Ronaldo vs Zlatan: A Premature Clash of the Titans

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Here we are at the business end of the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, where countries vying for a place in Brazil are whittled down to a select few. England have already booked their ticket after their 2-0 win over Poland last month; and they join a host of big names, such as Spain, Germany and Italy on the plane to South America.

But on Friday, the European segment of the World Cup play-offs start up, with two legs determining the fate of the sides who just fell short of automatic qualification. It is arguably the most brutal, saddening of all World Cup ties; and many countries who have done so well over the past months, will be sent home for a collective summer of envious television viewing.

To make matters worse, after the play-off dust settles, one of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be going to the World Cup.

 

Click here to read all about this unfortunate, yet inevitable reality; on Soccerlens.com

Ibrahimovic: Could he succeed in England; his final frontier?

 

Having jettisoned Carlos Tevez to play ‘Del Piero’ at Juventus, and with Mario Balotelli never replaced after his departure in January, there is certainly room at Man City for the big man, and just maybe his big ego too.

Sergio Aguero had a brilliant first season, and he remains a fantastic striker, despite an injury plagued season of last. Edin Dzeko, while proving to be an adept impact player, cannot really be considered a world-beating striker. A pairing of Zlatan and Aguero would undoubtedly make the world sit up and notice.

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