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Category: World Cup 2010

Video: Netherlands 2 Brazil 1

Good quality highlights. Watch Robinho’s great skill on the ball and Luis Fabiano’s back heel that sets up Kaka’s...
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Ronaldo asks Melo not to return to Brazil

O Fenomeno via Twitter: “Felipe Melo better not come to Brazil for his holidays” “I don’t understand the lack...
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Brazil vs Netherlands: This sums it up

Oranje Pacman swallowing the yellow diamond of the Brazilian flag.
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Unsung hero: Fernando Muslera

The baby faced Muslera just celebrated his 24th birthday. In goalkeeping years, he is a toddler when compared to...
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Asamoah Gyan: The player with the biggest heart

To have missed a history setting penalty in the 121st minute – as Ghana and Africa stood on the...
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Heartbreak for Ghana: Uruguay wins it on PKs, 4-2

Sebastian Abreu converts his PK after Dominic Adiyah misses. What a twisting, nervewracking finish. Ghana could have won the...
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Halftime: Ghana 1, Uruguay 0

Sulley Muntari gives Ghana the lead in the final seconds of the first half with a left-footed blast from...
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Nike’s Thanksgiving Ad

World Cup 2010

Dunga on Felipe Melo

” As the manager, I think the blame belongs to us all. I take most of the blame and...
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Wesley Sneijder breaks Brazilian hearts

The moment of truth came for Brazil in the 68th minute.
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The Dunga experiment is over!

Felipe Melo who personifies Dunga’s experiment provided its hypotheses and its conclusive proof: It did not work. Melo, who...
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Holland needs to find its “inner USA”

Speed dial Bob Bradley, Bert Van Marwijk! The Netherlands can look to the USA to fight back. But they...
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Robinho scores! Brazil 1 Holland 0

Shoddy piece of defending by the Dutch as Johnny Heitinga fails to take care of a long pass by...
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Video: World Cup 1998: Netherlands 1 Germany 1 (PKs: 4-2)

El Fenomeno scores. Patrick Kluiwert ties. The PKs begin at the end of extra time. The Brazilians are perfect...
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Brazil vs Netherlands: Starting line ups

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos, Dani Alves, Felipe Melo, Silva, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano. Subs: Gomes,...
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Martin Demichelis tees off on John Terry

If I were Martin Demichelis – it would be prudent to zip that lip. “Seeing the way Terry played...
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Yaya Toure joins brother Kolo at City

Yaya Toure will have brother Kolo’s company on and off the pitch City can really hold onto the ball...
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FIFA gives Nigeria 48 hour notice

Goodluck Jonathan has incurred the wrath of FIFA As expected the Nigerian Football Federation and therefore all their teams,...
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Dunga dismisses Cruyff’s criticism

Johan Cruyff: “I would never pay for a ticket to watch the matches of this Brazilian team. Where has...
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Argentina vs Germany: Lahm slams Argentina

Germany seems to have taken the lead in sending out some hefty zingers against the Argentinians ahead of the...
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Video: World Cup 1974: Holland 2 Brazil 0

10+ minutes highlights of the 1974 World Cup match between Netherlands and Brazil. Clockwork Orange showing off “total football”...
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Brazil vs Netherlands: Number of shots on goal a factor

Two pairs of players are looking for a big game tomorrow to catapult their names into history- Robinho vs...
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Fabregas insight: Barca will look like the World Cup

With Xavi and Iniesta in full flow in the World Cup, minutes have been hard to come by for...
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Nike: How the Future actually turned out

World Cup 2010

Can Maradona prove the Octopus wrong ?

So far Maradona hasn’t done a bad job of making his critics feel that he didn’t exactly live down...
World Cup 2010

Super Eagles suspension is stupid and counterproductive

Bad luck: Nigeria may not get to see U17 talent like Lukman Haruna The move to bring Lars Lagerback...
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Video: Nike’s “Ruin the future”

Just a reminder of how things can go wrong. Badly wrong. The only one not featured is Leo Messi...
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Video: 3615Polyprod’s ” La météo des Bleus”

La météo des bleus, épisode 5envoyé par 3615polyprod. – Gag, sketch et parodie humouristique en video. Complete with Franck...
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Javier Aguirre exits

Three days after praising the future of Mexican soccer, Javier Aguirre quits. We will miss him because he along...
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Domenech’s handshake refusal rankles the National Assembly

Raymond Domenech’s refusal to shake hands with Carlos Alberto Parreira contravenes the Gallic spirit. That bit of bad behaviour...
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Guess who’s saying sorry?

