Posts Tagged ‘World Cup’

Liverpool’s Torres ruptures thigh muscle

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Spain's Football Federation says Liverpool and World Cup-winning Spain striker Fernando Torres has ruptured a muscle in his left thigh. In a statement on its website the federation says Torres had a magnetic resonance scan on Tuesday at the Cemtro de Madrid Clinic and evidence was found of a Grade 1 muscle fiber rupture in the left thigh. Torres struggled to make the World Cup...

World Cup: Brazilian Beast Slayed By Dutch

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Brazil's Reliance on Muscle rather than Beauty Doomed Them against The Netherlands, Chris Matyszczyk Says

Spain’s Iniesta has ‘minor muscle injury’

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Andres Iniesta could miss Spain's opening game at the World Cup after suffering a thigh injury in a warm-up match.

ESPN puts muscle behind World Cup

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
The 2006 tournament on ESPN and ABC drew the largest audiences for a World Cup outside the United States. But research afterward showed the network could do more to show fans it is taking the sport seriously.

Kaka practices in Brazil’s 1st training in SAfrica

Friday, May 28th, 2010
Kaka practiced normally Friday and looked injury-free in Brazil's first full training session in South Africa ahead of the World Cup. Kaka had been practicing separately from the rest of the team because of a left thigh muscle injury, but went through all the drills on Friday and appeared unaffected by the ailment.