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...
Category: Soccer Coaches & Coaching
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...
Bye, Bye – Capello!
It’s time for Capello to stand down. He couldn’t handle the pressure. In fact, I think he made it...
England’s shambolic World Cup mercifully comes to an end
He never did Thoroughly outplayed by a relatively inexperienced German team but with loads more talent. A Germany with...
Lay off Ricardo Clark: He is not a fault, Team USA is
There has been a lot of anger directed against Ricardo Clark for giving up that ball to Kevin Prince...
Ghana’s danger men: Prince Tagoe and Andre Ayew
Ghana has scored only two goals and they have come through penalties scored by Asamoah Gyan, the Stade Rennais...
World Cup 2010: Ghana carries the weight of a whole continent
With Ivory Coast bowing out, Ghana now carries the aspirations of a whole continent. A huge responsibility on the...
Zico takes credit for Endo free kick
The Japansese advanced to the Group of 16 dismantling the Danes. One of the highlights was a free kick...
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...
World Cup 2010: A new world order?
And a new World Cup champion The one thing that this World Cup has thrown up is that no...
Video: Robben’s cameo in Netherlands win over Cameroon
The biggest cheers by the Oranje were reserved for Arjen Robben when he came on for Rafael Van Der...
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...
Arrivederci, Italia! Slovakia 3, Italy 2
Slovakia puts Italy out of its misery, 3-2. Lippi is finished, and so are most of the players. From...
Shane Smeltz slams Pim Verbeek
The All Whites progress in the World Cup has proven one more talking point. The domestic league is capable...
Italy joins England, France in the theme of disunity
Commendatore Marcelo Lippi faces his sternest test Disunity. A common theme which emerges from European teams that are struggling...
Everton played” a massive part” in Donovan’s development
Bruce Arena credits Landon Donovan’s improved performance to his three month cameo at Everton. He relayed this to Phil...
Video: Australia 2 Serbia 1
Highlights (7+ minutes, no commentary, “Jabulani” song) Well played Socceroos. You went out with your heads held high. For...
German reaction to the win
Gooooaaaallllll, Ooooeeeezzzillll!
Video: Mesut Oezil’s wonder strike advances Germany
Mesut Oezil is a languid player, not for him the burlesque of muscular moves, which draw attention to oneself....
Video: Jermain Defoe keeps English hopes alive
Also read Jermain Defoe saves Fabio Capello’s job. England qualify but they take second billing to the US. Topping...
Germany and Ghana advance!
What a fantastic match by the Socceroos who sank Serbia, 2-1. They held off the Serbians as they fought...
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...
Spotlight on Germany as they meet Ghana
Ghana is now the only viable African representative with Ivory Coast on a wing and a prayer. Can the...
A bit of a huff and puff but England are through
We can hold off on the Steven Gerrard visit to David Cameron for a discreet prime ministerial inquiry into...
England vs Slovenia: Starting line ups
Slovenia: 1-Samir Handanovic; 2-Miso Brecko, 4-Marko Suler, 5-Bostjan Cesar, 13-Bojan Jokic; 10-Valter Birsa, 8-Robert Koren, 18-Aleksandar Radosavljevic, 17-Andraz Kirm;...
USA vs Algeria: Bornstein, Gomez get a start!
Jonathan Bornstein will start at left back. Onyewu on the bench. Edson Buddle will not be Jozy Altidore’s partner...
World Cup 2010: Picture of this World Cup
Raymond Domenech refusing to shake Carlos Alberto Parreira’s hand after the France vs South Africa match. Reports are the...
USA vs Algeria: Starting line ups
Honduran hero Jonathan Bornstein gets a start United States: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 15-Jay DeMerit, 12-Jonathan Bornstein, 3-Carlos Bocanegra;...
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....
Algeria’s “Desert Warriors” determined to win
Algeria’s progress in the World Cup is being followed keenly in the Arab and Muslim world. Today’s match against...
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...
South Africa’s valiant effort falls short
Bafana Bafana can hold their heads high. They won the battle but lost the war. Beating France,2-1. Their first...
Bongani Khumalo scores for SA!
21st minute, Khumalo directs his header of a Tshabalala corner past Hugo Lloris! This will have everyone flipping channels...
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....
Two African nations find themselves on the brink
Group A: South Africa’s chances of progressing to the next round rest on the slim hopes that it beat...
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: David Villa and Spain overcome Honduras, 2-0
Two of the best goals in this World Cup by David Villa. The first one was a breathtaking solo...
Portugal need to pass better to Cristiano Ronaldo
One of the features of the desultory draws to the Ivory Coast was that Cristiano Ronaldo was starved off...
Sacre Bleu!
This needs to be made into a movie, seriously!
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: Watch Luis Fabiano’s “two handed” goal
See the ball hit Luis Fabiano’s left hand to the first time he and Siaka Tiene go up to...
Video: Keita’s theatrics gets Kaka sent off
Ivory Coast may have lost the match against Brazil and with it the chance to advance to the group...
Alain Finkielkraut: Les Bleus “thugs” beset with “ethnic divisions”
Alain Finkielkraut, an arch conservative refers to Les Bleus as a bunch of thugs who have the morals of...
All Whites result compared to Edmund Hillary’s Mt Everest feat
On 29 May 1953, New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary became the first man to climb Mt Everest. On 20 June...
Sani Kaita gets death threats
Sani Kaita is the player who viciously kicked Vassillis Torosidis on the touchline in the 33rd minute and was...
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...
Video: Watch Patrice Evra and Duverne get into a fight
By now everyone knows that Les Bleus is reeling because of a player mutiny over Nicholas Anelka being sent...
Video: New Zealand 1 Italy 1
It’s been a painful sight to see Fabio Cannavaro, the 2006 World Cup player of the year, slide into...
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...