Giovani Dos Santos in the running for FIFA youth player
One of my favourite players- Giovani Dos Santos is in the running for FIFA youth player of the World...
Category: Soccer Coaches & Coaching
Hala Barca, Visca Madrid: Spain’s credo is good football
Vicente Del Bosque Spain’s success is due to the myriad talent they have but what is so different about...
Mannschaft: The right wing rejection
Maier, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Höttges, Vogts, Bonhof, Hoeneß, Köppel, Netzer, Mueller, Wimmer – part of the 1972 Euro winning team...
Spain vs Germany: What to look for?
It could come down to a Euro 2008 moment when Fernando Torres blew by Philipp Lahm. Vicente Del Bosque...
Germany vs Spain: Starting line ups
Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp Lahm, 3-Arne Friedrich, 17-Per Mertesacker, 20-Jerome Boateng, 15-Piotr Trochowski, 6-Sami Khedira, 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 10-Lukas Podolski,...
Toni Kroos to replace Mueller
Kroos control! Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos, an attacking midfielder and another one of those 20 something talents is in...
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...
Forlan was not fit from the very start
Oscar Tabares pulled out Diego Forlan in the 38th minute of the second half much to everyone’s surprise. Later,...
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: Highlights: Netherlands 3 Uruguay 2
Check out Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s smashing strike. Diego Forlan owns the Jabulani. Wesley Sneijder writes his own luck. Arjen...
Van Bronckhorst’s goal made the difference
Say what you will – Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben scoring was expected. What was not expected was Giovanni...
The final will be brilliant Orange!
What a match! The Uruguayans never gave up. Maxi Pereira scored an added time goal. That made it 3-2...
Eduardo Galeano on Uruguayan soccer
Two legends: Diego Maradona and Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli, the Uruguayan legend spent five years in the French Ligue...
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,...
Much ado about nothing: Luis Suarez’s “hand of god” handball
I would like to know which commentator would not have called Luis Suarez stupid for not trying to stop...
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...
Spain needs to open up its options
Spain’s attack has a self paced feel to it with difficulties getting up tempo. They meet a German team...
Big Phil Scolari: Brazil wants him back
Big Phil might have another swing at the Brazil job The manager who led Brazil to their 2002 World...
Zwelenqaba Update: Soccer Camp
Swarthmore College’s Micah Rose has been hanging out in the Eastern Cape, holding soccer clinics and watching the World...
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...
Video: Ghana vs Uruguay highlights
Luis Suarez leaves the field in tears after being red carded for his handball offense. He thinks its all...
Video: Netherlands 2 Brazil 1
Good quality highlights. Watch Robinho’s great skill on the ball and Luis Fabiano’s back heel that sets up Kaka’s...
Ronaldo asks Melo not to return to Brazil
O Fenomeno via Twitter: “Felipe Melo better not come to Brazil for his holidays” “I don’t understand the lack...
Brazil vs Netherlands: This sums it up
Oranje Pacman swallowing the yellow diamond of the Brazilian flag.
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...
Dunga on Felipe Melo
” As the manager, I think the blame belongs to us all. I take most of the blame and...
Wesley Sneijder breaks Brazilian hearts
The moment of truth came for Brazil in the 68th minute.
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,...
The Dunga experiment is over!
Felipe Melo who personifies Dunga’s experiment provided its hypotheses and its conclusive proof: It did not work. Melo, who...
Holland needs to find its “inner USA”
Speed dial Bob Bradley, Bert Van Marwijk! The Netherlands can look to the USA to fight back. But they...
Robinho scores! Brazil 1 Holland 0
Shoddy piece of defending by the Dutch as Johnny Heitinga fails to take care of a long pass by...
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...
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...
FIFA gives Nigeria 48 hour notice
Goodluck Jonathan has incurred the wrath of FIFA As expected the Nigerian Football Federation and therefore all their teams,...
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”...
Brazil vs Netherlands: Number of shots on goal a factor
Two pairs of players are looking for a big game tomorrow to catapult their names into history- Robinho vs...
Fabregas insight: Barca will look like the World Cup
With Xavi and Iniesta in full flow in the World Cup, minutes have been hard to come by for...
Super Eagles suspension is stupid and counterproductive
Bad luck: Nigeria may not get to see U17 talent like Lukman Haruna The move to bring Lars Lagerback...
Video: 3615Polyprod’s ” La météo des Bleus”
La météo des bleus, épisode 5envoyé par 3615polyprod. – Gag, sketch et parodie humouristique en video. Complete with Franck...
Javier Aguirre exits
Three days after praising the future of Mexican soccer, Javier Aguirre quits. We will miss him because he along...
Liverpool’s hire of Roy Hodgson helps Capello’s cause
Roy Hodgson is set to be announced as Liverpool’s new manager as anticipated. With his appointment, the chances of...
David Silva joins City
City signs Valencia winger David Silva to a five year deal. The fee is undisclosed. Silva gives a lot...
England’s “golden generation ” returns home
Robert Green looks like he wants to be elsewhere The English squad slunk back home yesterday, unannounced and unloved....
Video: Joachim Löw’s eating habits
Not the usual finger food, shall we say? A bit ewwww. Ah, well- as long as he has a...
Blatter’s only concession: ” Discussion on goal-line technology”
What’s the frequency, Sepp? Sepp Blatter after apologizing to England and Mexico for those ghastly refereeing errors said that...
Video: Highlights of Argentina vs Mexico
10+ minutes highlights. Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. This match could have been a...
Video: Highlights of England vs Germany
14+ minutes: Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. For all that touted experience, England really...
The Dutch go up through Robben’s brilliance!
Bert Marwijk’s gamble of starting Arjen Robben paid of immediately. What a brilliant goal as he controls with his...
Fabio Capello’s fate to be decided in two weeks
Will he stay or will he go? The FA met with Capello in which the England manager stated his...