chchgvjh

Dawson keen to impress Capello

Michael Dawson is relishing being part of England's FIFA World Cup™ squad but will make no brash predictions as to whether he should be picked to face Algeria on Friday.
Dawson's hopes of going to South Africa looked to have been shattered after he was axed from Fabio Capello's final 23-man squad two weeks ago. But 72 hours later he was on a plane to Rustenburg after skipper Rio Ferdinand pulled out with a knee injury. Now Ledley King's groin problem has put the spotlight on Dawson, Matthew Upson and Jamie Carragher in the battle to play in Cape Town against the Algerians.

"For me it would be a dream to play. There's no hiding that."

England defender Michael Dawson says it would be a drea come true to play in a FIFA World Cup.

But Dawson, Tottenham's player of the year, is content to concentrate on trying to impress Capello in training. He said: "We'll just have to wait and see. You'll have to ask the manager. For me it would be a dream to play. There's no hiding that. I've said that for a long time, since before I got in the squad but we've got Jamie Carragher and Matthew Upson as well.
"But we're just concentrating on training and hopefully I'll do the best I can and then we'll see. I'm excited for Friday and the World Cup is an amazing experience and, from getting a call from the FA to say Rio was injured, it's all happened really quickly. To be part of it is great and I'm enjoying every minute of it. Unfortunately Ledley came off the other day with a groin injury but it's not too bad. He's out of the game on Friday but it's the manager's decision who he picks. I'm always hopeful."
Dawson, 26, is adamant the mood in the England camp is upbeat despite England being held to a 1-1 draw by the United States. He said: "Hopefully we'll get a win under our belts on Friday. We got a point against the USA. We would have liked to get more, but it wasn't to be. The mood is positive."
Dawson met the 12-year-old he sponsors for the first time at a village near Rustenburg yesterday. He was greeted by Aubrey, wearing a Wayne Rooney Manchester United shirt. The SOS children's village comprises ten family houses to take in up to 100 children, and a community-based childcare and support programme for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS has been set up.


Dawson said: "It's certainly different. It opens your eyes to the real world and, when you look at the smiles on the children's faces, it's great. It's scary with kids being affected by HIV but we've come here to try to put a smile on their faces. Tottenham have sponsored a house and the FA as well. If people like ourselves can do it (help), we hope many more people can do it as well.
"The Tottenham players all agreed to sponsor a child at the start of the season and fortunately enough I got to meet mine. When you come here and see how happy they are it's great. If we can do that, and help them have a better life, that's great."

Download - Liverpool News Update Widget for Windows Vista/Seven

The gadget is FREE & easy to download and sits within the Windows Vista Sidebar on your PC desktop. The Official Liverpool Vista Gadget provides the very latest news from liverpoolfc.tv

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS : Vista or Seven PC, Microsoft Silverlight
SIZE : 338 KB
PRICE : FREE

Download - Manchester United News Update Widget for Vista/Seven

The gadget is FREE & easy to download and sits within the Windows Vista/Seven Sidebar on your PC desktop. The Official Manchester United Vista/Seven Gadget provides the very latest news from manutd.com

Application : Manchester United News Update Widget for
Requirement : Windows Vista or Windows Seven
Colour : Red, Blue, White
Size : 1.20 MB

Old Trafford 100 Years Anniversary Wallpaper

Old Trafford 100 Years Anniversary Wallpaper
- 8 photos
- Resolution : 1280 x 1024
- size : 1.41 MB

Rafael "Disepak" Keluar Lapangan

Rafael di sebut-sebut sebgai biang kekalahan Manchester United oleh media inggris.
Manchester United menang 3-2 atas Bayern Muenchen pada leg kedua perempat final Liga Champions di Old Trafford, Rabu (7/4/2010). Namun, dengan agregat 4-4, MU tersingkir karena kalah agresivitas di kandang lawan. Pengorbanan Wayne Rooney tampil dalam keadaan cedera pun sia-sia.Rooney sebetulnya diragukan bisa bermain karena mengalami cedera pergelangan kaki. Namun, secara mengejutkan, ia muncul dalam daftar starter MU yang akan menghadapi laga itu.

Dalam keadaan tidak 100 persen, Rooney tidak aktif bergerak seperti biasanya. Namun, pergerakannya di sekitar kotak penalti mendapat perhatian serius dari bek lawan.