With the 2010 World Cup South Africa less than 30 days away, provisional squads have been named and a number of big money superstars and aging heroes have been left off their national teams.
Notable exclusions:
- French striker Karim Benzema for his ties to an underage prostitution scandal
- American Charlie Davies despite potential bionic legs from titanium rods inserted after last October’s car crash that nearly killed him
- Brazil excluded 2-time world player of the year Ronaldinho, but Argentina’s maniacal manager Diego Maradona took the biggest risk. Maradona bypassed multiple European club stars (including 2 starters from Champion league finalists Inter Milan), opting instead for untested domestic club players. With Greece, South Korea and Nigeria in his group, Maradona can afford to take risks, but anything past group play could be sketchy.
Maradona last made headlines in his post-qualifying press conference for telling his haters they could “suck his **** and keep on sucking” (*the original interview was in Spanish so whether he said dick or cock or Johnson is up to interpretation). He apologized to all the ladies in the room before telling an inquisitive reporter he had a ****(dick/cock/johnson) inside of him. Should be fun in South Africa!
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Update: German captain Michael Ballack injured his ankle in Chelsea’s 1-0 win in the FA Cup final on Saturday and will miss the World Cup. Ballack was injured by a late tackle from a former German teammate, who recently switched nationalities to represent Ghana in the tournament. Ghana is in the same group as Germany and conspiracy theories are running rampant.
just saw a video of Maradona running over a reporter’s leg and then calling the guy an a-hole for getting in the way…lolz