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With so many world-class players, selecting a World Soccer Team of the Decade for 2000-2010 is almost an impossible job. The debate could go on endlessly and there is no true perfect format for selecting players. This list uses a combination format by choosing from attributes such as club team play, national team play, longevity, statistics, and technique. In addition to the starting 11 players, there are 7 substitute selections to make a full squad of 18 players.
Starting Team: (4-2-2-2 formation)
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus)
The least controversial choice of the whole team, Buffon is easily the best goalkeeper of the decade and the modern soccer generation. A very smooth net minder, Buffon won 4 Italian league championships, or scudettos, with Juventus and a runner's up UEFA Champions League Medal in 2003. In addition, his play and leadership were integral to Italy's winning the World Cup in 2006. Although very tall at 6 feet 4 inches, Buffon has cat-like reflexes, great agility, and incredible hands. His inspired play seems to instill a sense of calm and confidence over his defensive partners.
Right Back
Lilian Thuram (France, Juventus)
Through classy defending that combined athleticism, physicality, positioning, and technique, Thuram excelled in both central defense and wide right for club and country. After a wonderful performance for Les Bleus at World Cup 1998, Thuram played an integral part in France's European Championship 2000 team and World Cup runner's up team in 2006. Thuram was also a beast for Juventus in the first half of the decade as they lifted two Serie A titles.
Central Defense
Rio Ferdinand (England, Manchester United)
A very steady defender who has never disappointed for club or country at the highest stage, Rio starts in central defense for the World Team. Ferdinand combines great size at 6 feet 4 inches and athleticism with excellent composure on the ball. With Manchester United, Ferdinand has won 4 Premier League titles and 1 UEFA Champions League title over the decade. At World Cup 2002 and 2006, Ferdinand put in outstanding performances as England reached the quarterfinals of both tournaments.
Central Defense, Captain
Paolo Maldini (Italy, A.C. Milan)
Maldini is the choice as captain of this squad and starter at central defense. A giant at A.C. Milan, he helped them lift the UEFA Champions League trophy in 2003, 2007, and a runner's up medal in 2005. Although Maldini retired from the Italian national team in 2002, he led them a few minutes away from winning EURO 2000 and to the second round of the 2002 World Cup. Maldini was selected UEFA Champions League defender of the year in 2007 at the age of 38. Maldini brings wonderful, natural defensive abilities and an amazing presence to every defense that he has anchored. He may be the best defender of all time.
Left Back
Roberto Carlos (Brazil, Real Madrid
An explosive player with great pace, powerful free kicks, and tenacious defending, Roberto Carlos mans the left back spot for the World Team of the Decade. A mainstay starter for Brazil and Real Madrid, he won one World Cup trophy, one Champions league trophy, and three La Liga titles over the course of the decade. Roberto Carlos showed excellent consistency by starting over 30 league games for Real Madrid in 10 straight years.
Right Midfield, Deep
Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool)
Gerrard's never-ending motor, penetrating runs, and powerful shot will run the deep lying right midfield position for the Decade Team. A legend at Liverpool and stalwart in midfield for England's national team, Gerrard won two FA Cup trophies, one UEFA Cup, and one Champions League trophy during the decade. His incredible performance in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final against A.C. Milan showed his true grit and influence on a team as he led Liverpool back from a 3-0 deficit to win in extra time.
Left Midfield, Deep
Patrick Vieira (France, Arsenal, Juventus)
Vieira was a monster in the middle of the field for Arsenal and France throughout the decade. An incredibly powerful player who could break up opposition attacks and make foraging runs to get involved on offense, Vieira sits next to Gerrard in the deep lying midfield role. Vieira helped France win the European Championship in 2000 and reach the final of the 2006 World Cup. For Arsenal, Vieira captained the squad to Premier League titles in 2002, 2004 and FA Cup titles in 2002, 2003, and 2005.
Attacking Central Midfield
Zindedine Zidane (France, Real Madrid
Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, Zizou played as if the ball was attached to his foot by a string. His legendary technique, touch, and imagination make Zidane an easy choice in the attacking midfield role. Zidane flourished as maestro of the France national team during the decade and led them to a European Championship in 2000 and a runner's up finish at the 2006 World Cup. Twice the FIFA World Player of the Year in this decade, Zidane led Real Madrid to one La Liga title, one UEFA Champions League title, and one Intercontinental Cup final.
