Star quality shines through – FIFA (World Cup Soccer)

Goals, and plenty of them, form the basis of FIFA.com’s latest statistical review after a week in which Messrs Drogba, Del Piero, Suarez, Ortigoza and Messi all had cause to celebrate. 444 league appearances was the tally reached by Alessandro Del Read more about this World Cup article

MEXICO CITY — Paraguay football star Salvador Cabanas is eating and sitting in an armchair, continuing a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head at point-blank range just over a week ago. Despite the progress, doctors said on Wednesday Read more about this World Cup article

Nine of the 2010 Fifa World Cup matches have already been sold out, including three games in Cape Town. The Cape Town games sold out are Italy v Paraguay, a round of 16 match, as well as the quarter-final. Other games sold out include Portugal v Read more about this World Cup article

Real Madrid CF custodian Iker Casillas talks through his top ten goalkeeping heroes – from the “invincible” Peter Schmeichel to scary Lev Yashin via an Octopus, a Cat and eccentric King Kahn. This list is not in any particular order, but if I were Read more about this World Cup article

Italy coach Marcello Lippi said on Thursday that he has almost already decided upon his FIFA World Cup™ squad for South Africa. The reigning champions will be in group F with Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia and Lippi says there are only a few Read more about this World Cup article