I like how they put elastic around the waist to make it look like they've still got proper shorts on.

In the next step to reduce shirt pulling FIFA are going to insist that players take the field bare-chested and with their kit bodypainted on.

They did that at France '98. I remember the video.

Could make the women's game more popular.

MCF's Argentina are way ahead of you

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1. He's a well built lad but wants to cut down on the pectoral exercises in the gym

2. He's got a fondness for 1980s footballer shorts that I wouldn't like to see making a comeback

3. He wants to get that hair in an Alice band before the ref yellow cards him

So, harr-umph, back to football then...

Berlino should be the world cup mascot. He's the bestest of all time!

You beat me too it, I was gonna say how the f-ck do you put it on.

Italy



Head Coach: Marcello Lippi
Captain: Fabio Cannavaro
Most Caps: Fabio Cannavaro (132)
Top Scorer: Luigi Riva (35)
Key Man: Alberto Gilardino
FIFA Ranking: 5
World Cup Best: Winners (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
World Cup 2010 Group: F (New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia)
Preliminary 28 Man Squad:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari), Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo)

Defenders: Gianluca Zambrotta (Milan), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa)

Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Simone Pepe (Udinese)

Strikers: Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Marco Borriello (Milan), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria)

Home Shirt:

Away Shirt:

Just for fun.

What would be your World Cup XI? You can only select one player from each nation.

Here's mine:

Buffon (ITA)
Lahm (GER) - Lucio (BRA) - Vidic (SRB) - Evra (FRA)
Ronaldo (POR) - Essien (GHA) - Sneijder (NED) - Messi (ARG)
Rooney (ENG) - Villa (ESP)

Mine would be that.

Soccer City is a beauty!

doesnt it hold 90k?

180k

Two can fit on each seat. Have you seen how small those Africans are?

Just 20days now folks.

I'm off to get the fridge stocked next week!

I stocked mine up on Monday

and now I have run out



Its this warm weather I tell thee

91,141

close if it we round it down



looks a quality venue from that shot

Theres a few beauties TBH

One in Durban looks fantastic.

I'm looking forward to the beer deals in the supermarkers. Decent one in Morrisons at the minute. 3 for £18.

I'm sure I saw Odsal sporting village looking nice in the artists impressions too

Pints? You're getting shafted my good man

I wish. It's bottles. Alot of decent stuff though to choose from. Export, Becks, Grolsh from what I remember.

Gonna get some today and have a BBQ.