Attacking Midfield
Ronaldhino (Brazil, Barcelona, A.C. Milan)
Although a slightly different player after losing some pace in the latter part of the decade, Ronaldhino is easily one of the most gifted and influential players of the decade and entire generation. As part of a great attacking line-up, he helped Brazil lift the 2002 World Cup trophy and a FIFA Confederations Cup trophy in 2005. With Barcelona, he won two league titles and one UEFA Champions League title. When on form and in full flight, he was simply unstoppable.
Forward
Ronaldo #9 (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Possibly the most talented forward of all time at his peak, Ronaldo had some ups and downs throughout the decade. However, his highs were well worth his inclusion in this squad to include a great run to help Brazil win the 2006 World Cup and Real Madrid win two La Liga titles. Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer in World Cup play and may add to his total in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Ronaldo is an incredibly talented player with great touch, power, explosion, and scoring ability. With no disrespect to Cristiano Ronaldo, younger fans need to watch some clips of Ronaldo #9 in true form to see who the “real” Ronaldo is.
Forward
Thierry Henry (France, Arsenal, Barcelona)
Henry is a player with great pace, creativity, vision, and calmness under pressure that easily makes this first team. He led France to the European Championship in 2000 and a runner's up finish at the 2006 World Cup. With unprecedented success at two major international clubs, Henry starred for both Arsenal and Barcelona over the decade. His teams have won two English Premier League titles, one La Liga title, and one UEFA Champions League trophy over the decade.
Substitutes
Ruud Van Nistelooij (Holland, Manchester United, Real Madrid)
Ruud is an out and out striker that can score. He scored loads of goals over the decade in some of the highest quality of competition. Ruud is a three-time UEFA Champions League top scorer and lead scorer in both the Premier League and La Liga over the decade. In this team, Ruud would be a potential late replacement for Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi (Argentine, Barcelona)
The world's best player in 2009, Messi just misses the cut for the first 11. His role as a super-sub could bring great pace to the team as a replacement for Ronaldhino. Messi may be the quickest player ever with the ball at his feet.
Claude Makelele (France, Real Madrid, Chelsea)
A stalwart in defensive midfield for club and country, Makelele would be a great sub for any of the midfield players in this team. He was the engine of many great Real Madrid and Chelsea sides of this decade.
Cafu (Brazil, Roma, A.C. Milan)
An incredibly consistent and fit player, Cafu had a tremendous overall decade. He mostly played right back but probably could play left back in this side as well. Cafu was on many winning sides this decade to include Roma's Serie A title in 2001, Milan's Champions League in 2007, and the World Cup winning Brazil side of 2002.
Oliver Kahn (Germany, Bayern Munich)
A very consistent and intimidating goalkeeper who could be counted on to make amazing saves every game, Kahn is a capable backup for Buffon. Kahn led Bayern Munich to 6 Bundesliga titles over the decade and one Champions Leage title. In great form during the 2002 World Cup, he led Germany to the runner's up trophy.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid)
A tricky player with great speed who continued to improve throughout the decade, Cristian Ronaldo could be a replacement anywhere at midfield or forward in this team. He was at the peak of his career in 2008 when he won a UEFA Champions League title and FIFA World Player of the Year with Manchester United.
Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic, Juventus)
Neved had some amazing years with Juventus winning multiple Serie A and Italian Cup trophies over the decade and always was dangerous for his Czech Republic National Team. A fiery wing midfield player with great skill, Nedved could fit in at any position in midfield.
Sources:
www.fifa.com
www.footballdatabase.com
www.uefa.com
www.soccerbase.com
www.playerhistory.com
from: Alysheas Weblog
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — In a tournament usually marked by overtime games, AFNORTH repeated as European Division III boys soccer champions with a temper-shortened 2-1 title game victory Saturday over the American Overseas School of Rome Falcons.
Jose Munoz, with a first-half penalty kick, and All-Europe midfielder and tourney most valuable player James Perea with a 30-yard free kick off the heads of the AOSR defensive wall and into the net 24 minutes into the second half, provided the margin of victory.
