Barcelona – Arsenal : Ronaldinho – Henry
I believe today’s game has the potential to be one of the best match-ups in years. The Gunners have...
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Going Green at the World Cup
From a press release… At least they’re trying: As global excitement over the 2006 FIFA World Cup reaches fever...
Inter’s Julio Cruz makes the Argentine team
Julio Cruz is surprised to be on the Argentinian team. I’m sure Veron is surprised as well. Here’s part...
Goleo goes Bankrupt
A German stuffed toy manufacturer that has exclusive rights to produce the official World Cup mascot — Goleo VI,...
Klinsmann announces the German 23
Gerald Asamoah, Schalke striker Hat tip to Alfred Worcester for drawing our attention to the hosts announcing their final...
Video: Romario’s Still Scoring
The old man keeps going after #1000. Last Friday Romario scored two goals for his USL team and handed...
Brasil: Roque Junior out, Juninho Pernambucano in
Juninho Pernambucano made it. I’m sure he’s happy now. Now they have to put their heads down and play...
Video: Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s Goals for the Season
Good luck RVN! Next time keep your gob shut!
Video: Pepsi in the Biergarten
Pass the Hähnchen ‘pon the left hand side… What was the agency thinking?
Beckham: “Take it Easy Rooney!”
“If he’s not right, then he has to look after himself. He can’t take risks. He’s got a huge...
Escape to Victory: We’ve come a long way, USA!
Remember schmaltzy Escape to Victory. The soccer movie by John Huston with a beefed up Sly Stallone playing the...
Taylor Twellman scores again: Bruce Arena, perk up your ears
The New England Revolution made short shrift of Chivas USA after falling behind. But the game was settled with...
Pele:The Autobiography
Simon and Schuster, UK has just published Pele’s autobiography. We all know Pele, the legend, the player. But in...
Video: Liverpool- West Ham FC final 2006
The two spectacular piledrivers from Steven Gerrard and some fantastic goal keeping from Jose Reina. The 2006 FA Cup...
India shops for a soccer coach: My advice, Go Dutch
Clarence Westerhof has joined a group of 10 other names being considered for coaching the Indian soccer squad. Westerhof...
South Africa WC 2010: Soccer’s role in ending Apartheid
We all recognize soccer for the beautiful game that it is. And for its power to unite a country...
The French name their 23 man squad
Djibril Cisse, Liverpool striker Raymond Domenech has solved the goalkeeper quandary by keeping Fabian Barthez as his first pick....
Paolo Di Canio: Soccer player, Mussolini goon
Paolo Di Canio wants the good old days back. The days of the brownshirt. And it helps that he...
Vinnie Jones, soccer player grabs Gazza’s attention
One of the well known toughs in movies throughout the world. I saw his film debut in Lock, Stock,...
Ghana names its 23 man WC squad
Stephen Appiah, Ghana WC captain Ghana became the first of the Africa zone qualifying teams to name their final...
Video: Liverpool has done this sort of thing before…
Brilliant. I think we all know that Gerrard’s going to be a real force this summer! PS- Patience, we’re...
Gerrard saves Liverpool and lifts FA Cup
I have to hand it to Steven Gerrard. He’s ready for the Cup, the World Cup that is. Proving...
George Weah on Racism
The brilliant George Weah (who almost became PM in Liberia) is standing up against racism in the game, and...
Who will Italy’s Ahn Jung Hwan be this time?
Ahn Jung Hwan celebrating his golden goal (S.Korea- Italy QF, WC 2002) Italians are poor losers when it comes...
Jogo Feio: Fiat, Juventus & the Soccer Mafia
What’s going on in the Calcio? From the NY Times: Players and managers being threatened and blackmailed; numerous discussions...
The Labor party and England’s chances at the World Cup
Harold Wilson: Soccer & Politics “Have you noticed how we only win the World Cup under a Labor Government?”...
Arsenal owners make Keith Olbermann’s worst person list
In the May 11th edition of MSNBC’s , Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Arsenal’s owners were mentioned in the Worst...
