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Not endorsing anything that is just the way it is,visarunner i have just come back on thursday

For 2000 bt to an agent outside you would of got your TV and been happily on your way.

England reveal bid delegation

Charlton and Shearer to join Beckham and Cameron in Zurich

England will be taking a host of big names with them when their 2018 World Cup delegation heads to Zurich.

The announcement of which nations have won hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 events is set to be made on 2nd December.

England are among the favourites to land the 2018 tournament and hope their star-studded team will be celebrating in Switzerland next Thursday.

Along with Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron,several former international stars will be in the travelling party.

David Beckham has played a leading role in the bid process so far and he will be there to see England's efforts through to the end.

Backing

He will be joined by Sir Bobby Charlton,Gary Lineker,Alan Shearer,Andy Cole and John Barnes in a 30-strong delegation, which also includes current Three Lions boss Fabio Capello.

Chief executive of the England 2018 bid Andy Anson said: "We have said throughout the process that this bid has the backing of the whole country and the nature of this line-up confirms that point.

"Next week is clearly critical because it is our last chance to convince the Fifa executive committee members who are voting that England should be their choice for 2018.

"We will be campaigning and working right up to the very last minute and the strength and support we have within this travelling party gives us the best possible chance to deliver our message, strongly and passionately for one final time."

England 2018 legacy ambassadors Kadra Ege, founder of Brent Ladies FC, and Eddie Afekafe, who works in the Manchester City 'Football in the Community' programme, will also be in Zurich to focus attention on England's international legacy plans.

Full England 2018 delegation:

HRH Prince William of Wales (FA president), Rt Hon David Cameron, (Prime Minister), David Beckham (vice-president, England 2018), Andy Anson (England 2018 chief executive), David Dein (international president, England 2018), Eddie Afekafe (ambassador, England 2018), Lord Coe (England 2018 board member), Roger Burden (acting FA chairman), Richard Scudamore (Premier League chief executive), Greg Clarke (Football League chairman), Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt (Secretary of State Culture, Media Sport & Olympics), Paul Elliott (England 2018 board member), Lord Mawhinney (England 2018 board member), Andy Cole (football ambassador), Rt Hon Hugh Robertson (Minister for Sport), Sir Bobby Charlton (football ambassador), Fabio Capello (England manager), John Barnes (football ambassador), Alan Shearer (football ambassador), Gary Lineker (football ambassador), Kadra Ege (legacy ambassador), Boris Johnson (Mayor of London)

The remaining places within the delegation are taken by support and technical staff from the bid team.

crude is rising!

There's a Thai folk-song that goes along the lines of;

The train to Korat is so fast,

When you arrive you can still smell you Bangkok fahrt.

This could make that real, but in a country that cannot complete a few miles of sky-train extension and doesn't integrate any of its transport hubs, there ain't a chance of it happening.

Because of the Chinese backing this will happen and will be economically a win win situation for Thailand,great news for Thailand and Laos.

Love the song,which folk song does it come from?

Nokia N8 is a tasty phone runs on the symbian 3 system

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players’ unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

They probably did get votes but just not enough as the household names worldwide you are a tad cynical sometimes lads...emerging russian league?

Dzeko i agree had a great 2009 with Wolfsburg and is still scoring for them regularly

Kiessling is in the same catagory as Berbatov,<deleted>

The road works ie; widening of the main road from the city is really nothing to do with where you would park your car for a week,there are many places to park behind the main road you only have to stop and ask at one of the many shops around and they would point you in the right direction or more than likely put your car in there own garage for a small fee 500 bt.

i'd like to know why FIFA thinks that there are only 5 leagues in world football. telling me players from brasil or argentina's leagues shouldn't have featured in this? or how about luis suarez, uruguayan who plays in holland and who scored about 60 goals last season.

fifa are a bunch of cun_ts.

Come on Stevie cant you see the logic Berba is picked...sort of sums it all up really.

But i am sure this is picked by the players themselves in each Association,i may be wrong?

I asked a question OBB,nothing at all about gambling or even playing him!

Fifty-five players shortlisted for FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2010

(FIFA.com) Thursday 25 November 2010 Getty ImagesThe worldwide players’ union FIFPro and FIFA today announced the 55 players shortlisted for the FIFA/FIPro World XI 2010 (see full list below), which is to be revealed at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala in Zurich on 10 January 2011.

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players’ unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

World champions Spain lead the way with the most players in the shortlist with ten, followed by nine from Brazil, eight from Argentina, six from England, four from Germany, three each from the Netherlands and Italy, two from Portugal and one each from Uruguay, Wales, France, Bulgaria, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon.

Spain’s Primera Division attracted the most nominees with 18, followed by England’s Premier League with 17 and Italy’s Serie A with 15. Four nominees came from Germany’s Bundesliga and one from France’s Ligue 1.

