June 16th, 2010 by jimmyribbit
A late Asamoah Gyan penalty gave Ghana a perfect start to their World Cup campaign at the expense of a disappointing Serbia. Gyan coolly slotted home in the 85th minute after an inexplicable hand ball from Serbian substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovic. The result was richly deserved by the Ghanaians, whose pace and direct approach never allowed [...]
June 12th, 2010 by jimmyribbit
Serbia kick off their 2010 World Cup campaign on Sunday in Group D against Ghana. Whilst Group G has been tagged the official ‘group of death’, Group D could be the most tightly contested group. Arguably none of the 8 groups contain 4 teams that are so evenly matched, and to predict the two teams [...]
June 6th, 2010 by jimmyribbit
On paper the strength of the Serbia squad justifies their standing as genuine dark horses this summer. At their helm stands Radomir Antić, who proudly leads Serbia to the World Finals for the first time as an independent nation. At his disposal Antic has an array of talent, many are house hold names accross Europe, but [...]
June 1st, 2010 by jimmyribbit
Much of Serbia’s recent success has been built on a miserly defence that has conceded just 20 goals in the last 3 qualifying campaigns and two of the team’s English based players Nemanja Vidic and Branislav Ivanovic have played a key role. Nemanja Vidic Manchester United managed to pip Fiorentina to Vidic’s signature in January 2006 in order for him to compete with [...]
May 26th, 2010 by jimmyribbit
Serbians have every right to celebrate the nationistic pride that comes with their footballing teams’ success in reaching the World Cup finals. The break-up of the former Republic of Yugoslavia resulted in one of the bloodiest civil wars in recent history having a profound effect on every Serbian. As Yugoslavia broke up into smaller states [...]
April 30th, 2010 by leewilson
European nation Serbia have revealed their new World Cup home shirt just over a month before they travel to South Africa to take part in the tournament. The team surprisingly qualified with ease for the World Cup in a group that contained 1998 champions France. Even though they only picked up 1 point against the French [...]
March 30th, 2010 by leewilson
GROUP D Germany Australia Serbia Ghana After comfortably beating 1998 World Champions France to automatic qualification from the European section, Serbia will be hopeful of making a big impact at their first World Cup as an independent nation. The team had a disappointing 2006 World Cup campaign as Serbia and Montenegro with three defeats [...]
February 22nd, 2010 by leewilson
European nation Serbia have revealed images of their new away shirt that they will wear in the event of a colour change at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The team surprisingly qualified with ease for the upcoming global tournament in a group that contained 1998 champions France. Even though they only picked up 1 [...]
February 16th, 2010 by leewilson
European nation Serbia has revealed their home and away shirt design that Nike will produce in time for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The team surprisingly qualified with ease for the upcoming global tournament in a group that contained 1998 champions France. Even though they only picked up 1 point against the French [...]
November 18th, 2009 by Ross Dunbar
A goal after six minutes from Valencia giant Nikola Zigic brought South Korea’s 27 match unbeaten run to an abrupt end at Fulham’s Craven Cottage. The game kicked-off at the odd-time of 2.30pm and was played infront of pretty much an empty stadium with one of the highlights being the happy bunch of Koreans. You [...]