You should be rooting for Spain
Tiki Taka shares Santiago Calatrava’s form and functionality Brian Phillips lays out the argument very persuasively and I absolutely...
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Coca Cola makes an early start…
The last vuvuzela is yet to fall silent and the curtain is yet to fall on the African World...
VIDEO: The Jabulani Effect
Even the NASA scientists have issues with the trajectory of the ball. Rabi Mehta, an aerospace engineer at NASA...
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....
Uruguay vs Netherlands: Starting line ups
Uruguay: 1-Fernando Muslera; 3-Diego Godin, 6-Mauricio Victorino, 5-Walter Gargano, 16-Maximiliano Pereira, 22-Martin Caceres, 15-Diego Perez, 11-Alvaro Pereira, 17-Egidio Arevalo,...
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’...
The absence of Inter’s men hurt Argentina
Nicholas Otamendi for Javier Zanetti? Maradona needs to get his head examined Tim Vickery in his Sunday column for...
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...
Video: Spain advance through Villa’s superlative goal
This is David Villa’s World Cup. Fernando Torres might have faded but Villa seems to be relishing doing double...
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...
The Independent reports on John Terry’s coup attempt
Sam Wallace writes about how John Terry seems to have quietly taken over the role of the team’s chief...
Video: Brazil 3 Ivory Coast 1
Luis Fabiano blasts the ball past Boubacar Barry after Kolo Toure makes an absolute mess of his challenge. Then...
Half time: Brazil 1 Ivory Coast 0
Not the most skillful display by the Samba Boys but they have done enough to remain a goal up...
Move over All Blacks! Make way for the All Whites
The Ka Mate of the All Whites strikes terror into the opposition Do you remember Brandi Chastain’s condescension after...
French football official resigns: Mutiny in Les Bleus
Jean Louis Valentin, the deputy director of the French Football Federation resigns: “The players do not want to train....
Italy draw level through Iaquinta penalty!
In the 26′ minute Ricardo Montolivo’s blast hit the inside of the upright and in 99.9% of the times...
Italy’s Smeltzdown! New Zealand go up
Shane Smeltz will go down as the player who caused the shock of the World Cup. If this score...
A nation unites in outrage over the stolen goal
Rarely do I agree with the NY Post but this time they got it right In the USA, the...
Halftime: Paraguay look very good
The spirit of Salvador Cabanas is definitely on the Paraguayans in their match. The Albiroja are looking awfully good,...
Wesley Sneijder smashes the ball. Gooooaaaaaalllll!
Netherlands go up with Sneijder’s missile smashing of Kawashima’s hands into goal. 52nd minute. Van Persie does the spade...
Rooney’s Algeria prescience
In an interview with Four Four Two: ” The support we’ve had from the England fans in tournaments has...
Fabio Capello: Lost in translation
The pundits are getting restive. Graham Taylor: ” If you’re the England manager – and I’ve been there –...
All quiet on the Dutch front
30+ minutes and there has been very little by the way of excitement in the Japan vs Netherlands match....
The USA needs to start Jose Francisco Torres
Against Slovenia the tried and trusted counterattacking measures will not work. This is a team that has a very...
Administrative cock up? England’s unfamiliarity with the Jabulani
This is getting to conspiracy theory level. It seems that Adidas sent 25 Jabulani balls to the FA for...
Domenech’s men “outdated and unimaginative”
The French media came down hard on the loss to Mexico questioning Raymond Domenech’s judgment. Le Monde called Les...
Arsenal to meet Liverpool on opening day!
Cracking start to the 2010- 2011 Premiership season. Anfield welcomes Arsenal in the post Benitez era and by that...
Halftime: Argentina 2 South Korea 1
A boneheaded mistake by Martin Demichelis who’s never been mistaken for a genius gifts Lee Chung Young a goal...
