Bill Shankly once said, “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. It is much more important than that.” Probably most of you agree with Bill, as I for myself think it’s extreme since I only watch interesting games for enjoyment and socialization purposes. That’s the nice way of describing it, as some friends consider me a “glory hunter” since I lack the boring details of every soccer player ever to exist. For that, going forward we at Alpha Dinar decided to cater the populous soccer fanatics and somewhat address the economic side of soccer and the World Cup.
So here we are, only a couple of weeks ahead of the 19th World Cup, the first ever to be held in Africa. I’m not sure how far you guys are with creating your fantasy football teams, for that I’ve decided to share with you the Goldman Sachs dream team.
Goldman Sachs recently published a 75-page report called “The World Cup and Economics 2010.” This is the fourth report published by the firm ahead of the World Cup; the first came out back in 1998. In the report is a dream team, which is selected by the firm’s clients and staff worldwide. The firm surveyed customers and 2,955 replied with their picks, up almost 50% from the 2006 poll. With 11 players on the pitch, Goldman decided to go with the 4-3-3 formation, and as per FIFA squad rules of a 23-person squad, the remaining 12 players are listed below.
Source: Goldman Sachs Global Economics, Commodities and Strategy Research
Goldman listed the next 12 players selected by its clients in order: Ferdinand (England); Fábregas (Spain); Lahm (Germany); Evra (France); Vidic (Serbia); Casillas (Spain); Van der Sar (Netherlands – although not in the Dutch squad); Maicon (Brazil); Ronaldinho (Brazil): Torres (Spain); Drogba (Ivory Coast); and Robben (Netherlands).
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