Confederations Cup: Iraq hold South Africa
The party did not go as planned after Sepp Blatter kicked off the Confederations Cup, the curtain raiser to...
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Confederations Cup 2009: Testing South Africa, 1, 2, 3, …
The dress rehearsal for next year’s World Cup is on. South Africa hosts FIFA’s Confederations Cup which is contested...
New Zealand give Italy a soccer scare
Italy had to come from behind three times to beat New Zealand 4-3 in a breathless warm-up for the...
Brazil take Paraguay in their stride…
Robinho and Nilmar helped Brazil to a 2-1 win over Paraguay.All the latest stats etc here.. >> SoccerBlog.com EXCLUSIVE:...
SoccerBlog.com Offer: Step into Messi’s Shoes!
Maradona needs your help! Step into Messi’s shoes, and be the 12th man for Argentina. This exclusive SoccerBlog.com offer...
Video: The Soccer Wars by Ryszard Kapuściński
The video (In Spanish) highlights Kapuściński’s reportage of the Soccer Wars and its actual genesis. It has a clip...
Video:Three Lions maul Andorra 6 – 0
Rooney,Lampard,Defoe,Rooney,Defore and Crouch scored the 6 goals and England made it 7 wins out of 7 games.This is the...
“Maradona, if Bolivia was torture, Quito will be your grave”
The knives are out for Maradona. What was a whisper campaign is now leading to high anxiety and open...
Soccer Wars: Two neighbours meet after 40 years
Honduras and El Salvador meet for a World Cup qualifier almost 40 years after the infamous Soccer Wars. The...
Soccer Film Festival: Kicking and Screening 2009 in NYC
This promises to be a great way to catch up on movies about the beautiful game. It is the...
The Socceroos qualify
Tim Cahill celebrates with team mates The Socceroos joined Japan, South Korea, and Netherlands in qualifying for the World...
Zanetti’s introduction made the difference
Diego Maradona is on a learning curve. It makes him unpredictable in his coaching decisions and his country’s fans...
2009 Confederations Cup: Team USA announced
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Luis Robles (Kaiserslautern) DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein...
Video: The US gets back on track
The US came from behind to win, the first time in qualifiers since 1985. They beat a very good...
Ancelotti has a heave ho with Capello
The two Italians that rule the national game are not exactly buddies. Looks like Ancelotti while impressed by Capello...
The beautiful game is giving Tibet a sense of Nationhood
The 15th edition of the Gyalyum Chemo Memorial Gold Cup is currently being played in the vertigo inducing heights...
Video: South African “Shibobo”
The song is Summer Rain by Bojo Mujo. Simon Kuper takes us back to ‘ticky ticky’. South African lingo...
Top 5 Young Hot Prospects To Watch In The Confederations Cup
The Confederations Cup, one year prior the World Cup, will be held in South Africa between the 14th June...
USA’s timid defending lets down Howard
The defense would have had a hard time stopping this man I can say with confidence that the US...
Terminator joins US World Cup bid
Ahnold might not be able to save California from bankruptcy but he might be able to sway Sepp Blatter...
Maurice Edu out with a knee injury
The USA meets Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifier today. They will be without Maurice Edu who sustained...
Why Eric Cantona is the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
Man Utd player touched by Cantona Cantona’s self aggrandizing announcement that he would like to coach his former club...
Maldini bids farewell to the San Siro
Cesare and Paolo Maldini: Like father, like son Silvio Berlusconi offered a laconic “Shame” when asked what he thought...
Farewell Paolo: An icon of Milan’s golden era retires
Maldini retires. I would have never imagined those two words together. The Peter Pan of football seemed so indestructible....
World Cup 2018: The expenses scandal gives the BNP a boost
Richard Caborn maybe embarrassed that a BNP member was allowed to attend the opening of the World Cup bid....
Mohammed Bin Hammam gifted a birthday present
Sepp Blatter sent his legal team to ensure that the elections to the FIFA executive committee went off smoothly...
