Deep thought: FIFA’s presidency should be term limited
In its 104 year existence, FIFA has had 8 presidents. The last two, Joao Havelange and Sepp Blatter have...
Category: World Cup History
How Blatter’s ISL scandal impacts England’s World Cup bid
Andrew Jennings explains. Many in the 24 member executive council responsible for awarding the World Cup have been tainted...
The enthusiasm for soccer in India rings hollow without national role models
Dileep Premachandran points out that cricket is not the only sport that captures the imagination of the Indian public....
England gains when its players go overseas
This Euro had England’s pundits a twitter with the perceived lack of quality players in their national squad. Who...
Deep thought: Domenech should have recalled Dhorasoo
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Euro 2008: Germany vs Austria: Prepare for the shocker
One team must have pricked up their ears hearing the Czech Republic’s elimination at the hands of Turkey. This...
Video: Baaba Maal: Music and soccer
The ageless Baaba Maal revels us with Hamady Boiro, part of the griot musical tradition of Western Africa. I...
Why Pim Verbeek is wrong for the Socceroos
Pim Verbeek assumes the mantle of the Socceroos coach in the wake of the disastrous Graham Arnold tenure which...
Maradona: The heart of a champion
” I have always wanted to play football, but I didn’t know where or how I wanted to play....
Marta, the other Brazilian wins the FIFA best player
Marta Vieira da Silva quietly won the women’s player of the year award while all the networks hailed Kaka,...
Italy’s soccer problems are a reflection of a deeper malaise
Ian Turner in his NYT article points to a survey show that Italians are the least happy people in...
The club famous for Corinthians democracy falls victim to neo-liberal policies
Socrates and Corinthians democracy; Lula and his embrace of neo-liberal policies There is a sense of disbelief when you...
Video: World Cup 2010 qualifiers: Colombia 2 Argentina 1
Colombia vs Argentina 2-1 World Cup 2010 QualfiersUploaded by -Rush Leo Messi scores first for Argentina as he takes...
Video: World Cup 2010 qualifiers: Brazil 2 Uruguay 1
Brasil vs Uruguay 2-1 – Eliminatorias Sudafrica 2010.Uploaded by -Rush Sebastian Abreu opens for Uruguay before Brazil storms back...
Brazil gets World Cup 2014
Fans celebrate the awarding of the 2014 World Cup to Brazil. “Much of the History of the World Cups...
Women’s World Cup: USA finds the N.Koreans have come to play
The US women’s squad pulled through on a Heather O’Reilly equalizer that kept coach Greg Ryan’s unbeaten streak intact....
Watchout Team USA, here come the Germans!
Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek scored hat tricks in an 11-0 smashing of Argentina. Vanina Correa had a nightmare...
The U20 World Cup shows Canada is ready
“It’s gonna be huge” – the official tournament slogan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 – has fulfilled...
Video: Copa America semis: Simply Messi-merizing!
Argentina 2 – 0 Mexico – MessiUploaded by FootballHeaven The best little goal. An absolute gem by Leo Messi....
Copa America: Semis: Argentina vs Mexico
If Nery Castillo can’t make it back from injury then El Tri have nary a chance. One of the...
Copa America: No flash in the pan Paraguay meets Argentina
Today, Roque Santa Cruz, Salvador Cabanas, and Edgar Baretto come up against Argentina. Although both countries are through to...
Carlos Vela and Dos Santos headline Mexico’s U20 squad
Arsenal fans will be following the progress of Salamanca starlet Carlos Vela set for a return mid 2008. He...
Video: Poland resurrects the ghost of Lato and Boniek
Yesterday, Poland beat Brazil, 1-0 in the U20. It was the first time in over 30 years a Polish...
Spotlight: David Edgar: Canada and Magpies strength at the back
Ice hockey mad Canada take on Chile in the U20 and all hopes are pinned on captain David Edgar,...
Jupp Derwall: The end of an era of cynical soccer
Germany’s success at the last World Cup was not only measured by its unexpected entry into the semi-finals but...
Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley lead USA in the U20
Today the US U20 squad begins their World Cup campaign against Korea Republic in Montreal at 17:00 (local time)....
