Beckenbauer to Blatter: Stop your whining
A power play is going on between the Bayern Munich cabal and FIFA. Franz Beckenbauer effectively told Sepp Blatter,...
Category: Copa America
Ledley King injury update: Fracture is minor
Ledley King, Spurs captain and England defender may make it to the World Cup after all. He has a...
Soccer video: La Mano de Dios una vez mas!
Maradona could have had another career. Actor de cine, no?
Arsenal: Where is John Bull?
I have to hand it to Arsene Wenger; if Arsenal does win the Champions league which is a distinct...
England gambles its future on Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney patching up
Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen are going to be fine. I understand the need for being more careful about...
Is Ledley King out of the lineup for England?
Spurs defender Ledley King could have broken his ankle in the game between Tottenham and Everton. If that is...
Portugal and Netherlands: How far will they go?
I love these two teams but they invariably disappoint. On a talent level they are 8 out of 10...
Ali Daei: Iran’s chances rest on him and a group of young talents
Ali Daei will captain the Iran squad to the World Cup. He is a legend in Iran and one...
Goleo VI and Pille: The Untold Story, Part II
Goleo wandered out into the cool April evening disconsolate but full. He was stared at by quite a few...
Trivia: India made it to the 1950 World Cup
No, don’t rub your eyes in disbelief. India did make it to the 1950 World Cup finals. Well sort...
Who is Charles Dempsey? A lookback at how FIFA awarded the World Cup to Germany
No World Cup is without controversy. But FIFA awarding this year’s World Cup to Germany became an ugly exercise...
Colombia figures in the World Cup finals!
There I knew I would get your attention. Actually, it is not the team but one Colombian who is...
Too Kewell for school: Meet some of the Socceroos
Ever wondered about that pony tailed soccer player for Liverpool flying in from the left midfield, unleashing a powerful...
Lampard ready to set a record!
Frank Lampard is a goal shy of setting a new record for the maximum number of goals scored by...
Rio believes that Sol Campbell’s absence improves his chances??
Sol Campbell’s bloody nose- Insult to Injury (Arsenal vs Portsmouth) I think Rio Ferdinand is being a bit tongue...
Goleo VI and Pille: The story untold, Part I
Goleo VI was born in Botswana, a country that has never qualified for the World Cup. He was an...
59 days to the big dance; 134 days to Cape Town 2006
That’s 5 months and 4 days remaining to the Homeless World Cup at Cape Town from Sep 24 to...
The Soccer Wars: Honduras and El Salvador, 1969
On July 14, 1969, Honduras and El Salvador went to war. The 100 hour war took 6000 lives, 12,000...
Rooney’s £700,000 Hobby (Grow Up, Lad!)
“England are not going to lose the World Cup if Wayne Rooney has lost a couple of bob on...
Excerpts from an interview with Steve Cherundolo
Deutsche Welle – World Cup 2006 | 28.03.2006 Steve Cherundolo plays right defender for the US national team and...
Malcolm Glazer in the crosshairs of the Mancs
This picture says it all. Mancs are disgusted with this man. He won’t discuss them. Look for his interview...
Glazer’s ownership is taking its toll on Man U
Just a few days after announcing the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in English football by signing a four-year contract...
Rooney! Rooney! Rooney!
Rooney scores. Rooney passes. Park Ji Sung scores. It was Man U over Arsenal and Wayne Rooney showed why...
John Terry needs to be England captain
84 minutes into the Chelsea- West Ham game and I am looking at how John Terry marshalls his players....
Claudio Reyna back: He looked good too
US captain and midfielder Claudio Reyna was back from his injury timeout and gave a pretty good account of...
Meola makes his 100th appearance this Tuesday
Tony Meola, US goalkeeper in the ’90 and ’94 World Cup will make his 100th appearance in Tuesday’s friendly...
Man U- Arsenal showdown: Lehmann’s performance will be of interest
The Gunners head to Old Trafford for the showdown with Man U. Both teams are resurgent. Man U is...
Soccer videos: The pantheon of exciting African superstars in this WC- Part 2
Adebayor (Arsenal/ Togo) Selim Benachour (Vitoria SC/ Tunisia) Mantorras (Benfica/ Angola)
Soccer videos: The pantheon of exciting African stars in this WC – Part 1
Didier Drogba (Chelsea/ Ivory Coast) Michael Essien (Chelsea/ Ghana) Samuel Eto’o (FC Barcelona/ Cameroon)
Milla Time: The soccer player with Soul Makossa
Italia ’90 So it was that at the age of 38, Roger Milla enjoyed his finest hour as a...
Oliver Kahn sound byte
World Cup 2006 | 03.01.2006 Deutsche Welle Daniel Martinez interviewed Oliver Kahn DM: Who will be number one in...
What is up with Germany?
Have the Germans got the jitters? You bet. Its palpable. Angela Merkel is in the midst of separating the...
Beck’s book is doing OK in the UK: Robbie Fowler’s doing better
Hat tip to Beckhead for pointing out that David Beckham’s book is doing better in the UK. It has...
Joga.com: The Not-So Beautiful Game?
This site just got some praise from two people I hold in high esteem: John Hagel: Joga.com and the...
The ‘Bunny Hop’ man will be missing at this WC
Cuauhtemoc Blanco did not make the 26 man roster that coach Ricardo La Volpe announced today, from which Mexico...
Top five reasons why Freddy should be included
1) He is 17 years old this June, the same age at which Pele debuted at the World Cup....
Dutch coaching should be trademarked
With the Socceroos getting into the World Cup for the first time in 32 years under the tutelage of...