Italy’s Pirlo returns to full training
Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo managed a full training session on Monday for the first time at the World Cup, raising the prospect he could play in Thursday’s final Group F game against Slovakia.
Vicelich likely to play in All Whites midfield
Ivan Vicelich’s international career is about to take another twist, with the All Whites veteran set to be named as a central midfielder in New Zealand’s first World Cup match against Slovakia in Rustenburg on Tuesday night.
Ivan Vicelich likely to play in midfield
Ivan Vicelich’s international career is about to take another twist, with the All Whites veteran set to be named as a central midfielder in New Zealand’s first World Cup match against Slovakia in Rustenburg on Tuesday night.
Miroslav Lazo
Miroslav Lazo is a player who is almost completely unknown in North America. An agitator who has spent most of his career with HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia, Lazo will be attending the Oilers main training camp this fall. I had never even heard of him until Lowetide mentioned him on Sunday , and a commenter on HFBoards offered this summary : Regarding Lažo, he´s a skilled forward and he had his best season yet last year with Slovan, he´s been training with Ľubo Višňovský during the summ
International career goes pear-shaped for unlucky Ledley (The Ham&High Network)
Ledley King’s international career appears to have been effectively ended this week when he returned to Spurs Lodge from England’s training camp. He will play no further part in Fabio Capello’s preparations for Saturday’s friendly with Slovakia or the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine next week.