Video: 1970 World Cup final: Brazil 4 Italy 1
The Guardian relives the 1970 World Cup final where arguably the best team of all time captured the Jules...
Simon Kuper: Germans are feeling good about themselves
Its good having San Marino in your group. You can run up the scoreboard with wins of 13-0 and...
Beckham revisited
There is no doubt that the uptick in English fortunes in the recent Brazil friendly and the Estonia win...
Soccerblog opinion: FIFA’s decision imperils Bolivia’s fragile integration
Bolivia’s present political leadership and Brazil’s are ostensibly joined at the hip with their domestic government of the people...
Berti Vogts in the hot seat in Nigeria
Scotland endured agony when Berti Vogts was made the coach of the Tartans. They suffered a series of humiliating...
The thing from Tring: Graham Poll hangs up his hat
Herbert Fandel was not the only referee making the news. Josip Simunic will be sorry to hear that Graham...
FIFA politics: Bolivia gets punished for its altitude
Altitude. You heard right. In a bizarre ruling, FIFA has banned matches played in high altitude venues which they...
Abel Xavier to join LA Galaxy
Abel Xavier, the journeyman midfielder from Middlesborough will join the LA Galaxy on a free transfer, the 15th of...
Clint Mathis shows signs of life and the NY Red Bulls are grateful
Clint Mathis puts his bad hair days behind Clint Mathis is producing the performances that he is capable of...
It is curtains for Mehmet Scholl
The best player in Germany never to play for the national team in the World Cup took his bow...
Can Colombia make its way back to the World Cup?
At one point in soccer history, this was unthinkable. The question was how far could Colombia go in the...
World Cup 2010: Can Parriera turn SA into more than a first round casualty?
South Africa’s problem is not that it lacks the funds, the will, or the infrastructure to host the World...
BBC’s Inside Sports lets off Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter was interviewed on BBC’s new sports programme “Inside Sports’ and it turned out to be a fluffball....
1966 World Cup: Jimmy Greaves never saw his big moment
Jimmy Greaves, Peter “Cat” Bonetti One of the remarkable features about England’s win in the 1966 World Cup was...
Brian Glanville remembers Alan Ball
” For all his long, successful career as player and manager with Arsenal, Everton, Blackpool and Southampton, as manager...
In tribute: Alan Ball, 1945- 2007
1966 World Cup final. Alan Ball, Everton and Arsenal midfielder, was the scrappy, motoring midfielder with his socks down...
Chicago Fire awaits bad boy Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Is the MLS ready for the Cuauhtémoc? MLS is underway and the biggest news is Beckham’s debut for the...
Jafar Panahi’s Offside: A poignant Iranian vignette
Jafar Panahi’s new movie, Offside captures the passion of the global game and the hold it has on the...
Video: Ferenc Puskas: A delayed birthday tribute
On April 2nd, Ferenc Puskas would have turned 80. A tribute to the galloping major. His days in Honved,...
Defenders are the new attackers
Van Buyten, Riise, Oddo, and Phillip Lahm, the new hunting pack Mocha is the new black. The 40’s are...
Blatter’s unopposed election calls for term limits
The UN has 192 member states and since its inception in 1945 has had 8 Secretary Generals, the effective...
Maradona to go to Switzerland to heal himself
Diego Maradona will spend another fortnight in hospital with suspected alcoholic hepatitis. He has had numerous problems with his...
Andrew Jennings: Sepp Blatter’s shell games continue
Sepp Blatter is upto his old tricks with his willing accomplice FIFA’s vice president Jack Warner. At stake are...
Cricket fades as the West Indies takes to soccer
Every four years we have cricket’s version of the World Cup and this year the West Indies is hosting...
Brazil, Where have You Gone?
That’s what I think when I see this: Is it time to think past Dunga yet? And now Ronaldinho...
British soccer hardmen pale in comparison
Craig Bellamy has impulse control issues, Lee Bowyer is a racist thug, Vinnie Jones enforces by squeezing sensitive body...
What would your Brazilian soccer name be?
Want to know what your name would be if you played for Brazil? Go to this website >> Nick...