teams are coming off convincing wins, and that makes this group game at Jo’burg on Thursday worth waiting for. Gabriel Heinze saw Argentina through, with his header against Nigeria. On the day, Messi did everything but beat goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

South Africa and Uruguay meet on Wednesday in Pretoria in a crucial group A game with the winner almost assured of going past the group stage. Both teams have a point each from an unlikely draw against stronger opponents, in their respective previous matches.

Group H action begins on Wednesday at Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit, between Honduras in only their World Cup appearance, and Chile return after 8 years. Chile have won 3 of their previous 5 meetings. Both teams would vie with Switzerland to accompany Spain into the round of 16, from the group.