Source: Daily_Mail
WORLD CUP 2010: Darren Bent the unluckiest striker in Europe
Darren Bent is the only striker from the major European leagues to score more than 20 league goals during the season and not make the plane to South Africa. [LNB]From the top divisions in England, Spain, Italy and Germany, 12 players from World Cup-bound nations broke the 20-goal mark for the campaign but Bent was the only one disappointed.[LNB] Feeling flat: Bent will not be travelling to the World Cup with the England squad[LNB]Bent was on target 24 times for Sunderland but failed to make England manager Fabio Capello's final 23-man squad for the finals. [LNB] [LNB]Stars from World Cup-bound teams with 20 or more goalsACROSS THE CONTINENT[LNB]Barclays Premier League[LNB]Drogba (Chelsea - 29) Ivory CoastRooney (Man Utd - 26) EnglandBent (Sunderland 24) EnglandTevez (Man City - 23) ArgentinaLampard (Chelsea - 22) England[LNB]La Liga[LNB]Messi (Barcelona -34) ArgentinaHiguain (Real Madrid - 27) Argentina Ronaldo (Real Madrid- 26) PortugalVilla (Valencia - 21) Spain[LNB]Serie A[LNB]Di Natale (Udinese - 29) ItalyMilito (Inter Milan - 22) - Argentina[LNB]Bundesliga[LNB]Kiessling (Leverkusen - 22) Germany[LNB]Four other players from the Barclays Premier League - Chelsea pair Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard, Manchester City's Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney from Manchester United will all be at the tournament. [LNB]Capello has picked Rooney, Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch and Emile Heskey as his four strikers. [LNB]Bent said: 'I feel really disappointed. I have always said to myself - if you play well and do your best for Sunderland then there is a chance you can go to the biggest tournament in the world. But obviously on this occasion it has not worked out.' [LNB]Elsewhere, Argentina look dangerous with Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid star Gonzalo Higuain joined in the 20+ club by Inter Milan's Diego Milito. [LNB]Portugal's former Manchester United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo and Euro 2008 top scorer David Villa are also in there with Italian Antonio Di Natale and German Stefan Kiessling. [LNB]No player in the French top flight reached 20 goals. [LNB] Forward thinking: Argentina have the likes of Tevez (centre), Angel Di Maria (right) and Higuain - not to mention superstar Messi - to call on up front[LNB] Bent vows to turn his England misery into more goals for SunderlandRough justice! Walcott axed after failing to follow orders from CapelloComplete lowdown on all 32 squads in the frame for South AfricaRedknapp in fresh rant at Fabio: Capello mistreated Parker and DawsonEngland skipper Ferdinand backs Gerrard-Lampard axis for USA clashHow Arsenal star Walcott tumbled from being the best to joining the rest[LNB]
