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Category: Soccer Teams – National

Will the vuvuzelas fall silent, if SA exits?

Already noticing the difference in vuvuzela intensity between the SA vs France and Uruguay vs Mexico match. There might...
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Mexico vs Uruguay starting line ups

Cuauhtemoc Blanco gets his first start for the injured Carlos Vela and Andres Guardado comes in for the suspended...
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France vs South Africa starting line ups

Last stop for Siphiwe Tshabalala? Patrice Evra more concerned about traitors in the midst has been stripped of captaincy....
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England to don all red against Slovenia

From the FA. The English squad will wear red shirts, red shorts, red socks, and red shoes? in the...
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Patrice Evra not on the starting line up!

Alou Diarra has been made captain. Evra is on the bench. The turncoats, William Gallas and Franck Ribery are...
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Can El Tri’s defense hold off Diego Forlan?

Forlan shows why he wants to score goals That was the question vexing Roy Hodgson last month when Fulham...
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Two African nations find themselves on the brink

Group A: South Africa’s chances of progressing to the next round rest on the slim hopes that it beat...
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Simon Kuper: Too much expectation is killing England

Simon Kuper writes about the angst sweeping English fans after the Algeria draw: ” Football supporters should revise their...
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Sponsors pull out of French team

The real reason is not the players. ” They believe that, while the players’ behaviour in South Africa was...
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Gut check time: French players may boycott match

Thierry Henry might “boycott” the match against South Africa Les Bleus do not control their destiny when they meet...
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Video: Chile 1 Switzerland 0

Former Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez scored a winner against ten man Switzerland. The Swiss get their 67 minutes becoming...
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Video: Now for the rest of Portugal’s goals

All the goals had some brilliant aspect to it: the cross, the through pass, the spectacular header, the juggling...
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7-0: North Korea wilt under Portugese onslaught

With Eusebio watching, Portugal put up their highest winning total pulverizing North Korea, 7-0. Six different scorers and yes,...
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The Swiss: 67 minutes away from title of toughest defense

“El Chupete” scored 10 goals in Chile’s qualifiers From FIFA.com 67 – The number of minutes Switzerland need to...
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Halftime: Portugal 1 North Korea 0

Raul Meirelles is the surprise attacking weapon. In fact, he has been in better scoring position than Hugo Almeida,...
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Video: World Cup 1966: Portugal 5 North Korea 3

Eusebio’s World Cup. The North Koreans egged on by adoring Middlesborough fans at Ayresome Park scored three goals including...
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Sacre Bleu!

This needs to be made into a movie, seriously!
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The Independent reports on John Terry’s coup attempt

Sam Wallace writes about how John Terry seems to have quietly taken over the role of the team’s chief...
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Video: Watch Luis Fabiano’s “two handed” goal

See the ball hit Luis Fabiano’s left hand to the first time he and Siaka Tiene go up to...
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Alain Finkielkraut: Les Bleus “thugs” beset with “ethnic divisions”

Alain Finkielkraut, an arch conservative refers to Les Bleus as a bunch of thugs who have the morals of...
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All Whites result compared to Edmund Hillary’s Mt Everest feat

On 29 May 1953, New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary became the first man to climb Mt Everest. On 20 June...
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Sani Kaita gets death threats

Sani Kaita is the player who viciously kicked Vassillis Torosidis on the touchline in the 33rd minute and was...
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Video: Brazil 3 Ivory Coast 1

Luis Fabiano blasts the ball past Boubacar Barry after Kolo Toure makes an absolute mess of his challenge. Then...
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Video: Watch Patrice Evra and Duverne get into a fight

By now everyone knows that Les Bleus is reeling because of a player mutiny over Nicholas Anelka being sent...
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Video: New Zealand 1 Italy 1

It’s been a painful sight to see Fabio Cannavaro, the 2006 World Cup player of the year, slide into...
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Half time: Brazil 1 Ivory Coast 0

Not the most skillful display by the Samba Boys but they have done enough to remain a goal up...
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Didier Drogba in the line up

The Ivory Coast skipper is in the starting line up. He will go up against Lucio and Juan. Gilberto...
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Video: Paraguay 2 Slovakia 0

Cristian Riveros made it 2-0 with this blast following a free kick in the 84th minute. The Slovaks just...
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Move over All Blacks! Make way for the All Whites

The Ka Mate of the All Whites strikes terror into the opposition Do you remember Brandi Chastain’s condescension after...
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French football official resigns: Mutiny in Les Bleus

Jean Louis Valentin, the deputy director of the French Football Federation resigns: “The players do not want to train....
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Italy draw level through Iaquinta penalty!

In the 26′ minute Ricardo Montolivo’s blast hit the inside of the upright and in 99.9% of the times...
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Italy’s Smeltzdown! New Zealand go up

Shane Smeltz will go down as the player who caused the shock of the World Cup. If this score...
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A nation unites in outrage over the stolen goal

Rarely do I agree with the NY Post but this time they got it right In the USA, the...
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Riveros scores. Gooooooaaaaallll!

Paraguay goes two up with Cristian Riveros 85th minute blast. They are now almost assured of the group of...
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A decimated Italy take on the All Whites

The rumours Severus Snape will play Andrea Pirlo are simply not true There is no Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini,...
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Halftime: Paraguay look very good

The spirit of Salvador Cabanas is definitely on the Paraguayans in their match. The Albiroja are looking awfully good,...
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Video: Denmark 2, Cameroon 1

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Cameroon out of the World Cup

It was an entertaining game and the Indomitable Lions gave everything at the end. However, Denmark stood fast to...
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Video: Ghana 1, Australia 1

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Video: Holland 1, Japan 0

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Anelka sent home

The World Cup is over for Nicholas Anelka. According to L’Equipe, the Chelsea striker had a showdown with French...
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Koman Coulibaly faces the axe

The referee got of onto the wrong foot from the get go as Clint Dempsey butted heads in the...
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Wesley Sneijder smashes the ball. Gooooaaaaaalllll!

Netherlands go up with Sneijder’s missile smashing of Kawashima’s hands into goal. 52nd minute. Van Persie does the spade...
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Rooney’s Algeria prescience

In an interview with Four Four Two: ” The support we’ve had from the England fans in tournaments has...
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Halftime: Netherlands 0 Japan 0

Nothing. After the excitement of yesterday with yellow card palooza, exciting goals, stirring comebacks, robbed goals, shock results and...
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Fabio Capello: Lost in translation

The pundits are getting restive. Graham Taylor: ” If you’re the England manager – and I’ve been there –...
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All quiet on the Dutch front

30+ minutes and there has been very little by the way of excitement in the Japan vs Netherlands match....
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Video: Ref misses Torsten Frings handball, saves Germany

As Jesse G., points out the most infamous refereeing blunder was the missed or ignored handball by Torsten Frings...
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Eric Wynalda blowhard calls for a Coulibaly investigation

Wynalda is a blowhard calling for an investigation into Koman Coulibaly. Here he is making two points. One that...
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Engerland is displacing Les Bleus in comedic content

The Three Lions: Should I laugh or should I cry, is it all the same to you? France was...
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A soulless England draw enterprising Algeria

There will be no New Order “World in Motion” like assocation with this England side. They barely registered a...
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Video: The US were robbed!

I still have not figured out why the referee from Mali, Koman Coulibaly disallowed that goal in the 84th...
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Valter Birsa fires one past Tim Howard!

Disaster in the 13th minute! Birsa who has easily been the best player for the Slovenians drills a long...
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Yellow card gate! An out of control referee cheats Klose

Alberto Undiano: “I think I will give out eight more” Unbeaten since the 1986 World Cup in group stages....
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