Euro 2012: Ireland vs France rematch?
In rehearsal at least. The countries await the final verdict on the Euro qualifiers. But Michel Platini thinks that...
Category: Soccer Teams – National
Hansson chosen to officiate World Cup matches
Thierry Henry can hope that Martin Hansson officiates one of France’s matches. This time he might be able to...
Rio’s elevation has no one singing encomiums
The pundits are holding back their plaudits.
Hiddink heads Nigeria wishlist
Shaibu Amodu will now coach Nigeria’s homegrown players Shaibu Amodu has been sacked as expected. The Super Eagles were...
Jesse Marsch: A welcome addition to the USMNT
Beckham is greeted by Marsch in his first season. By the sheer dint of longevity, Jesse Marsch proves to...
Salvador Cabanas might play again
This would take a miracle but there is a slim chance that it might happen.
Capello removes Terry from England’s captaincy
Fidelity 1 Infidelity 0 (on this one occasion) On the eve of Wayne Bridge’s return to Man City, Capello...
Has Tiger Woods’ peccadiloes helped John Terry?
One can’t help but wonder if Tiger Woods has helped out John Terry. One has not seen the sort...
Togo seeks redress against Angolan separatist movement
The Togo government has filed a complaint in a French court against the organizers of the Africa Cup of...
Mohamed Zidan shows a thoughtful side
It is gratifying to see Mohamed Zidan who I have always thought highly of as a player mature before...
Egypt cracks FIFA top 10
Egypt’s fantastic CAN campaign vaulted them from 24th position in December 2009 to the 10th position in FIFA’s latest...
John Terry gets a boost from Ancelotti
I have a feeling Fabio Capello is in close consultation with Carlo Ancelotti regarding John Terry. If so, this...
Video: 2010 CAN: Egypt win their 7th title
Egypt beat Ghana, 1-0 as Mohamed Nagy Ismail Afash aka Gedo scored the winning goal to claim their 7th...
Bad choice: Rooney as England captain
Richard Williams floats the idea of Wayne Rooney taking over as captain of the England squad should John Terry’s...
Stand with Haiti
No time to lose. Check out Partners in Health >> In addition to providing emergency relief, these organizations are...
Didier Drogba: “Africa Unite!”
Didier Drogba wants the Togo tragedy to unite Africa: “People have an opinion of Africa and it is not...
Angola gives away 4 goals in 15 minutes and ties Mali
An amazing game to kick-off the Cup of Nations tournament in Angola. Did Angola choke? In other news, the...
Disaster Start to Africa Cup of Nations: Togo bus shot, players injured
This is not helping Africa. Who is to blame? Obviously the “rebels” but also, to some extent, Togo –...
Puma and the African unity kit..
Puma present a “unified African kit” the continent’s teams can use if their national colours clash during the African...
An update on the Mascot
The mascot for the African Cup of Nations is an artistic impression of the Giant Sable antelope, which is...
African Cup of Nations kicks off on the 10th of Jan
The host country is Angola. Since the first African Cup of Nations tournament was held in Sudan in 1957,...
SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Inspiration of the Year
The members of the Iranian team who wore green in support of the green revolution.Some of them were booted...
SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Idiot of the Year
And the award goes to: FIFA. What’s that you say about fair play?
Cruyff’s dream team give Maradona’s Argentina another nightmare
Yohan Cruyff’s Cataonian dream tream gave Argentina a 4 -2 beating in a friendly.Maradona,still in search of that magic...
Uganda win the oldest Cup
The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and...
An Everton move improves Donovan’s all around game
Landon Donovan has a way of disappearing as observed in the MLS final against Real Salt Lake, excepting for...
In Italy, Balotelli struggles for acceptance
The Independent has an article about Jose Mourinho not being particularly effusive about Mario Balotelli’s scintillating performance against Rubin...
Video: A live version of K’naan’s “Waving Flag”
Canada may not be in the World Cup but one of their own will prove ubiquitous. Somalia-born Toronto raised,...
Nadir Belhadj to quit Pompey
Belhadj is not a happy camper at Portsmouth The Algerian wingback and a pivotal player in the national squad’s...
Landon Donovan heading to Everton?
Needed midfielder to fill perennially injured Mikael Arteta’s shoes. The buzz is that Landon Donovan is heading to Everton...
Ball History: From Telstar to Jabulani
From Pele‘s Telstar in 1970 to the Jabulani for South Africa 2010, the History of the Ball: The first...
Will the AFL sabotage Oz’s 2018/2022 World Cup chances?
”How much do you want this World Cup?” Demetriou was asking his constituents. ”Enough to miss an entire footy...
USA: Travel, acclimatization, and ball speed
A new study done by Adidas shows that altitude at the World Cup will have an impact of up...
World Cup 2010: The Springboks back Bafana Bafana
The 1995 Springboks are celluloid heroes too After praying for New Zealand, Paraguay, and Slovenia but instead getting, Mexico,...
Video: The English get a very very easy draw
Good beer too.
World Cup 2010: Dunga rubs it in against Portugal
Remember Raymond Domenech starting a furore before the Ireland vs France playoff by purportedly calling the Irish, England’s B...
Switzerland: Football immigration good, minarets bad
Earlier, I had written about how immigration is changing the face of Swiss football for the better. The country...
Spain installed as bookies favourite to win World Cup
Group H with Honduras, Chile, and Switzerland should be a cakewalk for Spain. As a result bookies have pushed...
El Tri have never lost a match on June 11th
Mexico face hosts South Africa in the opening match on June 11. They have never lost on that day...
Video: More Than Just A Game
I sometimes wonder whether SA’s contribution (with due apologies to all the Bafana Bafana) is not so much there...
The Slovenians target Rooney
Tapes featuring Wayne Rooney are being played ad nauseum for the Slovenian national team to motivate them. Their dislike...
Why the USA is already going about it the wrong way?
Robert Koren will be a player to watch The focus has already shifted to England. Bob Bradley on how...
World Cup draw: The USA should be ecstatic
Group C: England, USA, Algeria, and Slovenia If the USA does not get out of this group, we can...
Video: The incomparable Miriam Makeba
Sadly, Miriam Makeba passed away a year ago. Having her on stage would have been a treat. However, she...
And for the yearning masses, here is Charlize
The delectable Charlize Theron will be co-hosting the World Cup draw. She is part of a star studded group...
Maurice Edu is back in training
Edu will be targeting January 3rd as a return date. That is when Rangers meet Celtics in the Old...
World Cup 2010: SA expects a quid pro quo
SAFA officials are expecting a lot of hand holding when it comes to the draw to ensure that Bafana...
Pim Verbeek’s thoughts on the World Cup
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek is widely known as a pragmatist. It extends even to whether the Socceroos will be...
Carlos Bilardo to attend the World Cup draw
Diego Maradona has been suspended by FIFA for two months so he won’t be able to attend the World...
World Cup 2010 draw: What do past trends hold for the USA?
1990 World Cup- USA faced three European teams- Italy, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. The USA lost all three matches, failed...
Video: Angelique Kidjo sings Adouma
Angelique Kidjo gets the party started in South Africa for the World Cup. She will be performing at the...
World Cup 2010: USA vs Italy redux?
Who should the US face in their group? Purely on a motivational level, the best seeded team that the...
FIFA’s extra-ordinary executive meeting achieved nothing
Sepp Blatter convened an extra-ordinary meeting in Cape Town as if the future of the game was on the...
Thierry Henry faces a possible first match ban
Sepp Blatter disclosed that FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has opened an investigation into the ‘behaviour’ of Thierry Henry and they...