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...WORST MUFF In a goalmouth melee following an English corner, Denmark's Thomas Sorensen stopped Rio Ferdinand's shot with his chest, but then his flailing arms pushed the ball into...
...relationship beween nature and agriculture. One of U.S. wheat fields prompts a refiection on agribusiness and the controversy surrounding biotechnology. Colorful bottle racks snapped in Germany bring comment about bottled water, plastic containers and the scourge of alcoholism. A shot of the world's largest offshore wind farm, in Denmark, raises the issue of fossil-fuel alternatives. A market in Kenya, where Western-donated goods are sold, illustrates the economic chasm between rich and poor nations. Arthus-Bertrand plans to work on the project for the rest of his life. "It's impossible to finish it," he says. "What...
...state of their art might want to send away to Darjeeling for a certain (very thin) coaching manual. Because the most obvious lesson to be drawn from the first round of the tournament is that the simplest strategies are the most effective. The surprising success stories?Sweden, Ireland, Denmark?hewed closest to the St. Paul's school of football. They packed their defenses with up to eight large bodies and booted the ball up toward a couple of speedy forwards. It bored spectators to distraction, but delivered the results the teams wanted...
...German great Franz Beckenbauer, among others, suggested that the dull performances by hotly favored teams were down to Europe-based players being just plain knackered from a long season of club football. But the teams that excelled in the first two weeks of the World Cup?Brazil, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Sweden?were full of Europe-based players. Nobody clocked more hours in the pro season than Spain's Real Madrid contingent: in addition to the closely contested domestic league, their club went the full distance in the Spanish King's Cup and the European Champions League. And yet, Madrid stars...
...French went so far in trying to outthink Senegal, Uruguay and Denmark, that they outthought themselves. Their three first-round games were almost identical. Les Bleus dominated the midfield, stringing together long sequences of complex passes that would look impossible even on a coach's drawing board. These were designed to draw opposition defenders and create spaces for David Trezeguet, the French spearhead, to slip through. When the other side refused to come out and play, the French fell into their own trap: their defenders stepped up to help the midfielders, leaving behind huge gaps. Uruguay was unable to make...