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Chris Kisby analyzes some tips which can give you a hand during the World Cup.

The announcement took the world of football by storm when it was released that Darren Bent had put in a transfer request to quite as Sunderland striker and join Aston Villa. While Midlands is struggling badly, it has tabled a proposal of 18 million which they are ready to raise up to 24 million if needed. Villa is at a critical condition where it can be kicked out of the Premier League anytime if Wolves gain on them. Villa is at 18th position with Wolves just 5 more goals away from them.

The branding competition has been claimed by Adidas after their boots scored more goals in the South Africa World Cup than any other brand. Players sporting the new Adidas F50 Adizero scored a total 41 goals during the competition.

Sportswear giants Umbro have announced a new home kit with an advertising campaign full of young and developing talent. “The new fabric of England” line-up has raised hopes for a successful future for football in England.

The choice of the world cup soccer ball is the result of careful analysis, lots of monitoring, plenty of testing and approval procedures. The fact that manufacturers have their soccer balls tested for guaranteed quality shows value for money and respect for customers.

With the spectacle of the World Cup gone by many of us are left with a somewhat bitter taste and a jaded feeling of disbelief at our countries inability to deliver what was so concretely promised. What bitters the taste even further is that each of the players and our manager seem to come back home with a dismissive ignorance borne out of oversized paycheques and a secure prominence in their home squad.

Referee decisions have long caused controversy on and off the pitch and many argue that the introduction of technology to the decision making process would completely rule out any human error. In the recent world cup in South Africa there were numerous examples, particularly when England scored against Germany a goal that what was witnessed by millions but unfortunately not the ref. Many fans claim that had this goal been counted the unfortunate outcome would have been much different.

With the four year gaps, the advancements in technology between one world cup and the next really show, this year almost every household has a supersize HD TV available, at that last world cup these were priced out of the range of most consumers. This year many pubs showed the games in 3D and this market is emerging as the next big trend with televisions, undoubtedly this will be the norm by the next world cup. This raises the question of what the future holds for the beautiful game, how will we enjoy it, how will they play it? There are a variety of theories that are perfectly plausible; the only question is how soon it will come. Here is a selection of theories of what football will be like in 2020.

The world is captivated by the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but something that has divided opinion is the instruments that have all but drowned out the crowds at every stadium. The lengthy horns are selling out at any shop that sells them and the droning noise once unique to South Africa is spreading like wildfire.

So France and Italy met in the final last World Cup and this World Cup it looks like they will be meeting at the airport. The group phase of the World Cup is over and boy oh boy were there a few unexpected results. It’s the first time both former finalist were knocked out at the group phase. So what went down exactly?