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?...
Category: Soccer Hall of Fame
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...
Capello’s continuation as England coach more assured
Capello looks increasingly like he won’t do this to the FA The odds of Fabio Capello taking over from...
Video: Serbia shocked by lowly All Whites
Shane Smeltz scored the winner as NZ scored their most impressive victory in their footballing history by beating Serbia....
Brazil buries the Tele Santana days
Luis Fabiano is ready to embrace ugly football as long as it gets them back the World Cup. The...
Rigobert and Alex Song: Both cousins in Cameroon squad
Rigobert Song returns to the Cameroon line up 16 years after making his debut in the 1994 World Cup....
Video: Turkey vs USA: First half – a defensive nightmare
Tim Howard looked ready to burst into flames as his defense crumbled at the slightest hint of pressure. 2...
The USA take on Turkey before World Cup departure
The USA will face Guus Hiddink and his men at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia today at 2...
The All Whites should get their own “Ka Mate”
The All Blacks fearsome Ka Mate turns opposition legs to jelly How about Ryan Nelsen and the All Whites...
Philipp Lahm is Germany’s captain
Jogi Low announced that Bayern right back Phillipp Lahm would take over as German captain with Bayern team mate...
Julio Cesar joins the list of critics of Jabulani
The good old style leather ball: safe and predictable Brazil’s goalkeeper joins the chorus of Jabulani critics calling it...
Video: Ireland 3 Algeria 0
Faouzi Chaouchi, the Algerian goalkeeper was woeful. Check out the first goal where Chaouchi was late coming out to...
World Cup 2010: The Socceroos are the first arrivals
The Socceroos became the first team to arrive in SA, signaling the World Cup is on. They will train...
Colombian players robbed in South Africa
Colombia not only lost the match but players had money stolen from the rooms of the Johannesburg’s Hyde Park...
Video: Penalties seal Bafana Bafana win over Colombia
Amidst the hum of the ever incessant vuvuzelas, Bafana Bafana was able to overcome Colombia through Katlego Mphela’s 58′...
Big blow to Ghana: Michael Essien ruled out
Michael Essien, the rock of Ghana’s midfield will not make it to South Africa. He has been unable to...
Pelligrini: ” We were wrong to let Robben and Sneijder go”
A few more lines and wrinkles since he joined Real Florentino Perez had written off Manuel Pellegrini a long...