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Talking Football - Talking Football, Made for the fans, run by the fans: "Uruguay v Germany
Saturday, July 10, 19:30.
Port Elizabeth Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth.

TEAM NEWS

Uruguay

Midfielder Walter Gargano is set to miss out but striker Luis Suarez will be back from suspension. However, star man Diego Forlan picked up an injury against the Netherlands and there are some doubts on his fitness. Centre-back Diego Lugano will start in defence, meaning that Diego Godin will be on the bench.

Probable Line-up (4-2-3-1): Muslera, M. Pereira, Victorino, Lugano, Caceres; D. Perez, Arevalo; A. Fernandez, Forlan, Cavani; Suarez Gargano, A. Pereira; Forlan, Cavani

Germany

Striker Miroslav Klose picked up a back injury in Germany's defeat to Spain and there are suggestions that he won't be able to start against Uruguay. Assistant coach Hansi Flick also hinted that midfielders Sami Khedira and Mesut Oezil too have problems. Marcell Jansen is also likely to start at left-back ahead of Jerome Boateng. Thomas Mueller will be back from suspension and will replace Piotr Trochowski in midfield.

Probable Line-up (4-2-3-1): Neuer, Lahm, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Jansen; Khedira, Schweinsteiger; Mueller, Oezil, Podolski; Klose"

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Talking Football - Talking Football, Made for the fans, run by the fans: "lory Awaits For Young Germany

The average age of the Germany team that started against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the World Cup was only 25 and this says it all. For a team as young as Germany, indeed it is an achievement in itself to have reached as far as the semi-finals of the World Cup outside of Europe."

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Yaya Toure - Talking Football

Yaya Toure - Talking Football: "It is believed that Man City have made �27.5m signing Yaya Toure the highest paid player in the Premier League and the first to break the �200,000/wk barrier.

This for a player that left Barcelona for lack of opportunities and not being wanted by the club...and now he's one of the best paid players in the world and commanded a fairly hefty transfer fee too.

The way Man City do business is simply unsustainable. They pay over the odds for players and then pay them wages that even by Premier League standards are grossly disproportionate to their abilities.

The shit has to hit the fan sometime."

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