Group B: The Nigerians will overcome the Greeks with speed
Obafemi Martins is fast, deadly, and deep Nigeria vs Greece, Blaumfontein/Mangaung, June 16, Thursday Nigeria is the fastest team...
Argentina goes up: South Korea’s own goal
Park Joo Young scores an unfortunate own goal from a low free kick by Leo Messi in the 18th...
Video: Group H: Uruguay 3 South Africa 0
Diego Forlan’s 27′ superlative long range strike from 30 yards dips in leaving Khune completely stranded. His and Siphiwe...
First dive by Cristiano Ronaldo
Theatrical tumble by Ronaldo from incidental contact by Zokora earns him a booking and a free kick for Portugal....
Benayoun’s new home: Chelsea
The Liverpool midfield maestro so often overlooked by Rafa Benitez and many times their saviour with his sparkling play...
World Cup 2010: USA vs England match breaks US viewership record
The match was the most viewed World Cup first round match and fifth most viewed soccer match in the...
Tim Howard cleared for Slovenia
Great news for US soccer fans. No cracked ribs for Howard but probable bruising. From the US soccer website:...
Vuvuzelas make officiating difficult
The one thing I can say about the vuvuzelas controversy – it does make officiating more difficult. There have...
Sami Khedira consigns Ballack to a footnote
The VfB Stuttgart midfielder shows he is ready Michael Ballack may not be missed at all. That is because...
Video: Milovan Rajevac reacts unhappily to Ghana win
Rajevac is a Serbian and this match must have been tough on his loyalties. He did not look too...
Video: ITV drops the Hyundai on the England goal
If Hyundai sales go down in England this year, you can blame ITV. 1.5 million HD viewers missed Gerrard’s...
Fabio Capello is looking a lot like …. Sven Goran
Every tabloid is going ape piling onto Robert Green, trying to outdo themselves in their vitriol. But did you...
The best player so far: Vincent Enyeama
Nigeria’s goalkeeper was in spectacular form keeping the Argentinians at bay, explicitly denying Leo Messi on four separate occasions...
Solar TV for Solar Schools in South Africa
As some of you may have noticed, SoccerBlog.com has been a proud promoter of the Solar Electric Light Fund...
Watching the Cup @Work: Univision = best free online option
Unless you have one of the official cable providers, you can’t watch ESPN3. I don’t why they’re doing this,...
Javier Aguirre puts up a defensive fortress
Only three players with real attacking credentials. Giovani Dos Santos, Carlos Vela on the wings and Gulliermo Franco as...
Yazid Mansouri removed as Algeria’s captain
Yazid Mansouri, Algeria’s captain and a veteran with 65 caps was removed from his leadership role by Rabah Saadane....
The Return of the Soccer Nerds
Just in time for South Africa 2010, the Soccer Nerds have returned. Who are the Soccer Nerds you ask?...
Michael Sokolove’s: ” How a Soccer Star is Made”
For those who have not read this article yet, it takes us into De Toekomst, Ajax’s famed youth academy....
Wenger gets into World Cup mode
I am now convinced that Mark Schwarzer is definitely an Arsenal target. Arsene Wenger warns Germany not to take...
U2 and the Soweto Gospel Choir: Get On Your Boots
Listen to the original U2 “Get On Your Boots”. Nothing to oomph up the music like some powerful gospel....
Nani’s World Cup is over
A bruised collarbone which did not respond to treatment ends Nani’s World Cup dreams. In his place Benfica’s utility...
Arsenal is not negotiating Cesc contrary to reports
Arsenal demand £58m for Cesc, Barca throw Yaya Toure as a sweetener, and a 48 hour sprint to the...
Rooney launches the F bomb on the referee
Fabio Capello’s biggest worry after the form of his players is Wayne Rooney’s shooting his mouth and getting sent...
Can Italy pull it off? Switzerland result an indicator
Italy drew with Switzerland, 1-1 after falling behind to Gokhan Inler’s goal. Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella making a strong...