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This is the Castrol Index Team of the 2010 FIFA World Cup using Castrol Performance data to support the findings:

Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer, Germany
Invaluable in Germany’s third place finish, Neuer made 22 saves during the tournament, at a rate of nearly four per game. Only Ghana’s Richard Kingson made more saves (24). He only [...]

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According the the Castrol Performance data, Spain should take their chances at goal from distance in the World Cup 2010 final in South Africa, as the stats show that Holland goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has been guilty of conceding most goals (3) in the finals from shots taken from outside the box.
Stekelenburg has conceded five goals [...]

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Chelsea have had their transfer ban suspended pending a final decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport  (CAS) following an appeal against the sentence handed out by FIFA over the clubs dealings in the Gael Kakuta affair with French club Lens.
CAS said that the sanctions would be stayed until a final decision is reached [...]

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Manchester United have decided to get tough with French club Le Havre who have continued to make allegations against the Premier League champions regarding inducements to teenager Paul Pogba’s family in order to sign the player.
United are adamant that they have done nothing wrong and have today told the French club to put up or [...]

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USA 1-3 Italy (Group B)
In the final game of the first round of the group stages in the Fifa Confederations cup, World champions Italy took on the USA in South Africa last night. Surprisingly, it was USA who had most of the early possession in the game, looking comfortable enough to take the game to [...]

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