The Everton youngster scored a wondergoal against Newcastle, and put his hands up for a place on Roy Hodgson's England squad.
After Ross Barkley's stunning solo goal against Everton, during which he carved open the Newcastle defence with an incisive 70-yard run, has the Everton youngster made his claim to be on the plane?
Data from Kickdex shows that, on form, Ross Barkley is actually slipping out of contention for a place on Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad.
Kickdex data currently suggests that the England midfield should be largely made up of players from Everton's Merseyside rivals Liverpool, with Gerrard, Henderson and Sterling all in the mix.
Henderson regains his place in the Kickdex starting eleven, after being previously being usurped by Everton's Gareth Barry.
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has not given up on making Spain's World Cup squad and will work hard to convince coach Vicente del Bosque he deserves a place with the defending champions in Brazil.
"The World Cup is not just any tournament," Torres, who has scored 35 goals in 106 appearances for Spain, said in an interview published in As sports daily on Thursday.
"Those who go must be the best prepared and that's why you have a coach who picks the squad," added the former Atletico Madrid and Liverpool player.
"I will work, which is the only thing I know how to do, and the final part of the (club) season is very important.
"We are up there in the (domestic) league, through to the next round of the Champions League and it could be a great end to the season.
"The more important matches you play and the more things you are fighting for the greater the demands and that is when I have performed best.
Colombian pop star Shakira has recorded her second official World Cup song after the superhit 'Waka Waka' back in 2010. The 37-year-old singer, who has been in a relationship with Spanish footballer Gerard Pique since 2010, has penned La La La - a reworked version of her new song Dare, for this summer's Brazil event, reported Daily Star.
"It is an upbeat, Brazilian track. The lyrics are personal and I have actually recorded a version for the World Cup," Shakira said.
Even the singer's son Milan features on the track. "I was in the studio and Milan came in to hang out in the afternoon. I had him on my lap and he was listening and then when it came to the end of the song, he just went 'myah'," she said.
After a five-year break, Shakira is back with a new, self-titled album. She says getting Rihanna for her lead single Can't Remember To Forget You was easy.
"Rihanna is very sweet, very humble, very warm. She is not a diva at all. She was a treat, I feel humbled and very honoured to work with her," she said.
The 18-year-old winger has chosen to represent the Stars and Stripes and will join the national team for their friendly against Mexico next month.
The 18-year-old winger, who was born in Tampa, Florida to an American father and German mother, trained with the USA earlier this month before the national team's friendly against Ukraine.
"Obviously this was a big decision, and I spent a long time discussing it with my family," Green said in a news release. "I was born in Florida and my father still lives there, so I have deep roots in the U.S. and I'm very proud to be representing the United States.
"A big part of the decision was the experience I had in Frankfurt. All the players were super nice and welcomed me from the beginning. Clint Dempsey gave me a jersey with my name on it, and the way they supported me gave me a lot of belief. The coaches have shown a lot of trust in me and now I hope to do everything I can to earn a spot on the World Cup roster."
Lionel Messi believes Argentina will need a bit of luck in order to win the World Cup this summer as he feels Spain were fortunate to be crowned world champions four years ago following Arjen Robben's failure to guide Netherlands to glory.
The Bayern Munich star missed a huge chance to gift Holland the lead when he found himself one-on-one with Iker Casillas in the second half of the final and Messi thinks Spain would not have emerged victorious had Robben converted his chance.
"You need the luck of the champions in order to win the World Cup, just like Spain had in South Africa," the Barcelona star told TyC Sports.
"Spain were the best team at the 2010 World Cup, but they were fortunate that Robben missed two huge chances in the final."
Messi then went on to reveal that his Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta would like him to guide Argentina to the title this summer.
"Xavi and Iniesta are my friends and they told me that they want me to win the World Cup.
"Everybody in Argentina will go absolutely crazy if we win the World Cup.
"I really hope Alejandro Sabella will continue as national team coach after the tournament."
Argentina have been paired with Nigeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran in Group F.
Bafana Bafana's unusual good luck charm in the 2010 World Cup features in the latest of our series chronicling the extraordinary power of belief.
Emerging to a cacophony of noise for their opening World Cup match of against Mexico in 2010 at the Soccer City in Johannesburg, tournament hosts South Africa looked forward "to ripping into the opposition and showing them what this proud nation can do", in midfielder Steven Pienaar's words.
