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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hemalsilva" data-source="post: 7489255" data-attributes="member: 7335"><img src="http://gulfnews.com/polopoly_fs/ryan-nelsen-1.627579!image/290331922.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_640/290331922.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />NelsenName: Ryan William NelsenTeam: New ZealandDate of birth: October 18, 1977Place of birth: ChristchurchClub: BlackburnWorld Cups: 0Appearances: 0Goals: 0Though he is one of the greatest ever players to pull on the white of New Zealand, recurring injuries have ensured that New Zealand and Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen did not even play for his country between 2004 and 2008. And as recently as this February, the 32-year-old feared a knee-injury might mean he would miss the South Africa showpiece. Luckily for him, it wasn't as bad as he had feared - and lucky for New Zealand. They will need all the defensive resilience he can give them if they are to return home without humiliation. The centre-back cut his teeth in Major League Soccer before he secured a move to Blackburn Rovers in 2005. There, troublesome hamstrings blighted his career, but that didn't stop him from showing some superb form that helped him win the hearts of Rovers fans, the club captaincy, Uefa Cup qualification and two FA Cup semi-finals. New Zealand, as expected, topped their Pacific qualification group with ease, but it took a quality defensive display from Nelson over two legs in their play-off against Bahrain to see them through to the finals 1-0. They will need plenty more of that from him during this tournament.</blockquote>

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