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BERLIN Cheap Jerseys From China , Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- VfL Wolfsburg and Swiss international Ricardo Rodriguez agreed on a contract extension until 2019, the "Wolves" confirmed in an official statement on Thursday.


The Swiss international extended his current contract, until 2016, ahead of schedule as he inked a contract extension for four years.


"Ricardo has developed enormously. His contract extension is important for us, as he is a key player of our team. We are glad that we were able to convince him to stay with us and we hope that our cooperation continues as successful as previously," Wolfsburg director of sport Klaus Allofs said.


Ricardo Rodriguez is one of the most dangerous left backs in the Bundesliga. He reaped eight goals and 16 assists in 87 appearances since his transfer into Germany's top flight in January 2012. Besides that Rodriguez is since 2011 part of the Swiss national soccer team, the "Nati" Cheap Jerseys China , where he made 28 caps to date.


"I am very happy with the contract extension," the 23-year-old left back said. "I am here since three years. We have a great team; I have settled and found a lot of friends here. After talking to my family and advisors I finally decided to extend with Wolfsburg."


The "Wolves" completed the best first half of the campaign in the club's history as they occupy the second place in the Bundesliga standings. They sit 11 points adrift of front-runners and German record champions Bayern Munich, who will encounter the "Wolves" at the curtain raiser of the second half of the season on January 30.

Sepp Blatter was in South Africa last week to check on the progress of the nation's World Cup bid. During his stay, he discussed how the World Cup qualifying quotas could change in the future so that Africa could have more places in the World Cup finals.

Now Blatter is never to be taken seriously, everything he says it politically motivated, including this latest statement. This is just part of the "World Cup package" so to speak. Africa was awarded the World Cup, and this is just some extra icing on the cake Cheap Custom Jerseys , after all, you need to keep the CAF happy. The point he raises about redistributing the World Cup places around the world however, is one that should be discussed for future tournaments. Although the current setup is adequate it can be improved.

The current setup is as follows:
Host - 1, Africa - 5, Asia - 4.5, Oceania - 0.5, Europe - 13 Cheap Jerseys , CONCACAF - 3.5, South America - 4.5

I have no objections to the host qualifying automatically, it is an integral part of the World Cup and it'd be stupid to change that.

Africa lives and breathes football. It is the national sport of most countries and in some poorer countries its the only sport they know. During the 90's and up until Germany 2006, Africa was mainly about Cameroon and Nigeria.

These teams consistently performed, however, in recent history we've seen the emergence of teams like Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana and Egypt amongst others. This shows that the continent has depth Wholesale Chicago Cubs Jersey , and because of this they certainly deserve an extra spot at least. Verdict: Increase places from 5 to 6

Asia is one of the fastest growing confederations in the world. This was due to it hosting the World Cup in 2002 and also the introduction of Australia into the confederation. Korea, Japan and Australia have all had success at recent World Cups. With Australia coming in, there is another big player in the mix to qualify. For these reasons, Asia, justifiably, should have their places increased slightly. Verdict: Increase places from 4.5 to 5

Oceania should not be a confederation. When your top ranked team is in the 100s you know there is a problem. With all due respect, with Australia out of the mix now Wholesale Boston Red Sox Jersey , this confederation consists of New Zealand and some pacific islands, many of which have players who are amateurs. 0.5 places is too much.

Yes you read that correctly, too much. In theory, if the top team in the confederation had a ranking of 64 they'd deserve 0.5 spots because there are in total 32 spots. Oceania, with a ranking in the 100s, therefore deserves less.

I propose we bring back the system in place for qualifying for USA 94, where Oceania had 0.25 spots. Confused Wholesale Baltimore Orioles Jersey , well don't be. All 0.25 means is that they'll need to playoff twice to get a spot in the World Cup finals. With teams as pathetic as this, Oceania deserves a hard run into the finals, because let's face it, if this confederation was represented at the World Cup, many games would be a farce, and we all know it. Verdict: Reduce places from 0.5 to 0.25

Europe is probably the strongest confederation in the world. Not only does it have some amazing teams, but it has incredible depth Wholesale Atlanta Braves Jersey , and nothing can be taken for granted. Every World Cup, there are handful of very talented teams who are unlucky and miss out. Unfortunately they have 13 spots already, which is a very large chunk of the pie, and increasing the places wouldn't be fair. Verdict: Remain as is on 13

I will never understand why CONCACAF has 3.5 places. CONCACAF is basically Oceania plus Mexico and the USA, am I wrong? That's the harsh reality. So the calculation is simple, 2 + 0.25 = 2.25. Frankly, the USA doesn't care about football at all.

Their people would rather bask in their baseball Wholesale Arizona Diamondbacks Jersey , basketball and NFL. They have no respect for the world's most popular sport. Their spot should go to someone who cares, from Africa, Asia or Europe. For practical purposes however, I'll have to maintain that the USA have been competitive in previous World Cups, and deserve a spot. Verdict: Reduce from 3.5 to 2.25

South America should remain as is. I have no objections. Verdict: Remain as is on 4.5

So in summary:
Host - 1, Africa - 6, Asia - 5 Wholesale Chicago White Sox Jersey , Oceania - 0.25, Europe - 13, CONCACAF - 2.25, South America - 4.5

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