Tim Howard cleared for Slovenia
Great news for US soccer fans. No cracked ribs for Howard but probable bruising. From the US soccer website:...
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Vuvuzelas make officiating difficult
The one thing I can say about the vuvuzelas controversy – it does make officiating more difficult. There have...
Roger Milla might feel vindicated
Cameroon loses to Japan, 0-1. Samuel Eto’o was unable to score. Which should put Roger Milla’s observation that Eto’o...
Netherlands subs provide shock impact
Eljero Elia and Ibrahim Affelay in the second half provided the zip and zest missing in the Dutch attack....
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...
Tim Howard uncertain for the Slovenia game
Suspected rib injury sustained as Emile Heskey slid into him in the 30th minute. Unsure whether these are soft...
Video: Maradona conquers the Jabulani
El Diego shows that he still has it. He needs his own World Cup.
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...
Video: Fawzi Chaouchi’s blunder costs Algeria
A bizarre bit of goalkeeping by Chaouchi costs Algeria what would have been a hard earned draw despite being...
Asamoah Gyan fires Ghana to a historic win for Africa!
The first win by an African country in Africa in the World Cup. The Black Stars have that honour....
Ronaldo gives Madiba a Portugal shirt
This makes for a great picture. Cristiano Ronaldo whose off the pitch activities includes time spent in some seedy...
World Cup 2010: Can El Tri overcome SA in the opener?
Giovani Dos Santos could be the star of Group A South Africa vs Mexico, Group A, Soccer City Stadium,...
Carlos Simon learns twenty English swear words
Wayne Rooney’s famous coprolalia has referees scrambling to learn twenty English swear words which could result in a player...
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....
Experts pick Spain to win
The BBC samples a number of coaches. pundits, and players and finds that Spain is a name on most...
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...
From Forlorn to Forlan
The transformation from a derided and badgered figure leaving Old Trafford in utter humiliation to one of the most...
Clint Dempsey targets Glen Johnson
Glen Johnson: From the sublime to the profane One of the key match ups against England will be against...
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...
Video: Spain annihilates Poland, 6-0
Spain did not need Lukasz Fabianski to win. It was an exhibition of beautiful football orchestrated by the likes...
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...
Video: England 3 Platinum Stars 0
Wayne Rooney finally scored a goal. He also added an assist. But his ‘dark side’ was also on display...
FIFA and the OC wash their hands of fan stampede
FIFA and the World Cup Organizing Committee (OC) said that they had no part to play in the ticketing...
Tim Howard and how Tourette’s helped his game
The New Yorker has an article on Tim Howard who will be in the cross hairs in the upcoming...
England baits the referee: Attention on Carlos Simon
England maybe in more trouble than previously thought if Fabio Capello is worried about referee Carlos Simon. The Brazilian...
Drogba rejoins his team: Could miss opener
Didier Drogba returned to his team in Lausanne after undergoing surgery for a fractured ulna (the inner bone of...
US victory was not just about the goals
The USA through Edson Buddle’s brace and Herculez Gomez stoppage time goal broke Australia’s record of never losing when...
Charlie Davies’s understudy Ideye Brown replaces Mikel
Sochaux striker/ attacking midfielder Ideye Brown is to replace John Obi Mikel. He gets his opportunity after Mikel’s ankle...
John Obi Mikel to miss the World Cup
The list lengthens. Chelsea’s bad karma with its World Cup representatives continued with John Obi Mikel set to miss...
ESPN uses a cipher to decode what transpires on the field
Early in the second half of Saturday’s U.S. victory over Turkey, Yanks right back Steve Cherundolo could be seen...
Video: China embarass France, 1-0
Check out Deng Zhuoxiang’s wickedly swerving free kick in the 67th minute. It starts off to Hugo Lloris’s left,...
Rio Ferdinand ruled out, Dawson will join England squad
Michael Dawson joins the England squad This World Cup is already reeling with some marquee names missing either through...
Video: Drogba injuring his elbow
Marcus Tulio Tanaka comes flying in at top speed as Drogba gets the ball and his knee clatters into...
Robo Cup enthusiasts: This is the month
A video with highlights (and a great soundtrack) of the 2009 Robo Cup at Graz. Robo Cup 2010 in...
Altidore’s is day to day with an ankle sprain
Some cause for concern coming out of the US camp. The only US striker with some amount of international...
The USA: Over a 70% chance of progressing out of Group C
According to the Castrol Index, England are preening favourites to win Group C but the USA has a healthy...
After the rope a dope, Arsenal smack Barca over Cesc
This is close to Muhammad Ali taking all that wild swinging by George Foreman to administer an eighth round...
Video: Pantelic makes a mess for Serbia
The highly rated Serbian team was held to a stuttering draw against Poland. This is not how Radomir Antic...
Benitez’s exit becomes imminent
This might be Rafa Benitez’s last weekend at Anfield. The Liverpool board were in a meeting till late today...
Arsenal to play hardball on Cesc
Joan Oliver, Barca’s CEO says that they have tabled a firm and serious offer in writing to Arsenal for...
Video: Portugal make it look easy against Cameroon
Cristiano Ronaldo once again did not score but not because of the lack of trying. He got a number...
Add David James to the growing chorus of Jabulani critics
Those aero grooves make the ball swerve like a curveball David James is not impressed by the Jabulani: “The...
Scott Parker’s exclusion is a bitter one
I for one do not think Theo Walcott missing the cut is all that tragic other than the personal...
World Cup 2010: Benni McCarthy out of Bafana Bafana
“I have a gut feeling” Feverish activity on the last day to name the final 23. Carlos Alberto Parreira...
Emile Heskey, Joe Cole, and Gareth Barry to be named
A striker whose best contribution seems to be making Wayne Rooney more productive. England’s most talented midfielder/ winger who...
Video: Euro U17 final: England 2 Spain 1
The Spanish national team with Vicente Del Bosque was at hand to see their junior counterparts take on England...
The USA should beware Milivoje Novakovic
The USA meet Slovenia on June 18th in what could be a very crucial match. One of the players...
Use the World Cup to protest North Korea?
Every four years the World Cup provides a forum to condemn a “rogue nation.” In 2006, Senator John McCain...
England’s next star: Connor Wickham
The Ipswich Town striker was on target as England beat Spain, 2-1 to lift the U17 Euro title through...