Richard MichaelFIFA World Rankings: August 2010
September 22nd 2010 14:16
There are some big movers and shakers this month, with 30 spot jumps being made like it’s a Sunday stroll in the park and further evidence that hanging onto past glories will get you absolutely nothin’ – what have you done for me lately?
Italy and France continue their freefall to oblivion and Bolivia (no, really – they’re holding up the Top 50) and a couple of relatively recent solo acts, Slovakia and Montenegro, are shooting up the table, proving once and for all: sometimes, parting ways with old friends will help your FIFA/Coca-Cola standing. (And that’s really what it’s all about.)
But very genuinely in the case of Montenegro, people may want to start taking note – whatever they’re doing is working (producing players like Stevan Jovetic and Mirko Vucinic is a start). They could very well become the next Slovenia, only with less than 700k population.
And that with double September wins over Wales and Bulgaria in the qualifiers not yet counting for ranking purposes. Obviously starting from the bottom aids in the meteoric visual rise, but it makes this no less impressive.
Italy and France continue their freefall to oblivion and Bolivia (no, really – they’re holding up the Top 50) and a couple of relatively recent solo acts, Slovakia and Montenegro, are shooting up the table, proving once and for all: sometimes, parting ways with old friends will help your FIFA/Coca-Cola standing. (And that’s really what it’s all about.)
And that with double September wins over Wales and Bulgaria in the qualifiers not yet counting for ranking purposes. Obviously starting from the bottom aids in the meteoric visual rise, but it makes this no less impressive.
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