The suggestion by one of mesos US President Barack Obama's key economic advisers that wealthier nations are also healthier is not necessarily true, according to a team of British social scientists.
The research team studied data from 22 countries over almost 50 years to test the principle that stimulating economic growth automatically improves levels of public health, particularly in the developing world.
Their findings suggest the idea is over-simplistic, they said, and in some cases the health of a population has worsened even as the country's national income was rising.
This was because issues of poverty and inequality were ignored by policymakers more worried about economic growth, a strategy that may ultimately cost lives, the researchers said.
"The 'wealthier is healthier' argument is the idea that if you have economic growth, you are acquiring the resources that will help society's health to improve as a whole," said Larry King, of Cambridge University's sociology department, whose study was published in the journal Social Science and Medicine.
"Our study found that wealth is not enough. If policymakers want to improve health, they need to look more closely at the impact that they are having on individual living standards."
King said the link between economic growth and improving public health was first made in an influential paper in 1996 co-authored by Larry Summers, now director of the National Economic Council in the United States and a leading presidential adviser.
Since then it has been a "guiding formula" for both health ministries and wow gold many of the global financial bodies that support international development.
REDUCING INEQUALITY IS KEY
The Cambridge-led research team looked at the effects of poverty and inequality in 22 Latin American countries from 1960 to 2007. Their study analyzed three standard measures of public health -- life expectancy, infant mortality rates and tuberculosis mortality rates -- against gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as a measure of economic growth.
Initial results appeared to vindicate the traditional theory, the researchers said. They showed that each one percent rise in GDP was linked buy wow gold to a 1.2 percent reduction in infant death rates and an increase in life expectancy of about 22 days.
But when the relationship between wealth and health was examined across the entire period, and including the distribution of wealth, a different pattern emerged.
During periods when inequality widened, for example, the study found that a 1 percent rise in GDP led to a lower decrease in infant death rates of just 0.9 percent, and had no effect at all on tuberculosis (TB) mortality rates or life expectancy.
When inequality in the same countries was narrowing, a rise in wealth had a much larger effect, the study found. At these times, a one percent increase in GDP was linked to a 1.5 percent fall in child death rates, a 1.8 percent drop in TB death rates, and an increase in average life expectancy of 51 days.
"The current economic crisis has led to great concern among politicians, central banks and international financial organizations for restoring high rates of growth," King said.
"According to these results, focusing on growth rather than poverty cheap wow gold reduction and reducing inequality may lead to substantial loss of life."
2010年7月8日星期四
2010年7月7日星期三
Puyol heads dazzling Spain into its first-ever World Cup final
Barcelona defender Carles Puyol's powerful header mesos lift European champions Spain to its first-ever FIFA World Cup final here Wednesday, beating Germany 1-0 in the semis.
"We deserve this but we want more," said Spain striker David Villa, who is tied with Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder for the tournament scoring lead with five goals each. "We are happy to be in the final, that was our objective, but now we want to be champions."
"We've shown that in the big moments we can grow even more," Villa said. "We should have scored more goals, but one from Puyol has put us in the final."
Andres Iniesta's dribble earned a corner for Spain and onrushing Puyol jumped high to hammer Xavi's cross into the net in the 73rd minute.
In previous World Cup finals, Spain's best result was the fourth finisher in 1950.
In the final in Johannesburg on July 11, Spain will meet the Netherlands, who beat Uruguay 3-2 on Tuesday.
"From defence through to attack I think we played a great game," Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said. "We've got another game in front of us, let's see if we are able to control the ball. We're in good shape physically, so let's see if we can win."
Germany, who whitewashed Argentina 4-0 in the quarterfinal, have to vie for the third place with Uruguay in Port Elizabeth on July 10.
The last encounter between Spain and Germany was in the Euro 2008 final. Spain won 1-0 thanks to a Fernando Torres strike. But Torres, who has not scored a single goal so far in the World Cup, sat on the bench in the first half. Barcelona forward Pedro replaced him as the starter.
Spain almost controlled the match, boasting 13 shots against Germany's five. The game was much like the repeat of the Euro 2008 final, witnessing Spain's dazzling short passes, wow gold crosses, dribblings and through balls.
"In the last two or three years they have been one of the best and most united teams," Germany coach Joachim Loew said. "They circulate the ball well and we couldn't play the way we like to play."
"Our defense is hard to stop them," admitted Loew.
"It was very difficult tonight," said Germany skipper Philipp Lahm. "We knew Spain were a favourite to win the tournament. Spain is a very strong team."
Germany sorely missed suspended winger Thomas Mueller, who had scored four goals so far and was often able to outsprint opponents.
Germany played buy wow gold more cautiously tonight than the Argentina game. Their defense was tough and made little mistakes. Otherwise, the score would not be 1-0.
Spain defender Sergio Ramos made a very ambitious shot in the 18th minute when he found himself isolated out on the right but the ball sailed high and wide.
Pedro attempted an acrobatic effort from an Iniesta cross in the 24th minute but the ball was a bit slow in arriving though and he had to make a hash of his volley.
The first shot from Germany came in the 31st minute when midfielder Piotr Trochowski's low drive was tipped behind by Spain skipper Iker Casillas.