The game ended 13 minutes later, when the Falcons, recipients of three red cards, walked off the field gesturing at the AFNORTH bench after AOSR’s Adis Kasumovic suffered a game-ending injury to his left leg.
The chain of events that led to all the ill-feeling began even before the kickoff.
"Their No. 8 came up to me before the game," said AFNORTH midfielder Riley Robinson "and said, ‘We’re going to beat you, because you’re not soccer players.’ "
The bad mood escalated 20 minutes into the first half, when AOSR defender David Prosperi used his hand to clear what would have been Patrick Estrada’s first goal of the season. Estrada had redirected a corner kick by Munoz just inside the right post, where Prosperi yielded to temptation, ensuring his team would play the rest of the game a man short and set up Munoz’s PK.
"I think that’s something they get away with in Italian street ball," AFNORTH coach Greg Blankenship said of Prosperi’s red-card move. "It happened yesterday against Marymount, too."
Prosperi and the AOSR bench hotly disputed the call, and the ill will deepened when AFNORTH’s Riyad Al-Ohali drew a yellow card for a hard tackle from behind. AOSR’s David Kunin closed the belligerent half with a yellow-card tackle of Al-Ohali.
As the second half opened, AFNORTH defender Brock Blankenship drew a quick yellow card, and AOSR’s Lorenzo Bassetti evened the score when he headed a free kick from Giacomo Castelli into the net.
Seven minutes later, however, Perea made AOSR pay for a foul 30 yards away from their net with his spectacular goal.
Does he make that shot a lot?
"Actually, he does," Robinson said, but Perea was more subdued.
"I couldn’t do anything without my teammates," Perea said. "We not just a team, we’re a family. Before the game, we don’t shout ‘AFNORTH.’ We shout, ‘Family.’ "
Playing shorthanded, and frustrated by Perea’s goal and the hard-nosed AFNORTH defense of Blankenship, Aaron Black, All-Europe sweeper Tobias Christmann and freshman keeper Nathan Quinn, AOSR coaches Enrico Filippi and Massimiliano Manca each drew red cards for unsportsmanlike behavior. And when Kasumovic was cleated in the left shin when AFNORTH contested his possession of the ball with five minutes to play, AOSR’s players left the field escorted by security while police and DODDS-Europe tournament officials filed onto the pitch to prevent trouble.
So volatile was the attitude of players and fans that AFNORTH players left the field through a gate across the field from the stands, boarded their bus and skipped the awards ceremony.
Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff | Int'l Desk
Source & Credit: Ghana Web | June 3, 2010
By GNA | Soccer News of Thursday, 3 June 2010
Fans thrilled by girls' soccer
Kumasi, June 3, GNA – The 2010 Ashanti Regional Inter-School Girls' Soccer Championship entered the second round on Thursday with some thrilling matches at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi.
32 teams are participating in the event and at stake is a giant trophy donated by the Schools and Colleges Sports Federation. T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (SHS) defeated Nigritian SHS 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals stage with Berlinda Gyimah scoring the two goals for 'Phobians' of Ahmadiyya in the 12th and 54th minutes with Linda Konadu scoring the only goal for Nigritian. Garden City SHS also accounted for Kumasi Academy by thrashing them 2-0 to make a quarter finals berth with all the two goals coming from Wesley Konamah as heroine of the day.1 Weekly Country news
Defending Champions Osei Kyeretwie SHS would lock horns with Ghana National Academy, Tepa SHS takes on Obuasi Secondary Technical whilst Saint Monica's SHS pitch their strength against Aduman SHS. Yaa Asantewaa SHS plays Dadease Agricultural SHS, Serwaa Nyarko SHS clash against Kumasi Girls' SHS and the Dwamena Akenten SHS face Nsutaman SHS in another encounter.
Mr Samuel Acheampong, Organizing Secretary of the Federation later in an interview with GNA Sports commended the participating schools for their good conduct and display of sportsmanship. He counselled them to continue with their acts of discipline to make the championship a big success. The Organising Secretary appealed to corporate bodies to invest in women soccer to help unearth talents for the national assignments.
