Ballack’s agent: A “gay combo” defines German football
Alexander Osang’s article in Der Speigel highlights the new German football- attractive, full of flair and invention, with a...
Category: Gossip/Trash Talk
Thomas Muller gets the Golden Shoe
This has been a brilliant World Cup for Thomas Muller who earned his first cap earlier this year against...
Video: Iker makes you go awww ……
St Iker and Sara Carbonero, Round 2. Last time, she was supposedly a distraction, this time around she was...
Viva Espana!
Champions! Champions! I have not been a role model to small children in the last hours, imbibing copious amounts...
Dirty Dutch Football
What is this? Thank goodness Spain won. Even Cruyff was rooting for Spain. And here’s Ruud Gullit: “It was...
¡ESPAÑA!
1-0 in extra time. The Netherlands go home with three strikes. Will they ever win a Cup?
Video: Khedira clinches third spot for Germany
For those not interested, or were not paying too much attention, there was a match yesterday to decide third...
Benayoun: Rafa tried “to break me like he broke Riera”
I always wondered how Yossi Benayoun could take playing for Rafa, saving Liverpool many a times with his fine...
VIDEO: 1982 World Cup Final History: Paulo Rossi’s First Strike
I used to dislike Rossi because of what he did to Brazil earlier in the tournament. That was the...
VIDEO: 1978 World Cup Final History: Mario Kempes ends Holland’s Quest
I remember listening to this game on the radio, waaay past bedtime. Denis Law was one of the commentators....
VIDEO: The Jabulani Effect
Even the NASA scientists have issues with the trajectory of the ball. Rabi Mehta, an aerospace engineer at NASA...
Mannschaft: The right wing rejection
Maier, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Höttges, Vogts, Bonhof, Hoeneß, Köppel, Netzer, Mueller, Wimmer – part of the 1972 Euro winning team...
Arsenal close to signing Laurent Koscielny
Arsenal’s attempts to bolster their central defense, an area of rapid depletion, got a boost with the imminent signing...
Ronaldinho plans to return to Brazil?
One of the players that Dunga could have done with to lift a moribund Brazilian attack has not been...
Video: World Cup 1974: Netherlands 2 Uruguay 0
Totaalvoetball! Johnny Rep scores twice as Netherlands beats Uruguay, 2-0 in the 1974 World Cup in the group stage....
Five worst defenders in this World Cup
Mmmmm ……. not far from the truth We all know this World Cup has been the graveyard for ‘superstars’...
World Cup Analytics: Germany to Win?
Superstition or Analytics? Let’s see… (h/t Martin Theus)
Update: WC Bracket – A European Cup?
Who’d a thunk this would have been outcome? Brazil and Argentina – gone. What is this, the European Cup?
The “Maradona Experiment” is Over as Well
This sign held up by the German fans says it all: The fat lady has sung for both Dunga...
Unsung hero: Fernando Muslera
The baby faced Muslera just celebrated his 24th birthday. In goalkeeping years, he is a toddler when compared to...
Asamoah Gyan: The player with the biggest heart
To have missed a history setting penalty in the 121st minute – as Ghana and Africa stood on the...
Halftime: Ghana 1, Uruguay 0
Sulley Muntari gives Ghana the lead in the final seconds of the first half with a left-footed blast from...
Brazil: Bring Back the Beautiful Game!
Now that the Dunga experiment is over, it’s time to bring back the beautiful game (circa 1982): Let’s go,...
EPIC Fail: Brazil’s out!
Holland 2, Brazil 1. Dunga’s defense let him down. What was supposed to be Brazil’s strength became its weakness....
Brazil falls asleep: Holland equalizes (1-1)
Another one of those inexplicable Brazilian lapses – brings Holland back into the game. How could this be happening?...
Video: World Cup 1998: Netherlands 1 Germany 1 (PKs: 4-2)
El Fenomeno scores. Patrick Kluiwert ties. The PKs begin at the end of extra time. The Brazilians are perfect...
Brazil vs Netherlands: Starting line ups
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos, Dani Alves, Felipe Melo, Silva, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano. Subs: Gomes,...
Martin Demichelis tees off on John Terry
If I were Martin Demichelis – it would be prudent to zip that lip. “Seeing the way Terry played...
Yaya Toure joins brother Kolo at City
Yaya Toure will have brother Kolo’s company on and off the pitch City can really hold onto the ball...
Dunga dismisses Cruyff’s criticism
Johan Cruyff: “I would never pay for a ticket to watch the matches of this Brazilian team. Where has...
Video: World Cup 1974: Holland 2 Brazil 0
10+ minutes highlights of the 1974 World Cup match between Netherlands and Brazil. Clockwork Orange showing off “total football”...
Domenech’s handshake refusal rankles the National Assembly
Raymond Domenech’s refusal to shake hands with Carlos Alberto Parreira contravenes the Gallic spirit. That bit of bad behaviour...
Where to Watch the World Cup: The Richmond Arms in Houston
As the rest of the world is learning, US audiences do love football, er, soccer. In Houston, Texas, I...
Brazil 3, Chile 0: Next, Another Brazil-Holland Classic
In 1994, when the World Cup came to Dallas, Cat and I had the good fortune to watch Brazil...
Bye, Bye – Capello!
It’s time for Capello to stand down. He couldn’t handle the pressure. In fact, I think he made it...
The Ghost Goal of 1966 Haunts 2010
Now, because of the flubbed call in 2010, we’re going to revisit this goal – Geoff Hurst’s controversial goal...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Video: World Cup 2010: The first goal of a free kick
Pak Chu Young bending it like Shunsuke Nakamura for South Korea’s second goal. Big day for them as they...
Video: The worst miss in football history
Just the worst miss in the world. It’s quite stunning when you look at it. Gaping goal, three yards...
Patrice Evra promises to reveal all
This summer is going to be a summer of disclosures for Team France, as virtually every French player has...
Video: South Africa 2 France 1 & Uruguay 1 Mexico 0
13+ minutes highlights of Group A and Group B matches, switching back and forth between them. A sparkling start...
Will the vuvuzelas fall silent, if SA exits?
Already noticing the difference in vuvuzela intensity between the SA vs France and Uruguay vs Mexico match. There might...
France vs South Africa starting line ups
Last stop for Siphiwe Tshabalala? Patrice Evra more concerned about traitors in the midst has been stripped of captaincy....
England to don all red against Slovenia
From the FA. The English squad will wear red shirts, red shorts, red socks, and red shoes? in the...
Gut check time: French players may boycott match
Thierry Henry might “boycott” the match against South Africa Les Bleus do not control their destiny when they meet...
Video: Chile 1 Switzerland 0
Former Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez scored a winner against ten man Switzerland. The Swiss get their 67 minutes becoming...
Video: World Cup 1966: Portugal 5 North Korea 3
Eusebio’s World Cup. The North Koreans egged on by adoring Middlesborough fans at Ayresome Park scored three goals including...