"We drew strength from the the crowd, and there was no way that Mexico could live with us"
The players emerged from the tunnel singing, clapping and chanting, and quickly “our ears burned from the din of the vuvuzelas”. “We drew strength from the enormity and ferocity of the crowd, and felt that there was no way that Mexico could live with us.” Several South African stars also offered up prayers before the game, and others touched the pitch as a good luck gesture.
That's nothing new in football. Emmanuel Adebayor and Emmanuel Eboue, amongst others, touch the turf and offer a prayer as they trot on. Other teams
indulge themselves with a pre match huddle, in which
prayers and motivational speeches from the respective
captains are commonplace.
South African players instead chose to gather around Pienaar and touch his head. There has never been a definitive reason for why they chose to do so. Some players have claimed that it was prearranged, because Pienaar was regarded as “the main man”, but Pienaar has always denied this, claiming “we were all equals in that team”. Either way, the ritual certainly injected life into the hosts, who took the lead through Siphiwe Tshabalala, and Pienaar began the match strongly, but were then pegged back by Marquez's 79th minute equaliser.
As for Pienaar, he had a disappointing game and was substituted in the 83rd minute.
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil EA Activities Factors Out Several Game play Developments In Tournament-Edition Of Well-known Game.
In an meeting with GameSpot recently, the query of having two soccer headings launched within six several weeks of each other was a intelligent idea. EA Activities launched FIFA 14 last drop and the future 2014 FIFA World Cup South america is set for launch in a couple of several weeks. "We want coming back FIFA gamers to really have a different encounter from what they're used to which is why we've modified the gameplay more than we ever have for an 'event' headline in the past," said 2014 FIFA Globe Cup South america manufacturer He Before. "It's a full and feature-rich activity that faucets in on the interest and environment of the World Cup... we're the only activity that provides that."
There's also a lot of content that you can't get in other FIFA games: the 203 nationwide groups, the genuine World Cup arenas, and the common feeling of environment we've designed around this to coordinate the real World Cup."
At this point, the discussion rages with lovers of the FIFA sequence to whether they should put down another 60 dollars on another soccer activity when they are just in contact with the outer lining area with FIFA 14. A couple weeks ago, EA Activities launched the encounter ways that will be involved within this future FIFA Globe Cup activity. Even after that publish, lovers are still on the barrier about money for another FIFA activity so close after the leading activity was published.
On Friday, EA Activities launched another publish about five of the gameplay improvements that will be seen in EA Activities 2014 FIFA World Cup South america. Fans of the sequence may immediately grumble about why these improvements were not in FIFA 14 and those problems are properly mentioned. But from was mentioned, it appears to be like EA Activities mastered some things with the encounter and you could anticipate to see of these improvements, if not all, in FIFA 15 next year. Here are the five gameplay improvements that lovers will see in EA Sports' 2014 FIFA World Cup South america.
World Category Control
EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup functions an all-new management program which functions two new mechanics: Reaction Dribbling a basketball and Determine Shifting.
Response Dribbling a basketball allows gamers on the message to convert easily at every possible position and still sustain management the soccer ball. Now, when you start the remaining induce to slowly a performer's rate, you will see higher achievements when trying to defeat onset competitors. Furthermore, with new movies, dribbles, and a Brazilian-inspired expertise shift, it will be even more fulfilling to get by just about any defender
Pinpoint Shifting presents new animated graphics and improvements that outcome in a cleaner and more sensitive successfully pass. From outside of the feet styling combination to more genuine clearances, Determine Shifting allows for a more accurate encounter.
Set Part Tactics
There are several aspects to a effective set-piece. Players are regularly moving, trying to find an area to provide choices. Now you can immediate team members to make operates to the near or far publish, the advantage of the charge area, or even have them audience the owner to help make a display, all using the D-pad. On the other side, defenders will respond accordingly to help secure the publish and prospective start areas, while goalies will immediate team members to protect unblemished gamers.
Over The Returning Header
A defensive gamer with great going capability is a very preferred product. With new over-the-back headers, defenders who are able to will jump higher than the gamer they are tagging can obvious the soccer ball in the other. At the same time, assailants can do the same in set-piece possibilities. If an enemy is able to jump higher than a defensive gamer and get his head on the soccer ball, they will enhance their possibilities at reviewing a objective. Successful the air fight will be even more important than ever before.
