Novakovic by playing! Now he wants to World Cup

Bratislava --
Milivoje Novakovic closed his eyes and sucked on just this moment. He clenched his fists and said something in the sky. The reward for the good fortune to have done everything right.
Around him danced the Slovenian colleagues Jubilee Polonaise. Just hung up on the Nova 2:0-Correct Score against the Slovaks. A dream come true.
EXPRESS watched the FC captain in Bratislava. He is fit. He played through 90 minutes. And he almost sparked with Slovenia, the World Cup finals. 2-0 favorite in the group phase and Slovakia. This trip has been worthwhile for Novakovic!
"I'm simply happy and broken," Nova said, beaming, after he had from the 2500 traveled with fellow guests prior to the celebration not bend. Slavica sister and cousin with Dejan cheered ecstatically. In Cologne we will be happy to hear that stuck out about Nova.
For six hours he tormented in the week prior to the Pops on the therapy bench. And it paid off. FC Vice Glowacz and coach Jurgen Zvonimir Soldo had been sought by Nova and FC-mate Miso Brecko on the phone all the best. And Nova accelerated. He worked with the back, motivated his colleagues always loud and always dangerous. With Liverpool star Martin Skrtel and referee Wolfgang Stark went to Nova over and over again. The 30-year-old moved with the others.
And initiated after the break, the decisive attack. Walter Birsa took from twenty yards, a heart - Goal! Subsequently, the Slovenes took the victory over the period. In the closing seconds Nova had the 2-0 on the foot, but his lob was scratched from the line. Then he laid it before just fix.
A victory is now in San Marino on Wednesday - and relegation is certain. And in a Slovak blunder in Poland even number one. On Sunday will decide if Nova comes back on Monday in Cologne. Or should personally make good his World Cup dream in San Marino.
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National Team gets wild card for the World Cup

Ankara --
Riesenjubel at Germany's basketball team. Although the team around superstar Dirk Nowitzki will take longer packed, the Korbjäger the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey here. The reason: The Germans were given by the World Federation FIBA on Saturday, a four wildcards.
"Great! This wild card gives us a great perspective for the next few years. Thank the FIBA and look forward to the summer of 2010, "Nowitzki said after the decision of the Central Board of FIBA, which also, at its meeting in Istanbul, Russia, Lithuania and Lebanon, a free ticket to the title bouts of 28 August to 12 September delivery.
"The many appointments and meetings in the past months paid off, it's a landmark decision for our organization," said Ingo Weiss, president of the German Basketball Federation (DBB). "Now we will do everything possible to achieve in Turkey with our strongest team a good result."
Whether Nowitzki and in 2008, shortly before the Summer Olympics in Beijing Chris Kaman actually naturalized in Turkey will be there until the summer of 2010 will decide after the end of the NBA season. Both have made it clear their readiness. "The renunciation of the European Championship in Poland was definitely not a resignation from the national team," Nowitzki said after the cancellation was in September of this year.
By participating in the World Cup, the German team has automatically qualified for the European Championship 2011 in Lithuania, and thus goes a long way from the qualification. In Lithuania, is in addition to the tickets for the London Olympics in 2012, where Nowitzki after the great experience of Beijing like a second time to participate möchte.Die World Cup preliminary round draw for the four is already on this Tuesday (10.30 clock) in Istanbul instead. The tournament will be held in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Kayseri. For Germany, it is the fifth World Cup participation.

