* Nemanja Vidic – Serbia
* Michael Carrick – England
* Giorgio Chiellini – Italy
* Thomas Hitzlsperger – Germany
* Bakary Sagna – France
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For the very first time, all of Nike's National teams will be wearing jerseys made entirely from recycled polyester. According to Nike, each was produced from up to eight recycled plastic bottles, to create what the brand calls "the most environmentally-friendly and technologically-advanced kit in football's history." Fabric suppliers sourced "discarded plastic bottles from Japanese and Taiwanese landfill sites and then melted them down to produce new yarn that was converted to fabric for the jerseys."
According to a study by the Norwegian and South African governments, the World Cup will result in 2.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. This is eight times as much as the World Cup 2006 in Germany.
Eleven teams have announced they will offset the emissions caused by their participation in the event. Seven of these teams enjoy the sponsorship of PUMA for their offsets: Algeria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Uruguay, Italy and Switzerland.
In addition, Chile, England, Republic of Korea and Serbia have committed to offsetting their own emissions.
The teams' carbon footprint that will offset includes international flights to and from South Africa, domestic flights and coaches to and from group matches for teams and officials, and accommodation in hotels - a total of approximately 6,050 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Jeffery Deaver, 60, a millionaire thriller writer, has been selected by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd to breath fresh life into the super-spy. Deaver, who has been hailed as "the master of ticking-bomb suspense", has written 26 novels and sold more than 20 million books worldwide.