Shevchenko to join Ballack at Chelsea!
Ex-PM and AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said Friday that Shevchenko might be headed for the English Premiership this...
If Justin Gatlin played Football…
… he’d be Theo Walcott!? I’m kidding, but you get the point. Walcott made Sven’s team because he’s fast:...
Rooney’s Dancing!
Bang a gong! Listen to this, children: “Already free of the protective casing around his foot, Rooney is walking...
Warriors Charging: T&T name Team
Will these guys be tough enough for England, Sweden and Paraguay? Goalkeepers Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham...
Rooney’s Biking Around on his Metatarsals
Could it be that Rooney might get back in time? Apparently his foot is fit enough to allow him...
Mehmet Scholl should go to the World Cup
Sebastian Diesler is out through injury. Germany’s midfield is too reliant on Ballack to make up the gap. It...
Alan Shearer says farewell to St.James Park
Alan Shearer will be missed. A gutsy forward who played through repeated injuries to his knees and England’s ups...
Movie Trailer: Once in a Lifetime
Back in the day. It was the New York Cosmos that brought soccer to America, leading with Pele –...
Keane told Ferguson to shut up at testimonial
Roy Keane blocked Alex Ferguson from giving a tribute to him on his testimonial night. Apparently Ferguson asked Keane,...
Debate: Should the Iran team be banned from the World Cup?
Can politics be far behind when the World Cup is organized? Now, many EU members are demanding that FIFA...
Free Tickets for Politicians…
“Sponsors are absolutely not allowed to grant advantages to public representatives, with whom they have possible official ties,” Karlsruhe...
Celebrity soccer ads – money down the drain?
Not even 10 percent of those surveyed could say that Ballack is a spokesman for sporting goods maker Adidas....
A Bad Joke: German Soccer Integration!?
From Spiegel Online: If the 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund wunderkind Nuri Sahin would rather play for Turkey despite growing up...
Deutschland, We Have a Problem: Rassismus und Antisemitismus
Earlier I had posted about the racist hot-spots in Germany. I’m afraid that we are not taking this seriously...
Lu, lu, lu, Lukas Podolski
Vorsichtig! For those of you who haven’t seen Podolski much, here’s a preview:
Ecuador names its 23 man squad
Ivan Kaviedes- Ecuador’s 1998 Golden boy The 23 man roster includes Ivan Hurtado, Ecuador’s veteran defender and captain. He...
Three Lions Fitness Report
Player by player analysis from the Beeb: On Rio: “Chosen ahead of Sol Campbell to start the friendly with...
UEFA Finals: McClaren gets a beating!
0-4 to Sevilla. Not an auspicious end to McClaren’s career in club soccer. Onward to England.
Adidas Grows Soccer Sales
From the WSJ: Adidas-Salomon AG of Germany raised its soccer-related sales outlook ahead of this year’s World Cup tournament,...
Video: A Better Ad from Nike
To counter Humberto’s low-brow ad in the previous post, here’s a far better ad from Nike:
Video: Women Don’t Understand
Here’s an ad for Fox Sports. Funny and disgusting at the same time:
Robbo: “Brazil have 4 Rooneys!”
Former England captain Bryan Robson gets realistic about England: “We are talking about Rooney being a big part for...
Another Take on Van Nistelrooy
The Guardian: As always with Ferguson, his version of events differs from that of the player he is in...
The Socceroos
Guus Hiddink names Tim Cahill to the team messed up knee and all… Goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zeljko Kalac...
Surprise – The Calcio is Corrupt
In “Forza Italia – A Journey in Search of Italy and Its Football,” published last week, the author Paddy...
The Stupidity of Ruud van Nistelrooy
During ‘a heated exchange’ Ruud Van Nistelrooy told Cristiano Ronaldo to go and talk to “his dad” … The...
Walcott: 100 metres in 11.52 seconds
Last year, Arsène Wenger predicted that Walcott could become the best player in the world. A fanciful claim? The...