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Let's hear it for Valencia, the cash-strapped Spanish side currently plumbing such hellish depths of penury that their marketing department has hit upon the ingenious wheeze of throwing open the doors of the Estadio Mestalla to fans for communions and weddings in a bid to generate some much-needed income to cover their outgoings.
Nine group winners and four runners up from a two-leg play-off slot into place at the momentous, 32-nation football jamboree from June 11 to July 11 next year, the first finals to be held in Africa.
Some Previews:
Italy vs. Ireland
Warm welcome for Trap but Lippi feals the heat
Paolo Bandini: Ireland must be wary of rising star Pazzini
England vs. Ukraine
Kevin McCarra: Ukraine will punich any lapses
Scotland vs. Iceland
Caldwell calls on Scotland to get physical
“We understand that the supporters are angry,” he said. “We ask them to support us because we need to be together to get out of this situation.
Who:
A philosophical Anatoliy Tymoshchuk will pose a major threat to England in their World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.
Andriy Shevchenko, one of the great names of European football in the last decade, is struggling.
Struggling for form. Struggling for fitness. Struggling to score the goals that brought a Champions League winner's medal, the European footballer of the year award and big-money moves to AC Milan and Chelsea.
