Cole was released by Chelsea at the beginning of the summer along with German international Michael Ballack and has been linked with many clubs, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid but the rumour linking him with a move to Spurs to team up with former mentor Redknapp has refused to go away.

Redknapp managed West Ham when Cole was a youngster and helped launch the playmaker’s career by giving him a chance in the first team at just 17 years old and turning Cole into a teenage superstar.

With Spurs qualifying for the Champions League last season, the North London club will surely be able to sign top players this season, something they have been unable to do for a long time now.

These factors have led to Cole, who has been in the news a lot recently due to the call from John Terry for him to be named in the England starting XI for the match against Slovenia, being reportedly interested in signing for Spurs.

Redknapp, though, has admitted that this is unlikely and the former Bournemouth and Portsmouth boss has stated that he has a feeling that Cole has already  put a deal in place to join Sir AleX Ferguson’s men at Manchester United.

“I’ve got a feeling that it might have been done (for Cole to join United),” he said.

“It wouldn’t surprise me in the least. Joe’s not wanted to speak to anybody and his people have been saying ‘let’s get the World Cup out of the way first’.

“But we’d be interested for sure. I like Joe.”

Spurs are set to compete in the European cup for the first time since 1962 this coming season and although they will be by no means among the favourites, their fans will be dreaming about emulating their performance in that tournament and reaching the semi finals.

Spurs are 66/1 with Coral to win the Champions League, with bwin offering 50/1 odds and Paddy Power 40/1.

Next, we analyse England’s chances of winning the tournament – and after being handed a generally favourable draw in the group stages, they are currently the team on everybody’s lips. Could we see a repeat of the 1966 glory year for the country? After this, we offer a guide to the Germany team set to be on the plane to South Africa.

Despite being written off by almost everyone but their own fans, the Germans will inevitably be hard to defeat – they always are – and are unlikely to lose cheaply. Finally, we assess Diego Maradona’s Argentinean team – a side that have showed baffling form in the qualification rounds. Messi and company were at one minute being humiliated by lesser known opposition and minnow countries, and the next, comfortably defeating the top sides in the South American group. Our concluding articles assesses whether the star-studded team will have enough of a defensive mindset to stop the likes of Spain, England, and Brazil.

Johannesburg is a popular city for holidaymakers and there are plenty of hotels and first class accomodation ready for the arrival of fans from all over the world. As a popular destination for both tourists and business people, Johannesburg is a perfect location for World Cup games in 2010. The city offers a rich history of culture which will surely make watching the World Cup that much more memorable and spectacular.

There will be two soccer stadiums in Johannesburg there matches will take place, such as the Soccer City Stadium and the Ellis Park Stadium. The South African Springboks typically play at the Ellis Park Stadium and extensions to the seating area are being made to accomodate World Cup fans. Each stadium can hold between 70,000 and 90,000 fans so expect an electric atmosphere.

If you’re lucky enough to go to the World Cup 2010 then you’ll be spoilt for choice as you arrive in South Africa because everything from hotels to flights, culture to friendly faces await you when you arrive.

It wasn’t long after turning professional that the Woolwich name was eliminated naming the club as we know it today. Many people referred to the club now as The Arsenal but in fact, this was not the official name. In 1893 Arsenal FC played in the second division of the Football League but less than a decade later in 1904 they were promoted to the first division. At first Arsenal played relatively well but unfortunately were knocked back to the second division after almost 10 years of playing in the first.

Arsenal played for almost 3 decades in Plumstead, South London but eventually moved to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury, North London. It was believed that if Arsenal moved to north London they would have better chance at success. Sir Henry Norris inspire the club’s move and success did begin to come from the team as they nearly made it back to the first division the very next season.

Sometimes we forget that the great teams of today all had to start somewhere and usually with modest beginnings. Arsenal surely is one of those teams with an interesting past.