Borussia Dortmund have announced that leading goalscorer Lucas Barrios will miss their match against Freiburg on Sunday with a groin injury, but should be available for the following week.
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Tag: groin injury Reuters | Ballack out of World Cup (00:00) The Age Stars align for Socceroos as German football captain Michael Ballack in forced out of the World Cup. 18/05/10 Up next... Kewell tackles groin injury in his ... Germany captain Ballack to miss South Africa World Cup 2010 Ballack out of World Cup Germany's Ballack to miss World Cup |
Ruud van Nistelrooy feels his international career is over after he was left
out of the Holland squad for the World Cup.
 Sydney Morning Herald | World Cup 2010: Australia Have No Injury Concerns - Pim Verbeek Goal.com The former has aggravated a groin injury and had to assert last week that reports he would miss the World Cup altogether were premature, while Garcia was ... Injured Kewell Socceroos squad for World Cup, Oar among new players Pim Verbeek's preliminary World Cup squad is a glowing appraisal of the A ... Pim Verbeek names preliminary World Cup squad |
USA coach Bob Bradley has included a strong Premier League contingent in his World Cup finals squad.
Forward Harry Kewell, fighting a persistent groin injury, has been picked for Australia's preliminary World Cup roster. Coach Pim Verbeek included 31 players Tuesday, including Adelaide United goalkee... Read more...
England striker Wayne Rooney has sustained a groin injury during yesterday's EPL game against Stoke City and needs to rest ahead of the FIFA World Cup. There are some concerns...... Read more...
 Brisbane Times | World Cup 2010: I Won't Miss World Cup Through Injury - Socceroo Harry Kewell Goal.com Though the Galatasaray man has missed a significant amount of football recently with his club side due to an aggravated groin injury, he has played down ... Kewell says he'll be up for World Cup World Cup guide: No 3 Australia My Cup dream is far from over - Harry Kewell |
 ESPN | Rooney aggravates groin injury Globe and Mail 09, 2010 4:47PM EDT England striker Wayne Rooney aggravated a groin injury while playing for Manchester United on Sunday, a month before the World Cup ... Football World Cup Profile: England World Cup 2010: Wayne Rooney will relish England expectations, says Alan Shearer |
Today, as you probably know, Chelsea wrapped up the Premier League title with a 8-0 hammering of Wigan at Stamford Bridge. Of those eight, three belonged to one Didier Drogba, making his season total an impressive 29 league goals. Wayne Rooney added none to his total, also 26 going into the final round, and so Drogba will be the Premier League golden boot winner.
The question is: Will he also be able to outscore Rooney in the World Cup? Which do you think has the better shot at the honor of top scorer in South Africa?
Drogba certainly has added to his case lately, and probably has the edge on form. Rooney had a ridiculously productive winter, but with nagging injuries, has fallen off of his incredible early-season pace. In today’s 4-0 win over Stoke, Rooney again aggravated his groin injury.
However, to win the golden boot in the World Cup, you need two things – to score goals in the (relatively easier) group stage, and to have your team advance far in the tournament, and on these points, England and Rooney may have the advantage. Statistically, Cote d’Ivoire’s Group G looks the harder one, both to score in and advance from. Brazil and Portugal are two very difficult opponents, though admittedly North Korea probably offers the best chance of either group to pile on goals. If either Drogba or Rooney is going to get a World Cup hat trick, I’d put good money on it being Drogs against North Korea.
England’s Group C opponents (Algeria, Slovenia and the USA) are weaker overall, and I have to put their chances of getting into the second round a bit higher, but there’s no team as clearly weak on paper as North Korea in Group G.
So, I put it to you, the readers, to make your early predictions. Who will score more?