The Return of Total Football? Holland 5, Spain 1
All Goals – Spain 1-5 Netherlands – 13-06-2014 Spain finally meets its match. Van Persie and gang obliterated Spain...
Yearly Archives: 2014
OMG! Van Persie ties Spain just before Halftime
Spain 1, Netherlands 1. A beautifully placed header by Robin van Persie will go down in history as one...
FIFA ban Franz Beckenbauer
Now there’s a headline that you did not see coming. Franz Beckenbauer – adviser to FIFA’s football committee and...
Oribe Peralta wins it for Mexico
More crappy refereeing. Giovani Dos Santos scored from a cross from the right which should have put Mexico ahead,...
Fred’s flop puts Nishimura in the spotlight
Yuichi Nishimura is public enemy number 1 in Croatia after a pretty ghastly display of officiating at the opening...
The Latest from Manaus
England arrival greeted by polite Brazilian fans: Meanwhile, the pitch is being spray-painted green: Maybe they’ll need to play...
Brazil beat Croatia 3 – 1 : Video
Brazil 3 ~ 1 Croatia (Highlights) Group A: 2014… by veniaminshows
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Witchdoctor Jinx Continues
Cristiano Ronaldo cut short his training session with Portugal on Thursday, and left the field with an ice pack...
A Message from Space
Soccer will be played on other planets… but maybe we need to ban FIFA from space.
Brazil 3, Croatia 1
The Samba boys played a bit better in the second half and score two more. All goals by Brazil:...
Line in the Sand at Halftime: Croatia 1, Brazil 1
An unlucky Marcelo starts the scoring with an own-goal against Brazil: Neymar shows he’s got vision with this goal...
OK, Can We Start the Game Already?
Has anyone seen Sepp “Don Corleone” Blatter?
Can Croatia Shock Brazil?
The Croatian team manager Niko Kovac thinks so. With two Brazilians on the Croatian team along with the soccer...
The Exoskeleton that Helped a Paraplegic Kick Off the World Cup
Built with funding for basic research from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Miguel Nicolelis and the Walk Again Project...
The Shallows: US News Coverage Scores an “F”
I have to say the shallowness of CNN’s coverage of the World Cup is truly shocking. What’s amazing is...
WATCH: Riots Kick Off the World Cup in Sao Paulo
Nice. The CNN anchorwoman actually asks: “What are these people protesting?” Unfortunately, this is going to be a difficult World Cup...
Scolari’s Spy? “Ronaldinho” crashes Messi’s party in Belo Horizonte
A Ronaldinho look-alike pays Messi a surprise visit as the Argentinian team practice in Belo Horizonte: Read all about...
The Winner of the World Cup Brazil 2014: Odebrecht!??
Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht has already been named the winner of the World Cup by Bloomberg in this insightful article....
The Pitch in Manaus: The grass died from “an excessive use of fertilizer.”
Apparently the grass in not greener in the Amazon: #450407418 / gettyimages.com I wonder whether England or Italy are...
Are You Ready?
Just to remind you why this game is worth saving from the jaws of Blatter’s FIFA:
Rooney: “This is the best squad I’ve been a part of…”
Bash Street Boy Wayne Rooney shares a few thoughts before Italy:
Can the Best Players Save the World from FIFA?
This is the best example of satirical advertising ever. Just in time for the World Cup, Samsung unintentionally unleashes...
Blatter faces the music at last…
Video footage of Blatter facing the music at last…. After having FIFA dance to his tune for 4 consecutive...
CharityBuzz: Soccer for a Good Cause…
In honor of the 20th World Cup tournaments, some of the greatest players are coming together on the auction...
Nike create super 5 minute animated movie
…starring animated versions of Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Neymar Júnior, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Andrés Iniesta, David Luiz, Franck Ribéry, Tim...
Blatter in denial
Blatter demonstrating the three virtues: Hear no Evil,See no Evil,Speak no Evil. However most of FIFA’s major sponsors have...
John Oliver on FIFA
John Oliver’s brilliant tragi-comic take on FIFA’s preparations for World Cup 2014, bribery allegations, corruption etc.
Who will take the place of Paul the Octopus ?
Remember Paul the octopus? His uncanny ability to pick the winning teams in the last World Cup made him...
Walking Wounded …
3 days and 16 hours to go. Marco Reus joins the growing list of the unfortunate walking wounded who...
The Anti Soft-Drink Ad
Well, instead of telling you why you should drink soda drinks, here’s an ad which should convince you otherwise....
The Tragedy of Garrincha
This first genius of Brazilian soccer…
Argentina 2, Slovenia 0
Argentina steps it up as they warm-up for Brazil 2014. Humberto’s team is going to surprise a lot of...
BOOM! The Return of Jozy Altidore
Altidore finds his goalscoring prowess just in time for Brazil 2014: and Maybe Klinsmann knows what he’s doing after...
Clint Dempsey: Can the US get past the Group of Death?
The scary thing is that he’s going to have to play like this every time he gets the ball....
Klose becomes Germany’s all time leading scorer
Germany beat Armenia 6 -1 in a friendly and Klose took his tally of goals scored for Germany to...
Why Soccer is an Outdoor Sport
A new Adidas ad featuring Lucas Moura, Gareth Bale, and Zidane playing football inside Beckam’s house. Mayhem…
Why Soccer is The World’s Religion
This advertisement taps into the mythic and religious significance of soccer that we don’t see everyday. It’s something that...
Rémi Gaillard’s 32 trick shot video
32 trickshots wearing the colours of the 32 nations taking part in the World Cup
FIFA and “The Big Fix”
Look, I wish we could all just ignore the stink and enjoy the game, but FIFA is making it...
Pele’s hopes for Brazil
FIFA – showing the discourtesy expected of them – have blocked access to the video below. However you can...
Nike Risk Everything
Neymar, Rooney and Ronaldo star in this pre World Cup Ad. Very good.
Ecuador hold England to a 2 – 2 draw
4 goals and 2 red cards.Raheem Sterling and Valencia got the cards.Fortunately for them the suspension does not carry...
World Cup Moments: 18 year old Michael Owens’ wonderful run
7 days and 7 hours to go… Michael Owens – all of 18 – scored this wonderful goal against...
OMG: Brazil 4, Panama 0
Looks like Neymar and Brazil are ready to go. Just don’t get too confident, lads! WATCH: Brazil 4-0 Panama...
The Meaning of Courage
When time stood still. The world’s bravest man… China, we salute your rebels – all who lost their lives...
Jorge Ramos: “Yes, Brazil Is Ill-Prepared. No, It Will Not Matter.”
Jorge Ramos is, in our opinion, the best news anchor on US television today. He’s asking the tough questions...
Is 2014 the Year Soccer in America (Truly) Goes Mainstream?
A great article in New York Magazine. Will Leitch makes the case for what we’ve always wanted to believe:...