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New Orleans makes a pitch to get the high school soccer championships at Tad Gormley
By Ted Lewis, The Times-Picayune
June 02, 2010, 6:30AM
Baton Rouge – A decade ago, Richard Smith became so involved in the Sugar Bowl's sponsorship of the state soccer championships that he considered it “my baby.”
Eliot Kamenitz/The Times-PicayuneThe Division I and III state soccer championships were held in Tad Gormley Stadium from 2000 to 2005, but were moved to Lafayette after Hurricane Katrina.And now, Smith is doing what he can to bring his baby back to New Orleans.
The LHSAA's executive committee will be awarding future championship sites in soccer, basketball, wrestling and softball at its annual summer meeting today, and Smith's offer to be a private title sponsor is part of the local bid that would bring the 2011 Division I (Class 5A) and Division III (3A-C) title matches to Tad Gormley Stadium.
The event would be called the Old Metairie Apartments State Soccer Championships after one of the properties Smith owns.
“We really had something going there, ” Smith said of the Sugar Bowl's time as the title sponsor for soccer plus other state championship events. “We had incredible crowds and an incredible atmosphere. Hopefully, we can do it again, and we feel like we've put together a very attractive bid package.”
The Division I and III soccer championships were played at Tad Gormley Stadium from 2000 to 2005 but moved to Lafayette in 2006 because of damage to the stadium from Hurricane Katrina.
Then because of a conflict between the Sugar Bowl's title sponsor, Allstate, and State Farm, the primary sponsor for LHSAA events, the Sugar Bowl could no longer be involved.
Subsequently, Shreveport put in the winning bid for the event for the past four years.
However, this year largely because all eight of the finalists were located along the I-10, I-12 corridor — and five of the eight from the metro area — attendance at 49,000-seat Independence Stadium was no more than 100 for the Division III matches and 500 for the Division I matches the next day.
“I know there was a lot of dissatisfaction about playing in Shreveport this year, ” Smith said. “Some of it, like the weather, couldn't be helped. But the fact is that teams from the New Orleans area dominate soccer in the state, and having to travel so far for the championship puts a real hardship on their fans. So since most of them can't go to the event, we want to bring it to them.”
Shreveport, Lake Charles and Pineville also are bidding for the soccer championships.
The bid is for 2011 only, instead of the normal two years. That's because LHSAA principals area expected to vote in January whether to add the Division II (Class 4A) title matches to the other four starting in 2012, or to play all six at home sites.
Division II soccer is the only state championship event not played at a predesignated site.
City Park athletic services director Tony Biagas said Tad Gormley Stadium was being proposed as the site instead of Pan-American Stadium, which is considered more soccer-friendly, because of better broadcast facilities and a dressing room for officials, which Pan-Am Stadium does not have.
Sacred Heart Coach Tooraj Badie, whose team won the Division III girls title this season and had played in the title match in the previous four, said he would prefer to play at Pan-Am Stadium chiefly because the track at the stadium makes the field there significantly smaller.
But wherever the site, he felt staging the championships in New Orleans, at least on a rotating basis, would be a good move.
“We liked going to Shreveport, and the folks up there do a great job, ” he said. “But most of our students couldn't make it. You want them to be able to enjoy the experience, too.”
The basketball bids are for the first two years, under the new format adapted in January and starting in 2012, which will have the semifinals for boys and girls played together at three regional sites on one weekend, and the finals played at one site the next weekend.
A contingent from Baton Rouge is bidding to have the title games played at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on LSU's campus. The boys Top 28 was last played there in 1996 and has been held at Lafayette since.
Lafayette is bidding for the championship games, as is Bossier City.
The New Orleans Arena was invited to bid, but because of the inability to commit to dates because of Mardi Gras — plus the 2012 Final Four and the 2013 Women's Final Four — along with Hornets games, none was made.
Hammond and Southeastern Louisiana are the lone bidders for the southeastern regional site, and Lake Charles has the only bid for the southwestern regional. Bossier City and Monroe are bidding for the northern regional, but if Bossier gets the finals, the semifinals will go to Monroe.
The Pontchartrain Center in Kenner is seeking to retain the state wrestling championships, although there also is a bid from Bossier City.
Sulphur is the lone bidder to retain the softball championships.
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Ted Lewis can be reached at tlewis@timespicayune.com or 504.826.3822.
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May 18th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
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