Spain geared up after the interval, laying siege to the German goal.
The 48th minute saw an excellent play from Pedro who beat German defenders Jerome Boateng and Arne Friedrich on the right before pulling back to Xabi Alonso. Unfortunately, the Real Madrid midfielder dragged his shot a bit wide.
After one minute, Xavi's lay off found Alonso whose crisp shot went a bit wide again.
Loew fielded Hamburger SV defender Marcell Jansen to replace Boateng in a bid to fortify the left side defence on 52 minutes.
However, the 57th minute witnessed a brilliant chance for Spain. German keeper Manuel Neuer denied Pedro with a superb save. But Spain came again with Iniesta, exchanging passes with Alonso before firing the ball across the German goal. Villa streched but was an inch from making it.
German substitute Toni Kroos squandered a scoring chance in the 68th minute when a cross from a neat exchange of passes between Ozil and Podolski sat up perfectly for the unmarked Kroos in the box. But the Bayer Leverkusen young talent's volley was denied by Casillas.
Spain pleased the fans with their amazing play of football and it was only a matter cheap wow gold of time before they got the goal their slick possession football deserved.
"We deserve this but we want more," said Spain striker David Villa, who is tied with Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder for the tournament scoring lead with five goals each. "We are happy to be in the final, that was our objective, but now we want to be champions."
"We've shown that in the big moments we can grow even more," Villa said. "We should have scored more goals, but one from Puyol has put us in the final."
Andres Iniesta's dribble earned a corner for Spain and onrushing Puyol jumped high to hammer Xavi's cross into the net in the 73rd minute.
In previous World Cup finals, Spain's best result was the fourth finisher in 1950.
In the final in Johannesburg on July 11, Spain will meet the Netherlands, who beat Uruguay 3-2 on Tuesday.
"From defence through to attack I think we played a great game," Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said. "We've got another game in front of us, let's see if we are able to control the ball. We're in good shape physically, so let's see if we can win."
Germany, who whitewashed Argentina 4-0 in the quarterfinal, have to vie for the third place with Uruguay in Port Elizabeth on July 10.
The last encounter between Spain and Germany was in the Euro 2008 final. Spain won 1-0 thanks to a Fernando Torres strike. But Torres, who has not scored a single goal so far in the World Cup, sat on the bench in the first half. Barcelona forward Pedro replaced him as the starter.
Spain almost controlled the match, boasting 13 shots against Germany's five. The game was much like the repeat of the Euro 2008 final, witnessing Spain's dazzling short passes, wow gold crosses, dribblings and through balls.
"In the last two or three years they have been one of the best and most united teams," Germany coach Joachim Loew said. "They circulate the ball well and we couldn't play the way we like to play."
"Our defense is hard to stop them," admitted Loew.
"It was very difficult tonight," said Germany skipper Philipp Lahm. "We knew Spain were a favourite to win the tournament. Spain is a very strong team."
Germany sorely missed suspended winger Thomas Mueller, who had scored four goals so far and was often able to outsprint opponents.
Germany played buy wow gold more cautiously tonight than the Argentina game. Their defense was tough and made little mistakes. Otherwise, the score would not be 1-0.
Spain defender Sergio Ramos made a very ambitious shot in the 18th minute when he found himself isolated out on the right but the ball sailed high and wide.
Pedro attempted an acrobatic effort from an Iniesta cross in the 24th minute but the ball was a bit slow in arriving though and he had to make a hash of his volley.
The first shot from Germany came in the 31st minute when midfielder Piotr Trochowski's low drive was tipped behind by Spain skipper Iker Casillas.
Spain geared up after the interval, laying siege to the German goal.
The 48th minute saw an excellent play from Pedro who beat German defenders Jerome Boateng and Arne Friedrich on the right before pulling back to Xabi Alonso. Unfortunately, the Real Madrid midfielder dragged his shot a bit wide.
After one minute, Xavi's lay off found Alonso whose crisp shot went a bit wide again.
Loew fielded Hamburger SV defender Marcell Jansen to replace Boateng in a bid to fortify the left side defence on 52 minutes.
However, the 57th minute witnessed a brilliant chance for Spain. German keeper Manuel Neuer denied Pedro with a superb save. But Spain came again with Iniesta, exchanging passes with Alonso before firing the ball across the German goal. Villa streched but was an inch from making it.
German substitute Toni Kroos squandered a scoring chance in the 68th minute when a cross from a neat exchange of passes between Ozil and Podolski sat up perfectly for the unmarked Kroos in the box. But the Bayer Leverkusen young talent's volley was denied by Casillas.
Spain pleased the fans with their amazing play of football and it was only a matter cheap wow gold of time before they got the goal their slick possession football deserved.
2010年7月6日星期二
No Photoshop: Madonna poses in undies like model half her age
With the indentations left by fishnets still mesos visible across her midriff, here is the proof that Madonna is still confident enough in her figure to do away with the airbrush.
Admittedly the soft lighting must have helped create these rather appealing shots.
But this is Madonna in all her glory, smouldering into the camera like a model half her 51 years.
She seductively tugs at her underwear, kisses a crucifix - she just can't resist, can she? - and puts on an eye-patch in her latest spread for Interview magazine.
