Carlos Alberto Parriera: No more beautiful game
Klinsmann’s Germany is playing exhilarating soccer. We usually do not associate the word exhilarating with German soccer. It is...
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More on the “New Patriotism” in Deutschland
“Do you hum it, or do you sing it?” wondered Berlin newspaper BZ as the World Cup kicked off...
Sour Grapes from Ollie Kahn
Sitting on the bench with his best impersonation of an angry King Kong, ex-starting goalkeeper Kahn has started taking...
Video: Lucas Neill foul on Grosso: Italy- Australia
It was a dive. Neill stuck his foot out in a sliding tackle that was timed poorly. I think...
Is Luis Aragonés a Racist?
Luis Aragonés’ comments about Thierry Henry are just plain pathetic. You can’t say these kinds of things without being...
The Results @ a Glance: Will Brazil Play Spain?
Round of 16 Date Teams Venue Score 24 June Germany vs Sweden Munich 2-0 24 June Argentina vs...
The Swiss-Ukraine match: A perfect example of why the US can’t stomach soccer
120 minutes of dull, listless soccer, with men flopping around like fish and no outcome, and then deciding it...
Totti’s PK: Grosso sells a fake, the referee falls for it
How many bad decisions can FIFA allow?? Ridiculous. You know you are playing the Italians who can act their...
The Socceroos meet the scandal plagued Azzurris
Mark Viduka could be right about Hiddink: “The man’s a genius.” There is talk of bestowing Guus Hiddink with...
Video: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0
Maniche punishes the Dutch again! Beautiful touch by Deco.
Video: England 1 Ecuador 0 (Beckham and Posh)
Beckham’s stupendous free kick. The man disappears for 89 minutes, and just when he is proving his detractors right,...
Is Brasil better off without Roberto Carlos?
I hate to agree with this article, but I think they are right. Roberto Carlos creates chaos when he...
In which Victoria Beckham finally shows some emotion
Victoria Beckham’s usual visage There wasn’t the most enormous amount of love for Beckham, it had to be said,...
Video: Portugal vs Netherlands: Euro 2004
Brilliant goal by Maniche. Euro 2004’s best goal. He seems to have made a habit of punishing the Dutch.
Dutch coach watch: And then there was just one
Marco Van Basten’s team’s exit is probably the most painful. Most pundits would have predicted the semi-finals for the...
Round of 16, Italy faces its old nemesis: Guus Hiddink
One of the most painful matches in Italian soccer history was when the South Koreans coached by Guus Hiddink...
Video: Funny remake of New Order’s World in Motion
Warning: Bad soccer skills and lip synching! But hilarious. Here is the real one with John Barnes and Glenn...
Hernan Crespo gets the goal: Number 3 is in his bag
FIFA had initially ruled that the equaliser in the Argentina- Mexico game was an own goal by Jared Borgetti....
Ghana vs. Brazil: Will the Real Ronaldo Show Up?
Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari: “We’re praying Ronaldo will play like he did in the first two games. Then we’ll...
The Netherlands: The legendary 1974, 1978 squads are a dream
Johny Heitinga, he and the Oranje disgraced themselves today vs Portugal I have always been a fan of Dutch...
The Netherlands vs Portugal match: England is the beneficiary
Some invisible hand must be guiding England. They have managed to get through their matches with some of the...
Who is Valentin Ivanov?
He is the referee who officiated the controversial semi-final match between Arsenal and Villareal in their semif0inal match in...
Netherlands vs Portugal: Is the German police ready?
One of the most unfortunate consequences of this bitter match made worse by a referee who ran amok with...
Fulltime: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0: Where does FIFA get these referees from?
The most bizarre match. I thought nothing could top the Italy-USA match. But Ivanov topped Larrionda. 4 red cards...
Halftime: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0
Very physical game that the referee Ivanov is barely in control of. Robben almost got decapitated in the penalty...
Owen Hargreaves: Photoshopping Sven’s boy
Nancy D’el Oweno My favourite Hargreaves photoshop. My heart grieves for him 🙂 The Guardian has more
World Cup: No one is feeling bullish on England these days
The reaction to the England win against Ecuador is that most English fans are still worried. You could hear...
