Video: Theo Walcott trains with England
Not very impressive – but then no one is. This kind of practice seems to be a waste of...
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Video: The Brazilian Team in Training
I’ve been told by one of our readers that I need to spell Brasil with a “z”! Either way,...
Video: Brazil’s Duty to Beauty
Times correspondent Owen Slot flies down to Brazil to chat with Dr. Sócrates– the Dean of Jogo Bonito. The...
Lev Yashin, the Black Panther: USSR’s soccer talisman
We have talismans for every country for each World Cup in soccer and then you have Pele, the most...
Brazil provides impact players in other WC squads too
Francileudo Silva dos Santos, Tunisian striker Tunisia owes much if its success in reaching the World Cup to Brazilian...
The Eurocentric effect on soccer: Juju men are being marginalized
BF Skinner, the father of behavior pyschology studied the association between ritualistic behavior and a desired outcome that leads...
Strange rituals: Soccer fans have theirs
If soccer players have their strange rituals (see Sergio Goycochea), then the fans that watch the game are not...
Cologne: The place to party at the World Cup
RhineEnergie Stadium- Cologne’s World Cup venue The NYT travel section has an article of where to base yourself in...
Double Dutch: Johan Neeskens tutors the Socceroos
Johan Neeskens, The Socceroos assistant coach Gus Hiddink is the coach of the Socceroos and his assistant coach is...
Strange rituals: Sergio Goycochea, Argentina’s 1990 WC hero
All players in every game go through every type of ritualistic behavior that they think will make Lady Luck...
Video Ad: Maradona’s Nightmare
This ad is far superior to The Mastercard ad, Humberto. And funnier!
Soccer round up: Socceroos over Greece
The Socceroos got a win over Euro champions Greece 1-0 in their friendly. But it was a win that...
Video: The Life and Times of Kevin Keegan
In some ways, the brutal honesty of Kevin Keegan was responsible for both success and failure. He did things...
Beenhakker thinks England is all hype: The trash talking begins
Soca Warrior coach Leo Beenhakker has had it with England will do this and that. As T&T’s friendly against...
Video Ad: Mastercard & Carlitos
This is the Argentinian answer to Guarana Antartica’s “Maradona in a Brazil shirt” ad… The best player in Brazil...
Video: Croatia’s Chances
Will they get to the finals? I believe they could upset Brazil in their group: “Brazil are favourites, not...
Video: Aaron Lennon in practice
Gentlemen, we have a winner:
Video Ad – Ronaldinho, Robinho & Roberto Carlos
OK, it is just an ad, but you get a good feeling from it anyway! I’m ready for the...
Video: Kerlon Moura Souza’s “Seal Dribble”
OK Christian, I get your message! Here is something to inspire everyone. Kerlon is not going to be at...
Video: Carlos Tevez
Along with Messi, I’m looking for Carlitos to take Argentina back to glory this summer: When he was at...
Video: Yawn – England 1, Belarus 2
While I’m upset about Fergie keeping Rooney off the England roster (and yes, in all fairness, he should be...
Two Lions, Not Three – Forget Rooney!
I was supposed to be on blog duty yesterday but I must say I felt so upset that I...
Nature vs Nurture: What makes Brazil so good
Pele celebrating the 1970 Brazil victory Reading through Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman’s work, of selectional theory of brain development,...
The Dutch: Marco Van Basten’s team on target
Van Basten and his boys are ready Remember Jaap Staam. One of the best defenders in the world. Now...
Soca Warrior Carlos Edwards fancies an upset over England
Soca Warrior midfielder, Carlos Edwards of Luton FC, writes his syndicated column for the Guardian and gives an insight...
US Nightmare: Claudio Reyna Pulls Hamstring
17 minutes into the friendly against Morocco, US captain Claudio Reyna pulls his hamstring. Poof! There go US World...