Madonna poses in a sexy photoshoot, but judging by the imprint left on her torso by the fishnets, it seems she's remained untouched by the airbrush
The singer, holding a crucifix to her lips here, says she is now focusing on her film career and has no energy to work on wow gold her music any more
She speaks to American film director Gus Van Sant for the June edition of Interview magazine
Read the full story in Interview
It comes as a surprise to see the Queen of Pop in a more natural light, especially as she's appeared in so many airbrushed campaigns over the years, recently for the likes of Louis Vuitton.
But she has been looking more youthful than ever of late, notwithstanding a few unfortunate pictures of her arms. But in these shots, the good lighting ensures her arms appear less sinewy than usual.
Now she can add to her repertoire these impressive buy wow gold new photographs, which were shot by Mert Atlas and Marcus Piggot for a spread in the June edition of Interview magazine.
In the interview Madonna speaks to American film director Gus Van Sant and reveals she is now heavily focused on her film career and doesn't have the energy to sing any more.
She told Gus, the man behind films including Milk and Good Will Hunting, that her new movie W.E. - about the British Royal family - had taken over her life.
The 51-year-old, who has starred in film including Evita, has spent the past two-and-a-half years writing the film.
It tells the tale Britain's King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne to marry U.S. divorcee Wallis Simpson.
But the she admitted that the task has left her little room to contemplate making another album.
The last studio album she released was Hard Candy in April 2008 with Warner Bros. Records.
It was her eleventh and final studio album with the record company before a greatest hits album Celebration, which was released last September, marking the end of a 25-year recording history.
Talking to Interview magazine, she told film director Gus: 'I’ve been writing it for the last two and a half years, to tell you the truth. It’s been kind of an obsession of mine.'
But regarding her next album, she continued: 'I don’t have a record deal right now with anybody.
'I don’t know how I’m going to get my music out the next time I make a record.
'I haven't really been focused as much as I should be on the music part of my career, because this movie has consumed every inch of me.
'Between that and my children, I don’t have the time or energy for anything else.'
She also admitted that she 'cried and cried' when she watched her ex-husband Sean Penn portray a homosexual politician in the 2008 film Milk, which Gus Van Sant directed.
Mother-of-four Madonna said: 'Milk was such a brilliant film. I cried and cried. I loved it. He (Penn) is amazing... I could see why he would be attracted to the role and be able to say yes in two seconds. Watching Milk was such a trip down memory lane for me.'
Penn won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of cheap wow gold Harvey Milk in the movie.
2010年7月5日星期一
Rose holds on to win at Aronimink
Clinging to a one-shot lead, Justin Rose mesos stood over his tee shot on the 18th hole at the AT&T National when he heard fireworks in the distance. The celebration had started somewhere in Philadelphia, just not Aronimink.
Rose knew that from experience.
Only a week ago in the Travelers Championship, he took a three-shot lead into the final round and collapsed on the back nine for a 75. On Sunday at Aronimink, he was five shots clear going to the back nine and found himself in a battle he didn't expect.
He lost another big lead. This time, he didn't lose the tournament.
Rose hit every green in regulation on the back nine, including the final one, and closed with seven straight pars for an even-par 70 to win for the second time in three starts on the PGA Tour.
The relief at the Memorial came from winning for the first time in America.
The relief at Aronimink was for learning not to lose.
"I knew having not closed out last week it was important for me — just for myself — to do it today," Rose said after his one-shot victory over hard-charging Ryan Moore. "Still, it's never easy to close these things out, I'll tell you."
He sure made it hard on himself.
Staked to a five-shot lead at the turn after a 5-wood to tap-in range for eagle on the ninth hole, Rose had three-putt bogeys on the 10th and 11th holes — after having gone 274 holes without one on the PGA Tour — and just like that, the game was on.
Moore one-putted his last eight greens, including a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole, for a Sunday-best 65 to make Rose work to the very end. Rose two-putted up a dangerous ridge on the tough 17th for par. And with the Fourth of July fireworks booming in the distance, he hit the fairway and green for one last par.
"I knew level par would get the job today," Rose said. "Every two-putt felt like hard work coming in, I've got to tell you. It was good fun. I felt very much in control of my emotions, and it's been a long week. But I'm very glad we've got to this point with a win."
Tiger Woods wasn't close at all. The defending champion shot a 1-over 71, marking the first time in 11 years that he didn't break par over four rounds in a regular PGA Tour event. He wow gold wound up 14 shots behind Rose, the most Woods has finished out of the lead since the 2006 Players Championship.
Moore thought he had a chance when he started the final round six shots behind, mainly because of major conditions at Aronimink.
"Justin played really good, solid golf today," Moore said. "He won the golf tournament. I did everything I could to make him think about it, and he played better at the end."
The consolation prize for Moore, who finished second, was a trip to St. Andrews for the British Open.
Rose earned a spot in the British Open through a special money list, along with Travelers winner Bubba Watson, who did not play this week. Another spot was available for the leading player not already eligible among the top five at the AT&T National. Moore wound up winning that little battle over Jeff Overton, who shot 67 to finish third; and Charlie Wi, who shot 69 to finish fourth.