Video: Argentina 1 Mexico 1 (Hernan’s Oscar)
We Argentinians are very good actors. Hernan should have said thank you to Borgetti in his acceptance speech.
Video: Argentina 2 Mexico 1: Fabuloso!!
Maxi Rodriguez, incredible! He is the talk of Argentina now and nobody was talking about him before. I leave...
Fulltime:England 1 Ecuador 0
England found a way to win and were helped by the fact that Ecuador went to sleep in the...
Halftime: The Three Kittens 0 Ecuador 0
So bad. If this is what England has come up, with such a lacklustre first half, then one can...
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Is the English League providing the most impact in this World Cup?
The first round of the World Cup is over, 16 countries have made it. But which of the big...
Video: Germany vs Sweden: 2-0
Podolksi again!
Video:Germany vs Sweden: 1-0
Lukas Poldolksi!
Video: France vs Togo: 2-0
Birthday boy Viera provides Thierry Henry with his goal!
Video: France vs Togo: 1- 0
Viera comes alive! Nice pass from Rebeiry.
Final: Argentina 2 Mexico 1 (End of extra time)
Maxi Rodriguez, scored Argentina’s matchwinner Great game and a great goal by Maxi Rodriguez as he chested a pass...
Halftime: Mexico 1 Argentina 1 (You heard right!)
This could turn out to be one of those classics. Mexico is playing a team possessed, they are giving...
Halftime: Germany 2 Sweden 0 (Sweden under siege)
Klose- Podolski- Isaakson. The three most repeated names in the match so far. The most amazing thing is how...
Sweden vs Germany: This might go to a penalty shootout.
Sweden meets Germany, round of 16, today, June 24 in Munich at 5:00 PM German time (11:00 AM EST)...
Video: Switzerland vs South Korea: 1-0
Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos scores through a header!
Video: Ghana- USA: Onyewu’s no-foul on Pimpong
Rio Ferdinand’s thoughts on the PK.
Video: Socceroos vs Croatia: 2-2
Kewell’s jewel. And the Socceroos are through!
Video: Socceroos vs Croatia: 1-2
Kalac’s magnificent keeping! Kovac scores
France, Switzerland through: It was day for Arsenal and its alumni
Switzerland 2 South Korea 0 France 2 Togo 0 It was a day for Arsenal players and its alumni...
Halftime: France 0 Togo 0 (Sui 1 S.Korea 0) Domenech, bring Dhorasoo on!!
Kosi Agassa – Togo’s goalie It has been Kosi Agassi between the goal and Trezeguet, Henry, Ribery, Sillvestre, and...
David Brooks to the US Soccer team: Cheer up! At least you’ve a college degree
David Brooks, the NYT’s conservative columnist who loves to trumpet American exceptionalism, and regularly pontificates about the decaying moral...
US Soccer: Reyna retires from international soccer
Claudio Reyna will continue to play for Manchester City Claudio Reyna timed his departure well from the international scene,...
Halftime: Spain1 S. Arabia 0 (Ukraine 0 Tunisia 0)
Ukraine just got a big break as the referee just sent off Tunisia’s main threat upfront, Riad Jaziri to...
Video: Brazil 4, Japan 1
Ronaldo finally makes a few moves! Hats off for his record – can he beat Gerd Muller’s 14 goals?
The Socceroos pull it off! They are in
Zeljko Kalac (L), Oz’s goalie, a goat, Harry Kewell (R) Oz goalscorer the hero What a game.! Croatia threw...
Halftime: Socceroos 1 Croatia 1 (Brazil 1, Japan 1)
The Socceroos were stunned by a Srna free kick that left 6’8″ goalkeeper, Zeljko Kalac flying into the air...
Let the Rumors Begin: Klinsmann Replacing Arena!
Fox’s Nick Webster is saying it’s a done deal. Apparently Boris Inanici at WDR told Webster that Jurgen Klinsmann,...