2012 ACN: Ivory Coast cruise past Equatorial Guinea, 3-0
Didier Drogba could not be denied as he made up for a missed penalty by pouring in a brace....
Category: Soccer Teams – National
Does John Terry deserve to be captain?
Anton, or is that your name? Now, touch my skin. Worship it. One should ask the FA why they...
2012 ACN: Sudan beat Burkina Faso, 2-1 to qualify
Sudan’s chances in Group B resting on slim hopes were realized yesterday as they beat Burkina Faso through Mutahdir’s...
USWNT prevail over Canadian counterparts easily, 4-0
Novak Djokovic beat Rafal Nadal in a herculean Australian Open finals that lasted 6 hours. The same day Arsenal...
Coroner’s report: Speed’s death might have been accidental
The evidence suggests that Gary Speed could have accidentally ended his life. Which of course makes it even more...
Cannavaro draws the highest bid in new Indian soccer league
Fabio Cannavaro will begin his Indian journey this February This Monday, the six franchises of the new IPL styled...
Olympic qualifiers: US women easily top Mexico, 4-0
Carli Lloyd scores a hat trick, Heather O’ Reilly chips in with another as USA easily beat Mexico, 4-0,...
2012 ACN: Zambia shock Senegal, 2-1
Terrible defending by Senegal let them down. Bouna Condoul, the former NY Red Bulls goalie should have done better...
Olympic qualifiers: US women crush the Dominican Republic, 14-0
Here are the highlights of the USA vs Dominican Republic CONCACAF Olympics match played in Vancouver, BC. Abby Wambach...
Roberto Pires and others headline new India soccer league
Indians will see Roberto Pires in action next month Instant cricket, the 20/20 version has found a home in...
Leo Messi deservingly wins his third consecutive Ballon D’Or
At this point only World Cup success eludes him. But Leo Messi has done enough to earn himself a...
Soccerblog wishes its readers a Happy New Year
Flying high: A toast to RVP and hoping he continues his stellar form in 2012 Soccerblog readers, thanks for...
Can Utd contend with the Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol?
Channel 5 is not engulfed in self congratulatory happiness at the prospect of showing Man Utd matches at the...
Occupy FIFA: It needs to be done
How is it that the global game, the people’s game followed by billions is ruled by a fraction of...
All that glitters: Gold Cup matches allegedly fixed
Here is what we don’t need. In the summer the CONCACAF region was right in the midst of the...
Gary Speed: In memoriam
Gone too soon It has been a difficult period for the sport. This weekend, Socrates, the cerebral and commanding...
Farewell, Dr. Socrates
An example of what Dr. Socrates brought to the game: More about Socrates here, here, and here. This goal...
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Spain give Scotland a demonstration of passing skills at their finest. 41 passes and then a goal.
Spain sets some more records
The new Adidas outfits didn’t help Scotland much. David Silva’s opening goal came after 41 passes which took tiki...
Argentina stunned into silence
And no one can blame Maradona this time. Fernando Amorebieta’s 61st-minute header gave Venezuela their first ever win over...
Another Higuain hat trick
Following his hat trick against Espanyol the other day Higuain scored another one – this time for his country.Chile...
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy in DWTS
For all you Hope Solo fans. Here she is in DWTS with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She lost it a few...
Theyab Awana: RIP
Theyab Awana one of the UAE’s brightest stars died on Sunday, tragically killed in a car accident. He was...
Bob Bradley finally takes over as Egypt’s coach
Bob Bradlehotep, the new coach of the Pharaohs The former USMNT coach signs a two year contract that will...
Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri hat trick
While England huffed and puffed to beat Wales, Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri was scoring this brilliant hat-trick in his country’s...
Juventus inaugurates new home and meets Notts County
Juventus inaugurated their new stadium with a visual smorgasbord. In one of the classiest gestures in living memory, they...
Cost Qatar? A $221bn bill for the 2022 World Cup
The 2022 World Cup will set the Qatar government back by $221bn in development and infrastructure costs according to...
