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10 Best Footballers in the FIFA World Cup 2010

The biggest sporting event on this planet is about to start in a couple of days and all eyes are set on South Africa. Teams have started coming to host country and so does the spectators. Everyone is thriving to see there favorite players on the field fighting for FIFA world cup trophy. Some of the players of a certain sporting event are always highlighted as favorites. From the massive players who compete in a tournament, there are always best players who prevail. Let’s talk about the best players participating in the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. So here is a list of 10 best footballers to look forward in the FIFA World Cup 2010.

10 Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi, a 22 years old forward, from Argentina with a club team named Barcelona. He is the youngest among the top 10 and a left-footer who uses low center of gravity in striking the ball to goal. More about Footballers after the break...


09 Kaka

Kaka, a 27 years old midfielder, from Brazil with a club team named Real Madrid. Coming from the upper-middle-class clan, he has been one of the best players in the football world making the Brazil team one of the best.

08 Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney, a 24 years old forward, from England with a club team named Manchester United. He is known as the baby-face-assassin who can strike from anywhere which allows him to score any type of goal and been proving his finishing skills.

07 Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo, a 25 years old midfielder, from Portugal with a club named Real Madrid. He has a special skill in long-range free kicks which enables him to score from anywhere.

06 Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba, 31 years old, from Ivory Coast with a club team named Chelsea and holds the position of forward. This athletic player has become one of the world’s leading strikers. His participation in world cup is not shower right now due to his recent injury.

05 Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard, a 29 years old midfielder, from England with a club team named Liverpool. He has been an outstanding midfielder who also acts as a second striker or as a winger. Along with Frank Lampard, they formed the best duo attacking midfielders in the world. He is a nine-year veteran of the English team.

04 Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres, a 25 years old forward, from Spain with a club team named Liverpool. He has been playing in the football world since the age of 7 and never stops scoring goals which made him one of the best strikers in the world.

03 Xavi

Xavi, 30 years old, from Spain with the club team FC Barcelona and acts as a midfielder. He has his artistic ways of accurate passes and vision with a great ability of keeping the ball.

02 Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and at international level for the England national team. He plays most often as a box-to-box midfielder and has also enjoyed spells in a more advanced attacking midfield. He is considered to be one of the best footballers in the world.

01 Robinho

Robinho is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Brazilian National team. Robinho was personally picked by Brazil legend Pele as his heir apparent at only 15 years of age.

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Funny and Unusual Dismissals Of Cricket

Cricket is considered as a gentleman's game but it has its share of controversies, apart from umpiring errors and dismissals of batsmen. Of course it has its own funny moments too. Here are some of the most weirdest dismissals of a batsman in the history of world cricket. There are many more but this compilation includes, arguably, the top ten. Enjoy!
There are more than ten ways a batsman could get out.

1. Caught: When the batsman hits the ball and a fielder catches it before it hits the ground he is given out.

Exceptions: If the fielder steps over the boundary to catch the ball, or steps out of the boundary line immediately after catching the ball, it is declared a six. Also, if the batsman is caught on a no ball, he is given not out.



2. Bowled: When the ball hits the wickets either because the batsman misses it or because it is deflected off his bat or body, he is given out.

Exceptions: No ball



3. Stumped: A batsman is given out when he steps out of the crease to either to hit or defend a ball, misses it, and the wicket keeper catches it and removes the bails of the wicket before the batsman or his bat re-enters the crease.

Exceptions: No ball



4. Hit wicket: The batsman breaks the wicket with his bat or with any other part of his body or equipment. This is called Hit Wicket and the batsman is given out.

Exceptions: Wide or No ball



5.Leg Before Wicket (LBW): When the batsman misses the ball, but blocks it with his legs so it doesn't hit the wicket, a batsman could be given out when the fielding side appeals 'Howzzat!?'. The decision is given if the ball would have hit the wicket when the legs had not come in the way.

Exceptions: No ball or If the ball hit the bat before the legs of the batsman



6. Run out: When the batsman is trying to take a run, and the fielder hits the wicket before the batsman or his bat is inside his crease he is given out. Also, if the non-striker steps out of his crease before the bowler has bowled, the bowler may simply lift the bails off the wicket and the non-striker is deemed run-out. This is, however, considered unfair play.



7. Handling the ball: When the batsman handles the ball without the permission of the fielding side or when he uses his hands to stop the ball from hitting the wicket he is given out.

Exceptions: Non-deliberate attempt to touch the ball, e.g. being hit on the hand with the ball.



8. Hit the ball twice: If the batsman hits the ball a second time, hard, with the purpose of scoring a run he is given out.

Exceptions: The batsman hits the ball the second time to prevent it from hitting his wicket.



9. Timed out: If one batsman is out, and the second batsman doesn't appear on the field to bat within 2 minutes, he is timed out.



10. Obstructing the field: When the batsman deliberately comes in the way or tries to prevent a fielder from reaching the ball, so he can complete a run.

Exception: The batsman is allowed to run between the fielder and the wicket, but cannot make any deliberate action to divert the fielder or the ball.

Apart from these, a batsman could be given out for showing dissent to an umpire's decision and for offensive behavior on the field, which usually do not happen!