The final FIFA/FIFPro World XI will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala in the Zurich Kongresshaus on 10 January 2011. During this televised gala, the winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player of 2010 and the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2010 award will also be revealed. Meanwhile, the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award and the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football award will be presented for the first time, while the FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year will be announced for the second year running. The FIFA Presidential Award and the FIFA Fair Play Award will also be presented during the gala.

The 55-player shortlist in full:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus FC), Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid C.F.), Petr Cech (Czech Republic, Chelsea FC), Julio Cesar (Brazil, F.C. Internazionale), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands, Manchester United FC)

Defenders: Daniel Alves (Brazil, FC Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Wales, Tottenham Hotspur), Michel Bastos (Brazil, Olympique Lyonnais), Ashley Cole (England, Chelsea FC), Patrice Evra (France, Manchester United FC), Rio Ferdinand (England, Manchester United FC), Philipp Lahm (Germany, FC Bayern Munchen), Lucio (Brazil, F.C. Internazionale), Maicon (Brazil, F.C. Internazionale), Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid C.F.), Alessandro Nesta (Italy, AC Milan), Pepe (Portugal, Real Madrid C.F.), Gerard Pique (Spain, FC Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Spain, FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid C.F.), Walter Samuel (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale), John Terry (England, Chelsea FC), Thiago Silva (Brazil, AC Milan), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United FC), Javier Zanetti (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale)

Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale), Michael Essien (Ghana, Chelsea FC), Cesc Fabregas (Spain, Arsenal FC), Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool FC), Andres Iniesta (Spain, FC Barcelona), Ricardo Kaka (Brazil, Real Madrid C.F.), Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea FC), Javier Mascherano (Argentina, FC Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Germany, FC Bayern Munchen), Mesut Ozil (Germany, Real Madrid C.F.), Andrea Pirlo (Italy, AC Milan), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, FC Bayern Munchen), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands, F.C. Internazionale), Xabi Alonso (Spain, Real Madrid C.F.), Xavi (Spain, FC Barcelona)

Forwards: Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria, Manchester United FC), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea FC), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, F.C. Internazionale), Diego Forlán (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina, Real Madrid C.F.), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, AC Milan), Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona), Diego Milito (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale), Arjen Robben (Netherlands, FC Bayern München), Ronaldinho (Brazil, AC Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid C.F.), Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United FC), Carlos Tevez (Argentina, Manchester City FC), Fernando Torres (Spain, Liverpool FC), David Villa (Spain, FC Barcelona)

Larry Bird what do you play off? :jap:

I have retired from my collecting days(sadly)i find the constant threats of kidnapping and violence to threatining nowadays,,my son is doing well though he drives to school now in a pick-up and eats in KFC every lunchtime,never asks for money and keeps his bed room door locked........I could always call him on his I-phone 4 or mail him on his I-pad to see if he has the time like his father to enter this forum and start dealing or get his corporals to contact you.Be warned though he is bigtime now and swaps of your Panini doubles and trebles could lead to you biting off more than you can chew.

Good luck Tom.

Enjoyed the meet up Rus...told you at 2-0 down there was still something there for us mate,although by then it was the drink talking!! i did notice we where the last ones to leave after watching cidy,anyway hope you have a great trip to VN and see you around new year hopefully,hopefully Mr BJ will be around also!

Are Monks allowed to watch the Footie mate

Ok Rus,heading that way ,so will be in there if you can make it give me a bell....sent u my number!

Awww how i miss my collection.

Welcome back Nad. Where have you bee....hitchiking in antartica of something like?

Nothing as exciting as that .......just work mate kept me away from my usual drab and drivil scribblings here just going for a hearty brecky now and then enjoy a saturday sesh!!

Oh.....whens that Bale signing for United? I do like him

Any of you lads still about for the games today,in Pattaya for a few days and looking forward to a respectable 7.45pm kick off tonight......no double vision

Awww how i miss my collection.

Liverpool deserve all the breaks they can get at the moment.......allthough if it was against them i think it wouldn't of been allowed

Here here !!!

I think it will be the weekend for sure mate.....a long weekend Its a massive match for Thailand and it is a tribute game for the King also!

Yeah for the whore-mongering prima- donnas that play for England.

And support them not withstanding!

Although I agree that we will not win the league this year, it's just too early. ...early pre- season confidence put to bed then after 3 games

If ageing Chelsea get a few injuries most notably to Drogba and Rooney doesnt play as he did in most of last season it'll be a hel_l of a leveller, Man Citys overall squad is the best in the league its just a matter of finding out how well they can play together. just because they paid fortunes for them it does not mean they are the best in the league,just look at Spurs!

If Mancini was to be doing his job to the standard he's paid for he'd have dealt with Bellamy who'd have given you a better chance imho, hes better then Cruz and Adebayor...........At what? causing problems in the dressing room!

JS...get on with it,i think BJ is just making a point :jap: ,everyone respects the job you do and the time it takes.....also i will point out CIDY did lose yesterday so the bitters are not happy! keep up the good work and enjoy your piss-up.

There are 6-0 in all leagues....$$$ in most Euro leagues......West Ham have lost two on the trot! This is just normal isn't it?