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The Serie scandal: Politicians pull the amnesty card

Massimo Moratti, Inter’s CEO; Silvio Berlusconi, Forza Italia and AC Milan’s CEO One of the clubs in danger of...

Benito Archundia Tellez: The referee of the World Cup

Tellez did a superb job refeering the Germany- Italy semifinal Kudos to Tellez, who was more than willing to...

Video: Italy 2, Germany 0 (in OT)

I’m proud of the German team. We had our chances. Kudos to Klinsi for taking us this far.

Germany vs Italy: Inside the numbers

Germany meets Italy in the first semi-final today, July 4, in Dortmund at 9:00 PM German time (3:00 PM...

The Gaza: The World Cup and politics

Abbas Suan, as an Arab-Israeli, not just another soccer player We take it for granted that we can see...

Teamwork and a chip on the shoulder: This World Cup proves you need both

This debate has been going on for a while. Why do these so called superstars, Ronaldinho, Sheva, Luca Toni,...

Brasil, Brasil, Brasil

Our first loss in 14 games. We will be back. It seems that France has our number. We lose...

Video: Beckham’s Press Conference (Who will Lead us Now?)

The end of the Beckham era. I’m thinking the new captain will be either Terry or Gerrard. Who’s better...

Klinsmann fever takes over Germany

Christoph Biermann on how Klinsmann has changed the landscape of German soccer. What’s more, he did it while living...

Is Christiano Ronaldo lying?

Rightly or wrongly, all I can say is that he will probably no longer play in the EPL…

Video: England Goes Down to Portugal’s Cheating

Depressing is not the word we’re looking for… Rooney messed up, but the referee should’ve given us a free...

Post-Mortem: Trashing Sven & England

The trash talking has begun, led by the BBC: “This was a great, great opportunity for us to have...

The End for Brasil

The experts were wrong, even at Fox. Brasil lost. What bothers me is how we lost. Playing an uninspiring...

1st QF: Germany vs Argentina

Germany meet Argentina, first Quarterfinal, June 30th, in Berlin at 5:00 PM German time (11:00 AM EST) No, this...

Sign the FIFA petition: Lets make soccer truly the beautiful game

Sick of the flopping and diving. The bad calls. The matches decided on other factors other than how well...

Eva Longoria: Les Bleus is my team

Eva Longoria, her World Cup runneth over Eva Longoria is a fan of the Les Bleus. Hanging out with...

Video: Italian team – practice makes perception

Pretty funny, except that it’s not.

Video: W.Germany 1 Argentina 0, 1990 WC final

Humberto, the last time the Argentines played us in the World Cup, it was painful for you guys! It’ll...

The Scots soca up the attention

The Socas and the Scots get together Scotland did not make it to the World Cup being pipped by...

Eight teams left: Which team’s dive will win them the World Cup?

If it were left to dives the Italians would be walking off with the World Cup right now, unequivocably....

IRS: Youth soccer leagues are big business

The Internal Revenue Service is targeting youth soccer leagues around the country, as they have grown in size, and...

Video: Stand Up, Speak Up!

Reminds me to “Get Up, Stand Up! Never give up the fight!” Lemme go find that video!

Somewhere in India the soccer nerds dream on…

This made me laugh… India has no chance at the WC for at least two more generations!

Simon Kuper: Don’t you have a life beyond the World Cup?

Simon Kuper in today’s FT, has travelled 18 days and slept on 15 different beds. He is sleep deprived...

Spare a thought for Ninemillion.org

Ninemillion.org is trying to make a difference for the nine million refugee children worldwide. Here’s what they’re doing. Here’s...

Germans Pay No Mind To American “King”

Bud Kicks Up World Cup Brew-Haha One thing educated Americans and Germans have in common? Their common disgust of...

ESPN’s Dave O’Brien and Marcelo Balboa: The horror continues

Dave O’Brien loves the words “clean sheets’, he repeats it ad nauseum. Marcelo Balboa loves “fresh legs” and repeats...

Cartoon: Trash Talk – Give the Ref a Red Card!

We Interrupt this Blog for a Message from Al Gore

What does this have to do with soccer, you ask? Well, let’s see. When I was a kid Pele...

More on the “New Patriotism” in Deutschland

“Do you hum it, or do you sing it?” wondered Berlin newspaper BZ as the World Cup kicked off...

Sour Grapes from Ollie Kahn

Sitting on the bench with his best impersonation of an angry King Kong, ex-starting goalkeeper Kahn has started taking...

Is Luis Aragonés a Racist?

Luis Aragonés’ comments about Thierry Henry are just plain pathetic. You can’t say these kinds of things without being...

Video: Funny remake of New Order’s World in Motion

Warning: Bad soccer skills and lip synching! But hilarious. Here is the real one with John Barnes and Glenn...

Video: Steve Marley & the Fugees – No Woman, No Cry

I just like this song – and if you look hard at the video, there’s a soccer ball in...

Ghana vs. Brazil: Will the Real Ronaldo Show Up?

Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari: “We’re praying Ronaldo will play like he did in the first two games. Then we’ll...

Video: How the US Views Soccer (via The Simpsons)

The most realistic portrait of US soccer sensibility yet… Hat-tip to Yan.

Klinsi has united Germany

It’s a strange feeling. East and West Germany are finally looking past the past. I get a feeling not...

Is the English League providing the most impact in this World Cup?

The first round of the World Cup is over, 16 countries have made it. But which of the big...

Podcast from World Cup Celebrations in Montreal

Up here in Canada, we’re as crazy for the World Cup as anywhere, particularly in the big cities – Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver – where diverse global populations live. We also have a great public broadcaster interested in experiments with technology. Bring those two things together and you have the CBC Radio 3 Soccer Podcast.