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Video:Holden’s brilliant 92nd minute equaliser

Bob Bradley was a much relieved man when Holden scored a 92nd minute equaliser against Haiti.USA have extended their...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Teams - National

World Cup 2010: Silly articles on SA persist

If pyramids were the basis for hosting a successful World Cup then India should have been awarded the World...
Soccer Books & Magazines, Soccer Culture, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

Concacaf Gold Cup: Video: The USA overcome Honduras, 2-0

The late introduction of Benny Feilhaber made all the difference as he began the move that led to Santino...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Concacaf Gold Cup: Bob Bradley might start Feilhaber

The USA meet Honduras in their first big test in the Concacaf Gold Cup at RFK Stadium in front...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Concacaf Gold Cup:Video: Ali Gerba scores over El Salvador

In form striker Ali Gerba scores the all important goal in the 32nd minute, a deflection of Patrice Bernier...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Shock signing: Onyewu joins Milan

The tough center back has joined Milan on a free Bosman transfer from his former club, Standard Liege. He...
Soccer Business, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada meet suprising El Salvador

El Salvador scored the biggest upset of the Gold Cup so far as they beat Costa Rica through Osael...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

US Soccer needs to go to the next level…

Still with U.S. Soccer.After the recent successes officials are confident that the time is right for the next move.They...
Soccer Teams - National

Video: Concacaf Gold Cup: USA 4 Grenada 0

The USA punished Grenada 4-0 with their second stringers. Freddy Adu was the beneficiary at the end of a...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Concacaf Gold Cup: The US start today against Grenada

Will Brad Evans get his debut in front of his home crowd? First, will the US be able to...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Some pernicious themes that undermine the US team

An international conspiracy: John Harkes in the Brazil vs USA final said at one point that US defenders will...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Arsenal: Gilberto makes a plug for Melo

Gilberto showed he still had some legs in the Brazil final against the US. The ex-Arsenal player is valued...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Video: Euro U21 Finals: Germany spank England 4-0

Stuart Pearce and England enter the Euro 21 final for the first time but it was an entirely forgettable...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Brazil compares this comeback to other historical ones

Any chance that this Confederations Cup victory was anything but business as usual for the Seleccao should be dispelled....
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup History

Kaka: “Yes, we can!”

Barack Obama’s motivational influence now extends to soccer matches. Kaka, the player of the Confederations Cup reveals that the...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup final: Brazil show true grit

I can only shake my head at what we can expect from Brazil in the 2010 World Cup. That...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Unbelievable: Half time USA 2 Brazil 0

Did you rub your eyes your eyes in disbelief?? It is true. Dempsey’s flick into the net in the...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: USA vs Brazil: Key match ups

Kaka vs Landon Donovan On the face of it. No comparison. Real’s $90 million for the Brazilian to $1...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Spain wins third place: Another free kick sinks Bafana Bafana

Joel Santana’s squad needs to work on stopping those back breaking free kicks which seem to doom them at...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: What can the US expect from Brazil?

Jonathan Wilson’s excellent article talks about the intricate system of midfielders that the Brazilians have recently used with their...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Video: Euro U 21 Semifinals: England 5 Sweden 4 (PKs)

Joe Hart dived three times to his left in succession. They were the wrong choices. He then dived to...
Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Video: Euro U 21 Semifinals: England 3 Sweden 3 (AET)

The Swedes inability to deal with England’s corner kicks proved their undoing. Martin Crainie, Nedum Onuoha, and a Mattias...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Iranian players: FIFA wants answers

FIFA writes to the Iranian football association seeking answers following a Guardian report that four Iranian players were banned...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National

Petitioning US Soccer: Wear Green Wristbands for the Finals

Nico Pitney‘s Huffpost liveblog contains the following petition: To the U.S. soccer team players: Please consider wearing green wristbands...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National

Video: A game Bafana Bafana go down to Brazil

Hats off to SA. They fought hard through Steven Pienaar and Tiko Modise controlling the midfield for large parts...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Grondona wants a Riquelme return

The faultlines between Julio Grondona and Diego Maradona could deepen if these two cult of personalities square off on...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

Bafana Bafana’s Secret Weapon against Brazil

We’ve all heard about the effect the 12th man has on the field, but this is ridiculous: The man...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Reaction from Spain: “The party is over”

El Pais adopts a philosophical tone. “Nothing is eternal, so the United States defeat, even if unexpected, should not...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Tactical Analysis: How Did USA Stun Spain?