National Geographic: Why the World Loves Soccer
Tons of good stuff from the soccer nerds at National Geographic: “Introduction” by Sean Wilsey “IVORY COAST—The Way to...
The Secret Acts of the Apostles Revealed
Now we know the truth. Soccer blog has dug up some rare photographic evidence to conclusively prove our theory-...
No Excuses, England!
Gary Neville tells us that this is it. “No excuses for anybody. Injuries, whatever happens to us, no excuses.”...
Wenger bashes Emmanuel Eboue
The Gunners’ Arsene Wenger on his own player: “It is clear there was no foul. I condemn and regret...
Phorpa:The Tibetan version of the World Cup
It is not just Catholic priests who look to the World Cup to find their raison d’etre. But Tibetan...
Alessandro Del Piero: Peter watches but does not admit him into heaven
……. At least not this time. Impressive dribbling though. But some people are hard to please, as noted below...
The Da Vinci Effect – Bored of the Code?
The Da Vinci Code is out, accompanied by a fair amount of objection to its release from various religious...
The surprise team of the World Cup: Ukraine
Dimitar Vesselinov says Ukraine. I have a feeling he is biased. But lets look closely at their group. Ukraine,...
Video: Thierry Henry – Loyalty is King
It’s not often that you see this kind of loyalty with this much money at stake. Arsenal vice-chairman David...
Pele, meet Edson… a Jekyll-Hyde story.
Pele is the public persona, Edson is the private man. “As I get older,” he reveals, “I’d definitely like...
Video: Gordon Banks – “The Banks of England”
The greatest save of all time? The greatest goalkeeper on the planet, said Pele. Here’s how Banks remembers the...
The fastest goal in WC history
Hakan Sukur against S.Korea WC 2002. 10 seconds. The celebration took longer.
Hasan Sas and Hakan Sukur: Turkish sharpshooters WC 2002
Sas and Sukur! This video is also 4 minutes long and the first 30 seconds is nationalistic blurb but...
Davor Suker: Golden boot winner 1998 World Cup
The video is over 4 minutes long, but if you are a Suker fan or want to become one...
Stoichkov free kick against Germany, WC 1994
The free kick that stamped Stoichkov’s genius!
Which rank outsider will be the surprise of this World Cup?
Hristo Stoichkov- Bulgaria, 1994 Davor Suker- Croatia, 1998 Hasan Sas- Turkey, 2002 The last three World Cups has seen...
Thierry Henry is a Gunner till 2010
My admiration for Thierry Henry went up an octave or more. Just when I thought it could get no...
Finally, Finally, the NY Red Bulls get their win
On a day that Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth’s record for home runs, an equally significant sporting moment was...
The degree of insularity in the national soccer squads: Italy worst, France best
Examine the rosters of the national squads of the countries that have the biggest drawing domestic leagues, the big...
World Cup rosters: Group H
Spain Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Santiago Canizares (Valencia), Jose Manuel Reina (Liverpool) Defenders: Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Carles...
World Cup rosters: Group G
France Goalkeepers: Fabien Barthez (Marseille), Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (Nantes). Defenders: Eric Abidal (Lyon), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle), Pascal...
World Cup rosters: Group F
Brazil Goalkeepers: Dida (AC Milan), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo) Defenders: Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Lucio (Bayern...
World Cup rosters: Group E
Italy Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Marco Amelia (Livorno) Defenders: Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan),...
World Cup rosters: Group D
Portugal Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting), Quim Silva (Benfica), Bruno Vale (Amadora). Defenders: Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Nuno...
World Cup rosters: Group C
Argentina Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors), Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid), Oscar Ustari (Independiente). Defenders: Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna),...
World Cup rosters: Group A
Germany Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart). Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Per...
England and Trinidad and Tobago: The World Cup brings together the coloniser and the colonised
Trinidad and Tobago attained independence from England in 1962. The islands of Trinidad and Tobago was fiercely contested amongst...