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Category: World Cup 2010
Nani’s World Cup is over
A bruised collarbone which did not respond to treatment ends Nani’s World Cup dreams. In his place Benfica’s utility...
Video: Spain annihilates Poland, 6-0
Spain did not need Lukasz Fabianski to win. It was an exhibition of beautiful football orchestrated by the likes...
Algerian legend: Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi was finally cleared by Interpol in April 2009 and an international warrant for his arrest rescinded. Belloumi...
Rooney launches the F bomb on the referee
Fabio Capello’s biggest worry after the form of his players is Wayne Rooney’s shooting his mouth and getting sent...
Video: England 3 Platinum Stars 0
Wayne Rooney finally scored a goal. He also added an assist. But his ‘dark side’ was also on display...
FIFA and the OC wash their hands of fan stampede
FIFA and the World Cup Organizing Committee (OC) said that they had no part to play in the ticketing...
Tim Howard and how Tourette’s helped his game
The New Yorker has an article on Tim Howard who will be in the cross hairs in the upcoming...
England baits the referee: Attention on Carlos Simon
England maybe in more trouble than previously thought if Fabio Capello is worried about referee Carlos Simon. The Brazilian...
Video: Serbia overcome Cameroon, 4-3
All of Cameroon’s three goals came from headers off crosses into the box. Mallorca’s Pierre Webo scored a brace...
Video: Robben hurts himself
Robben cuts in and pulls up for an instant before attempting an awkward looking back heel after which he...
Drogba rejoins his team: Could miss opener
Didier Drogba returned to his team in Lausanne after undergoing surgery for a fractured ulna (the inner bone of...
US victory was not just about the goals
The USA through Edson Buddle’s brace and Herculez Gomez stoppage time goal broke Australia’s record of never losing when...
Charlie Davies’s understudy Ideye Brown replaces Mikel
Sochaux striker/ attacking midfielder Ideye Brown is to replace John Obi Mikel. He gets his opportunity after Mikel’s ankle...
Can Italy pull it off? Switzerland result an indicator
Italy drew with Switzerland, 1-1 after falling behind to Gokhan Inler’s goal. Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella making a strong...
John Obi Mikel to miss the World Cup
The list lengthens. Chelsea’s bad karma with its World Cup representatives continued with John Obi Mikel set to miss...
Socceroos get a Buddle Double
MLS top goalscorer of the season Edson Buddle scored twice in the first half against Australia and Herculez Gomez...
Arjen Robben’s injury dampens Holland’s victory jubilation
Holland 6 – 1 rout of Hungary included 2 goals from Robben.But a hamstring injury 5 minutes from the...
ESPN uses a cipher to decode what transpires on the field
Early in the second half of Saturday’s U.S. victory over Turkey, Yanks right back Steve Cherundolo could be seen...
Andrea Pirlo could miss the World Cup
The body count at this World Cup could now include Andrea Pirlo who suffered a calf injury after taking...
Video: China embarass France, 1-0
Check out Deng Zhuoxiang’s wickedly swerving free kick in the 67th minute. It starts off to Hugo Lloris’s left,...
Video: Drogba injuring his elbow
Marcus Tulio Tanaka comes flying in at top speed as Drogba gets the ball and his knee clatters into...
Rio Ferdinand knee injury sets off England concerns
Michael Dawson might have an outside chance of making it to the World Cup. He is on standby as...
Spain and Germany record contrasting wins..
Spain came up with a laboured 1 – 0 win over S Korea that again is either a clever...
Video: Mexico show up the Azzurri, 2-1
The defending champs could like the French in 2002, be in real danger of crash out at the group...
Altidore’s is day to day with an ankle sprain
Some cause for concern coming out of the US camp. The only US striker with some amount of international...
The USA: Over a 70% chance of progressing out of Group C
According to the Castrol Index, England are preening favourites to win Group C but the USA has a healthy...
What Roberto Baggio should have done..
What Roberto Baggio should have done to score that penalty against Brazil that would have tied the game at...
Video: Brazil swamps Zimbabwe, 3-0
Zimbabwe actually came out as the more enterprising team for much of the first half. In the 19th minute...
Brazil warm up against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been haunted by economic and other kinds of disaster for the last ten years or so.So even...
Giuseppe Rossi fails to make Italy cut
Giuseppe Rossi, the American born striker who spurned the chance to play for the USA failed to make the...
Arsenal to play hardball on Cesc
Joan Oliver, Barca’s CEO says that they have tabled a firm and serious offer in writing to Arsenal for...
Video: Portugal make it look easy against Cameroon
Cristiano Ronaldo once again did not score but not because of the lack of trying. He got a number...
Add David James to the growing chorus of Jabulani critics
Those aero grooves make the ball swerve like a curveball David James is not impressed by the Jabulani: “The...
Video: Netherlands crush Ghana, 4-1
A non- existent Ghana defense was no match for the high powered Netherlands attack led by Dirk Kuyt, Rafael...
Scott Parker’s exclusion is a bitter one
I for one do not think Theo Walcott missing the cut is all that tragic other than the personal...
Video: Johnny Spurling’s tribute to Wayne Rooney and England
Complete with gorgeous Playboy model Iryna Stevens who is sure to pique interest. It’s all based on the Wizard...
World Cup 2010: Former Toon Obafemi Martins in Nigeria squad
His ability to hang upside down while the opposition gawk was the clincher Lars Lagerbeck named the Super Eagles...
Theo Walcott out!
Fabio Capello has dropped Theo Walcott. The final announcement has yet to be made but there are many indications...
World Cup 2010: Benni McCarthy out of Bafana Bafana
“I have a gut feeling” Feverish activity on the last day to name the final 23. Carlos Alberto Parreira...
Emile Heskey, Joe Cole, and Gareth Barry to be named
A striker whose best contribution seems to be making Wayne Rooney more productive. England’s most talented midfielder/ winger who...
World Cup 2010: The US arrives in South Africa
The USA’s final lap at Philadelphia before departing for SA Danny Jordaan, the CEO of South Africa’s World Cup...
The USA should beware Milivoje Novakovic
The USA meet Slovenia on June 18th in what could be a very crucial match. One of the players...
Use the World Cup to protest North Korea?
Every four years the World Cup provides a forum to condemn a “rogue nation.” In 2006, Senator John McCain...
Capello’s continuation as England coach more assured
Capello looks increasingly like he won’t do this to the FA The odds of Fabio Capello taking over from...
Video: England beat Japan on two own goals
Japan scored all three goals, unfortunately for them, two happened to be own goals, gifting England an ill deserved...
Video: Serbia shocked by lowly All Whites
Shane Smeltz scored the winner as NZ scored their most impressive victory in their footballing history by beating Serbia....
Brazil buries the Tele Santana days
Luis Fabiano is ready to embrace ugly football as long as it gets them back the World Cup. The...
Rigobert and Alex Song: Both cousins in Cameroon squad
Rigobert Song returns to the Cameroon line up 16 years after making his debut in the 1994 World Cup....
The Chelsea contingent return for the Japan match
England’s unconvincing win over Mexico was partly put down to the absence of the Chelsea trio of Frank Lampard,...
Video: Turkey vs USA: Second half- The US come alive
By now the US needed shock therapy. Bradley brought in Steve Cherundolo, Oguchi Onyewu, Jose Torres, and Robbie Findley...
The USA take on Turkey before World Cup departure
The USA will face Guus Hiddink and his men at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia today at 2...
The All Whites should get their own “Ka Mate”
The All Blacks fearsome Ka Mate turns opposition legs to jelly How about Ryan Nelsen and the All Whites...