Metatarsal injuries: There is trouble underfoot in the English footie squad Foot loose; fancy free? The English squad would strongly disagree. In World Cup 2002, the England squad became more...
South Asians can’t play football White men can’t jump and South Asians can’t play football South Asians playing professional league football. Nah! You must...
FIFA’s Absurd Ranking System – US #4 1 Brazil 2 Czech Republic 3 Netherlands 4 USA 5 Spain 6 Mexico 7 France 8 Portugal 8 Argentina...
Video: Will Bobby Convey have an impact on the US team? I believe he will. He’s had a great year with Reading and seems ready for his 15 minutes of...
Ronaldinho in USA Today – finally! The US media is waking up to soccer, maybe. “Ronaldinho’s juggling act” in USA Today is a typical US-style...
Portugal, Chicken Soup and Homesickness Deutsche Welle reports: “A special effort will be made to ensure that Portugal’s soccer stars don’t miss home too...
Sven Goran Eriksson’s indiscretions Sven Goran Eriksson makes as much noise off the field too. His big move after England’s World Cup appearance...
Luis Aragones hexes Spain Spain coach Luis Aragones said his team can advance past the World Cup quarterfinals, its traditional stumbling block in...
Soccer Models: Giorgio Armani started it all Christiano Ronaldo models Pepe Jeans We all know that David Beckham and Victoria Adams have a big empire, with...
Ludovic Giuly Fighting for a place with France Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly says he deserves a place in France’s World Cup squad despite being out of favour...
Ronaldinho: This Will Be Brazil’s World Cup Deutsche Welle interviewed Ronaldinho on the World Cup, family and racism – “I think the whole world has it...
When will Africa win the World Cup? Pele, the most famous footballer ever, once said that an African team would win the World Cup by the...
Beckham – What Betting Problem? England captain David Beckham insists there are no rifts in the squad caused by card schools or other gambling,...
Sunil Gulati’s Quest for a Business Model for US Soccer The NYTimes article on Sunil Gulati made me think about the global business model required for US Soccer to...
The Socceroos need an Anthem In Oz they’ve got their own soccer reality TV- just trying to choose an anthem for the team. The...
Video: The Greatest Pub Team Ever? Brilliant: Bobby Robson manages a pub football team filled with former England legends, including Bobby Charlton, Stuart Pearce and...
Where the teams will be staying in Germany Group A Costa Rica – Holiday-Inn, Walldorf/Heidelberg Ecuador – Bristol Hotel, Bad Kissingen Germany – Schlosshotel, Berlin Poland –...
Lavolpe says “Me or Blanco!” Mexican coach Ricardo Lavolpe has threatened to walk out of the job if someone tries to include Cuauhtemoc Blanco...
To Sven: Take a chance on Bent! Darren Bent deserves a spot in Eriksson’s squad for Germany after scoring 20 league and cup goals in his...
US – Jamaica: Do We Suck? I respect Bruce Arena. I hope he can figure it out in time- the US team that is… At...
Check out this Live Blogging Report Bob over at WorldCupBlog is a funny guy: “1-1 final. US looks dreadful. Jamaica looks dreadful. Tony Meola should...
Welcome to Jamrock! USA vs Jamaica “Down in the street, they call it murder!” The Jamaicans don’t lack talent. If Bruce Arena was the Jah-mekyan...
Video: Independiente’s Sergio Aguero His coach calls him the next Romario. Maradona is lobbying to get him on the team to Germany. I...
Ronaldo’s Hurt! Ronaldo is out for three weeks with a muscle tear in his right thigh. Not exactly what we need...
Why Nigeria didn’t make it to WC 2006 One reason, and one reason alone. This is the kind of governance that destroys a nation. And Nigeria is...
Cartoon: How India will get to the World Cup Shourin and I came up with this while discussing the chances for India to ever make it to the...
Inside the Mind of Jurgen Klinsmann With all the criticism that Klinsmann has been getting, this interview (int two parts) shows he is not going...
Pech gehabt: Is Kahn going to behave on the bench? Or is he going to make his situation worse? Will he quit?
A Hex on Brasil’s Hexa-Campeon Hopes? Amy Lawrence of Guardian Unlimited has the best insight into what ails Brazil: “Some might call it a crisis....
Klinsmann makes his decision: Kahn out, Lehmann in This is really big news. Olli Kahn who was memorable in getting Germany to the finals of the 2002...
Klinsmann killt King Kahn Catchy title from the Bild.T-Online: Klinsmann had a difficult choice, but I think he made the right one. The...
Klinsmann Picks Jens Lehmann Well, I’m impressed. Klinsmann made a gusty move, taking on the dinosaurs in the Bundesliga and picking Lehmann. According...
Blanco shows Veron how to behave Thanks to his behavior, we all know Veron isn’t going to Germany this summer. Mexico’s CuauhtĂ©moc Blanco is another...
Watch out: Here come the Socceroos. Growing up in India where being ‘good in sports’ was an euphemism for underachieving, we neverthless followed with passion...
Video: Ronaldinho vs. Maradona – Part 2 If you liked Part 1, you’ll love this. Helpful hint: It is 20 minutes long, so make sure your...
Will Sol Campbell Make it to Germany? The 31-year-old England international has not played for the Gunners since 1 February but was on the bench for...
Adios Veron! Looks like Veron has lost his mind. Reuters: “Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron’s remote chances of playing at the...
Hoeness, Magath Blame Klinsmann for Kahn’s slump In an interview with Sport-Bild newspaper on Wednesday, Bayern’s Uli Hoeness accused Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann of waging a...
100th Cap for Meola against Jamaica Sweet: Goalkeeper Tony Meola was included in the U.S. roster for next week’s exhibition game against Jamaica in Cary,...
Beenhakker interview: “In Football 2+2 is not always 4” Here’s a fun interview we found via the official Soca Warriors site: Beenhakker: “In Football 2+2 is not always...
Maradona says “Messi” “I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi,” says...
Music: Dan Maximus’ “Fighter” The anthem for the Soca Warriors – thanks, Stacy-Marie! Take a listen>> Now let’s find the video!!
Video: Brazil – My All-Time Favorite Nike Ad Remember this from the last World Cup? Pretty lax security-wise…
Inside the Mind of Freddy Adu From the NY Times – 30 Seconds w/ Freddy Adu: WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING IF YOU WERE NOT...
Zico stressed – out of hospital… Japan coach Zico left hospital on Monday after spending the night under observation because of severe stomach pains, the...
Bob Marley’s Favorite Team was… Brazil! Watch Marley play soccer in this video (he ain’t Ronaldo, but you can tell he’s a soccer-geek):
Video: 50% Chance Soca Warriors to 2nd Round says Yorke Trinidad and Tobago captain Dwight Yorke claims his team have a 50-50 chance of qualifying from Group B at...
Shell Got No Riddim? The Soca Warriors are coming over the hills, and Shell doesn’t grasp the PR opportunity… According to Bloomberg (hat-tip...
Rio Ferdinand – Will He Find His Way Back? Ferdinand’s form was extremely patchy last autumn and Eriksson opted to omit the Manchester United man for the World...