Daniel Sturridge Goal England v. Peru

Getting Messi

... or, Just Higuain Around. A one-act play in three part.

Me: Thought this would be of interest to you:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2014/may/30/-sp-world-cup-kits

Co-worker: Argentina's away jersey this year is ugly.

Me: It looks better on paper. Much like their team in general.

... and, scene. Thank you.

Belgium's Golden Generation?

Courtesy the Royal Belgian Football Association

At the same time I was contemplating the lack of a Brazilian super-duper-star at the peak of his powers, another thought related to a national team occurred to me.  It felt like I'd been hearing about a lot of Belgians either being very good players or being seriously high-end prospects.  For a country of just over 10 million people that is currently ranked 57th in the FIFA rankings you are left to wonder if they'll be the surprise package of Euro 2012 or WC2014.  What has me jumping on the bandwagon before Euro qualification has kicked into gear? Here's a quick look.

Great Spine
You often hear that you can't have a great team unless you are solid through the middle.  So how do the Belgians stack up down the middle? Let's take a look: