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| Photo: A Skyline Befitting The World Cup. Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:10 AM PST A beautiful picture has begun to take shape.
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| Alexander Frei: International Football’s Hard Luck Man. Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:40 AM PST
There’s little questioning their vengeful hatred now, as Frei, still the Swiss captain, faces a mad dash to simply make South Africa after breaking his arm on Sunday.
As any coach will tell you, when it comes to the World Cup simply being healthy enough to kick a ball isn’t going to cut it. Match fitness is at a premium and though there are exceptions – Frei, as captain and all-time leading goalscorer, could likely be one – Switzerland is now thrust into blueprinting another major tournament should Alexander’s rehab falter in the slightest.
With the Swiss league ending on May 15th, twelve weeks from now, there’s a chance Frei won’t play a domestic game before the World Cup kicks off in June. A tremendous blow for Basel, for Frei, but perhaps most of all, Switzerland. It’s the cruelest of timing for a man who’s already suffered the cruelest of fates on the biggest stage of his life.
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World Cups – they can make you, or they can break you. Particuarly in these over analytical times, arguments abound about just who the best players on the planet abound, and the biggest riposte to certain players is “well he never does it in the big matches”.
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Varalloa was a striker, and apparently had such a powerful shot that he went by the magnificent nickname of Cañoncito (The Little Cannon). Imagine getting in the way of one of his shots? With one of those heavy old leather footballs? No thank you.
Varallo had plenty of other successes though. He won three Primera División titles with Boca Juniors and the 1937 South American Championship (forerunner to the Copa América). Just as impressive, his record of 181 goals for Boca Juniors made him the club’s all-time leading scorer from 1938 until 2008, when Martin Palermo finally surpassed him. Varallo was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit in 1994.
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