The Top 10 Blog

A compilation of some of the most active footballers on Twitter.

Who have been the best England World Cup players? This has always been a difficult question to answer but now we may have the definitive answer from Opta. Their experts have analysed the stats from all the World Cup tournaments since 1966 and have come up with the best players in each position together with a Second XL.

There isn’t a sport in the world that is loved more than football. Its truly a worldwide sport equally popular from Europe to Africa, Asia to America – all throughout the year. However, as the World Cup approaches, the excitement knows no bounds as fans are looking all over the internet for their favorite players and teams.

I am therefore delighted to post this guest list from ‘Goalazo’, a previous Twitter Person of the Day.

1. Goalazo.com – The expression Goalzo in Spanish refers to an outstanding goal. So Goalazo.com gives a flavor of that side of football calling itself “The poetry of football”.

Top 10 World Cup Injury Disappointments

The World Cup is approaching and we are seeing the usual crop of injuries threatening the appearance in South Africa of some of the worlds best players. So what a good time to have a look back at some of the cruel World Cup injury disappointments of the past.

It’s also interesting in some cases to reflect on who benefited from their unexpected moment in the spotlight.

So lets start with 2010 and work back in time.

There have been some amazing results over the years where the supposed smaller team has turned over one of the ‘giants’ of the game.

On FA Cup Quarter final day I thought it would be a good time to review the most memorable.