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Journalism of Courage
8226; BERLIN: A clampdown on tackling from behind and the less frequent use of the elbow have contributed to a fall in the number of injuries suffered by players at the World Cup finals compared to four years ago. Professor Jiri Dvorak, FIFA8217;s Chief Medical Officer CMO, told reporters at FIFA8217;s daily briefing on Sunday that with statistics gathered after 58 of the tournament8217;s 64 matches, the number of injuries in total had dropped significantly. 8220;From all 64 matches in 2002 there were 171 injuries, compared to 129 injuries from the 58 matches collated so far. 8220;With an average of 2.2 injuries per match we expect the overall total at the end of the tournament to be less than four years ago.8221; He also reported that all 228 doping tests carried out so far had been negative.
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Jubilant fans
8226; FRANKFURT: Jubilant France supporters waved flags and chanted 8220;Zizou, Zizou8221; after their team8217;s 1-0 World Cup quarter-final win over Brazil in Frankfurt on Saturday, many convinced the French will now win the trophy. 8220;It was fabulous. Nobody can win over the French,8221; said Julien Barolat, a 24-year-old from Lens in France.