All of them were chasing Rose and that silver trophy with a Liberty Bell.
It didn't appear to be much of a tournament when Rose hit a fairway metal from 264 yards up the hill on the par-5 ninth, onto the green and to tap-in range for an eagle, giving him a five-shot lead.
But when he walked off the 11th green, his lead already had been trimmed to two.
From 35 feet below a ridge on the 10th, Rose left it 7 feet short and three-putted for bogey. From 45 feet below a ridge on the buy wow gold 11th hole, he overcompensated and hammered his putt some 10 feet by, missing that par putt, too.
Rose collected himself, walking slowly to the tee. He hit every green the rest of the way.
When he won the Memorial a month ago by coming from behind, the U.S. Open exemption deadlines had already passed and Rose failed to qualify for Pebble Beach the next day. He felt as if he played a U.S. Open this week on a course that was firm, fast and demanding.
"This was my U.S. Open the way the course was set up," Rose said.
He finished the AT&T National at 10-under 270 and earned $1,116,000, moving up to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings behind Ernie Els. Rose also will crack the top 20 in the world ranking, likely going to No. 16.
Woods left Aronimink in good spirits, despite his tie for 46th. It was the first time he finished a regular PGA Tour event out of the top 40 since he tied for 53rd in The Players Championship five years ago.
Even so, he hardly sounded worried. Woods hit the ball off the tee better than he has all year. He hit his irons decently enough, but his putting was simply atrocious. Woods took 120 putts for the tournament.
"It does feel good to hit the ball as well as I did this week," he said. "I just need to get my putter organized a little better and really work on my putter over there."
It was almost like two tournaments Sunday.
The gallery showed up in thousands to watch the world's No. 1 player, even if he doesn't look like one at the moment. About the time Woods tapped in for his 71, thousands headed for the parking lot. Rose played before a moderate-sized crowd, but he had enough to cheap wow gold worry about inside the ropes.
Rose knew that from experience.
Only a week ago in the Travelers Championship, he took a three-shot lead into the final round and collapsed on the back nine for a 75. On Sunday at Aronimink, he was five shots clear going to the back nine and found himself in a battle he didn't expect.
He lost another big lead. This time, he didn't lose the tournament.
Rose hit every green in regulation on the back nine, including the final one, and closed with seven straight pars for an even-par 70 to win for the second time in three starts on the PGA Tour.
The relief at the Memorial came from winning for the first time in America.
The relief at Aronimink was for learning not to lose.
"I knew having not closed out last week it was important for me — just for myself — to do it today," Rose said after his one-shot victory over hard-charging Ryan Moore. "Still, it's never easy to close these things out, I'll tell you."
He sure made it hard on himself.
Staked to a five-shot lead at the turn after a 5-wood to tap-in range for eagle on the ninth hole, Rose had three-putt bogeys on the 10th and 11th holes — after having gone 274 holes without one on the PGA Tour — and just like that, the game was on.
Moore one-putted his last eight greens, including a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole, for a Sunday-best 65 to make Rose work to the very end. Rose two-putted up a dangerous ridge on the tough 17th for par. And with the Fourth of July fireworks booming in the distance, he hit the fairway and green for one last par.
"I knew level par would get the job today," Rose said. "Every two-putt felt like hard work coming in, I've got to tell you. It was good fun. I felt very much in control of my emotions, and it's been a long week. But I'm very glad we've got to this point with a win."
Tiger Woods wasn't close at all. The defending champion shot a 1-over 71, marking the first time in 11 years that he didn't break par over four rounds in a regular PGA Tour event. He wow gold wound up 14 shots behind Rose, the most Woods has finished out of the lead since the 2006 Players Championship.
Moore thought he had a chance when he started the final round six shots behind, mainly because of major conditions at Aronimink.
"Justin played really good, solid golf today," Moore said. "He won the golf tournament. I did everything I could to make him think about it, and he played better at the end."
The consolation prize for Moore, who finished second, was a trip to St. Andrews for the British Open.
Rose earned a spot in the British Open through a special money list, along with Travelers winner Bubba Watson, who did not play this week. Another spot was available for the leading player not already eligible among the top five at the AT&T National. Moore wound up winning that little battle over Jeff Overton, who shot 67 to finish third; and Charlie Wi, who shot 69 to finish fourth.
All of them were chasing Rose and that silver trophy with a Liberty Bell.
It didn't appear to be much of a tournament when Rose hit a fairway metal from 264 yards up the hill on the par-5 ninth, onto the green and to tap-in range for an eagle, giving him a five-shot lead.
But when he walked off the 11th green, his lead already had been trimmed to two.
From 35 feet below a ridge on the 10th, Rose left it 7 feet short and three-putted for bogey. From 45 feet below a ridge on the buy wow gold 11th hole, he overcompensated and hammered his putt some 10 feet by, missing that par putt, too.
Rose collected himself, walking slowly to the tee. He hit every green the rest of the way.
When he won the Memorial a month ago by coming from behind, the U.S. Open exemption deadlines had already passed and Rose failed to qualify for Pebble Beach the next day. He felt as if he played a U.S. Open this week on a course that was firm, fast and demanding.
