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Monthly Archives: May 2014
The SoccerBlog.com Nominee for Official World Cup Song 2014
Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) by Bob Marley & The Wailers Them belly full, but we hungry A...
Paper Planes: The highlight of England vs. Peru?
Blair Valentine could get in trouble for this, but he’s got better aim than Rooney!
Super World Cup Posters
The graphic designer Cristiano Siqueira has created a poster for each of the 32 countries competing in Brazil exclusively...
England beat Peru in warm up friendly
The first goal from Sturridge was pretty brilliant. England scored two more eventually.
How to distract a goalkeeper when taking a penalty..
Observe the technique of this player from the Maldives.
Chile miners in powerful new World Cup Ad
The 33 miners who were trapped for 69 days after their mine collapsed in 2010 return to the Atacama...
Rolling Stone: The Great Divide in Brazilian Soccer
Rolling Stone magazine goes in deep to investigate the roots of violence in Brazilian soccer. So here’s the picture...
Tutorial: Neymar’s “Magista”
The Skill Twins show us how magic happens: And what’s really cool is that Neymar approves.
Amnesty International: Protest ≠ Crime, Brazil!
#Brazil: Stop using the #WorldCup as an excuse to crack down on protest http://t.co/eA9mdPZMBI #Copa2014 pic.twitter.com/nb72QBLEHr — Amnesty UK...
Why are we listening to Paul Scholes?
Just a question. To me it looks like he’s the Sarah Palin of English Football – a shrill, underqualified...
England Practice: Watch Rooney’s Swerving Goal
Check out the last goal: It’s just practice, but let’s keep sharp all the way to Manaus, where we...
World Cup Moments: Uruguay Brazil final of 1950
13 days and 12 hours to go… Brazil needed only a draw against Uruguay to win the World Cup...
USA score unconvincing win over Azerbaijan
Klinsmann’s eleven took their time to eventually win 2 – 0.
Nigerian goalkeeper chucks ball into his own goal
Nigeria goalkeeper Austin Ejide became the first goalkeeper in the world to chuck the ball into his own goal...
France demolish Norway 4- 0 in warm up friendly
A brace from Giroud and goals from Pogba and Remy. Norway no show
VIDEO: Freestyler Séan Garnier schools Neymar
Watch the nutmegs… and
Manaus: Floods Anyone?
Apparently a state of emergency has been declared in Manaus for the entire duration of the World Cup. The...
FIFA Price Gouging Continues
Why should this World Cup be any different? A regular bottle of water cost about R$2,00 retail on the streets....
Beckenbauer: “one does not urinate in a hotel lobby…”
Kaiser Franz is once again proving that when it comes to manners, he sets high standards for the German...
Soccer Ads: The Nostalgia of Argentina 1978
Gotta hand it to Coca Cola’s emotional advertising strategy; they sure know how to pull at the heartstrings:
Eric Cantona: FIFA, Corruption & Brasil
Eric Cantona exposes the farce that is FIFA:
World Cup Moments: Beckham gets a red card for raising his hind leg
16 days and 6 hours to go… England v/s Argentina in 1998. Diego Simeone knocks Beckham down and gets...
Landon Donovan breaks MLS scoring record
Donovan’s brace against against the Philadelphia Union made it 136 MLS goals. USA will have to win the World...
Real Madrid release a special song for La Decima
A beautiful musical tribute to their 10th Champion’s League victory …which Carlo Ancelloti sang solo at the celebrations at...
Another World Cup song that’s better than the official one
Rapper Randolph, FIFA gamer KSI and Joe Weller got together and came up with this ….
Real Madrid win 10th CL title with 3 goals in extra time
Atletico came so close to winning. Heartbreakingly close. Diego Godin put them ahead in the 35th-minute and the score...
Parody of the Official World Cup Song..
A parody of the ghastly Ole Ola Official World Cup song – which is definitely better than the Pitbull...
Where eagles dare
Mesut Ozil,Lukas Podolski, and Thomas Muller get their new Adidas boots from an eagle that’s been brainwashed into believing...
Down memory lane: English World Cup songs since 1970
This song to cheer on the English World Cup Squad of 1970 was called Back home. It sounds a...
Klinsmann on Landon Donovan
Klinsmann on why he had to let Landon go. Doesn’t sound as if he’s convinced his decision is really...
Sierra Leone’s going to make it to the World Cup
The excellent work being done by the Craig Bellamy Foundation is going to pay off eventually. Soccer philanthropy at...
World Cup Moments: Argentina’s 24 pass goal…
Serbia and Montenegro v/s Argentina in 2006. Argentina put together a set of 24 passes and a goal.The last...
Rooney chats with Liverpool’s psychiatrist to pump up his mind
All battles are won in the mind, and Wayne Rooney’s not leaving anything to chance. Our hero of the shining...
Are YOU a Special One?
These kids are quite pathetic, and Mourinho can’t hide it: Kids, upload your video, and make the Special One...
OMG! Knee Operation changes everything for Suarez and Uruguay
O boy! Uruguayan golden boy Luis Suarez has just been wheeled out of the operating room after surgery to...
SHOCKER! Klinsmann’s 23 doesn’t include Landon Donovan
Well, well. No Landon Donovan. Jurgen Klinsmann‘s squad for Brazil also excludes Clarence Goodson, Michael Parkhurst, Brad Evans,...
Worst World Cup Fouls: Schumacher’s foul on Battiston in 1982
20 days and 7 hours… One of the vilest fouls ever. Schumacher’s challenge on Battiston left him with a...
Shakira and another World Cup Song
or rather another version of the same song The lyrics haven’t improved much since the last time I heard...
The Best Teams in World Cup History
The usual suspects are on top: Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina. England at #6. The US at #25 – who...
Coming Soon: The FIFA Propaganda Movie
Despite the fact that FIFA has almost succeeded in destroying the beautiful game with its greed and pettiness, I’ll...
World Cup Moments:Senegal embarrass France in 2002
21 days and 18 hours… Defending Champs France were beaten 1- 0 by first timers Senegal in the opening...
Pele sings a song for the World Cup
Pele has given the thumbs down to the World Cup songs created by Pitbull and Co,Ricky Martin etc. He...
World Cup Mysteries: Why Nigel de Jong did not get a red card…
…..for this kung fu kick to Xabi Alonso’s chest way back in 2010 ?? Meanwhile 22 days and 17...
Another Brazuca Video
Can’t remember if I posted this before. Anyway its worth another look at as the World Cup comes closer...
Its official
Manchester United have confirmed Louis van Gaal as their new manager with Ryan Giggs as his assistant. …and an...
Video: Van Persie scores super equaliser against Ecuador in Friendly
Ecuador v/s Holland – pre world cup friendly Van Persie traps a long ball from Jordy Clasie on his...
Nike bids a multicoloured goodbye to Arsenal
Arsenal’s 3-2 FA cup victory will be their last victory in kit designed by Nike. The Nike brand that...
FA Cup Finals – Highlights
Arsenal have now won the FA Cup 11 times, tying the record held by Manchester United… Worth a second...