Soccer is a game of strategy. It involves 11 players on the park for 90 minutes with the strings being pulled by the coach or manager depending on where you live.

Players are positioned like pawns and tested mentally and physically for the duration of the match. In the past, coaches merely picked the sides and [...]

Only one team has qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by right and that is the host South Africa. Even current holders Italy had to undergo the qualification process and although the hosts will undoubtedly put on a show, according to the experts their team is extremely unlikely to progress beyond the group stage [...]