"This was my U.S. Open the way the course was set up," Rose said.
He finished the AT&T National at 10-under 270 and earned $1,116,000, moving up to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings behind Ernie Els. Rose also will crack the top 20 in the world ranking, likely going to No. 16.
Woods left Aronimink in good spirits, despite his tie for 46th. It was the first time he finished a regular PGA Tour event out of the top 40 since he tied for 53rd in The Players Championship five years ago.
Even so, he hardly sounded worried. Woods hit the ball off the tee better than he has all year. He hit his irons decently enough, but his putting was simply atrocious. Woods took 120 putts for the tournament.
"It does feel good to hit the ball as well as I did this week," he said. "I just need to get my putter organized a little better and really work on my putter over there."
It was almost like two tournaments Sunday.
The gallery showed up in thousands to watch the world's No. 1 player, even if he doesn't look like one at the moment. About the time Woods tapped in for his 71, thousands headed for the parking lot. Rose played before a moderate-sized crowd, but he had enough to cheap wow gold worry about inside the ropes.
2010年7月4日星期日
Brazil sack Dunga, players face angry backlash
Brazil coach Dunga was sacked on mesosSunday following the team’s World Cup quarter-final exit withcharismatic Luiz Felipe Scolari, who won the title in 2002, immediatelybeing tipped to take over.
“The cycle of work started in 2006 andwhich culminated with the elimination of Brazil in the World Cup inSouth Africa is finished,” said a statement from the Brazilian footballconfederation (CBF).
“The CBF announces the dismissal of thetechnical commission of the Brazilian team. The new commission will beannounced at the end of July.”
Dunga, 46, who skippered Brazil to the 1994 World Cup, had been national team coach since 2006.
He had already said that he was intending to step down after four yearsfollowing the five-time champions 2-1 defeat to Holland in thequarter-finals in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
However, on his arrival home on Sunday, Dunga did not rule out staying in the job.
“I am going to rest before meeting, in one or two weeks’ time, thepresident of the CBF, Ricardo Teixeira to talk about it (extending hisstay in charge),” Dunga told a news conference before the CBF quicklyshattered his optimism.
Brazilian media immediately startedspeculating on the identity of Dunga’s successor whose job will beguiding the team on home soil at 2014 World Cup.
The favourite isScolari, who won the World Cup in 2002, although he has ruled himselfout saying he intends to honour his contract with Palmeiras which runsuntil 2012.
“I have a contract with Palmeiras and it is here that I am going to work,” Scolari told El Dorado radio.
“It would be great to finish my career coaching a team at the World Cupto be staged in Brazil, but I cannot respond to any offer until after2012.”
Other names being mentioned are Mano Menezes, currentlycoach at Corinthians, and ex-AC Milan boss Leonardo. Jorginho, who wasDunga’s assistant in South Africa, is also believed to be in therunning.
Brazilian players were met with insults and pushing and shoving from wow gold angry fans amid a welter of recriminations for their poor World Cup showing when they arrived in Rio.
Aside from Dunga, the target for much of their ire was Felipe Melo, whodeflected in Wesley Sneijder’s opener for the Dutch and then gothimself sent off.
The Brazilians landed after a 10-hour flight fromSouth Africa and fans immediately vented their anger, judging Melo oneof the “fathers of defeat.”
Fans were more forgiving withgoalkeeper Julio Cesar, some shouting out their gratitude for what theysaw as a good showing overall by the Inter Milan shot-stopper who wastearful after the Dutch defeat.
“I am very emotional - I want tothank the Brazilian fans. This was the fruit of three-and-a-half yearsof work,” said Julio Cesar before being driven off along with hismother.
Kleberson, Gilberto Melo, Juan buy wow gold and Thiago Silva also had to run the gauntlet along with team doctor Jose Luiz Runco.
Runco admitted that star midfielder Kaka, who failed to shine at theWorld Cup, was not properly fit and wouldn’t have played at a lesserevent.
Kaka came into the tournament on the back of a disappointingseason with Real Madrid which was marred by thigh problems which forcedhim to miss more than six weeks of the season.
“I suffered a lot since I got injured,” the 2007 world and European footballer of the year told journalists.
Fans were not impressed and whistles and jeers were aimed in hisdirection during Real’s defeat by Lyon in the last 16 of the ChampionsLeague in March.
“They did it in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Milan … it happens to all players. The fans are very emotional,” he said.
Kaka failed to score in the World Cup and was also red-carded, cheap wow gold albeit unjustly, in the group win over Ivory Coast.
“The cycle of work started in 2006 andwhich culminated with the elimination of Brazil in the World Cup inSouth Africa is finished,” said a statement from the Brazilian footballconfederation (CBF).
“The CBF announces the dismissal of thetechnical commission of the Brazilian team. The new commission will beannounced at the end of July.”
Dunga, 46, who skippered Brazil to the 1994 World Cup, had been national team coach since 2006.
He had already said that he was intending to step down after four yearsfollowing the five-time champions 2-1 defeat to Holland in thequarter-finals in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
However, on his arrival home on Sunday, Dunga did not rule out staying in the job.
