USA falls behind in extra time: Ghana 2 USA 1
All I can say is wtf? What is happening? Asamoah Gyan has a goal as the US fall behind...
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Full time: Ghana 1 USA 1
Time for socia/ cognitive psychologists to debate the different motivational levels in the two halves. Why does the USA...
Donovan’s penalty! USA 1 Ghana 1
Dempsey is brought down by Jonathan Mensah. Viktor Kassai points to the penalty spot. Donovan steps up. A bit...
Halftime: Shades of Claudio Reyna in Ghana’s goal
It was a familiar story. Only an upright denied Rafik Djebbour otherwise it would have been a perfect record...
Did Torres dive ??
No. But Estrada didn’t deserve the card. 8 seconds into the video Marco Estrada’s right knee makes accidental contact...
Ghana’s danger men: Prince Tagoe and Andre Ayew
Ghana has scored only two goals and they have come through penalties scored by Asamoah Gyan, the Stade Rennais...
The Casual Fan Report: Spain 2 – Chile 1
The commentators promise us “a delicious brand of football.” Will this finally be the glimpse of flowing football we’ve...
Der Kaiser: Germany will go through on penalties
Franz Beckenbauer is the special psy ops Germany is employing to sow discord and panic into the English ranks....
World Cup 2010: Ghana carries the weight of a whole continent
With Ivory Coast bowing out, Ghana now carries the aspirations of a whole continent. A huge responsibility on the...
Brazil and Portugal are through
Mere formality. But the Brazil and Portugal match rather than being a classy showcase for all that talent was...
Robinho writes the future…
This Nike dream remains a dream.The Brazil Portugal game peters out into a scoreless draw.. The second half was...
Zico takes credit for Endo free kick
The Japansese advanced to the Group of 16 dismantling the Danes. One of the highlights was a free kick...
Spain: All out on attack
Chile and Spain go head to head today. For Spain it is a must win situation. Only top of...
Cesare Prandelli: Azzurri coach hopes to find a purple patch
A real change from the buttoned down Marcello Lippi Cesare Prandelli, long time Viola coach will take on the...
World Cup 2010: A new world order?
And a new World Cup champion The one thing that this World Cup has thrown up is that no...
We shall miss the great Italian diving team
Zambrotta, Totti, Grosso, De Rossi, Gilardino, Materazzi- a generation of legendary divers will soon retire. Will this art form...
Video: Robben’s cameo in Netherlands win over Cameroon
The biggest cheers by the Oranje were reserved for Arjen Robben when he came on for Rafael Van Der...
Video: Keisuke Honda shows Denmark the exit
The Asians seem to have figured out the Jabulani. Two free kicks magnificently struck by Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito...
Robert Vittek: Player who sent Italy to ignominy
Robert Vittek is not by any stretch of the imagination, a household name. But he has three goals in...
Italy: “A shameful homecoming”
Marcello Lippi issues a mea culpa >> “I never thought that kids would be on the pitch with fear...
Video: Slovakia 3 Italy 2
The Italians gave up after Robert Vittek’s first goal.
Video: Italy crash out of the World Cup!
A clip of what transpired in the last few moments of the Itall vs Slovakia match. Fabio Quagliarella is...
Arrivederci, Italia! Slovakia 3, Italy 2
Slovakia puts Italy out of its misery, 3-2. Lippi is finished, and so are most of the players. From...
Shane Smeltz slams Pim Verbeek
The All Whites progress in the World Cup has proven one more talking point. The domestic league is capable...
Italy joins England, France in the theme of disunity
Commendatore Marcelo Lippi faces his sternest test Disunity. A common theme which emerges from European teams that are struggling...
Will the All Whites fairy tale continue against Paraguay?
Shane Smeltz is the impact player for the All Whites New Zealand go up against Paraguay. The South American...
Everton played” a massive part” in Donovan’s development
Bruce Arena credits Landon Donovan’s improved performance to his three month cameo at Everton. He relayed this to Phil...
England won but it was unflattering
As Richard Williams points out, their performance against Slovenia although an improvement, may not be enough to engender a...
Video: Australia 2 Serbia 1
Highlights (7+ minutes, no commentary, “Jabulani” song) Well played Socceroos. You went out with your heads held high. For...
Video: Donovan’s goal in HD
This is for all the soccer people Thinking that a goal had passed them by Don’t give up until...
German reaction to the win
Gooooaaaallllll, Ooooeeeezzzillll!
Video: Mesut Oezil’s wonder strike advances Germany
Mesut Oezil is a languid player, not for him the burlesque of muscular moves, which draw attention to oneself....
Video: Jermain Defoe keeps English hopes alive
Also read Jermain Defoe saves Fabio Capello’s job. England qualify but they take second billing to the US. Topping...
Germany and Ghana advance!
What a fantastic match by the Socceroos who sank Serbia, 2-1. They held off the Serbians as they fought...
Beautiful goal by Mesut Oezil!
Germany 1 Ghana 0. If this holds then the USA meet Ghana, not Germany. Serbia and Australia are tied...
Video: Highlights from the USA vs Algeria match
What the deuce? That must have been Clint Dempsey’s reaction on each harrowing occasion he missed and the time...
Will someone tell Nigeria to grow up?
Not happy with Shaibu Amodu, you fire him. Even though he actually got you qualified. Now that you have...
Spotlight on Germany as they meet Ghana
Ghana is now the only viable African representative with Ivory Coast on a wing and a prayer. Can the...
A bit of a huff and puff but England are through
We can hold off on the Steven Gerrard visit to David Cameron for a discreet prime ministerial inquiry into...
USA into the Group of 16! The cardiac kids do it!
If you are a heart patient, please take your medications before watching the US. All those missed chances in...
USA, England Advance
Whew. Do they have to make it this hard? USA beats Algeria 1-0 on Donovan‘s last-minute, opportunistic goal in...
Halftime Report: US 0, Algeria 0; England 1, Slovenia 0
The way it stands now, England and Slovenia go through – unless the US wins! C’mon Altidore! Altidore’s open...
England vs Slovenia: Starting line ups
Slovenia: 1-Samir Handanovic; 2-Miso Brecko, 4-Marko Suler, 5-Bostjan Cesar, 13-Bojan Jokic; 10-Valter Birsa, 8-Robert Koren, 18-Aleksandar Radosavljevic, 17-Andraz Kirm;...
Halftime: USA 0 Slovenia 0
Rafik Djebbour almost gave Algeria a dream start. 9′: Jay De Merit almost gave the US a repeat of...
USA vs Algeria: Bornstein, Gomez get a start!
Jonathan Bornstein will start at left back. Onyewu on the bench. Edson Buddle will not be Jozy Altidore’s partner...
World Cup 2010: Picture of this World Cup
Raymond Domenech refusing to shake Carlos Alberto Parreira’s hand after the France vs South Africa match. Reports are the...
USA vs Algeria: Starting line ups
Honduran hero Jonathan Bornstein gets a start United States: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 15-Jay DeMerit, 12-Jonathan Bornstein, 3-Carlos Bocanegra;...
David Villa escapes FIFA sanctions
FIFA clears David Villa of any wrongdoing when he is caught on camera pushing Honduran defender Emilio Izaguirre’s face...
The different ways the US can advance
John Powers of the Boston Globe explains: ■ A win over Algeria today would give the Americans 5 points....
The USA have to stop the Fennecs wingbacks
Madjid Bougherra goes up against Rangers team mate Maurice Edu The Desert Foxes form a 3-3-3-1 axis. Three defenders...