Politics poison Asian football on election day
An Arabic metaphor is misunderstood by South Korean football officials and sets the tone for the poisonous state of...
Didier Deschamps installed at Marseille
A familiar face returns to Marseille. Deschamps was part of the Bernard Tapie revolution of the late 80s and...
Video: Juninho primer
The look of terror on the goalie’s face at 1:34 is priceless. For Juninho’s free kicks refer to the...
End of the road for Juninho?
This may not be a familiar sight anymore As Juninho rose, Lyon did too. The Brazilian is now at...
Top ten things that can happen with Klinsi out of Bayern
– Replace Bruce Arena at the Galaxy and get them to win two games, back to back. – A...
Asian Football Confederation: Mutiny in the air
Mohammed Bin Hammam, AFC president is thumbing his nose at FIFA directives that reinstate the voting rights of five...
Other clubs do it, why single out Juve?
The “Black Italian” The racist taunts that Mario Balotelli seems to attract occurs obviously because of his colour but...
Surprise! Ronaldo Leads Corinthians over Santos
Here are two goals from the “Original Ronaldo” as his Corinthians beat up on Santos (yes, Pele’s Santos) in...
Angola makes a serious move
Luis Felipe Scolari has been approached by the Angolan FA to manage the Angolan national squad. His contract, if...
World Cup 2010: Jacob Zuma coasting to a win
Jacob Zuma’s ANC faction, which is backed by unions and the SACP is heading to a resounding victory in...
What economic recession? FIFA sets record TV deal
FIFA’s TV rights will net R25 billion or $2.7 billion for the 2010 World Cup. This is more than...
Soccer fans: Eduardo Galeano is required reading
Eduardo Galeano became the talking point when Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez met up in a very anticipated encounter...
World Cup 2018: Kissinger’s selection is antithetical to Obama’s message
Barack Obama smarting from West Ham’s weekend loss against Spurs and a 75% failure rate in the Final Four,...
The A League is not happy with Verbeek
It never works when a national coach is so openly contemptuous of the domestic league. Even as the national...
World Cup 2010: South Africa exposes its hypocrisy
I would like to point out the hypocrisy of the South African government when they deny the Dalai Lama’s...
Ferguson’s Rangers and international career is over
Barry Ferguson, MBE will not play as a Ranger and will not represent Scotland anymore. For drinking and flashing...
Movie: Looking for Eric
Eric Cantona is back in the news. This time in Ken Loach’s movie about a depressed postman called Eric,...
World Cup 2010: The Socceroos are on the brink of qualifiying
Australia could become the first country to join SA in World Cup 2010. Pim Verbeek’s team scored a 2-0...
Sven Goran makes off like a bandit
AIG has an image problem with executive bonuses that resemble the GDP of a small country (a very small...
Another flip in fortunes: Another Bosnian connection
The Bundesliga would have us believe that. A Bosnian duo are striking mayhem. Edin Dzeko of VFL Wolfsburg has...
Video:South Korea strike first
While the world waits to see what the North Koreans are going to do with their missile here’s a...
Cristiano Ronaldo: International choker?
Cristiano Ronaldo is a great club player. He has garnered every accolade including FIFA world player of the year...
Carlos Costly’s Mexican connections
The obvious punning of his name is irresistible given his contribution to Mexico’s defeat. With all the teeth gnashing...
USA vs Trinidad & Tobago: Altidore’s hat trick
Altidore’s finishing was phenomenal and he shows he can use both feet.
Video:The slaying of San Marino
What else can you call a 10 – 0 beating?The Polish team broke a 45-year-old record for highest number...
FIFA: Good on them
A minute silence was observed by teams before kickoff in all of the World Cup qualifying fixtures played today....
Just what the doctor ordered: Brazil beats Peru
After Ecuador time and time again ran through the Brazilian defense like battering rams in Quito, it must have...