“I am going to rest before meeting, in one or two weeks’ time, thepresident of the CBF, Ricardo Teixeira to talk about it (extending hisstay in charge),” Dunga told a news conference before the CBF quicklyshattered his optimism.
Brazilian media immediately startedspeculating on the identity of Dunga’s successor whose job will beguiding the team on home soil at 2014 World Cup.
The favourite isScolari, who won the World Cup in 2002, although he has ruled himselfout saying he intends to honour his contract with Palmeiras which runsuntil 2012.
“I have a contract with Palmeiras and it is here that I am going to work,” Scolari told El Dorado radio.
“It would be great to finish my career coaching a team at the World Cupto be staged in Brazil, but I cannot respond to any offer until after2012.”
Other names being mentioned are Mano Menezes, currentlycoach at Corinthians, and ex-AC Milan boss Leonardo. Jorginho, who wasDunga’s assistant in South Africa, is also believed to be in therunning.
Brazilian players were met with insults and pushing and shoving from wow gold angry fans amid a welter of recriminations for their poor World Cup showing when they arrived in Rio.
Aside from Dunga, the target for much of their ire was Felipe Melo, whodeflected in Wesley Sneijder’s opener for the Dutch and then gothimself sent off.
The Brazilians landed after a 10-hour flight fromSouth Africa and fans immediately vented their anger, judging Melo oneof the “fathers of defeat.”
Fans were more forgiving withgoalkeeper Julio Cesar, some shouting out their gratitude for what theysaw as a good showing overall by the Inter Milan shot-stopper who wastearful after the Dutch defeat.
“I am very emotional - I want tothank the Brazilian fans. This was the fruit of three-and-a-half yearsof work,” said Julio Cesar before being driven off along with hismother.
Kleberson, Gilberto Melo, Juan buy wow gold and Thiago Silva also had to run the gauntlet along with team doctor Jose Luiz Runco.
Runco admitted that star midfielder Kaka, who failed to shine at theWorld Cup, was not properly fit and wouldn’t have played at a lesserevent.
Kaka came into the tournament on the back of a disappointingseason with Real Madrid which was marred by thigh problems which forcedhim to miss more than six weeks of the season.
“I suffered a lot since I got injured,” the 2007 world and European footballer of the year told journalists.
Fans were not impressed and whistles and jeers were aimed in hisdirection during Real’s defeat by Lyon in the last 16 of the ChampionsLeague in March.
“They did it in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Milan … it happens to all players. The fans are very emotional,” he said.
Kaka failed to score in the World Cup and was also red-carded, cheap wow gold albeit unjustly, in the group win over Ivory Coast.
2010年7月2日星期五
Uruguay end brave Ghana's bid on penalties
Uruguay claimed their first mesos World Cup semi-final appearance in 40 years after a pulsating 4-2 penalty shootout win over heartbroken Ghana at Soccer City on Friday.
Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved skipper John Mensah and Dominic Adiyiah's attempts after the quarter-final had been locked at 1-1 after extra time.
Two-time World Cup winners Uruguay will now play the Netherlands in the semi-finals in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Ghana could have won the match in the last minute of extra-time but leading scorer Asamoah Gyan sent a penalty crashing off the crossbar after Luis Suarez had been sent off for deliberate handball on the goal-line.
The Ghanaians scored first through a long-range Sulley Muntari strike two minutes into first-half stoppage time before Diego Forlan equalised with a brilliant free-kick in the 55th minute.
"I am very emotional. We didn't play well, but we have gone through," said Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez.
"The players are very strong and have a strong team spirit. We have a little time to prepare for the match against Holland but we are going there to win."
Forlan, whose goal was his third of the World Cup, said his team had battled well.
"We suffered but now we will be among the four best sides in the world.
"As far as my goal was concerned, I hit it normally. I had to score and I didn't think about anything else."
Ghana were bidding to become the first African team to win through to wow gold the semi-finals of the World Cup after Cameroon (1990) and Senegal (2002) had fallen in the last eight.
"All I can say is this is football," Ghana's Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac said.
"It was a very difficult game for us because in the previous game we also played for 120 minutes and in the end we had the historic opportuinity to reach the semi-final and we had the penalty.
"We have to be proud of what we have achieved. This is sport and justice. Today Uruguay were the lucky ones."
In a pulsating quarter-final before 84,017 fans, Ghana led when Inter Milan midfielder Muntari let fly with a 35-yard effort that swerved buy wow gold and beat the diving Muslera into the bottom-right corner.
Muntari was making his first start of the tournament, having come in for the suspended Andre Ayew after being close to being sent home.
Muntari, who has a history of clashes with the management of his national side, had a dressing-room bust-up with Rajevac earlier in the tournament.
Man-of-the-match Forlan equalised with a spectacular direct free kick 10 minutes after the resumption.
The influential Atletico Madrid star sent his free-kick over the three-man defensive wall and beyond Richard Kingson's reach into the top of the net after Ghana had threatened to take the game away from the Uruguayans.
Both teams went at each other in pulsating end-to-end action with fierce tackles and plenty of goalmouth action before the quarter-final went into extra time.
Uruguay, who last reached the semi-finals in 1970, will be without defender Jorge Fucile for the game after his second yellow card, with Suarez also sitting out the game.
