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19.11.2009 09:51
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Dnevnik Says National Football Team Slovenia's Best So Far

Ljubljana, 19 November (STA) - Commenting on Slovenia's qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, daily Dnevnik says on Thursday that "the new generation" of Slovenian footballers outdid even the "golden generation" that delivered Slovenia its first-ever World Cup in 2001.

Even though the Slovenian winning team is young and pretty unexperienced, the boys quickly mastered the laws of top-level world football and adopted an aggressive style appealing to the crowds, the paper notes.

The players also made a leap in their heads in that they do not show fear of any opponent, Dnevnik says under "Ahead of Football Laws".

The paper also looks at the attitude of the National Football Federation towards the manager Matjaz Kek, saying that most managers would quit if they were treated like he was, but he endured and prevented officials from meddling with his work.

The team and its successes are truly a contrast to the poor situation in the Slovenian football blemished by suspicions of corruption, Dnevnik says, expressing hope that the federation will be able to use the euphoria caused by yesterday's advancing to the World Cup to heal and unite the Slovenian football scene.

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