Eusebio: The Black Pearl
The World Cup in 1966. Portugal was with their backs against the wall in their match with North Korea,...
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.”...
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...
The outrage meter explodes
It had to happen sooner than later. What ails US sports is showing ominous signs of becoming reality in...
Can the US repeat its Cinderella story in WC 2006??
The 2002 edition of the WC was an exhilarating roller coaster ride for the US team. Beating Portugal and...
Klinsmann dodges a bullet!
Germany opened up in the second half of the friendly against the US and scored an emphatic 4-1 victory....
Gordon Brown’s budget targets soccer hooligans
Gordon Brown, the UK chancellor of the exchequer and Tony Blair’s rival wants to teach manners to English soccer...
The US might up-end Germany!
There is a lot riding on today’s showdown between the US and Germany in their friendly, especially for Juergen...