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Sven-Goran Eriksson, Ivory Coast’s new manager, will be coaching at his third World Cup. Photograph: PA Wire/PA Sven-Goran Eriksson was tonight named Ivory Coast’s manager for the World Cup in South Africa. The former England manager’s appointment was announced on live television by a member of Ivory Coast’s football federation (FIF), Souleymane Alex Bamba. Eriksson replaces Vahid Halihodzic, [...] BOSTON — Every team in the soccer World Cup is looking for an edge. The Germans have the supportive crowd and home field advantage. The Togolese have their chief voodoo fetish priest, Togbui Assiogbo Gnagblondjro, whose bold prediction that his countrymen would beat South Korea and France has not come to pass. And Spain has a [...] SOMEHOW, his explanations weren’t enough. In a television interview last week, the French soccer captain, Zinédine Zidane, apologized for head-butting an Italian defender in the World Cup final, but also said he had no regrets, because he was provoked. His response may have seemed inadequate for an act that was as astonishing as it was repellent, but [...] Performing Under Pressure: Tips for Improving Your Players’ Mental Game Interview with Marc Sagal by Manni Klar, Editor, SIS Click here for the original magazine version of this interview. In order to develop the complete player, we must pay attention to the mental part of the game. As the quality of coaching improves and players have access to [...] |
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