Just before half-time Uruguay also lost their skipper and key cheap wow gold adefender Diego Lugano with an injured right knee and he was replaced by Andres Scotti.
Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved skipper John Mensah and Dominic Adiyiah's attempts after the quarter-final had been locked at 1-1 after extra time.
Two-time World Cup winners Uruguay will now play the Netherlands in the semi-finals in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Ghana could have won the match in the last minute of extra-time but leading scorer Asamoah Gyan sent a penalty crashing off the crossbar after Luis Suarez had been sent off for deliberate handball on the goal-line.
The Ghanaians scored first through a long-range Sulley Muntari strike two minutes into first-half stoppage time before Diego Forlan equalised with a brilliant free-kick in the 55th minute.
"I am very emotional. We didn't play well, but we have gone through," said Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez.
"The players are very strong and have a strong team spirit. We have a little time to prepare for the match against Holland but we are going there to win."
Forlan, whose goal was his third of the World Cup, said his team had battled well.
"We suffered but now we will be among the four best sides in the world.
"As far as my goal was concerned, I hit it normally. I had to score and I didn't think about anything else."
Ghana were bidding to become the first African team to win through to wow gold the semi-finals of the World Cup after Cameroon (1990) and Senegal (2002) had fallen in the last eight.
"All I can say is this is football," Ghana's Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac said.
"It was a very difficult game for us because in the previous game we also played for 120 minutes and in the end we had the historic opportuinity to reach the semi-final and we had the penalty.
"We have to be proud of what we have achieved. This is sport and justice. Today Uruguay were the lucky ones."
In a pulsating quarter-final before 84,017 fans, Ghana led when Inter Milan midfielder Muntari let fly with a 35-yard effort that swerved buy wow gold and beat the diving Muslera into the bottom-right corner.
Muntari was making his first start of the tournament, having come in for the suspended Andre Ayew after being close to being sent home.
Muntari, who has a history of clashes with the management of his national side, had a dressing-room bust-up with Rajevac earlier in the tournament.
Man-of-the-match Forlan equalised with a spectacular direct free kick 10 minutes after the resumption.
The influential Atletico Madrid star sent his free-kick over the three-man defensive wall and beyond Richard Kingson's reach into the top of the net after Ghana had threatened to take the game away from the Uruguayans.
Both teams went at each other in pulsating end-to-end action with fierce tackles and plenty of goalmouth action before the quarter-final went into extra time.
Uruguay, who last reached the semi-finals in 1970, will be without defender Jorge Fucile for the game after his second yellow card, with Suarez also sitting out the game.
Just before half-time Uruguay also lost their skipper and key cheap wow gold adefender Diego Lugano with an injured right knee and he was replaced by Andres Scotti.
2010年7月1日星期四
Teams prepare as WCup pauses for rest day
The World Cup finally paused for breath mesos with its first rest day, giving the eight remaining teams two days to focus on quarterfinal preparations.
European champion Spain is hitting form in time for Saturday's match against Paraguay, with David Villa tied for the tournament scoring lead. Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger warned his teammates not to be provoked by Argentina when the teams meet on the weekend.
But Brazil's focus for the Netherlands may have been damaged by news that midfielder Elano's right ankle injury could keep him out of the rest of the World Cup, even if Brazil makes it all the way to the July 11 final.
Elano scored a goal in each of Brazil's first two matches, but was hurt in a tough tackle against Ivory Coast. He said he wants referees to do more to protect players from violent play, raising the subject of video technology a day after FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the ruling body would examine its possible use in helping referees.
"I don't like to complain, but this type of violence needs to be analyzed," said Elano, who has a bruised bone. "People talk about the ball, about using video to see if it was a goal or not, but I wanted to go to the referee and say, 'You didn't even call a foul?'"
Otherwise, things are going well for Brazil.
The team finally showed more than a couple of glimpses of its flowing soccer in its 3-0 second-round win over Chile, with Kaka and Luis Fabiano continuing to team up perfectly in attack — just as they did when they played for Brazilian club Sao Paulo before becoming stars in Europe.
Fabiano has scored three goals in four matches in South Africa, two after passes from Kaka.
"We have a perfect connection," Fabiano said. "We understand each other. I just have to get in position and I know he will get the ball to me."
That's the sort of confidence also coursing through the Spaniards after a 1-0 wow gold win over the Portuguese. With 1-0 opening loss to Switzerland forgotten, Spain looks as though it has figured out how to unlock even the most defensive teams.
"You have to have patience and adapt your style," Villa said. "But there was never any fear — 99 percent of the time our style of play means victory."
Actually, it's 94 percent: the team has won 30 of 32 matches under coach Vicente del Bosque.
Germany coach Joachim Loew called Argentina a favorite to win the World Cup after the South Americans' strong showing so far, with that status possibly boosted by news that Germany forward Cacau is unlikely to recover from a thigh injury in time to play on Saturday.
But Schweinsteiger is thinking as much about his team's mental preparations as the physical ones.
Schweinsteiger accused the Argentines of showing no respect for opponents or referees, and urged his teammates not to be provoked.
Germany eliminated Argentina on penalty kicks four years ago at the same stage and there were chaotic scenes after the shootout, with both sides exchanging punches and kicks in a fracas that included team officials from both benches.
