US Trainer Helps Germans Get Fit!
This is funny. From the Christian Science Monitor: Imagine India’s top basketball coach flying to Miami to teach Shaquille...
Monthly Archives: March 2006
The Bash Street Hooligans
This made me smile, Gerd. But we agree it is no laughing matter!
More on Germany’s Hooligans
I agree with Chiza’s earlier post on hooliganism. There is a high probability that Neo-Nazis may try to disrupt...
Get Real FIFA! Stop the Candy Fights!!
FIFA is going too far. They are becoming the language police! Here’s an example from Deutsche Welle: “The legal...
Bad Sod – A Dirty German Trick?
Following a ground inspection at Baden Baden on Thursday, which included Wembley Stadium Grounds Manager Steve Welch and England...
Hooligans: Violence, Fascism and Racism
This World Cup may be quite scary. I know the Germans are going to be vigilant, but with a...
Vitor Borba Ferreira Rivaldo to stay at Olympiakos
People have been asking me- where’s Rivaldo now? After his ups and downs with Inter and Cruzeiro, Rivaldo has...
Video: Liberia’s George Weah
Pretty impressive, Shourin! And he would have been a good PM too…
Much Adu about nothing!
Freddy Adu has been promised more playing time with DC United and this as a starter. Big deal. His...
Video: Maradona vs. Ronaldinho
So what does Pele say?
Joga Bonito Advertisement on American Idol
Last night they ran this Nike ad on American Idol. The ad is cool, but the Joga community is...
The best team that never won the World Cup
Undoubtedly, the 1982 French side led by Michel Platini. I still remember that semi final match between France and...
Eusebio: The Black Pearl
The World Cup in 1966. Portugal was with their backs against the wall in their match with North Korea,...
Charles Taylor should have played soccer like George Weah
I read with great interest the arrest of Charles Taylor, the Idi Amin of West Africa. Taylor was caught...
Video: Maradona – Life is Life
Happy now, Humberto? đ
Extreme Soccer Advertising – The Brazilian ESPN
Cruzeiro, you guys are nuts! Only the Brazilians could have thought this one up (from Ads of the World):...
Maradona Live from Germany 2006!
Well, at least the Germans will let Maradona into the country unlike the Japanese in the last World Cup!...
George Best: Better than Pele?
It’s a pity George Best never got to the World Cup. Here’s a BBC clip you’re sure to like:
The soccer story: Brazil prospers, England languishes
The English last won the WC in 1966. Bobby Moore’s side beat W.Germany, 4-2. Since then it has been...
Liverpool Buy-Out Talks
Spanish telecommunications multi-millionaire Juan Villalonga became the latest one linked with investment in the club this week, with Villalonga...
Who Will Coach Real Madrid?
The list of candidates: Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez, Fabio Capello, Carlos Ancelotti, Marcelo Lippi, and Sven-Goran Eriksson....
The History of the World Cup (a German perspective)
Fo an interesting look at the history of the World Cup check out this special ARD website- a summary...
Are you ready for some jalkapallo; kurat al qadam; chook gu?
We all know soccer as in the American usage, a bowdlerization of the term Association football. And in England,...
Juan Sebastian Veron kisses England’s Behind
What’s the deal? Veron will be cheering England from the sidelines. Of course, he’s still going to wave the...
Thierry Henry beats Juve; Barca-Benfica tie
Thierry Henry dominated Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, as Arsenal beat Juve 2-0. Well,...
Soccer unites a country: The Ivory Coast
As with many other African nations that have struggled with internecine conflicts that have riven their countries apart, the...
TelĂȘ Santana: The Savior of O Jogo Bonito
Rob Hughes writes about the ailing TelĂȘ Santana in the International Herald Tribune today. Is this the man who...
Soccer Market: World Cup Stock Trading Starts Soon
STOCCER is an international forecasting market for the soccer world cup 2006 in Germany where soccer fans all over...
Second UEFA quarterfinal: Barca vs Benfica: Rijkaard vs Koeman
The fascinating thing about sports and its true for soccer too; are these matches that pit former friends and...
Today’s UEFA quarterfinal between Arsenal and Juve
I always felt that Arsenal lost a step when Patrick Viera was traded to Juventus last summer. And this...
Soccer-Fest: Maradona vs.Ronaldinho vs. Zidane
A bit on the long side, but worth every second.
The truly egalitarian nature of Soccer now proved
Soccer, the beautiful game is played the world over. The FIFA has 205 countries listed as its members. All...
Chelsea should be worried: Liverpool is showing its mettle.
The forthcoming FA cup semi- final should pit the best two teams in the EPL against each other. A...
“Freddy’s Not Ready” says Keller
From Florida’s Sun-Sentinel: Every so often someone cuts through the spin to offer a dose of cold, unvarnished truth....
Wayne Rooney Does Not Lift Weights
“I’ve never touched a weight in my life. I don’t intend to start now. I get paid to play...
World Cup Prep – The Friendlies
Here’s a list of friendly games we’ll be watching. I’m afraid that Germany is waiting too long to test...
Ronaldinho mentors Messi: Barcelona compatriots, WC bitter rivals
Lionel Messi, touted as the next Maradona and the one player that Argentina is looking to achieve greatness in...
Soccer trivia- Bert Patenaude
It’s in the mist of forgetten times, at the advent of the Great Depression that the US made the...
German security for the WC – Big brother is watching you!
Germany is preparing for security in WC 2006 on a war footing. Regular units of the German Army are...
Arsene Wenger lashes out
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fired back at Birmingham City owner, David Sullivan’s accusation that the premiership pays vast amounts...
Video: Brazil’s Kaka
In the spirit of fair play, here’s Brazil’s Kaka. You can compare him to Messi in our previous post.
Video: Check Out Lionel Messi
How good is this kid? You decide…
Gary Lineker: Messi’s no Maradona
In Argentina to conduct an interview with the Maradona, Gary Lineker called the Argentine World Cup winner the game’s...
Michael Owen’s Foot Surgery
Michael Owen has had minor surgery on his broken foot but insists it does not threaten his World Cup...
O Baixinho (Romario) will play in the USA
I know why. Because RomĂĄrio de Souza Faria wants to score his 1000th goal this next year. The easiest...
Video: How Maradona Made Stuff Happen
From his days at Napoli… a young Maradona shows us how hungry he was for goals. It was this...
Coming Soon: A New & Improved US Women’s Soccer League
Sunil Gulati, the new president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, said Wednesday that an American women’s league will be...
Will Ruud Gullit lead South Africa?
According to the reports, there’s a long line of coaches waiting to lead South Africa. Contenders include: – Republic...
Manchester United and Malcolm Glazer- The Working Class vs Wall Street
May 15, 2005. A London Sunday Times headline screamed “PUTTING ONE THROUGH THE LEGS OF THE MAN U MOB.”...
Video: Beckham Scores from the Halfway Line
This is vintage Beckham in his glory days at Man U… a far cry from sitting on the bench...
No! Cancel the World Cup because of Avian Flu?
Wow. I can’t believe it, but it could happen. FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said that the organization would...
FIFA steps into the UEFA vs G14 row
Sepp Blatter, FIFA president in his own words “By what right can the members of a small group of...