New Penalty Kicks
Part of what makes the FIFA World Cup so amazing are the suits made the decision on charges. In EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA Globe Cup, new techniques from taken adjusting to new save animated graphics delivers the concentration of when to lifestyle. Penalties during a coordinate will now function gamers lined-up along the advantage of the box ready to respond if the taken is skipped. Owners can also use Goalie Manoeuvres to disturb the kick-taker. These consist of the notorious wobbly-knees to the more humorous matador and shoot-it-there movements Owners use to toss off a shooting.
adidas Ball Physics
EA SPORTS is extremely pleased to associate with adidas to provide the most genuine soccer ball science program seen in a soccer headline. By using information gathered by adidas' Advancement Lab in Herzogenaurach, Malaysia, the Brazuca and other adidas paintballs involved in the encounter respond as they would in the real world. This contains true-to-life journey, lawn rubbing and wetness that can change the way a gamer goes with the soccer ball.
EA Activities 2014 FIFA World Cup South america is set for launch for PlayStation 3 and Console 360 activities consoles on Apr 15.
One man teams do not win trophies, even when that man is the best player in the world.
Of course, overlooking the frightening attacking prowess of a Cristiano Ronaldo led frontline is ridiculous, but the fact remains that Portugal are no longer the fearsome unit they once were across the pitch. I feel their powers peaked at Euro 2004, and gone are the days when Portugal can call upon a squad with a great depth, beyond the likes of world superstars Luis Figo and Rui Costa.
We seem to have a case where if Ronaldo has an off day, then Portugal have an off day, and this could be severely detrimental at the finals. Whilst the Portuguese side an abundance of pedigree (Pepe, Joao Moutinho and the likes), chronic over-reliance on Ronaldo combined with a lack of squad depth and alternative attacking options could see them slip up.
Drawn in a tough group against Germany, Ghana and an under-rated USA side, I would predict that Portugal could crash out early in the summer.
Italy
Perhaps this is just blind hope for England’s sake that Italy’s star-studded team doesn’t show up at the finals, but I really do think that the Azzurri could be in for a stinker in Brazil.
Yes, pound for pound Italy possess one of the strongest squads at the tournament, but that squad is ageing and lacks pace. Key players Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo exhibiting this.
Whilst an attack spearheaded by Mario Balotelli looks menacing, many of the Italian players seem to be incredibly erratic and inconsistent in fulfilling their on-field potential (AC Milan’s Stephane El Sharaawy an example).
Manager, Cesare Prandelli has been tinkering his side in recent friendlies, struggling to find his best XI for Brazil. Given their tough draw against fellow giants England and Uruguay in the ‘group of death’, any Italian side will have to be on top form to progress to the knock-out stage.
Spain
Spain probably have the best team going into the finals on paper, but having had a monopoly over international football for the past six years, it is surely time for this legendary side to start waning.
The formerly irrepressible duo of Xavi and Andres Iniesta are beginning to be found out at Barcelona, as the Catalan club are currently undergoing something resembling a mini-crisis, and the Spanish central defence remains lethargic and lacking in depth.
Though the addition of deadly Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa to the national pool certainly gives Spain a boost, they may struggle to find a middle way between their abundance of playmakers and the more direct style of play that the selection of Diego Costa would encourage.
If nothing else, by law of averages, it is about time someone came along and knocked Spain off their perch.
Construction delays, safety concerns and financial troubles are among the various obstacles Brazil faces as it prepares to host the World Cup in 2014.
Most recently, the construction of the Itaquerão stadium in São Paulo -- where the Cup’s opening match is set to take place in June 2014 -- has hit a snag over financing after failing to receive a $202 million loan from Brazil’s state-run banks.
"There's a risk of work stopping or [the stadium] not being ready on time," said Andres Sanchez, the former president of the Brazilian soccer club Corinthians, which has been financing construction of the $400 million Itaquerão stadium along with Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht, Reuters reports.
Sanchez has been serving as the unofficial spokesman for the project in recent months, keeping the project in the media spotlight and demanding that the government banks issue the loan under less stringent terms.
Jakub B. equaled by Poland on Wednesday played host to the goals of the 2014 World Cup - a match made in Holland in a 1-1 draw. The results of the Group - A is fully open. Poland in case of victory over Russia in the quarter-final place could get a chance. Now Group - A chance for all the teams intact. Puland with the Czech Republic on Sunday to play their third match. This draws the Russian Group - A retained the top spot with four points. He had won his first match 3-1 to the Czech Republic. Czech Republic is second with three points.
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