"The shootout is still in our memory, but what really weighs heavily on our minds is what happened after that match," Schweinsteiger said. "We buy wow gold have to remain calm and not get provoked, and I hope the referee will be very alert.
"You could see their behavior at halftime of the game against Mexico. When you look at their body language and gesticulations, the way they try to influence the referees, they have no respect. It's their mentality and character and we'll have to adjust."
Mexico and Argentina players had to be separated as they headed for the tunnel at halftime of the teams' second-round game, with the Mexicans furious over Argentina's first goal that came from Carlos Tevez being offside. Argentina won 3-1.
Governments in France and Nigeria risked FIFA's wrath with interventions following the countries' first-round exits.
French lawmakers involved in a parliamentary hearing into the country's humiliating first-round exit criticized Raymond Domenech. The coach refused to take any responsibility for the team's misbehavior.
The hearing went ahead despite a warning from FIFA about French government meddling in soccer affairs. Blatter said the national team risks suspension from international soccer if political leaders interfere in the running of the federation.
"It isn't FIFA's role to threaten French lawmakers; we're in a democracy and parliamentarians have the right to hear anyone they want," lawmaker Eric Ciotti said.
Lawmakers said Domenech, who has stepped down, tried to pin blame on the media.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's suspended his country's team from international competition for two years after the team failed to win a game at the tournament and cheap wow gold allegations of corruption followed the squad.
European champion Spain is hitting form in time for Saturday's match against Paraguay, with David Villa tied for the tournament scoring lead. Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger warned his teammates not to be provoked by Argentina when the teams meet on the weekend.
But Brazil's focus for the Netherlands may have been damaged by news that midfielder Elano's right ankle injury could keep him out of the rest of the World Cup, even if Brazil makes it all the way to the July 11 final.
Elano scored a goal in each of Brazil's first two matches, but was hurt in a tough tackle against Ivory Coast. He said he wants referees to do more to protect players from violent play, raising the subject of video technology a day after FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the ruling body would examine its possible use in helping referees.
"I don't like to complain, but this type of violence needs to be analyzed," said Elano, who has a bruised bone. "People talk about the ball, about using video to see if it was a goal or not, but I wanted to go to the referee and say, 'You didn't even call a foul?'"
Otherwise, things are going well for Brazil.
The team finally showed more than a couple of glimpses of its flowing soccer in its 3-0 second-round win over Chile, with Kaka and Luis Fabiano continuing to team up perfectly in attack — just as they did when they played for Brazilian club Sao Paulo before becoming stars in Europe.
Fabiano has scored three goals in four matches in South Africa, two after passes from Kaka.
"We have a perfect connection," Fabiano said. "We understand each other. I just have to get in position and I know he will get the ball to me."
That's the sort of confidence also coursing through the Spaniards after a 1-0 wow gold win over the Portuguese. With 1-0 opening loss to Switzerland forgotten, Spain looks as though it has figured out how to unlock even the most defensive teams.
"You have to have patience and adapt your style," Villa said. "But there was never any fear — 99 percent of the time our style of play means victory."
Actually, it's 94 percent: the team has won 30 of 32 matches under coach Vicente del Bosque.
Germany coach Joachim Loew called Argentina a favorite to win the World Cup after the South Americans' strong showing so far, with that status possibly boosted by news that Germany forward Cacau is unlikely to recover from a thigh injury in time to play on Saturday.
But Schweinsteiger is thinking as much about his team's mental preparations as the physical ones.
Schweinsteiger accused the Argentines of showing no respect for opponents or referees, and urged his teammates not to be provoked.
Germany eliminated Argentina on penalty kicks four years ago at the same stage and there were chaotic scenes after the shootout, with both sides exchanging punches and kicks in a fracas that included team officials from both benches.
"The shootout is still in our memory, but what really weighs heavily on our minds is what happened after that match," Schweinsteiger said. "We buy wow gold have to remain calm and not get provoked, and I hope the referee will be very alert.
"You could see their behavior at halftime of the game against Mexico. When you look at their body language and gesticulations, the way they try to influence the referees, they have no respect. It's their mentality and character and we'll have to adjust."
Mexico and Argentina players had to be separated as they headed for the tunnel at halftime of the teams' second-round game, with the Mexicans furious over Argentina's first goal that came from Carlos Tevez being offside. Argentina won 3-1.
Governments in France and Nigeria risked FIFA's wrath with interventions following the countries' first-round exits.
French lawmakers involved in a parliamentary hearing into the country's humiliating first-round exit criticized Raymond Domenech. The coach refused to take any responsibility for the team's misbehavior.
The hearing went ahead despite a warning from FIFA about French government meddling in soccer affairs. Blatter said the national team risks suspension from international soccer if political leaders interfere in the running of the federation.
"It isn't FIFA's role to threaten French lawmakers; we're in a democracy and parliamentarians have the right to hear anyone they want," lawmaker Eric Ciotti said.
Lawmakers said Domenech, who has stepped down, tried to pin blame on the media.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's suspended his country's team from international competition for two years after the team failed to win a game at the tournament and cheap wow gold allegations of corruption followed the squad.
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