Referee Jorge Larrionda was suspended for the 2002 World Cup Wikipedia’s entry says that Larrionda was suspended for 6 months by the Uruguayan football federation after being selected for...
Larrionda 3: (US + Italy) 2: The worst game Jorge Larrionda vs the Italy-USA team Who would have thought when the two teams trooped out to play that...
Halftime: USA 1 Italy 1 Mastroeni out: No way that was a red card Pablo Mastroeni’s tackle deserved a yellow. Not a red. By no stretch of the imagination. Contrast that with de...
USA- Italy: Clint Dempsey to start Italy meets the US in Group E encounter in Kaiserslautern at 9:00 PM German time (3:00 PM EST) The...
Ghana 2 Cech Republic 0 (Africa’s first win this World Cup!!) The Game of the tournament! Ghana were the heroes! The whole team. From the goalscorers Asamoah Gyan and Muntari....
Halftime: Ghana 1 Czech Republic 0 (Go Black Stars!!!) Asamoah Gyan puts Ghana in front!! Ghana is just playing amazing soccer. 2nd minute Stephen Appiah crosses from the...
Ghana- Czech Republic: Chelsea team-mates, Essien and Cech face each other Michael Essien, Ghana midfielder (L) Petr Cech, Czech Republic’s goalie (R) Ghana meets the Czech Republic in a Group...
Portugal 2 Iran 0: A Deco-rous strike! Deco – Portugal’s hero Deco blasted a beauty. Great goal! Cristiano Ronaldo converted a PK after Figo was brought...
Halftime: Portugal 0 Iran 0 (Fulltime: Portugal 2 Iran 0) Can’t say much about this match other than that Portugal are getting quite a few opportunities but aren’t executing...
Good news! ESPN’s World Cup ratings are up The World Cup is being seen by more and more Americans. The TV ratings on ESPN 2 have more...
Iran vs Portugal: Team Melli meets Deco Iran meets Portugal in a Group D encounter today, June 17, in Frankfurt at 3:00 PM German time (3:00...
World leaders and the US strategy Condi Rice says now that she is worried about the US team having to make an early exit.Her lack...
Ronaldo has put on some gerd. El Phenomeno or El Fatso? Ronaldo, lay off the feijoada. Ronaldo’s considerable girth has really grabbed media attention. Even Lula, Brazil’s president has weighed...
US Global Strategy: Kissinger versus Condi Rice I have always thought that the student of global strategy must also be a soccer fan. Thus, I found...
Nacho Libre meet World Cup Soccer Who would the Latinos like to watch? Nacho Libre (L) Omar Bravo (R) The producers want to know. According...
Video: Netherlands and Argentina: 1998 Quarterfinals Keep the date, June 21st for a possible preview of the championship match. The Netherlands knocked the Argentinians out...
Video: Argentina Serbia Montenegro:2-0 Estaban Cambiasso! No English player could do this. I take that back, Gazza could.
Halftime: Netherlands 2 Ivory Coast 1(Fulltime Netherlands 2 Ivory Coast 1) We have been treated to some of the highest levels of soccer in the two matches so far. Van...
Terry Butcher, Leo Beenhakker sound England warning I woke up pretty late after partying with the lads. We were euphoric at the England win. Rooney gave...
The Future of American Soccer or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Illegal Immigration One of the threads in Soccerblog.com has been the unique nature of American soccer and what needs to happen...
Netherlands vs Cote D’ Ivoire: An EPL reunion Arjen Robben (Chelsea), Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Man U), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal), Edwin Van Der Saar (Man U), Jan...
Can anyone stop the Argentinians??? 6-0 over SMT I think we just saw some of the best goals in the World Cup in this match. Each one...
Halftime: Argentina 3 SMT 0: And the goal of el Copa Mundial! Argentina is putting on a clinic in one touch soccer! Exquisite. The second goal by Esteban Cambiasso was all...
Will there ever be another Pele/Maradona/Beckenbauer? In thinking of all the changes to the game in the last twenty years, I’m finding it hard to...
The Group of Death: Argentina vs SMT, Netherlands vs Cote D’Ivoire June 16th Argentina meets Serbia Montenegro in Gelsenkirchen at 3:00 PM German time (9:00 EST) Netherlands meets Cote D’Ivoire...
Video: England 2, T&T 0 England miss chance after chance after chance. Finally, “The Robot” scores (and cheats!) – we’ll talk about the “Hand...
Video: Germany 1 Poland 0 (Oliver Neuville) The incredible miss by Michael Ballack. That would have put the game way.
Will the US rebound? Bobby Convey, Eddie Johnson make it controversial Bobby Convey, Eddie Johnson- just play soccer, will you? George Vecsey, a wise writer who usually gets it right...
Marcos Senna: Brasilian- Spanish genius Brasil’s Marcos Senna (Villareal & Spain midfielder) I want to add that I am proud of Spain’s Marcos Senna....
The last thing you need: England to meet Germany in the second stage Ecuador’s win against Costa Rica has put them up at the top of Group A on goal differential ahead...
Terry saves the day; Crouch stands tall; Gerrard’s aim is true ESPN announcer Marcelo Balboa, speaking just after the final whistle: “I’m not impressed with England at all.” Two superb...
It’s over: We are through, England 2 T&T 0 I don’t know whether its more painful to see Sven celebrate or Crouch do his ugly moves. Thankfully Crouch...
Halftime: The Three Lions 0 Soca Warriors 0 The Lions are playing like kittens and Beenhakker has thoroughly outcoached Sven in the first half. Crouch got one...
England vs Soca Warriors: Beenhakker evokes Northern Ireland loss, bring on Rooney England vs Trinidad and Tobago today, June 15th in Nuremburg at 6:00 PM German time (12 Noon EST) This...
Leo Beenhakker has been getting inside our heads This is turning out to be a real grudge match. Words have been flying back and forth and Beenhakker...