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Luke Shaw and Rickie Lambert flying the flag in Brazil this summer.Lallana, still only 25 although he seems to have been around longer than Father Time, was so unassuming about his international prospects that he booked his wedding for June 14 - the day of England's FIFA World Cup opener against Italy.When his first England cap arrived against Chile last November, and it was immediately apparent many more would follow, matrimony was fast-forwarded and he tied the knot with Emily last Christmas Eve instead. Michael Regan - The FIFA “We started to arrange it two years ago - when we were still in the Championship,” he said. “A lot of things have changed since then. I don't think any of the English lads at Southampton thought we would be in contention to play at the FIFA World Cup when the qualifying campaign started.“Luke Shaw would have been 16 at the time, Jay Rodriguez would have been at Burnley, myself and Lambo... it shows how fut coins quickly we have developed over the past couple of years.”Lallana's quick feet, range of pass and eye for FIFA goal should not just make him a safe bet to make Roy Hodgson's squad in Brazil.Most neutrals agree he should start against Italy in the Three Lions' opening group match on June 14. Dylan Tombides was an extraordinary talent.As an Australian moving to London to work as Fox Sports' correspondent over here, I naturally had to keep our audience up to speed with the progress of Socceroos players plying their trade in the Premier League and Europe.But equally, I kept an eye on the next generation of youngsters coming through and Dylan was the pick of the crop.When I moved to the UK in 2011, he had just been diagnosed with cancer, and I've been in touch with his family ever since and throughout that time they have been a positive and supportive pillar of strength for him during a difficult three years.Many times we had organised things only to be prevented by another setback in his progress, but as an engaging and bright young man he never let relapses and returns to chemotherapy get him down.I was talking to his mother three weeks ago about flying out to Germany, where he was having his treatment, and doing a story with him. So to say that this has completely taken everyone by surprise is an understatement.There was no sign things would or could deteriorate this quickly.Dylan was from Perth in Western Australia and his family is one with a strong FIFA tradition.His brother Taylor is on the books at Upton Park too, and his family moved over here to further both of their careers.There was indisputably a buzz around Dylan Tombides and he was tipped to be a star. His amazing performances at the Under-17 FIFA World Cup in Mexico had caught everyone's imagination, with him being tipped for a place at FIFA World Cup 2014 as early as 2011.
I hear you ask
In taking up the honour the FIFA manfollows in the footsteps of some truly great names to have worn the armband down the years. But who is the best I hear you ask? We've crunched the numbers to find out. The Tottenham and Chelsea forward scored an impressive 29 FIFA goals in 23 FIFA games for England between 1903 and 1911.More recently, Stuart Pearcemanaged a 70percent win ratio whilst captaining the Three Lions. “Psycho” led out his country on 10 occasions between 1991 and 1997.The most un-successful captain in the group is Tony Adams, who won just 33percent of the 15 FIFA games in which he wore the armband. West Ham's Bobby Mooreand Wolverhampton's Billy Wrightboth captained England on 90 occasions. However, it's the FIFA World Cup winning captain who proved to be the most successful, winning 63 percent of his FIFA games to Wright's 54 percent. FIFA president Michel Platini today ducked out of challenging Sepp Blatter's reign over world FIFA.And the former France cheap fifa coins skipper and coachbottled even criticing Blatter's running of the global FIFA game. Platini, once a Blatter protege, has become a trenchant critic of the 78-year-old Swiss, publicly demanding he step in 2015 rather than seeking a new four-year term in office and was long touted as a potential rival. But with the other five continental Confederations all firmly in the Blatter camp, virtually guaranteeing a victory for the Swiss in next June's vote, the FIFA chief told the 54 member associations in Monaco today that he would not put his name forward but instead commit himself to a further spell in charge of the European FIFA game.Confirming the announcement you're all expecting, Platini explained: I announced my will to run for a new term of office. Everybody talks about FIFA but before that is FIFA elections It's a choice of mine, not a choice of default, one based on FIFA and my passion. I have big motivation to see things through and I want to complete what I have started here in FIFA. If the federations wish it I will still have a few years here. Unless FIFA can find a willing candidate – which seems increasingly unlikely – it seems the only man brave enough to stand against Blatter is FIFA's former head of International Relations and Presidential Advisor Jerome Champagne, ousted by a cabal led by the disgraced Jack Warner and Mohamed Bin Hammam in 2010.Platini added: I have thought long and hard but never convinced myself I have to go to FIFA. It's that simple, and something I have decided without the slightest shadow of a doubt or any regrets. I am more committed than ever to the interests of European FIFA on the world stage. What's important is future of European FIFA. That has never been stronger and I want to expand and grow. Some of you were expecting me to attack FIFA but that's not my FIFA goal here. Yes, we want a FIFA that works better, which has more transparency and more respect from those who love FIFA.
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