The Dunga experiment is over!
Felipe Melo who personifies Dunga’s experiment provided its hypotheses and its conclusive proof: It did not work. Melo, who...
Category: Soccer Skills
Holland needs to find its “inner USA”
Speed dial Bob Bradley, Bert Van Marwijk! The Netherlands can look to the USA to fight back. But they...
Robinho scores! Brazil 1 Holland 0
Shoddy piece of defending by the Dutch as Johnny Heitinga fails to take care of a long pass by...
Video: World Cup 1998: Netherlands 1 Germany 1 (PKs: 4-2)
El Fenomeno scores. Patrick Kluiwert ties. The PKs begin at the end of extra time. The Brazilians are perfect...
Brazil vs Netherlands: Starting line ups
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos, Dani Alves, Felipe Melo, Silva, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano. Subs: Gomes,...
Martin Demichelis tees off on John Terry
If I were Martin Demichelis – it would be prudent to zip that lip. “Seeing the way Terry played...
Yaya Toure joins brother Kolo at City
Yaya Toure will have brother Kolo’s company on and off the pitch City can really hold onto the ball...
FIFA gives Nigeria 48 hour notice
Goodluck Jonathan has incurred the wrath of FIFA As expected the Nigerian Football Federation and therefore all their teams,...
Dunga dismisses Cruyff’s criticism
Johan Cruyff: “I would never pay for a ticket to watch the matches of this Brazilian team. Where has...
Argentina vs Germany: Lahm slams Argentina
Germany seems to have taken the lead in sending out some hefty zingers against the Argentinians ahead of the...
Video: World Cup 1974: Holland 2 Brazil 0
10+ minutes highlights of the 1974 World Cup match between Netherlands and Brazil. Clockwork Orange showing off “total football”...
Brazil vs Netherlands: Number of shots on goal a factor
Two pairs of players are looking for a big game tomorrow to catapult their names into history- Robinho vs...
Fabregas insight: Barca will look like the World Cup
With Xavi and Iniesta in full flow in the World Cup, minutes have been hard to come by for...
Super Eagles suspension is stupid and counterproductive
Bad luck: Nigeria may not get to see U17 talent like Lukman Haruna The move to bring Lars Lagerback...
Video: Nike’s “Ruin the future”
Just a reminder of how things can go wrong. Badly wrong. The only one not featured is Leo Messi...
Video: 3615Polyprod’s ” La météo des Bleus”
La météo des bleus, épisode 5envoyé par 3615polyprod. – Gag, sketch et parodie humouristique en video. Complete with Franck...
Javier Aguirre exits
Three days after praising the future of Mexican soccer, Javier Aguirre quits. We will miss him because he along...
Domenech’s handshake refusal rankles the National Assembly
Raymond Domenech’s refusal to shake hands with Carlos Alberto Parreira contravenes the Gallic spirit. That bit of bad behaviour...
Liverpool’s hire of Roy Hodgson helps Capello’s cause
Roy Hodgson is set to be announced as Liverpool’s new manager as anticipated. With his appointment, the chances of...
David Silva joins City
City signs Valencia winger David Silva to a five year deal. The fee is undisclosed. Silva gives a lot...
England’s “golden generation ” returns home
Robert Green looks like he wants to be elsewhere The English squad slunk back home yesterday, unannounced and unloved....
Video: Joachim Löw’s eating habits
Not the usual finger food, shall we say? A bit ewwww. Ah, well- as long as he has a...
Video: Spain advance through Villa’s superlative goal
This is David Villa’s World Cup. Fernando Torres might have faded but Villa seems to be relishing doing double...
Video: Paraguay overcome Japan in penalty shootout, 5-3
Good quality video. Yuichi Komano’s penalty shot hits the crossbar and bounces out. Disaster for Japan. The Paraguayans made...
Paraguay book their quarterfinals spot through penalty shootout
Oscar Cardozo came on in the 94th minute Joy for Paraguay. Heartbreak for Japan. The Guaranies beat the Samurai...
Ghana vs USA the most watched soccer game nationally
19.4 million viewers as per Nielsen combined on ABC and the Spanish channels viewed the Ghana vs USA match...
Blatter’s only concession: ” Discussion on goal-line technology”
What’s the frequency, Sepp? Sepp Blatter after apologizing to England and Mexico for those ghastly refereeing errors said that...
Keisuke Honda carries the hopes of Japan
Paraguay meets Japan at Tshwane/Pretoria (Loftus Versfeld Stadium) today. Japan’s main weapon by far has been CSKA Moscow midfielder...
Brazil vs Chile: Brazil 2-0 through Juan and Fabiano!
Maicon’s cross had the perfect distance and height for Juan to bury the header past Omar Bravo. A few...
Video: Highlights of England vs Germany
14+ minutes: Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. For all that touted experience, England really...
The Dutch go through, 2-1
Robert Vittek become Slovakia’s top scorer beating Szilard Nemeth’s record but it was another story of too little too...
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...
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...
Video: The Smiths “What difference does it make?”
Another World Cup, another England squad crashes out. “What difference does it make?” might sum it perfectly.
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...
It’s over: Mueller makes it 4-1 for Germany!
Two great counter attacks by Germany with most of England camped in the opponent’s half. This match is over....
FIFA’s rejection of goal line technology is medieval
Just outrageous. We have a linesman who cannot keep up with the ball relying on essentially guesswork to rule...
England cruelly denied by linesman: Germany 2 England 1
Frank Lampard’s shot hit the upright and went behind the line, 2 yards inside and it was disallowed. What...
Podolksi puts Germany ahead, 2-0!
England can’t stop Germany who are shredding the defense like cheese. Podolski gets the ball from a brilliant through...
Klose’s 12th goal puts Germany ahead!
A huge boot upfield by Manuel Neuer falls beyond John Terry to Miroslav Klose who muscles aside Matthew Upson...
England vs Germany: Starting line ups
The Germans are predicting a 6-5 win penalty shootout. Watch out for Mesut Oezil but for the English the...
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...
Video: The 1990 World Cup epic: England vs Germany
Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle will not look back fondly to this one. But for most of the match...
Video: Paul the Octopus predicts Germany over England
The Germans are pinning their hopes on Paul the Octopus, a denizen of the Sea Life public aquarium in...
Video: Asamoah Gyan sends USA into a world of pain
This was Ghana’s win. They did not need Razak Pimpong or Markus Merk to provide another talking point. The...
Video: Luis Suarez and Uruguay overcome an excellent South Korea
Luis Suarez will be hot property after this World Cup. The Ajax striker who was by far the most...
The USA run out of miracles: Ghana through
Sad, sad, sad! USA gets beaten by Ghana again. The extra time goal by Asamoah Gyan was a killer....
USA falls behind in extra time: Ghana 2 USA 1
All I can say is wtf? What is happening? Asamoah Gyan has a goal as the US fall behind...
Full time: Ghana 1 USA 1
Time for socia/ cognitive psychologists to debate the different motivational levels in the two halves. Why does the USA...
Donovan’s penalty! USA 1 Ghana 1
Dempsey is brought down by Jonathan Mensah. Viktor Kassai points to the penalty spot. Donovan steps up. A bit...
Halftime: Shades of Claudio Reyna in Ghana’s goal
It was a familiar story. Only an upright denied Rafik Djebbour otherwise it would have been a perfect record...
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...