Portugal beat the Republic of Ireland 5 -1 in final friendly
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Blatter faces the music at last…
Video footage of Blatter facing the music at last…. After having FIFA dance to his tune for 4 consecutive...
CharityBuzz: Soccer for a Good Cause…
In honor of the 20th World Cup tournaments, some of the greatest players are coming together on the auction...
Nike create super 5 minute animated movie
…starring animated versions of Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Neymar Júnior, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Andrés Iniesta, David Luiz, Franck Ribéry, Tim...
Blatter in denial
Blatter demonstrating the three virtues: Hear no Evil,See no Evil,Speak no Evil. However most of FIFA’s major sponsors have...
John Oliver on FIFA
John Oliver’s brilliant tragi-comic take on FIFA’s preparations for World Cup 2014, bribery allegations, corruption etc.
Who will take the place of Paul the Octopus ?
Remember Paul the octopus? His uncanny ability to pick the winning teams in the last World Cup made him...
Walking Wounded …
3 days and 16 hours to go. Marco Reus joins the growing list of the unfortunate walking wounded who...
The Anti Soft-Drink Ad
Well, instead of telling you why you should drink soda drinks, here’s an ad which should convince you otherwise....
The Tragedy of Garrincha
This first genius of Brazilian soccer…
Argentina 2, Slovenia 0
Argentina steps it up as they warm-up for Brazil 2014. Humberto’s team is going to surprise a lot of...
BOOM! The Return of Jozy Altidore
Altidore finds his goalscoring prowess just in time for Brazil 2014: and Maybe Klinsmann knows what he’s doing after...
Clint Dempsey: Can the US get past the Group of Death?
The scary thing is that he’s going to have to play like this every time he gets the ball....
Klose becomes Germany’s all time leading scorer
Germany beat Armenia 6 -1 in a friendly and Klose took his tally of goals scored for Germany to...
Why Soccer is an Outdoor Sport
A new Adidas ad featuring Lucas Moura, Gareth Bale, and Zidane playing football inside Beckam’s house. Mayhem…
Why Soccer is The World’s Religion
This advertisement taps into the mythic and religious significance of soccer that we don’t see everyday. It’s something that...
Rémi Gaillard’s 32 trick shot video
32 trickshots wearing the colours of the 32 nations taking part in the World Cup
FIFA and “The Big Fix”
Look, I wish we could all just ignore the stink and enjoy the game, but FIFA is making it...
Pele’s hopes for Brazil
FIFA – showing the discourtesy expected of them – have blocked access to the video below. However you can...
Nike Risk Everything
Neymar, Rooney and Ronaldo star in this pre World Cup Ad. Very good.
Ecuador hold England to a 2 – 2 draw
4 goals and 2 red cards.Raheem Sterling and Valencia got the cards.Fortunately for them the suspension does not carry...
World Cup Moments: 18 year old Michael Owens’ wonderful run
7 days and 7 hours to go… Michael Owens – all of 18 – scored this wonderful goal against...
OMG: Brazil 4, Panama 0
Looks like Neymar and Brazil are ready to go. Just don’t get too confident, lads! WATCH: Brazil 4-0 Panama...
The Meaning of Courage
When time stood still. The world’s bravest man… China, we salute your rebels – all who lost their lives...
Jorge Ramos: “Yes, Brazil Is Ill-Prepared. No, It Will Not Matter.”
Jorge Ramos is, in our opinion, the best news anchor on US television today. He’s asking the tough questions...
Is 2014 the Year Soccer in America (Truly) Goes Mainstream?
A great article in New York Magazine. Will Leitch makes the case for what we’ve always wanted to believe:...
Another English World Cup Song..
“We still believe ” from british comedian Omid Djalili
Cameroon hold Germany to a 2 -2 draw
Samuel Eto’o gave Cameroon a shock lead. Germany equalised minutes later through Thomas Muller and then went on to...
Mexico beats Ecuador, but loses Luis Montes
Mexico won 3-1 against Ecuador but at great cost. Montes scored a brilliant goal and then went an broke...
Drogba scores consolation goal against Bosnia
Ivory Coast lost 2 -1 to Bosnia Herzegovina. Drogba scores a long awaited goal for his country… Bosnia vs...
Van Persie against Ghana
Holland beat Ghana 1 – 0 .Van Persie scored the goal about 5 minutes into the game..