And he says he is going to try to take significant steps to move out of the stone age.
World Cup 2010

Liverpool’s hire of Roy Hodgson helps Capello’s cause

Roy Hodgson is set to be announced as Liverpool’s new manager as anticipated. With his appointment, the chances of...
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David Silva joins City

City signs Valencia winger David Silva to a five year deal. The fee is undisclosed. Silva gives a lot...
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England’s “golden generation ” returns home

Robert Green looks like he wants to be elsewhere The English squad slunk back home yesterday, unannounced and unloved....
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Video: Joachim Löw’s eating habits

Not the usual finger food, shall we say? A bit ewwww. Ah, well- as long as he has a...
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Portugal pack their bags

Nike hasn’t managed to write the future too well at all. Ronaldinho never showed up at all,Ribery,Rooney and now...
World Cup 2010

Video: Spain advance through Villa’s superlative goal

This is David Villa’s World Cup. Fernando Torres might have faded but Villa seems to be relishing doing double...
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Video: Paraguay overcome Japan in penalty shootout, 5-3

Good quality video. Yuichi Komano’s penalty shot hits the crossbar and bounces out. Disaster for Japan. The Paraguayans made...
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Paraguay book their quarterfinals spot through penalty shootout

Oscar Cardozo came on in the 94th minute Joy for Paraguay. Heartbreak for Japan. The Guaranies beat the Samurai...
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Ghana vs USA the most watched soccer game nationally

19.4 million viewers as per Nielsen combined on ABC and the Spanish channels viewed the Ghana vs USA match...
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Blatter’s only concession: ” Discussion on goal-line technology”

What’s the frequency, Sepp? Sepp Blatter after apologizing to England and Mexico for those ghastly refereeing errors said that...
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A global movement for Video Tech in Soccer…

…is not likely to change Sepp Blatter’s mind ( unless it helps FIFA to make more money) A facebook...
World Cup 2010

Keisuke Honda carries the hopes of Japan

Paraguay meets Japan at Tshwane/Pretoria (Loftus Versfeld Stadium) today. Japan’s main weapon by far has been CSKA Moscow midfielder...
Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

Video:Brazil Chile goals

World Cup 2010

Brazil 3, Chile 0: Next, Another Brazil-Holland Classic

In 1994, when the World Cup came to Dallas, Cat and I had the good fortune to watch Brazil...
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Brazil are through, 3-0 over Chile

Chile’s record of futility continues against Brazil as they crash out 3-0. Goals by Juan, Luis Fabiano, and Robinho...
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Video: Highlights of Argentina vs Mexico

10+ minutes highlights. Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. This match could have been a...
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Brazil vs Chile: Brazil 2-0 through Juan and Fabiano!

Maicon’s cross had the perfect distance and height for Juan to bury the header past Omar Bravo. A few...
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Video: Highlights of England vs Germany

14+ minutes: Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. For all that touted experience, England really...
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The Dutch go through, 2-1

Robert Vittek become Slovakia’s top scorer beating Szilard Nemeth’s record but it was another story of too little too...
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The Dutch go up through Robben’s brilliance!

Bert Marwijk’s gamble of starting Arjen Robben paid of immediately. What a brilliant goal as he controls with his...
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Fabio Capello’s fate to be decided in two weeks

Will he stay or will he go? The FA met with Capello in which the England manager stated his...
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Video: The Smiths “What difference does it make?”

Another World Cup, another England squad crashes out. “What difference does it make?” might sum it perfectly.
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Jorge Larrionda has done the same dumb thing before..

Incredible but true.Jorge Larrionda,the ref who missed seeing Lampard’s goal yesterday, missed seeing Adriano scoring an almost identical goal...
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