French Tragedy: Cisse’s Out!
Djibril Cisse was ruled out of the World Cup after fracturing his right tibia in the international friendly against...
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Tim & Fabi: Brazilian Husband, English Wife!
“Tim is English and Fabiana Brazilian. Four years ago in Korea they were at the same stadium watching Brazil...
Who is the Most Bonito of them All? The Mirror replied: “Brazil!”
John Carlin in his Most Bonito article: “The bright, canary-yellow shirt of the Brazilian national team — the canarinho...
Soccer Cartoons: NYTimes’ World Cup Fact-o-Rama
What a blast >>
Hungry for Soccer, Yet?
Lynne from the learn-english-network.org took this delicious photo. Are you hungry for soccer yet?
Ball History: Which Ones Have you Kicked?
I never have kicked a TELSTAR – I like its classical looks. Its the design I like the most-...
Updated: England – Jamaica (6-0) Where’s Walcott?
55 minutes and Joe Cole just missed a shot from the top of the box! My question is: where...
Video: Holland Preview – World Cup 2006
Marco Van Basten is a non nonsense coach who is interested in performance. The Dutch could go all the...
Soccer on Your PC: Germany-Colombia, Sweden-Chile, Italy-Ukraine, Angola-Turkey
More fun for everyone as we move into these, the last days before the World Cup>>
Friendly: Holland 2, Mexico 1
Daniel VanderMeer has some key insights on this meaningless game (unless you’re Mexico, in which case you need to...
Video: ITALY Preview – World Cup 2006
They’ll be playing in the shadow of corruption. But you can never count them out…
Video: ENGLAND Preview – World Cup 2006
Rooney or not, England has a chance!
Video: BRAZIL Preview – World Cup 2006
Clearly the favorites, but they never win when they are…
Video: Holland’s Orange Madness
We all go crazy in June…
Video Ad: Pepsi Sumo Soccer – Aaaargh
This one made me groan… Roberto Carlos and David Beckham actually agreed to do this?!
Soccer and Globalization
Years ago, when I was part of a “management advisory seminar” for a huge US engineering company, I gave...
The Goal Against Poland
Not funny if you’re the Polish goalkeeper!
Soccer on Your PC – Italy-Switzerland, France-Denmark
This could be a good way to pass time at work…
Soccer on Your PC – Brazil, England Today
Who said you can’t bring your soccer to work? Now you can watch them all at your PC: Brazil...
Video: FA Cup Final 2001 – Liverpool vs. Arsenal
Shourin – here’s your video: See Shourin’s analysis here >>
Daniel Drezner Tells Bono to Shut Up
Drezner’s right – like all great art, soccer unites and divides people! Bono’s a bit too much perhaps:
Video: Brazil’s Duty to Beauty
Times correspondent Owen Slot flies down to Brazil to chat with Dr. Sócrates– the Dean of Jogo Bonito. The...
Video: The Life and Times of Kevin Keegan
In some ways, the brutal honesty of Kevin Keegan was responsible for both success and failure. He did things...
The Freakonomics of Soccer – Part 2
From the Financial Times: World Cup ‘facts’ that miss by a mile By Simon Kuper Published: May 26 2006...
Don’t you Love “The Spirit of Football” ?!
Don’t you love this? Meet up @ 2pm at the Peace Pagoda on the river – Sunday, May 28th...
Video: Croatia’s Chances
Will they get to the finals? I believe they could upset Brazil in their group: “Brazil are favourites, not...
Arena can Breathe Again: USA 2, Venezuela 0
Brian Ching and Clint Dempsey showed us that the US can score goals. Maybe there’s hope for the US...
On your PC: Venezuela versus the USofA
Not holding my breath. Except that I hope the US don’t lose any more players to injury. See Bruce...
Harry Pearson’s on Robert Pires (The ChouChou Article)
I laughed when I read this column by Pearson who’s upset at the news that Robert Pires is out...
Video Ad: U2’s ESPN Plug
One of my favorite ads to date: Not everything about the world cup is as uplifting. For example, cruzeiro...
US Nightmare: Claudio Reyna Pulls Hamstring
17 minutes into the friendly against Morocco, US captain Claudio Reyna pulls his hamstring. Poof! There go US World...
Does France Have a Chance?
Can Zizou do it again? They’ve been struggling, but a win here and a win there, and it could...
Philips: “The Simple Game” – Not!
All I can say is why do they bother? This is the type of “agency-driven” advertising which does nothing...
WSJ: Nike versus Adidas
The Wall Street Journal picks up on the Adidas versus Nike battle for soccer supremacy. Stephanie Kang...
National Geographic: Why the World Loves Soccer
Tons of good stuff from the soccer nerds at National Geographic: “Introduction” by Sean Wilsey “IVORY COAST—The Way to...
The Secret Acts of the Apostles Revealed
Now we know the truth. Soccer blog has dug up some rare photographic evidence to conclusively prove our theory-...
EPL Leads the Way
From the Deloitte press release: Deloitte analysis of the World Cup squads, announced today, has shown that English clubs...
Video: Thierry Henry – Loyalty is King
It’s not often that you see this kind of loyalty with this much money at stake. Arsenal vice-chairman David...
Pele, meet Edson… a Jekyll-Hyde story.
Pele is the public persona, Edson is the private man. “As I get older,” he reveals, “I’d definitely like...
Video: Gordon Banks – “The Banks of England”
The greatest save of all time? The greatest goalkeeper on the planet, said Pele. Here’s how Banks remembers the...
Tragic Arsenal Lose to Themselves [not Barcelona!]
What a tragic game. Sol Campbell heads the first one in for Arsenal. Henry misses twice in the first...
Hope Springs Eternal!
Give this guy a call if you have a spare ticket!
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...
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,...
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...
George Weah on Racism
The brilliant George Weah (who almost became PM in Liberia) is standing up against racism in the game, and...
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...