"I can understand that Frings is sour"

Cologne - The Down and Out in the national team escalates. Frings vs. Loew - it crashes mightily in the rafters.
After the pro Werder on Friday threatened to step out of the national team too ( "Sure, I think of retirement") of the federal countered unusually sharp. "There is no guarantee regular place," hissed Löw and has already indirectly threatened with consequences if Frings not give up his attitude of protest. Finally, let alone sports grounds have been responsible for ensuring that Frings had been sitting in the last two World Cup qualification games against Russia and Wales on the bench.
Personal differences with the 78-times the national closed Loew explicitly aus.Frings want now to 19 November, when Germany meet in Berlin to England, to allow time for a decision.
For most capped player Lothar Matthaeus, the emotional disappointment of Frings is understandable. "I understand that Frings is sour," said Matthew, trainer of the Israeli leader's Maccabi Netanya, on Friday, EXPRESS, "ultimately it has already 78 international matches. Since then it's something not get away so easily. "A resignation, he could imagine but not with Frings. "Torsten feel hurt. But the sets soon. And then he just needs to fight for his place. "
1998, says Matthew, he was the national coach Berti Vogts danmalige demonstrates unequivocally that he was only the fifth wheel. "And I said to myself: The I show it. And then I was actually back on the pitch. "
It is precisely this act of defiance Matthew, now expect from Frings. "After playing for Germany, is something very special. That should not be thrown away so easily. "A resignation that he should therefore" consider very carefully ", because:" Then there is no turning back. "

I want to be in Cologne, a legend!

I'm sure to score a goal. Goals are my lifeblood. And they make people happy. The greatest reward for my double in Cottbus, there were at the airport of Ljubljana.
When I came out of the machine, I was waiting for my family. Mother and father had come ter my "sister, my niece and nephew. The small Uros I dedicate the two goals. He had last week's birthday.
But the FC fans that I dedicate the same results. I'm sorry that they see in Cottbus had such a bad game. We played lousy, honestly. With the football had little to do! But it just is.
If you make at the end of the gates, you're still right - and the luck on your side. Man, I had pork that Tremmel me put the ball at his feet. And when I did not think Elfer simple. Simply clean with the thing! I knew that I would meet again.
The five games without a goal, the 20 injections that I got in front of the game, the insults of Cottbus me could not make nervous. For I know that all behind me. Like the whole team. Without my ten players, I'm worth nothing. Together we got the 32 points that I am not alone.
That's why we have also met on Tuesday in the Old Town. It was a perfect evening. We had fun, but we also vowed to constitute a serious Cottbus. And we realized we need more such evenings. The stadium of friendship actually 14 friends were on the pitch. Everyone is running for the other, has for the other gekämpft.Ein friend asked me afterwards: Nova want to be you in Cologne legend? I replied: I do not cares to fail. I'm in the shape of my life and can still at least two years to play at this level.
I am particularly happy is the esteem in which I experience at the club. The Board has my compatriot Miso Brecko and put me after the final whistle by private jet to Frankfurt, so we got a flight to Slovenia on time and I could see my family more. This gesture I will never forget.
Only now do I even enjoy the moment. It is fast enough to be stressful. Because we are not yet saved. We still need four points, before we can celebrate. But then right ...!
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Hamilton is now running with tail fin

Hockenheim - The tail fin is back hyp! EXPRESS discovered Silverstone winner Lewis Hamilton (23) when tested at Hockenheim in a new silver arrow. Oops!
Like the legendary line-astern the tips on the trunk lid stands at McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23 which extended to the rear engine cover in the eye.
An aerodynamic trick to calm the airflow to the rear wing and to achieve greater downforce on the rear axle. The downside: It's not a Mercedes-invention! The engineers of the Anglo-German race team rather copied the Red Bull!
A silver arrow, which looks like the raging energy drink can?
Fact! The 2008 McLaren is indeed next to the Ferrari is the fastest car in the field, but you look from the competition obviously possible improvements.
This time, "stole" the McLaren engineers, even in an ex-colleague: Adrian Newey. The Designguru (his cars took twelve World Cup title for Williams and McLaren's) invented the tail fin in the winter, leaving Mark Webber in the so-dressed RB4, commencing on 1 February in Barcelona on the runway.
It worked: The Red Bull racing cars were always faster, Webber won by the sensational 2nd Takeoff at Silverstone not only because of bad luck in the race podium. And the competition is busily copying: In Mercedes "screwed" even Renault, Force India and Toro Rosso a "tail fin" to the car.