Cristiano Ronaldo

followed by  Arjen Robben

1966 was the last time England won the World Cup

Hate to think what will happen tomorrow if they lose to the US!! Could be a disaster with hopes so high!

Umbro and Mars Commercials demonstrate some of the passion!

The Opening ceremony is considered to be the biggest pop extravaganza in the continent’s history with 1,581 performers from around the world, including TKZee, Shakira, Alicia Keys and the Black Eyed Peas, as well as Algeria’s Khaled, Ghana’s Osibisa and Hip Hop Pantsula.

Sadly, South African opera singer Siphiwo Ntshebe who died from meningitis, was scheduled to sing his recently recorded song “HOPE” at the opening ceremony.

The 34-year-old, who was chosen by Nelson Mandela to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup, was admitted to hospital and died on May 26.

Millions of spectators, who will be watching the launch of the games, will be able to hear Siphiwo Ntshebe’s posthumous rendition of the song.

Celebrating the life of Siphiwo Ntshebe 1974 – 20

1 GK Iker Casillas (c) 20 May 1981 (aged 29) 103 Real Madrid 2 DF Raúl Albiol 4 September 1985 (aged 24) 22 Real Madrid 3 DF Gerard Piqué 2 February 1987 (aged 23) 15 Barcelona 4 DF Carlos Marchena 31 July 1979 (aged 30) 57 Valencia 5 DF Carles Puyol 13 April 1978 (aged 32) 82 Barcelona 6 MF Andrés Iniesta 11 May 1984 (aged 26) 41 Barcelona 7 FW David Villa 3 December 1981 (aged 28) 56 Valencia 8 MF Xavi 25 January 1980 (aged 30) 85 Barcelona 9 FW Fernando Torres 20 March 1984 (aged 26) 72 Liverpool 10 MF Cesc Fàbregas 4 May 1987 (aged 23) 47 Arsenal 11 DF Joan Capdevila 3 February 1978 (aged 32) 44 Villarreal 12 GK Víctor Valdés 14 January 1982 (aged 28) 0 Barcelona 13 MF Juan Manuel Mata 28 April 1988 (aged 22) 7 Valencia 14 MF Xabi Alonso 25 November 1981 (aged 28) 67 Real Madrid 15 DF Sergio Ramos 30 March 1986 (aged 24) 58 Real Madrid 16 MF Sergio Busquets 16 July 1988 (aged 21) 12 Barcelona 17 DF Álvaro Arbeloa 17 January 1983 (aged 27) 14 Real Madrid 18 FW Pedro 28 July 1987 (aged 22) 1 Barcelona 19 FW Fernando Llorente 26 February 1985 (aged 25) 6 Athletic Bilbao 20 MF Javi Martínez 2 September 1988 (aged 21) 1 Athletic Bilbao 21 MF David Silva 8 January 1986 (aged 24) 34 Valencia 22 MF Jesús Navas 21 November 1985 (aged 24) 4 Sevilla 23 GK José Manuel Reina 31 August 1982 (aged 27) 19 Liverpool

Most Capped Player: Andoni Zubizarreta – 126
Top Goalscorer: Raul – 44

Top 5 Soccer / Football Players in the World – 2010

1. Messi

2. C. Ronaldo

3. D. Drogba

4. W. Rooney

5. A. Robben

Schedule and Opening Ceremony: The FIFA World Cup is about to begin. In just two days, all the preparations done by host Country South Africa will soon be realized as the FIFA World Cup starts its grand opening ceremony on June 10, 2010.

This year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa will have a “2-day opening” that would start on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. local time (GMT+2) at the newly-renovated Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg. Various artists are expected to perform in the opening ceremony. Shakira will perform the official 2010 World Cup song entitled “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”. She will be joined with a local South African group Freshlyground.

Soccer fever is spreading around the world.

The first match scheduled to kickoff on June 11, 2010 will be South Africa VS Mexico at 10:00 EDT. The game will be held in Johannesburg while Uruguay VS France will be held in Cape Town at 14:30 EDT. The title match will be held on July 11, at 1:30 PM ET from the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.

The total prize money on offer for the tournament confirmed by FIFA as $420 million. Round 16 qualifiers will receive $9 million, $18 million for the Quarter-finalist, $20 million in Semi-finals, $24 million for the runner up and $30 million for the Winner.

According to the FIFA World Cup 2010 schedule, the first match will kick off on June 11, 2010 at exactly 4:00pm. In this football match, South Africa will be facing Mexico. This will then be followed by a second football match the following day at 8:30 pm between Uruguay and France.

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience,

raised a glass of water and asked, “how heavy is this glass of water?”

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, “The

absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold

it.”

“If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it

for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day,

you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it’s the same weight,

but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

He continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress management.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden

becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on. As with the

glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before

holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the

burden.”

“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work

down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens

you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.” “Relax;

pick them up later after you’ve rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!

And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of

life:

* Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re

the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have

to eat them.

* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in

the middle of it.

* Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be recalled by

their maker.

* If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it

was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as

a warning to others.

* Never buy a car you can’t push.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because

then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.

* Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep

late.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.

* When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you

live.

* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be

the world to one person.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are

pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different

colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a

detour.

Have an awesome day!

Hudson River Plane Landing (US Airways 1549) Animation with Audio