Landon Donovan gets caught at the Mexican border..
Landon Dononvan gets caught at the mexican border trying to smuggle himself across disguised as a handlebar mustache. He...
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Ball History: From Telstar to Jabulani
From Pele‘s Telstar in 1970 to the Jabulani for South Africa 2010, the History of the Ball: The first...
SA 2010 and Clint Eastwood’s Invictus
I’d love to see the Bafana Bafana win the World Cup, but in the meantime this movie will have...
Coca Cola gets into the act
From the NYT’s “The Lede” Coca Cola invokes the infamous 1989 match between Algeria and Egypt as part of...
sportsdirect.com@StJames’Park
I weep for the Newcastle fans who have to put up with this execrable name. How about MikeAshleydumbass@StJames’Park while...
World Cup could generate about $5 Billion for the USA
Nice bit of stimulus. 65,000 and 100,000 total new jobs would be created in the various host cities during...
Lampard the Lionheart stars in Adidas FIFA 10 ad
Apart from being the lionheart that every team needs a lesser known fact about Lampard is that he has...
Zidane shows off Adidas Predator- the 10th generation…
…and remembers some of it’s predecessors fondly… The technical side:A new PowerSpine technology is supposed to give the Predator...
Arsenal: Enough talk of a “major trophy”
Talk of a bunch of self entitled players. This team will not get a “major trophy”, or even a...
Adidas get Kaka on their dream team
Kaka is “The Maestro” and he’s the latest addition to Zidane’s squad.
Who will tell Maradona the Truth?
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and he’s still the coach. ...
Adidas Illusionist
Adidas and EA Sports unleash Schweinsteiger “The illusionist” for the release of FIFA 10
Adidas in quest of the ultimate team..
Follow Zidane on the quest to assemble the ultimate team There is a graphic novel version which can be...
Peace One Day: Adidas & Puma Shake Hands, Play Football
Now let’s get that Middle East peace process back on track… Peace!
Turkish tobacco: Rooney was the spittoon
The Wayne Rooney flare up where he slammed his boot to the ground and everyone thought it was because...
Video: In which Maradona finds out his nightmare is true
This should explain his results.
Castrol may have to look for another brand ambassador
David Beckham was Castrol’s ambassador in the last World Cup .Cristiano Ronaldo is the chosen one for World Cup...
Palmeiras have a new scary third kit
There’s a crusader-ish kind of flavour to this Adidas Ad.Best understood if you speak Portuguese- or is it Spanish...
Durban looks beyond the World Cup
The beautiful Moses Mabhida stadium nearing completion Durban’s ambitions don’t stop at just the World Cup. “City officials aim...
The iSoccer revolution begins
A virtual tool to train the budding young player or teach the parent coach in real time and harness...
Meanwhile there is the MLS ……..
Last evening I caught a bit of the RSL and Houston Dynamo game and I was reminded of the...
USA Mexico match attract one million webcast visits
Proof of the massive interest in the USA vs Mexico World Cup qualifier as one million visits were logged...
FIFA 10 has Blanco and Kljestan on the cover
Electronic Arts Inc announced today that Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA will be...
“Step into Messi’s Shoes”: We Have a Winner!
The winner of our adidas “Step into Messi’s Shoes” contest is:Romano Brecht from South Africa. Congratulations, Romano! Send us...
Winner of “Step into Messi’s Shoes” contest to be announced tomorrow
OK- the moment we’ve all been waiting for draws nigh. We’re going to randomly select the winner of our...
2009-2010 Fantasy Soccer at The Times
For those of you who like Fantasy Football, here’s the good news: the new version of the game for...
Myanmar leads in internet searches for David Beckham
The military junta controls Myanmar with an iron hand which includes media and internet censorship which is why David...
Last Chance to Step into Lionel Messi’s Shoes
SoccerBlog.com will pick the winner of our adidas-backed “Step into Messi’s Shoes” campaign at the end of this month....
World Football Challenge
Chelsea,AC Milan,Inter Milan and Club America are the teams taking part and the event kicks off on the 19th...
WATCH: Zidane surprise at adidas’ Elite Soccer Program 2009
Our hero shows up to inspire the future of US Soccer: the top 102 youth athletes selected to partcipate...
What Wenger needs to make Almunia an even better goalkeeper..
A little bit of digital sleight of hand from the Photoshop experts at Nike. Almunia lets the ball in...
Adidas- So who needs a football anyway ?
>> SoccerBlog.com EXCLUSIVE ADIDAS offer: Step into Messi’s Shoes!
The Michael Jackson Nike Tribute jersey…
Michael Jackson 1958-2009 R.I.P. Nike 2008/2009 United States Home Jersey, embroidered United States federation badge, applied USA transfer on...
Setanta goes into oblivion…
The battle for the survival of the (fiscally) fittest claimed its latest victim.Setanta Sports lost the grim struggle,picked up...
SPL under pressure with nearing Setanta collapse
As this Times article points out with Setanta’s bankruptcy all but inevitable, it is the SPL’s smaller clubs that...
Galacticos 2.0: A Business Model for Recessionary Football
When times get tough, brands endure. By snapping up two of the world’s best – Kaka (£56 million) and...
SoccerBlog.com Offer: Step into Messi’s Shoes!
Maradona needs your help! Step into Messi’s shoes, and be the 12th man for Argentina. This exclusive SoccerBlog.com offer...
Love, Football, and Marriage at the Casa di Giulietta
Verona‘s Luca Ceccarelli just got married. This modern day Romeo married his Juliet – Irene Lanforti – in Verona’s...
The last days of Setanta?
Dublin may soon be without a big time employer. Setanta Sports is struggling to make a £3m installment to...
Man Utd likes sponsors of corporate malfeasance
There is no other reading. First AIG. Bailed out by the US government after losing billions in insuring bad...
Coca Cola takes the World Cup for a ride..
Coming soon to a city somewhere near you – the World Cup Trophy. Coca Cola is going to take...
Messi’s Feet by Adidas
Blue Suede Shoes? Nope, it’s adidas’ new F50i!
Champion’s League – mind games from Reebok
Giggs and Henry try to psyche each other out before the finals as Reebok plays mind games with cash...
Zidane:It only takes a moment of magic…
Adidas and Zidane in search for the perfect beginning for a perfect team.
Lionel Messi: Is it the Shoes?
Six days to the CL Final and adidas gives us a peek at the next gen of TUNiT boot...
The Aussies are looking for a slogan..
A $1 crowdsourcing exercise ….. The task is to invent a tagline (with fewer than 100 characters) for Australia’s...
12th man videos..
Adidas is promoting its new kit designs with a series of “Every team needs a 12th man” videos from...
Sounders seating to be increased
The Seattle Sounders are the hottest team in the MLS right now. The club is accommodating the demand for...