SAO PAULO: Ronaldinho’’s experience could have a calming effect on Brazil’’s youthful World Cup side if coach Dunga recalled the 30-year-old to the squad, Pele said. Three-times World Cup winner Pele said in an interview that he would pick Ronaldinho, who turned 30 on Sunday and has played at two finals, helping Brazil win their fifth title in 2002. The 69-year-old also said Lionel Messi needed a well-organised Argentina side in which to exhibit his brilliant Barcelona form, while England and Spain would be dangerous opponents at the June 11-July 11 tournament in South Africa. Pele praised Dunga’’s record but was concerned about a possible lack of World Cup experience among the players expected to be picked for the squad. “I think Brazil are on the right track but we have to be careful because the majority of the players have never played at a World Cup before, so there will be a lot of pressure and we must see how those players handle it,” Pele said. “If Ronaldinho keeps playing as he is now … I believe he would be a good component because he could help when the younger players feel the pressure.” Ronaldinho, who last played for Brazil last April, has been in good form for AC Milan this year but despite speculation about a return to the national team he appears out of Dunga’’s plans. Brazil and fellow favourites Spain could expect tough opposition from the likes of Argentina, despite their poor qualifying campaign. “Even (top) teams that are not in form like Argentina, who practically qualified in last place, we”ve got to respect them because they”re a country accustomed to playing the World Cup,” he said. “Another country that had not been doing well but who in this World Cup will be a difficult country to beat is England, who can take a very strong team (to South Africa). “They can reach the last four.” Pele identified Messi, Portugal’’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Robinho of Brazil as players with the potential to light up the World Cup. Messi, however, might be unable to reproduce the fantastic form he is showing at Spanish club Barcelona. “He’’s a great player, he’’s playing marvellously at Barcelona but when he goes to the national team he doesn”t play as well,” said Pele. “That is possibly because the national team doesn”t have the same group as Barcelona. “Then there’’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who’’s also a marvelous player, and Robinho, who has already improved quite a bit,” he added. Robinho, who has returned to Santos on loan from Manchester City, had a crowd-pleasing style while Brazil would also need Kaka to be in top form. “For the public, Robinho has a happier style that appeals to the fans,” he said. “Now, for the national team, it’’s very important that Kaka is in good shape.”
Written on March 24, 2010 | Posted in
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Sports Minister Ijaz Jahkhrani fell headlong while playing with children in an exhibition match here, Geo News reported Wednesday. According to details, a match was played at Sports Complex on Pakistan Day, where children from various clubs took part. The federal minister who has been a captain of his school football team, participated in a match and was given tough time by the minors. On one occasion, Jahkrani tripped over and fell on the ground headlong while trying to snag ball from the children. The federal minister Jakhrani said the playing with the children today has reminded him of his past; however, it is also the part and parcel of the game to fall down.
Written on March 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Sports
AUCKLAND: Following the IPL row between two rivals also cricket playing nations Pakistan and India, the young Pakistan Under-19 cricket team has trounced their arch rivals by 2 wickets in the rain-delayed quarter-final counter, thus qualifying for the semifinal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup here on Saturday.
The match had been restricted to 23 over [...]
Written on January 23, 2010 | Posted in
Cricket
Congratulations to every pakistani , We are into the final of t20 worldcup again, In first semi final pakistan beat un-beaten south africa by 7 runs, what a performance by sleeping volcano , Shahid Afridi. We had told in previous post that shahid afridi is playing really sensibly, First 29, then 21 and now 51 [...]
Written on June 18, 2009 | Posted in
T20 Worldcup 2009
In first match played today , sri lanka beat new zealand while, In last match of super eight round, india lost to south africa again and their miserable performance continues, on playing first, south africa could only make 130 and india failed to achieve the target,
They have lost all three games of super eight round, [...]
Written on June 16, 2009 | Posted in
T20 Worldcup 2009
Pakistan beat Ireland by 39 runs and qualified for semifinal of T20 World cup, Congratulations to all pakistanis, whil
Pakistan 159/5 (20/20 ov)e West Indies beat England by five wickets in a rain-affected match at The Oval to seal their place in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
Ireland 120/9 (20.0/20 ov)
Fall of wickets 1-38 (Shahzaib Hasan, [...]
Written on June 15, 2009 | Posted in
T20 Worldcup 2009
After loosing against england shamefully with such a big-mountain margin, it has become very difficult for pakistan to qualify for super-8. Well, the chances are not more than 5-10 percent that pakistan could qualify this year. We were wrong, we thought that after losing 2 warmup matches with such a huge margin, pakistani team would [...]
Written on June 8, 2009 | Posted in
T20 Worldcup 2009
If you are rich, you think everything is under your control, you buy everything which you like, same thing is about america, its a very rich country, and they have worked really hard for centuries to gain the position as super power today. But America really sucks when we talk about ethic values and suffering [...]
Written on June 2, 2009 | Posted in
Politics
Brig Imtiaz reveals 30-year-old secret, By Rauf Klasra
ISLAMABAD: As the nation celebrates the eleventh anniversary of
Pakistan’s nuclear tests today (May 28), a shocking 30-year-old secret
has been exposed.
It reveals how a young woman college lecturer, feeling betrayed after
a romance with a nuclear scientist of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
(KANUPP), had
given a lead to the Inter-Services Intelligence [...]
Written on May 28, 2009 | Posted in
Pakistan Nuclear Weapons
North Korea has become the 9th country with atomic power, it had tested atomic bomb a few years ago as well, but test on monday , could destroy a small city very easily.
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea defied world powers and carried out an underground test Monday of a nuclear bomb Russian officials said [...]
Written on May 25, 2009 | Posted in
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