Soccer Babes – Mexican Primera Apertura 2009 Semi-Finals Cheerleaders / Porristas

Over the past five days the semi-finals of the Mexican Primera Apertura 2009 playoffs took place. Playing for a chance in the finals were Cruz Azul, Monterrey, Morelia and Toluca. Their respective cheerleaders were also out to support their teams and are the focus of this week’s Mexican Primera cheerleaders review. As usual, we’ve got a ton of them for your viewing pleasure again. Enjoy them while you can as there is only one round left in the Mexican playoffs.

Check this space every Monday for more of these chicas. If we run into more of them during the week, we’ll bring you some bonus coverage.

With Friday’s FIFA World Cup 2010 Draw completed and the tournament’s groups set, the pundits of soccer have started their analyses and predictions. So have scores of soccer fans around the world who promptly entered the search phrase “World Cup 2010 Simulator” into their search engines to little avail.

While there aren’t too many simulators for World Cup 2010 around yet, we’ve found a beauty at mediotiempo.com that let’s you simulate the entire tournament from the group phase to the final. To launch the simulator just click on Simulacion de la Fase Final (Final Stage Simulator in English) at the bottom of the page to launch the application. After that it’s easy to use regardless of what language you speak. Check it out at the link below.

FIFA World Cup 2010 Simulator at mediatiempo.com

Miss World Contestants Tour a World Cup 2010 Stadium

Miss World contestants pose for photographers at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg on November 20, 2008. (From left) Miss New Zealand Julia Kahurangi, Miss Egypt Sanaa Ismail Hamed, Miss Brazil Sila Almeida Tamara, Miss World Zilin Zhang, South African former football player Lukes Habeba, Miss South Africa Tansey Coetzee, Miss Italy Claudia Russo, Miss USA Mercia Lane Lindell and Miss Spain Patricia Yurena Rodriguez Alonjo. The contestants will assist in the Confederations Cup draw on November 22.

Draw ignites FIFA World Cup fever

The 32 teams participating at next year's FIFA World Cup™ finals discovered their fate this evening when the Final Draw for South Africa 2010 took place in Cape Town.

While South Africans learned that the host nation's Opening Match on 11 June would be played against Mexico at Soccer City, it was the Group D line-up which caused arguably the biggest stir. Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana will battle it out for two qualifying places for the Round of 16, meaning two nations with passionate support will depart the tournament early. There could be a high-profile casualty from Group G too, after Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal were drawn together.

An estimated global television audience of 200 million joined the 2,000 invited guests in the Draw Hall in watching the colourful and entertaining ceremony unfold. With African sporting stars such as athlete Haile Gebreselassie, rugby player John Smit, cricketer Makhaya Ntini, and footballers Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu assisting with the draw, along with England's David Beckham, it was always going to be an exhilarating occasion, but the undoubted centrepiece came when the eight groups were revealed.

An early highlight of the draw was the eye-catching encounter between England and USA, scheduled for 12 June, which evokes the Americans' famous 1-0 win over their transatlantic cousins at Brazil 1950. Argentina, Nigeria and Greece will get the chance to revive their group rivalry from 1994, while the heavyweight collision between Portugal and Brazil on 25 June also has the feel of a derby.

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic, Greece
Group C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana,
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

A night to remember
With such an array of stars, the event dazzled from start to finish. After a welcome sequence from Lions Head, the mountain that provides Cape Town with such a dramatic backdrop, award-winning musician Johnny Clegg performed 'Scatterlings of Africa', a song made famous by the Academy Award-winning film Rain Main.

Fittingly, the first speech of the night came from the man without whom a FIFA World Cup in South Africa would never have been possible: the country's former president Nelson Mandela. The 91-year-old, speaking in a special video message, urged his nation to make the most of their opportunity as tournament hosts. "We must strive for excellence in our hosting of the World Cup, while at the same time ensuring the event leaves a lasting benefit to all our people," he said.

Next it was time for two special presidents to take to the stage. FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and South African President Jacob Zuma showed their excitement at both the Final Draw and the 2010 FIFA World Cup itself in an entertaining dialogue lasting several minutes. Giancarlo Abete, President of the Italian Football Federation, then handed over the holders' FIFA World Cup Trophy to Mr Blatter, confirmation that sport's holy grail is in South Africa and ready to be contested next year.

Legendary Portugal striker Eusebio, born in neighbouring Mozambique, was introduced to the crowd before examples of the 'Win in Africa, With Africa' campaign were showcased before an expectant audience. Beninese singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo duly took to the stage to perform her Grammy-nominated song 'Agolo'.

The first duty of the show's guest presenter, Academy Award-winning actress, Hollywood producer and proud South African Charlize Theron, was to show off the official 2010 Match Ball, adidas's Jabulani, a name meaning 'to celebrate' in Zulu. Soweto’s Gospel Choir continued the theme of happiness with a lively rendition of Pata Pata before the arrival of Draw Master and FIFA Secretary General, Jerome Valcke, signalled the moment of truth.

Some of the assembled coaches will have headed away feeling confident, others concerned by the task presented here, yet at least all now know what lies in store as they begin their planning and preparation for next year's showpiece.

Cities ready and waiting for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The focus of the football world’s attention was squarely focused on Cape Town last night as the Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ mapped out the opening rounds of next year’s football showpiece.