Spain were predicted to beat the USA comfortably, but if you took a look at the whole match, anything...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

FIFA: Keep the Vuvuzela for South Africa 2010

Play it loud, South Africa! SoccerBlog.com goes on record in favor of the Vuvuzela. Brazil has the support of...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Humor, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2010, World Cup History

Iranian players forced into retirement….

Four players – Ali Karimi,Mehdi Mahdavikia,Hosein Ka’abi and Vahid Hashemian – have been “retired” from the sport after they...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Jozy Altidore: “An eight million euro Bull”

Spain meets the US in the first semi-final and Altidore as the first American transplant in the Liga is...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Robberies tarnish the Confederations Cup

The Confederations Cup should put to rest doubts that SA can host the World Cup. The atmosphere has been...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: US 3 Egypt 0

Write your own comments about Egypt’s obituary.
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Video: Brazil 3 Italy 0

Italy was administered an enema without being asked. Luis Fabiano’s brace gave him his 11th goal in nine appearances...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: USA storms into the semi-finals

“Storms” is a nice word. Nay, its a great word. It however describes the US win against a wan...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Spain’s world record fifteen wins

2008 June 26: Euro 2008 semi-final Spain 3 Russia 0 June 29: Euro 2008 final Spain 1 Germany 0...
Confederations Cup, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: Aboutrika and Egypt shine a light

Egypt is the toast of the Confederations Cup just like Turkey were in the 2008 Euro which lifted much...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Blatter says USA’s problem is “bad timing”

If the sky is falling on US soccer then Blatter says he knows the reason why – and for...
Soccer Culture, Soccer Teams - National

US Soccer: Is the Sky Falling?

Almost, according to this poll by Steven Goff >> >> SoccerBlog.com EXCLUSIVE: Step into Messi’s Shoes!
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National

SPL under pressure with nearing Setanta collapse

As this Times article points out with Setanta’s bankruptcy all but inevitable, it is the SPL’s smaller clubs that...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Advertising, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Who runs Indian soccer?

Alberto Colaco, the AIFF secretary-general is stepping down after eight and a half years. He is being asked by...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Donovan’s poor sportsmanship

This needs a comment. Afterward, Donovan was dismissive of Rossi, saying, “If the guy doesn’t want to play for...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: Bernard Parker’s knee makes amends

Benard Parker uses his anatomy for the good and the bad. What is it with him? Against Iraq, Bernard...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Confederations Cup: Bora happy with team’s defeat

Bora Milutinovic on Iraq’s defeat against Spain. “I am very, very happy with the defeat, I am not only...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Video: Iran 1 South Korea 1

With North Korea drawing Saudi Arabia, 0-0, Iran’s slim chances of qualifying for the World Cup ended. Earlier, they...
Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

Iranian Soccer Goes Green in South Korea Qualifier

World Cup qualifying: Iran needed to beat South Korea to qualify for SA 2010. The political dimension of the...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

Xabi Alonso must be inspired by Le Couperet aka Arcàdia

Xabi Alonso must be a big fan of Le Couperet. Costa -Gavras’s dark comedy is the story of a...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Maurice Edu begins rehab process

Edu has begun rehabilitation that will keep him out for the next three months and the start of the...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: Joel Santana gets slammed

Joel Santana needs to win against the Kiwis otherwise its over for South Africa and the end of the...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Video: Confederations Cup – Italy 3, USA 1

>> SoccerBlog.com EXCLUSIVE: Step into Messi’s Shoes!
Confederations Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Bob Bradley gets a reality check

Bob Bradley, its been great coasting along in the CONCACAF on decaf but for the big leagues you need...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2006, World Cup History

Confederations Cup: The USA gears up for Italy

The last time the USA met Italy was during the 2006 World Cup. Jorge Larrionda was one busy man....
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010, World Cup History

Confederations Cup: Spain destroying New Zealand

Vincent Del Bosque looks very bovine. Its unbearable. Torres has a hat trick and Fabregas adds one more. And...
Confederations Cup, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National
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