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Dutch coaching should be trademarked
With the Socceroos getting into the World Cup for the first time in 32 years under the tutelage of...
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...
Cartoon: Micro-Management 101
From Spiegel: Chancellor Angela Merkel plays peacemaker as she tries to clear the air >>
German Soccer Corruption
Spiegel reported this story a few days ago: Is German Soccer for Sale? I’m rooting for the Soca Warriors!...
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…
Video: The Freddy Adu Show
I’m pissed. Freddy’s not going to be on Arena’s squad. Take a risk, for once in your life –...
Inside the Mind of Freddy Adu
From the NY Times – 30 Seconds w/ Freddy Adu: WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING IF YOU WERE NOT...
Video: Pele vs Eusebio
Well, maybe this should decide the debate – Pele makes Eusebio look bad in this video…
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...
Van Nistelrooy puts Man U back on track! (video bonus)
Manchester United are back in the race to catch Chelsea, thanks to the return of Ruud van Nistelrooy! Coming...
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...
Soccer 101: The Vocabulary
The Germans are trying to get everyone, even the Americans, to speak soccer. Here, the folks at DW have...
FIFA Toughens Racism Regulations
But can they actually make a difference? The rules, approved by FIFA last month, went into effect on Thursday...
Soccer Politics: Beckenbauer Not Ready for UEFA Presidency?
UEFA president Lennart Johansson believes Franz Beckenbauer is too preoccupied with this summer’s World Cup finals to run for...
Video: Can Freddy Adu do This?
From the streets of Amsterdam. Dang, sign him up!!
Brand #1: Ronaldinho gives Becks the Boot
Just in time for the World Cup – Ronaldinho kicks Beckham off the branding pedestal. Full list: 1 Ronaldinho...
Beckham Has Issues…
The midfielder was rumored to have been approached for a Calvin Klein deal after he revealed he buys 60...
Forbes: Soccer Team Valuations
Thanks Forbes! Rank Team Country Current Value1 ($mil) Debt/Value2 (%) 1-Yr Value Change (%) Revenue ($mil) Operating Income3 ($mil)...
Ronaldo is Catching Fire (Real 1, Barca 1)
Don’t think Ronaldo is just sitting there waiting for the World Cup to come to him. I believe what...
Bayern Slacks Off – 2:2 vs. FC Köln
Bayern München had to come from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw at home to league bottom FC...
Bend it like Roberto Carlos!
Beckham does not even come close. Ever wondered about Roberto Carlos and his wicked free kicks? Where does he...
US Trainer Helps Germans Get Fit!
This is funny. From the Christian Science Monitor: Imagine India’s top basketball coach flying to Miami to teach Shaquille...
The Bash Street Hooligans
This made me smile, Gerd. But we agree it is no laughing matter!
More on Germany’s Hooligans
I agree with Chiza’s earlier post on hooliganism. There is a high probability that Neo-Nazis may try to disrupt...
Get Real FIFA! Stop the Candy Fights!!
FIFA is going too far. They are becoming the language police! Here’s an example from Deutsche Welle: “The legal...
Bad Sod – A Dirty German Trick?
Following a ground inspection at Baden Baden on Thursday, which included Wembley Stadium Grounds Manager Steve Welch and England...
Hooligans: Violence, Fascism and Racism
This World Cup may be quite scary. I know the Germans are going to be vigilant, but with a...
Vitor Borba Ferreira Rivaldo to stay at Olympiakos
People have been asking me- where’s Rivaldo now? After his ups and downs with Inter and Cruzeiro, Rivaldo has...
Video: Liberia’s George Weah
Pretty impressive, Shourin! And he would have been a good PM too…
Much Adu about nothing!
Freddy Adu has been promised more playing time with DC United and this as a starter. Big deal. His...
Video: Maradona vs. Ronaldinho
So what does Pele say?
Joga Bonito Advertisement on American Idol
Last night they ran this Nike ad on American Idol. The ad is cool, but the Joga community is...
The best team that never won the World Cup
Undoubtedly, the 1982 French side led by Michel Platini. I still remember that semi final match between France and...
Eusebio: The Black Pearl
The World Cup in 1966. Portugal was with their backs against the wall in their match with North Korea,...
Charles Taylor should have played soccer like George Weah
I read with great interest the arrest of Charles Taylor, the Idi Amin of West Africa. Taylor was caught...
Video: Maradona – Life is Life
Happy now, Humberto? 🙂
Extreme Soccer Advertising – The Brazilian ESPN
Cruzeiro, you guys are nuts! Only the Brazilians could have thought this one up (from Ads of the World):...
Maradona Live from Germany 2006!
Well, at least the Germans will let Maradona into the country unlike the Japanese in the last World Cup!...
George Best: Better than Pele?
It’s a pity George Best never got to the World Cup. Here’s a BBC clip you’re sure to like:
The soccer story: Brazil prospers, England languishes
The English last won the WC in 1966. Bobby Moore’s side beat W.Germany, 4-2. Since then it has been...
Liverpool Buy-Out Talks
Spanish telecommunications multi-millionaire Juan Villalonga became the latest one linked with investment in the club this week, with Villalonga...
Who Will Coach Real Madrid?
The list of candidates: Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez, Fabio Capello, Carlos Ancelotti, Marcelo Lippi, and Sven-Goran Eriksson....
The History of the World Cup (a German perspective)
Fo an interesting look at the history of the World Cup check out this special ARD website- a summary...
Are you ready for some jalkapallo; kurat al qadam; chook gu?
We all know soccer as in the American usage, a bowdlerization of the term Association football. And in England,...
Juan Sebastian Veron kisses England’s Behind
What’s the deal? Veron will be cheering England from the sidelines. Of course, he’s still going to wave the...
Thierry Henry beats Juve; Barca-Benfica tie
Thierry Henry dominated Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, as Arsenal beat Juve 2-0. Well,...
Soccer unites a country: The Ivory Coast
As with many other African nations that have struggled with internecine conflicts that have riven their countries apart, the...