The greatest football show on earth gets under way in South Africa on Friday - and for City fans, there's far more to keep an eye on in this World Cup than just England's progress.

We're all rooting for Gareth Barry, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Joe Hart and their England team-mates of course, but the Blues will have plenty of other players on duty for their countries as well.

Carlos Tevez (Argentina), Robinho (Brazil) Nigel de Jong (Holland), Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay), Kolo Toure (Ivory Coast) and Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia) are all aiming to successfuly negotiate the group stage.

Not to mention new defender Jerome Boateng, who will be joining City once Germany's challenge is completed after agreeing his five-year contract with the Club on Saturday.

Yes, it really is a Blue Planet! Plenty there to keep you glued to the screen between England games - and just so you don't miss any of the action, here's our City-friendly TV guide ...