Category: Gossip/Trash Talk
Interesting World Cup statistics
* Since the beginning of group play in 1950, teams that have won the first games have advanced to...
Video: JAPAN Preview – World Cup 2006
We’ll find out if Coach Zico knows his business…
Video: UKRAINE Preview – World Cup 2006
I used to be a fan of Blokhin… now I’m not. Still, I wish them the best.
Video: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Preview – World Cup 2006
Will the Soca Warriors take out England? or Paraguay?
Video: Australia Preview – World Cup 2006
The Socceroos may surprise us, and themselves!
Video: France Preview – World Cup 2006
Without Cisse, they’re in trouble…
French Tragedy: Cisse’s Out!
Djibril Cisse was ruled out of the World Cup after fracturing his right tibia in the international friendly against...
What a Miracle: Rooney’s Going!
There is a God! And even Ferguson can’t stop Rooney now. The real question now is – will he...
Ronaldinho: “Book ’em, Ref!”
Ronaldinho has pleaded with the referees to look after him and his World Cup titleholding team-mates Brazil during the...
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...
Why the US doesn’t love soccer: A few more thoughts
I came across Chicagoland’s Dave Eggers (his novel ‘You Shall Know Our Velocity’ was a great read ) tongue...
Rooney: It’s all about the SCAN now
Manchester United defender Gary Neville has dampened the enthusiasm surrounding Wayne Rooney’s return to light training with England… Will...
The Ritual: England’s 13 Failures
There is an alternative universe in which Beckham didn’t get sent off, Banks didn’t get ill, the referee spotted...
Soccer Slogans – What a Joke! ( Video: No More Slogans -Bob Marley)
The country slogans: Angola – “Angola lead the way – our team is our people” Argentina – “Get up,...
Soccer Video: Brazil 4, New Zealand 0 ( The Return of Ronaldo)
Ronaldo looks like he’s back in form! This is just too much fun already. First Half: Second Half:
Video: Rooney’s Scissor Kick
Wake me up, I’m dreaming. What is Alex Ferguson doing I wonder?!
Scolari’s Secret Weapon Revealed
The Beeb reports that Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has found the ideal way to prepare for the World...
Physical Socceroos Tie Holland (includes bonus anthem)
A physical Aussie team turned up to give the Dutch boys a run for their money. Captain Mark Viduka...
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 >>
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-...
Bottomline: Soccer is for patsies according to Jim Reineking, Fox Sports
It was bound to happen. The rest of the world plays soccer because they do not have the physique...
Basil Fawlty makes peace with the Germans on the eve of the World Cup
In Episode 6 of Fawlty Towers, “The Germans” a clearly discombobulated Basil Fawlty goes around his staff imploring them...
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...
Italian Serie scandal grows: More players questioned
Italian captain and Juventus players Fabio Cannavaro and French striker David Trezeguet were picked up for questioning by the...
The Beatles: Albert Stubbins and Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Cover designed by Peter Blake Albert Stubbins- 1930’s Liverpool player The cover of the Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club...
The US soccer team, the Beatles, and the Reeperbahn
Cover designed by Klaus Voormann The Beatles spent plenty of time in Hamburg in the early 1960’s. Stu Sutcliffe...
The “dumb Americans” arrive in Germany for the World Cup
The US soccer team arrived at Hamburg with a chorus welcoming them with “We will never walk alone” and...
Soccerblog analysis: The USA vs Czech Republic match up
VS The US opens against the Czech Republic on June 12th. FIFA rank/ WC odds Czech Republic 2/ 29:1...
USA Today’s article on racism in soccer
“You just ignore it, because whenever you react, that provokes them to do it more,” says Onyewu, 24. “I...
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…
Rooneywatch: The Roonster is back in training with both feet
Wayne Rooney’s rehab of his metatarsal fracture is going well. In fact, he might be in for England’s knockout...
Nepotism: The downside to the feel good story of Zlatko and Nico Kranjcar
Well, no sooner than I had written about the Kranjcar legacy in Croatian soccer, came this article about how...
Zlatko and Nico Kranjcar: The two generations represent Croatia in the WC
Croatian hopes will be riding high on Hajduk Split midfielder Nico Krancjar when he takes to the field in...
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!
A rebuttal to Vas is Los? I’ll tell you Vas is Los
I think Tony Karon is being a bit tough on the German team. Admittedly the world has incorporated all...
Japan 2, Germay 2 – Was ist los?
This is really depressing, is all I can say. We have a lot of work to do. My hat’s...
Brazil: Mineiro replacing Edmilson due to injury
I keep forgetting to use a “z” in Brasil. Sorry, Christian, but Brasil is spelled Brasil! Now for the...
Video: Brasil’s Carnaval of Goals ( 8-0 against FC Lucern)
I was beginning to feel like we were bullies! Goal 1: Kaká Goal 2: Adriano Goal 3: Ronaldo (he...
Where is the buzz out here on the biggest sporting event of the world?
I must be missing something. At least that’s the way I console myself when I look around and see...
World Cup, World Peace?
On Monday 16 May 2005, Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo received a warm welcome in the West Bank and Israel,...
Will the US soccer team be favorably received in Germany?
In WC 2002, the US team played a contentious match with co-hosts South Korea. The 65,000 S.Korean fans were...
Are you a Schlachtenbummler? A World Cup crash course on how to express yourself in the vernacular
I can tell you I don’t use all these words, but if you want to get a feeling for...
The Rooney drama continues…who will take his place?
Now they’re moving the scan date up to June 7. Which means Rooney can still be replaced in time....
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: Theo Walcott trains with England
Not very impressive – but then no one is. This kind of practice seems to be a waste of...
Video: The Brazilian Team in Training
I’ve been told by one of our readers that I need to spell Brasil with a “z”! Either way,...