In what Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa, Dr Danny Jordaan, described as ,”a great celebration of Africa”, the Final Draw was proof that South Africa is more than ready to put on a show like no other when the 32 teams arrive in the country.

For the Host Cities, last night was a significant moment as, for the first time, they had a clear idea of the teams and the fans they will be hosting next year.

It was soon evident that football fans in the smaller cities such as Polokwane, Rustenburg and Nelspruit will have the same opportunies to capture a glimpse of the football stars expected in South Africa next year.

Speaking after the Draw, Mayor of Nelspruit, Mr Lassy Chiwayo said, “We are excited on a number of fronts. With the 18 giraffes that tower above us at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, we too are ready to walk tall and deliver a great experience. Our people are amazing, warm and peaceful. “

Nelspruit will see Hondurus and Chile battle it out on 16 June 2010, with defending champions, Italy, playing New Zealand on 20 June 2010. All matches will be played in the newly built Mbombela stadium which boasts seating and structures resembling the wildlife of the surrounding areas.

Host city coordinator for Polokwane, Ndavhe Ramakuela, also promises to deliver a different World Cup experience for the teams and the thousands of fans. “We will welcome fans to a natural environment away from the noise and concrete of the city. We will offer something to everyone.”

Polokwane, in the northern province of Limpopo, offers fans that will be travelling to watch the France-Mexico or the Greece-Argentina game on 17 and 22 June respectively a variety of activities including game viewing or visits to the neighboring countries of Botswana and Mozambique.

The regal home to the Royal Bafokeng family, Rustenburg, will see an influx of fans too as they come to watch England against USA on Saturday 12 June 2010. Rustenburg can also expect an influx of African supporters as African favourites, Ghana, play against Australia on 19 June. Spokesperson for the Host City of Rustenburg said that fans will be well entertained and “can expect a royal treatment when they come to Rustenburg.”

Having built a stadium that was ready over a year ahead of the tournament, Nelson Mandela Bay will be entertaining fans from Chile, England, Portugal and Germany as they travel to the Eastern Cape for some superb on the field action.

With similar enthusiasm, says the Mayor of Port Elizabeth/Nelson Mandela Bay, Mr Zanoxolo Wayile, “We are more than prepared in terms of accommodation, transportation, safety and security, entertainment and of course the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium is one of the best facilities in the world. We are confident all ten teams will feel more than at home in a city named after the great man himself.”

With names such as France, Uruguay, Paraguay, England, Algeria, Portugal, Korea DPR, Cameroon, Netherlands as well as a Semi Final match to be hosted by the City of Cape Town, there is certainly a lot of excitement in the ‘Mother City’.

“Just looking at the draw, we were very happy with what we saw. There are some big names there and the tournament in Cape Town will certainly be a huge spectacle,” said Mayor of Cape Town, Dan Plato.

After the festivities on Long Street during the Final Draw celebrations – which saw an estimated 30,000 people take to the streets in celebration – Plato is confident that the visiting teams and fans will be treated to a festival atmosphere throughout the World Cup period.

“As a city we are very happy to host these teams in our stadium and our city. You can see from the vibe last Sunday when we turned on the festive lights in Adderley street and 120,000 people turned up to the party in Long Street last night to celebrate the Final Draw – there is a great vibe in this city and we have shown the world that we are ready for 2010.”

But the eyes of the world will be on Soccer City in Johannesburg on the day the tournament kicks off between host country South Africa and Mexico on 11 June 2010. As the gateway city to South Africa, Johannesburg has two stadiums and is the most central place to accommodate the fans with five of the ten stadiums within four hours driving distance.

Says Christa Venter of Joahnnesburg City, “The opening ceremony is going to be great – we look forward the vibe and seeing the Mexican wave in tandem with the vuvuzela.” Johannesburg will see most of the greats at some stage between Soccer City and Ellis Park stadiums, including Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Italy.

Capello's doing a great job

Bryan Robson wants Fabio Capello to continue to ride his luck during his tenure at the England reins. The Italian has steered the side to the brink of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

The former England captain is delighted at the progress being made and hopes key players stay fit. "Where Capello has been quite fortunate is that he's nearly always had the best players available," said Robson.

When our top players are not available we do not have that next best player to replace them. Ferdinand, Terry, Gerrard and Rooney are really important.

Former England midfielder Bryan Robson

"I feel as though that is where England have fallen down over the last ten years. When our top players are injured and not available we do not have that next generation, that next best player, to come in and replace them.

"That's why people like (Rio) Ferdinand, (John) Terry, (Steven) Gerrard and (Wayne) Rooney are really important to the England team. You do not want them injured for important games."

Robson also believes the players are growing in stature under the Capello. "He is doing a great job - you only have to look at the performances and results, " he said. "All you can do is the job that is in front of you.

"Fabio has done that well and the England boys are very confident. That's great because after the disappointment of not qualifying for the last European Championships it is really important to qualify for the World Cup."

Mike Summerbee, who won eight caps for his country, is also optimistic about the future under Capello. "By the time the World Cup comes around he will have a top side and England will be a very strong force," said the former Manchester City winger.

His influence in the side is fantastic. By the time the World Cup comes around England will be a very strong force.

Former England winger Mike Summerbee on Fabio Capello

"His influence in the side is fantastic and don't forget he was a great player as well. He has a good squad of people behind him and that is important.

"Fabio has brought some discipline to the team. People know what they are doing. No matter who you are, you can be left out. He has a squad that respects him and that situation leads to a successful side.

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