Fabio Capello cannot save this English side
Fabio Capello looking for the Philosopher’s stone to transform England? There is no one in this England team save...
Spain secure group 1 with 2 games to spare
The Spain Supremacy is the title of a book that Ludlum has still got to get around to writing.It...
Earnshaw’s miss of the ages as uninspired England hold off Wales
This match will always be remembered for Robert Earnshaw’s point blank miss and a blinding fingertip save from Joe...
Brek Shea provides a spark in Belgium loss
The Belgians have never lacked for individual talent and the present side have a number of names that are...
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment: Bane or boon for soccer players?
Jonathan Bornstein came back earlier than expected after PRP therapy Jonathan Bornstein was one of the first soccer players...
Holland get shooting practice
Holland’s Euro qualifier against San Marino was a bit like shooting ducks in a gallery. Holland scored 11 goals...
Footage of Libya v/s Mozambique
The Libyan team in their new colours.The new anthem was played before the game …and the winning goal.
Spain come from 2 – 0 down to beat Chile
Lots more excitement in this friendly than the one between Venuzuela and Argentina in Kolkata last night.Mauricio Isla scored...
A more patient USA emerges under Klinsmann
Let us not get wedded to the result against Costa Rica which on the face registers a disappointing loss....
Euro 2012 Qualifiers: Germany crush Austria, 6-2
Joahim Low did not have to dig his nose to strike gold. Mario Gotze serves notice that he might...
Argentina vs Venezuela: India greets Messi with ooh’s and aah’s
Nicholas Otamendi might have gotten Argentina the win with the match’s only goal. But it was Leo Messi all...
Euro 2012 Qualifiers: England cruise to a 3-0 win against Bulgaria
Wayne Rooney scores a brace and Gary Cahill opens his national account. The Bulgarian defense was shambolic although they...
Fabian Johnson: The buzz grows but formalities slow US switch
Juergen Klinsmann raised a whole lot of eyebrows on August 25th when he announced 23 year old Fabian Johnson...
FIFA U20 Final: Brazil are champions beating Portugal 3-2 (AET)
Mika, Portugal’s outstanding goalie who had not conceded a goal in 574 minutes found he had feet of clay...
FIFA U20: Portugal meet Brazil after 2-0 win over France
The colonizers meet their former colony as Portugal take on Brazil in the finals, a repeat of the 1991...
FIFA U20: Brazil enter final beating Mexico, 2-0
Henrique was the hero with a brace. Brazil has a great talent in Negueba who has a motor, ball...
Chuck Blazer under FBI investigation
Aaahr! Me maties, where is that Caribbean loot? Chuck Blazer, the whistleblower who first brought to light the bribe...
Robbie Keane to the LA Galaxy: Will it pan out?
Robbie Keane’s final stop in his rolling stone career appears to be the MLS. More specifically, the LA Galaxy,...
Joey Barton Fink: To wit, now a twit
Ousmane Dabo will be relieved to know Barton is doing most of his damage on Twitter Joey Barton provides...
Everton vs Spurs postponed due to London riots
Really can’t say that this was not coming. However, there is a good chance the rest of the fixtures...
Community Shield: A gulf still separates City from United
We waited and waited: Samuel Beckett did write about this though Man City showed us two ways they could...
Juergen Klinsmann plays it safe in his first selection
DaMarcus Beasley finds himself back in national contention Juergen Klinsmann’s selection for the upcoming friendly against Mexico on August...
RIP: Naoki Matsuda
Tragic news out of Japan as Naoki Matsuda succumbs two days later after suffering a suspected heart attack. Matsuda...
Spain move into the second round …
Sergio Canales took Spain to a 2-0 win over Ecuador with one goal and one assist. They move into...
Spain U19 team take 5th European Championship
17-year-old substitute Paco Alcacer wrote his name into legend and song by coming off the substitute bench in the...