2010 FIFA World Cup vote. People were invited to select a team (in a 4–4–2 formation) and best coach; voting was open until 23:59 on 11 July 2010, with entrants going into a draw to win a prize. Six of the eleven players came from the Spanish team, as did the coach. The remainder of the team comprised two players from Germany, and one each from Brazil, the Netherlands and Uruguay. The official mascot for the 2010 World Cup was "Zakumi", an anthropomorphised African leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name came from "ZA" (the international abbreviation for South Africa)
Academia Sporting Academia Sporting The Academia Sporting () is the name given to Sporting's training facilities located outside Alcochete, Portugal. Inaugurated in 2002, The "Sporting Academy" is the first of such size and quality to be constructed in Portugal. The Academy is one of the most modern and well equipped academies in Europe; situated in a tranquil environment and climate that is recommended for the preparation of football teams. Devoted to training and management, the complex is ready to prepare for football competition of any characteristic. The "Sporting Academy" is characterised by its environment of privacy: in not only being situated in